Tuesday, March 5
Lupton Stadium
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TCU
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19
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TCU Bounces Back With 19-3 Win
3/5/2019 7:51:00 PM | Baseball
TCU pounds out season-high 21 hits.
FORT WORTH -- No. 20 TCU pounded out 21 hits en route to picking up a 19-3 win over Stephen F. Austin Tuesday afternoon at Lupton Stadium. Austin Henry led the way with a career-high four hits and five RBIs.
The Rundown
TCU wasted little time taking a commanding lead as it scored seven times on five hits in the first. The offense was helped along by four walks and an error. Austin Henry's bases-loaded single gave the Frogs a 2-0 lead. Johnny Rizer singled in another run and a wild pitch gifted the Frogs a fourth run. After an error allowed another run to score, Josh Watson's two-run single made it a 7-0 game.
The Frogs added a pair of runs in each of the next two innings to open up an 11-0 lead. Andrew Keefer drove home two runs in the second and Henry picked up his second two-run single in the third.
Another seven run inning followed in the fourth. An error opened the frame followed by back-to-back singles to load the bases. Watson drove in his third run of the game with a sacrifice fly. RBI singles from Alex Isola, Jake Guenther and Henry followed. Rizer's double made it a 16-0 game. Keefer and Hunter Wolfe drove in the final two runs in the inning to make it an 18-0 game.
The Lumberjacks cracked the scoreboard in the eighth with a trio of walks. SFA picked up their runs on a wild pitch, a passed ball and a ground out.
TCU's final run was scored on an RBI-double from Dean Frew.
Haylen Green (1-0) tossed five shutout innings, allowing two hits, walking two and striking out five. Matt Rudis tossed a perfect sixth in his collegiate debut. Marcelo Perez closed out the game with a perfect ninth.
Stat of the Game:
21 – TCU pounded out 21 hits in the contest. It's the most hits in a game since the Horned Frogs had 22 against Southern Illinois on Feb. 14, 2015.
Notes:
• TCU collected double-digit hits for the sixth time this season.
• TCU scored double-digit runs for the fifth time this season.
• TCU scored multiple runs in an inning four times.
• The TCU pitching staff notched double-digit strikeouts for the fifth time this season.
• TCU played errorless baseball for the sixth time this season.
• TCU stole a season-high six bases. It's the eighth time this year TCU has had multiple stolen bases in a game.
• Matt Rudis made his collegiate debut in the sixth inning.
• Jake Guenther and Josh Watson have reached base safely in all 11 games.
• Guenther collected his fifth career multi-hit game.
• Watson tallied his second multi-hit game of the season and the 51stof his career.
• Watson recorded his third multi-RBI game of the year and the 34thof his career.
• Johnny Rizer has reached base safely in 23 straight games dating back to last year.
• Rizer picked up his fifth multi-hit game of the season and the 14thof his career.
• Rizer tallied his second multi-RBI game of the season and the fifth of his career.
• Austin Henry collected his fourth multi-hit and fifth multi-RBI game of the season.
• Alex Isola recorded his second multi-hit game of the season and the third of his career.
• Andrew Keefer collected his second multi-hit game and his second multi-RBI game of the season.
• Hunter Wolfe picked up his third multi-hit game of the season.
• Dean Frew registered his first career hit and first career RBI.
Next Up:
With the victory, TCU improves to 7-4 on the season. The Horned Frogs hit the road for four straight games as they head West to California. First up is a three game series at Long Beach State. First pitch on Friday night is set for 8 (CT).
The Rundown
TCU wasted little time taking a commanding lead as it scored seven times on five hits in the first. The offense was helped along by four walks and an error. Austin Henry's bases-loaded single gave the Frogs a 2-0 lead. Johnny Rizer singled in another run and a wild pitch gifted the Frogs a fourth run. After an error allowed another run to score, Josh Watson's two-run single made it a 7-0 game.
The Frogs added a pair of runs in each of the next two innings to open up an 11-0 lead. Andrew Keefer drove home two runs in the second and Henry picked up his second two-run single in the third.
Another seven run inning followed in the fourth. An error opened the frame followed by back-to-back singles to load the bases. Watson drove in his third run of the game with a sacrifice fly. RBI singles from Alex Isola, Jake Guenther and Henry followed. Rizer's double made it a 16-0 game. Keefer and Hunter Wolfe drove in the final two runs in the inning to make it an 18-0 game.
The Lumberjacks cracked the scoreboard in the eighth with a trio of walks. SFA picked up their runs on a wild pitch, a passed ball and a ground out.
TCU's final run was scored on an RBI-double from Dean Frew.
Haylen Green (1-0) tossed five shutout innings, allowing two hits, walking two and striking out five. Matt Rudis tossed a perfect sixth in his collegiate debut. Marcelo Perez closed out the game with a perfect ninth.
Stat of the Game:
21 – TCU pounded out 21 hits in the contest. It's the most hits in a game since the Horned Frogs had 22 against Southern Illinois on Feb. 14, 2015.
Notes:
• TCU collected double-digit hits for the sixth time this season.
• TCU scored double-digit runs for the fifth time this season.
• TCU scored multiple runs in an inning four times.
• The TCU pitching staff notched double-digit strikeouts for the fifth time this season.
• TCU played errorless baseball for the sixth time this season.
• TCU stole a season-high six bases. It's the eighth time this year TCU has had multiple stolen bases in a game.
• Matt Rudis made his collegiate debut in the sixth inning.
• Jake Guenther and Josh Watson have reached base safely in all 11 games.
• Guenther collected his fifth career multi-hit game.
• Watson tallied his second multi-hit game of the season and the 51stof his career.
• Watson recorded his third multi-RBI game of the year and the 34thof his career.
• Johnny Rizer has reached base safely in 23 straight games dating back to last year.
• Rizer picked up his fifth multi-hit game of the season and the 14thof his career.
• Rizer tallied his second multi-RBI game of the season and the fifth of his career.
• Austin Henry collected his fourth multi-hit and fifth multi-RBI game of the season.
• Alex Isola recorded his second multi-hit game of the season and the third of his career.
• Andrew Keefer collected his second multi-hit game and his second multi-RBI game of the season.
• Hunter Wolfe picked up his third multi-hit game of the season.
• Dean Frew registered his first career hit and first career RBI.
Next Up:
With the victory, TCU improves to 7-4 on the season. The Horned Frogs hit the road for four straight games as they head West to California. First up is a three game series at Long Beach State. First pitch on Friday night is set for 8 (CT).
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Green, Haylen (1-0)
L: Mangus, Cully (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Moore, Sean 1
RBI: Uhse, Brandon 1
Base Running:
RUNS: White, Casen 1 ; Mendez, Marcus 1 ; Cerny, Will 1
Batting:
2B: Watson, Josh 1 ; Frew, Dean 1 ; Rizer, Johnny 1
RBI: Watson, Josh 3 ; Isola, Alex 1 ; Guenther, Jake 1 ; Henry, Austin 5 ; Frew, Dean 1 ; Rizer, Johnny 2 ; Keefer, Andrew 3 ; Wolfe, Hunter 1
SF: Watson, Josh 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Brown, Porter 2 ; Watson, Josh 3 ; Isola, Alex 2 ; Guenther, Jake 3 ; Henry, Austin 3 ; Rizer, Johnny 1 ; Czerniejewski, Brad 1 ; Keefer, Andrew 1 ; Humphreys, Zach 2 ; Wolfe, Hunter 1
SB: Brown, Porter 1 ; Watson, Josh 1 ; Guenther, Jake 2 ; Henry, Austin 2
HBP: Watson, Josh 1 ; Frew, Dean 1
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