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TCU Rallies In Ninth, Tops No. 9 Texas 3-2
3/22/2019 11:36:00 PM | Baseball
Frogs score three in the ninth to win
FORT WORTH – Adam Oviedo's base hit completed the comeback for No. 20 TCU as the Horned Frogs scored three times in the ninth to steal a 3-2 victory over No. 9 Texas Friday night at Lupton Stadium.
The Rundown
Down 2-0 heading into the bottom of the ninth, TCU staged a furious comeback, scoring three times to rally for the win. Alex Isola was hit by the pitch and Jake Guenther walked to put the tying runs on base. Two wild pitches later and Isola had scored and pinch runner Brad Czerniejewski was standing on third as the tying run with nobody out.
Austin Henry worked a walk to put the go-ahead run on base. Johnny Rizer tied the game with a base hit through a drawn-in infield. On the play, Henry raced to third to put the winning run on third. Adam Oviedo blooped a single into left field to cap the comeback.
The game was a classic pitcher's duel between TCU's Nick Lodolo and Texas' Bryce Elder. Both went toe-to-toe through seven scoreless innings. Each induced a pair of double play balls and kept runners to a minimum.
Rizer made the play of the game in the fourth inning, robbing Zach Zubia of a two-run home run.
Neither team had a runner reach third base until the eighth inning. The Longhorns were the first to touch third and they capitalized, picking up the game's first run on a double steal with two outs. Duke Ellis was initially called out, but upon review, he was called safe to give Texas a 1-0 lead.
The Longhorns added a run in the top of the ninth without the benefit of a hit. A lead-off walk to Ryan Reynolds opened the inning. He was standing on third with one out and scored on a Michael McCann sacrifice fly.
Lodolo pitched eight innings in the no-decision. He allowed a run on nine hits, walked two and struck out nine. Marcelo Perez (1-0) picked up the win in relief.
Stat of the Game:
3 – TCU scored three runs in the ninth for its fifth come-from-behind win of the season. It's the second time this season TCU has rallied from a multiple-run deficit to win.
Notes:
• The attendance for tonight's game was a season-high 5,590.
• TCU has won seven straight against Texas at Lupton Stadium.
• TCU improve to 7-0 in Big 12 openers since joining the league in 2013.
• TCU played errorless baseball for the 10thtime this season.
• Marcelo Perez collected his first career win.
• Austin Henry, Adam Oviedo and Johnny Rizer stretched their hitting streaks to seven games.
• Oviedo collected his third multi-hit game of the season and the 14thof his career.
• Rizer tallied his 10thmulti-hit game of the season and the 20thof his career.
• Jake Guenther has reached base safely in all 20 games.
• Austin Henry has reached base safely in all 11 games.
Next Up:
With the win, TCU improves to 14-6 on the season. The Horned Frogs and the Longhorns will meet in Game 2 of the series Saturday night at 7:30. The game will be televised on ESPNU. Jake Eissler will make the start for the Frogs.
The Rundown
Down 2-0 heading into the bottom of the ninth, TCU staged a furious comeback, scoring three times to rally for the win. Alex Isola was hit by the pitch and Jake Guenther walked to put the tying runs on base. Two wild pitches later and Isola had scored and pinch runner Brad Czerniejewski was standing on third as the tying run with nobody out.
Austin Henry worked a walk to put the go-ahead run on base. Johnny Rizer tied the game with a base hit through a drawn-in infield. On the play, Henry raced to third to put the winning run on third. Adam Oviedo blooped a single into left field to cap the comeback.
The game was a classic pitcher's duel between TCU's Nick Lodolo and Texas' Bryce Elder. Both went toe-to-toe through seven scoreless innings. Each induced a pair of double play balls and kept runners to a minimum.
Rizer made the play of the game in the fourth inning, robbing Zach Zubia of a two-run home run.
Neither team had a runner reach third base until the eighth inning. The Longhorns were the first to touch third and they capitalized, picking up the game's first run on a double steal with two outs. Duke Ellis was initially called out, but upon review, he was called safe to give Texas a 1-0 lead.
The Longhorns added a run in the top of the ninth without the benefit of a hit. A lead-off walk to Ryan Reynolds opened the inning. He was standing on third with one out and scored on a Michael McCann sacrifice fly.
Lodolo pitched eight innings in the no-decision. He allowed a run on nine hits, walked two and struck out nine. Marcelo Perez (1-0) picked up the win in relief.
Stat of the Game:
3 – TCU scored three runs in the ninth for its fifth come-from-behind win of the season. It's the second time this season TCU has rallied from a multiple-run deficit to win.
Notes:
• The attendance for tonight's game was a season-high 5,590.
• TCU has won seven straight against Texas at Lupton Stadium.
• TCU improve to 7-0 in Big 12 openers since joining the league in 2013.
• TCU played errorless baseball for the 10thtime this season.
• Marcelo Perez collected his first career win.
• Austin Henry, Adam Oviedo and Johnny Rizer stretched their hitting streaks to seven games.
• Oviedo collected his third multi-hit game of the season and the 14thof his career.
• Rizer tallied his 10thmulti-hit game of the season and the 20thof his career.
• Jake Guenther has reached base safely in all 20 games.
• Austin Henry has reached base safely in all 11 games.
Next Up:
With the win, TCU improves to 14-6 on the season. The Horned Frogs and the Longhorns will meet in Game 2 of the series Saturday night at 7:30. The game will be televised on ESPNU. Jake Eissler will make the start for the Frogs.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Perez, Marcelo (1-0)
L: Fields, Kamron (1-1)
Batting:
2B: McCann, Michael 1
RBI: McCann, Michael 1
SF: McCann, Michael 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Ellis, Duke 1 ; Reynolds, Ryan 1
SB: Ellis, Duke 1 ; Kennedy, Eric 1
CS: Todd, Austin 1
Batting:
RBI: Rizer, Johnny 1 ; Oviedo, Adam 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Isola, Alex 1 ; Czerniejewski, Brad 1 ; Henry, Austin 1
CS: Henry, Austin 1 ; Keefer, Andrew 1
HBP: Isola, Alex 1
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