Friday, March 15
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TCU
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Eastern Michigan
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TCU Opens Series With 12-2 Victory
3/15/2019 10:57:00 PM | Baseball
Lodolo fans 13; Henry and Shepherd homer
FORT WORTH – No. 20 TCU topped Eastern Michigan, 12-2, in the series opener on Friday night at Lupton Stadium. The Horned Frogs scored nine runs in their final two at-bats to break open a close game. Austin Henry homered and went 2-for-5 at the plate with a career-high five RBIs.
The Rundown
Nick Lodolo set the tone on the mound for the Frogs with seven shutout innings. He didn't allow a hit in the game until there was one out in the seventh inning. Lodolo finished the night, matching his career high with 13 strikeouts over seven innings of work. He allowed just one hit and walked four.
TCU opened the scoring in the second, picking up three runs on four hits. Johnny Rizer doubled to lead off the inning and scored on an Austin Henry ground out. With two on and two out, Andrew Keefer ripped a two-run double into the left center gap for a 3-0 lead.
The game stayed 3-0 until the Frogs exploded for seven two-out runs in the seventh. TCU sent 11 men to the plate in the inning. The walks loaded the bases for Henry, who delivered a two-run single to give the Frogs some breathing room at 5-0. Three batters later with the bases loaded again, Conner Shepherd hit a grand slam to push the advantage to 10-0.
Eastern Michigan pushed across a pair of two-out runs in the eighth, but the Frogs responded in the bottom of the frame with a two-out, two-run home run from Henry to account for the 12-2 final.
Matt Rudis retired the side in order in the ninth to lock up the win for the Frogs.
Stat of the Game:
200 – Nick Lodolo's first strikeout in the third inning was the 200thof his career. He finished the night, tying his career high with 13 strikeouts. It's the third time in the last four games he has recorded 10+ strikeouts. He has accomplished the feat six times in his career.
Notes:
• TCU tallied double-digit hits for the ninth time this season.
• TCU pitchers fanned a season-high 16 batters. It's the eighth time this season the pitching staff has tallied double-digit strikeouts.
• TCU scored 11 of its 12 runs with two outs. The 11 two-out runs are a season-high.
• TCU scored multiple runs in an inning three times.
• TCU played errorless baseball for the eighth time this season.
• TCU hit multiple home runs in a game for the fourth time this season.
• Jake Guenther has reached base safely in all 16 games.
• Guenther has hit safely in seven straight games.
• Guenther tallied his eighth multi-hit game of the year.
• Austin Henry hit his second home run of the season.
• Henry posted his sixth multi-hit and sixth multi-RBI game of the year.
• Johnn Rizer collected his seventh multi-hit game of the season and the 16thof his career.
• Conner Shepherd hit his second home run of the season and the ninth of his career.
• Shepherd posted his first multi-RBI game of the season and the sixth of his career.
• Andrew Keefer tallied his fourth multi-hit game and his third multi-RBI game of the year.
• Josh Watson has reached base safely in 22 straight games dating back to last year.
Next Up:
With the win, TCU improves to 10-6 on the season. The Horned Frogs and the Eagles will meet in Game 2 of the series on Saturday evening. First pitch is set for 5 p.m. at Lupton Stadium. Jake Eissler will get the ball for the Horned Frogs.
The Rundown
Nick Lodolo set the tone on the mound for the Frogs with seven shutout innings. He didn't allow a hit in the game until there was one out in the seventh inning. Lodolo finished the night, matching his career high with 13 strikeouts over seven innings of work. He allowed just one hit and walked four.
TCU opened the scoring in the second, picking up three runs on four hits. Johnny Rizer doubled to lead off the inning and scored on an Austin Henry ground out. With two on and two out, Andrew Keefer ripped a two-run double into the left center gap for a 3-0 lead.
The game stayed 3-0 until the Frogs exploded for seven two-out runs in the seventh. TCU sent 11 men to the plate in the inning. The walks loaded the bases for Henry, who delivered a two-run single to give the Frogs some breathing room at 5-0. Three batters later with the bases loaded again, Conner Shepherd hit a grand slam to push the advantage to 10-0.
Eastern Michigan pushed across a pair of two-out runs in the eighth, but the Frogs responded in the bottom of the frame with a two-out, two-run home run from Henry to account for the 12-2 final.
Matt Rudis retired the side in order in the ninth to lock up the win for the Frogs.
Stat of the Game:
200 – Nick Lodolo's first strikeout in the third inning was the 200thof his career. He finished the night, tying his career high with 13 strikeouts. It's the third time in the last four games he has recorded 10+ strikeouts. He has accomplished the feat six times in his career.
Notes:
• TCU tallied double-digit hits for the ninth time this season.
• TCU pitchers fanned a season-high 16 batters. It's the eighth time this season the pitching staff has tallied double-digit strikeouts.
• TCU scored 11 of its 12 runs with two outs. The 11 two-out runs are a season-high.
• TCU scored multiple runs in an inning three times.
• TCU played errorless baseball for the eighth time this season.
• TCU hit multiple home runs in a game for the fourth time this season.
• Jake Guenther has reached base safely in all 16 games.
• Guenther has hit safely in seven straight games.
• Guenther tallied his eighth multi-hit game of the year.
• Austin Henry hit his second home run of the season.
• Henry posted his sixth multi-hit and sixth multi-RBI game of the year.
• Johnn Rizer collected his seventh multi-hit game of the season and the 16thof his career.
• Conner Shepherd hit his second home run of the season and the ninth of his career.
• Shepherd posted his first multi-RBI game of the season and the sixth of his career.
• Andrew Keefer tallied his fourth multi-hit game and his third multi-RBI game of the year.
• Josh Watson has reached base safely in 22 straight games dating back to last year.
Next Up:
With the win, TCU improves to 10-6 on the season. The Horned Frogs and the Eagles will meet in Game 2 of the series on Saturday evening. First pitch is set for 5 p.m. at Lupton Stadium. Jake Eissler will get the ball for the Horned Frogs.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Lodolo, Nick (3-2)
L: GRANZOTTO, Scott (1-3)
Batting:
2B: KAUFFMAN, Jared 1
RBI: RENSEL JR, John 1 ; KAUFFMAN, Jared 1
Base Running:
RUNS: CRUZ, Cameron 1 ; JONES, Nate 1
Batting:
2B: Guenther, Jake 1 ; Rizer, Johnny 1 ; Keefer, Andrew 1
HR: Henry, Austin 1 ; Shepherd, Conner 1
RBI: Henry, Austin 5 ; Oviedo, Adam 1 ; Shepherd, Conner 4 ; Keefer, Andrew 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Brown, Porter 1 ; Watson, Josh 1 ; Guenther, Jake 2 ; Henry, Austin 2 ; Rizer, Johnny 1 ; Oviedo, Adam 2 ; Humphreys, Zach 1 ; Shepherd, Conner 1 ; Keefer, Andrew 1
SB: Guenther, Jake 1 ; Rizer, Johnny 1 ; Humphreys, Zach 1
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