TCU
8-5
Long Beach State
2-11
TCU Drops Contest At Long Beach State
3/10/2019 12:11:00 AM | Baseball
Watson collects 200th career hit
The Rundown
TCU had a chance to get on the board first with a pair of two out hits in the first. Alex Isola lined a single to right. A Jake Guenther double followed, but the Dirtbags got out of the jam without a run scoring.
In the second, a lead-off double spurred the offensive charge as nine Dirtbags came to the plate. The big blow in the frame was a bases-loaded triple from Jake Vander Wal to make it a 5-0 game.
The Dirtbags sent 11 men to the plate and score five more times in the third. A two-run double from Tanner Carlson extended the lead to seven. A pair of bases loaded walks and an infield single with two outs made it a 10-0 ballgame. Long Beach State added three runs in the fifth and another in the seventh to account for its run total.
TCU finally broke through in the eighth with a trio of runs. Walks to Josh Watson and Isola to open the inning set the table. Bobby Goodloe ripped a double to right field to drive in both runners. A wild pitch allowed Goodloe to score.
Jake Eissler (2-1) took the loss in his first start of the season.
Stat of the Game:
200 – Josh Watson's third-inning double was the 200thhit of his career.
Notes:
• The TCU pitching staff notched double-digit strikeouts for the seventh time this season.
• TCU scored multiple runs in an inning once.
• Jake Guenther has reached base safely in all 12 games.
• Josh Watson made his first-ever start in right field.
• Watson has reached base safely in 19 straight games dating back to last year.
• Porter Brown made his first career start in the outfield.
• Bobby Goodloe recorded his first career multi-RBI game.
Next Up:
With the loss, TCU falls to 8-5 on the season. The Horned Frogs and the Dirtbags will meet in the series finale on Sunday afternoon. First pitch is set for 3 p.m. (CT). Brandon Williamson will make the start for the Horned Frogs.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Seminaris, Adam (1-2)
L: Eissler, Jake (2-1)
Batting:
2B: Watson, Josh 1 ; Guenther, Jake 1 ; Goodloe, Bobby 1
RBI: Goodloe, Bobby 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Watson, Josh 1 ; Isola, Alex 1 ; Goodloe, Bobby 1
SB: Watson, Josh 1
HBP: Keefer, Andrew 1
Batting:
2B: Hughey, Jacob 1 ; Luttrell, Chase 1 ; Carlson, Tanner 1
3B: Vander Wal, Jake 1 ; Porter, Tyler 1
RBI: Vander Wal, Jake 3 ; Estrada, Calvin 1 ; Porter, Tyler 1 ; Hughey, Jacob 2 ; Luttrell, Chase 1 ; Carlson, Tanner 4 ; Rivera, Santino 1
SF: Hughey, Jacob 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Stotler, Brooks 2 ; Estrada, Calvin 1 ; Porter, Tyler 2 ; Hughey, Jacob 1 ; Luttrell, Chase 3 ; Campeau, Dominic 1 ; Carlson, Tanner 2 ; Rivera, Santino 2
HBP: Luttrell, Chase 1 ; Campeau, Dominic 1 ; Carlson, Tanner 1 ; Rivera, Santino 1
