TCU Completes Doubleheader Sweep

Friday, April 12

Lupton Stadium

6:30 p.m.

TCU

22-11

Seton Hall

14-17

Seton Hall

TCU

TCU Completes Doubleheader Sweep

4/12/2019 10:38:00 PM | Baseball

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Frogs score two in the eighth

FORT WORTH – TCU completed the doubleheader sweep of Seton Hall with an 8-6 win Friday night at Lupton Stadium. Johnny Rizer's fourth RBI of the game broke a 6-6 tie in the eighth. He also homered in the game.

The Rundown
Seton Hall started the see-saw battle with the first two runs of the game. Sebastiano Santorelli's drove in both runs with a base hit in the second and a sacrifice fly in the fourth.

The Frogs bounced back in the fourth, scoring four times on a pair of home runs. Hunter Wolfe's lead-off home run cut the deficit in half. Johnny Rizer launched a three-run blast to right for a 4-2 lead.

A three-run outburst in the fifth followed for the Pirates as they regained their lead, 5-4.

TCU scored twice in the sixth to turn a one-run deficit into a one-run lead, 6-5. Josh Watson drew a lead-off walk, stole second and scored on a Jake Guenther base hit. A bases-loaded sacrifice fly from Austin Henry put the Frogs in front.

An error in the top of the eighth allowed the Pirates to score the tying run, but the Frogs responded in the bottom of the frame with a pair of runs. Rizer's sacrifice fly drove in Guenther for the lead. Zach Humphreys provided an insurance run with a base hit up the middle.

Marcelo Perez (3-1) retired all three batters in the ninth to close out the win. Jake Eissler provided solid middle relief, surrendering just an unearned run on five hits and struck out six in 2 2/3 innings. Charles King started and was touched for five runs (four earned) on seven hits with three strikeouts in 4 2/3 innings.

Stat of the Game:
5 – TCU had five players register an RBI in the game.

Notes:
• TCU swept a doubleheader for the first time since sweeping Texas April 25, 2015 at Lupton Stadium.
• The TCU pitching staff registered double-digit strikeouts for the 14^thtime this season.
• For the fifth time this season, the Horned Frog pitching staff did not issue a walk.
• TCU homered in a game for the 16^thtime this season.
• TCU hit multiple home runs in a game for the 10^thtime this year.
• Josh Watson has reached base safely in 13 straight games.
• Jake Guenther has reached base safely in all 33 games.
• Guenther stretch his hitting streak to six games.
• Alex Isola has reached safely in nine straight games.
• Johnny Rizer collected his fifth multi-RBI game of the season and the eighth of his career.
• Rizer hit his team-leading fifth home run of the season. It was the eighth of his career.
• Hunter Wolfe hit his third career home run.

Next Up:
With the victory, TCU improves to 22-11 overall. The Horned Frogs will go for the series sweep Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m. Brandon Williamson will make the start for TCU.