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TCU Drops Opener At Kansas State
4/18/2019 9:13:00 PM | Baseball
Henry homers and drives in three
MANHATTAN, Kan. – TCU dropped a 7-4 decision to Kansas State in the opener of a three game series Thursday night at Tointon Family Stadium. Austin Henry homered and drove in three of the four Horned Frog runs.
The Rundown
A pair of infield singles to open the first for Kansas State set the tone for the game. The Wildcats turned the hits into a 2-0 lead on a sacrifice bunt and a two-out single.
Another infield single to lead off the fourth turned into a run after a two-run home run of the bat of Terrence Spurlin doubled the Wildcats lead, 4-0.
In the fifth, the Wildcats added a trio of runs. The first three hitters of the inning reached and scored to extend the lead to 7-0.
TCU got on the board in the seventh. Alex Isola singled with one out and raced home on a two-out double off the bat of Austin Henry.
The Frogs made it interesting in the ninth, pick up a trio of runs and getting the tying run on deck. Henry hit a two-run run home run to left to make it a 7-3 ballgame. Back-to-back hits from Conner Shepherd and Adam Oviedo followed. The Wildcats second error of the frame allowed Shepherd to score for a 7-4 game. A diving stop on a ball up the middle turned into the final out of the game.
Nick Lodolo (5-3) took the loss after allowing all seven K-State runs on nine hits. He didn't walk a batter and struck out three. Dawson Barr threw the remaining three innings in the contest.
Stat of the Game:
9 – Dawson Barr entered the game in the sixth inning and retired all nine batters he faced. The freshman recorded four strikeouts in his outing.
Notes:
• TCU homered in a game for the 18thtime this season.
• TCU played errorless baseball for the 16thtime this season.
• TCU was outhit for just the 13thtime this season.
• TCU didn't walk a batter for the sixth time this season.
• TCU has dropped three straight games for the first time this season.
• Jake Guenther has reached base safely in all 36 games.
• Guenther stretch his hitting streak to nine games.
• Alex Isola has reached safely in 12 straight games.
• Austin Henry has reached safely in eight straight games.
• Henry hit his third home run of the season.
• Henry collected his eighth multi-RBI game of the season and his 12thmulti-hit game of the year.
• Josh Watson has reached base safely in 16 straight games.
Next Up:
With the loss, TCU falls to 22-14 overall and 5-5 in Big 12 play. Game 2 of the series is set for Friday night at 6 p.m. Charles King will get the start for the Horned Frogs.
The Rundown
A pair of infield singles to open the first for Kansas State set the tone for the game. The Wildcats turned the hits into a 2-0 lead on a sacrifice bunt and a two-out single.
Another infield single to lead off the fourth turned into a run after a two-run home run of the bat of Terrence Spurlin doubled the Wildcats lead, 4-0.
In the fifth, the Wildcats added a trio of runs. The first three hitters of the inning reached and scored to extend the lead to 7-0.
TCU got on the board in the seventh. Alex Isola singled with one out and raced home on a two-out double off the bat of Austin Henry.
The Frogs made it interesting in the ninth, pick up a trio of runs and getting the tying run on deck. Henry hit a two-run run home run to left to make it a 7-3 ballgame. Back-to-back hits from Conner Shepherd and Adam Oviedo followed. The Wildcats second error of the frame allowed Shepherd to score for a 7-4 game. A diving stop on a ball up the middle turned into the final out of the game.
Nick Lodolo (5-3) took the loss after allowing all seven K-State runs on nine hits. He didn't walk a batter and struck out three. Dawson Barr threw the remaining three innings in the contest.
Stat of the Game:
9 – Dawson Barr entered the game in the sixth inning and retired all nine batters he faced. The freshman recorded four strikeouts in his outing.
Notes:
• TCU homered in a game for the 18thtime this season.
• TCU played errorless baseball for the 16thtime this season.
• TCU was outhit for just the 13thtime this season.
• TCU didn't walk a batter for the sixth time this season.
• TCU has dropped three straight games for the first time this season.
• Jake Guenther has reached base safely in all 36 games.
• Guenther stretch his hitting streak to nine games.
• Alex Isola has reached safely in 12 straight games.
• Austin Henry has reached safely in eight straight games.
• Henry hit his third home run of the season.
• Henry collected his eighth multi-RBI game of the season and his 12thmulti-hit game of the year.
• Josh Watson has reached base safely in 16 straight games.
Next Up:
With the loss, TCU falls to 22-14 overall and 5-5 in Big 12 play. Game 2 of the series is set for Friday night at 6 p.m. Charles King will get the start for the Horned Frogs.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Hassall, Griffin (2-1)
L: Lodolo, Nick (5-3)
Batting:
2B: Henry, Austin 1
HR: Henry, Austin 1
RBI: Henry, Austin 3
Base Running:
RUNS: Isola, Alex 1 ; Rizer, Johnny 1 ; Henry, Austin 1 ; Shepherd, Conner 1
HBP: Watson, Josh 1 ; Oviedo, Adam 1
Batting:
2B: Littlejim, Caleb 1
HR: Spurlin, Terrence 1
RBI: Brennan, Will 1 ; Hughes, Thomas 2 ; Spurlin, Terrence 4
SH: Hughes, Thomas 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Thompson, Cameron 2 ; Brennan, Will 2 ; Kokoska, Zach 1 ; Spurlin, Terrence 1 ; Littlejim, Caleb 1
Game Leaders
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