TCU
24-19
Abilene Christian
22-21
TCU Powers Past Abilene Christian
4/30/2019 10:17:00 PM | Baseball
TCU tallies seven extra base hits in the contest
The Rundown
TCU opened the scoring in the first on a two-run home run off the bat of Jake Guenther.
Abilene Christian got a run back in the bottom of the inning after a lead-off triple scored on a sacrifice fly to make it a 2-1 ballgame where it would stay until the seventh inning.
The Frogs picked up a pair of runs in the inning to extend its lead to three, 4-1. Adam Oviedo tripled and scored on a base hit from Bobby Goodloe. Josh Watson's second hit of the night drove in Goodloe.
In the eighth, the Frogs sent 10 men to the plate and scored six times to open up a 10-1 lead. Johnny Rizer tripled home Austin Henry and scored on an Oviedo base hit. Dean Frew and Zach Humphreys executed hit-and-runs to drive in two more runs. Watson's line his sixth home run over the right field fence for a two-run shot.
Abilene Christian answered the TCU outburst with a five spot in the bottom of the eighth. The first five batters in the inning reached and all scored. Augie Mihlbauer came on and got the final two outs of the frame.
TCU tacked on an unearned run in the ninth. Rizer doubled and scored on a two-out error to account for the final score.
Dawson Barr started for the Frogs and allowed a run on two hits in 2+ innings of work. Haylen Green (3-1) collected the win after throwing three scoreless frames. He allowed just one base runner in his time on the mound. Jake Eissler contributed a pair of scoreless innings.
Stat of the Game:
7 – TCU tallied seven extra base hits in the game. The Frogs combined to hit three doubles, two triples and two home runs.
Notes:
• TCU homered in a game for the 21sttime this season.
• TCU hits its 40thhome run of the season, surpassing last year's total of 39. The Frogs added their 41sthome run of the season in the eighth.
• TCU hit multiple home runs in a contest for the 12thtime this season.
• TCU stole multiple bases in a game for the 20thtime this season.
• TCU tallied double-digit hits for the 24thtime this season.
• Jake Guenther has reached base safely in all 43 games.
• Guenther hit his team-leading sixth home run of the season.
• Guenther recorded his eighth multi-RBI game of the year.
• Conner Shepherd picked up his eighth multi-hit game of the season and the 17thof his career.
• Josh Watson collected his 15thmulti-hit game of the year and the 64thof his career.
• Watson registered his sixth multi-RBI game of the year and the 37thof his career.
• Watson hit his sixth home run of the season and the 26thof his career.
• Austin Henry has reached safely in 15 straight games.
• Johnny Rizer tallied his 17thmulti-hit game of the year and the 26thof his career.
• Adam Oviedo recorded his ninth multi-hit game of the season and the 20thof his career.
• Zach Humpreys notched his fifth multi-hit game of the year and the 20thof his career.
Next Up:
With the win, TCU improves 24-19 overall. The Horned Frogs will continue their road trip starting Friday night at West Virginia. Game time in Morgantown is set for 5:30 (CT).
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Green, Haylen (3-1)
L: Jordan, Bryant (1-1)
Batting:
2B: Watson, Josh 1 ; Rizer, Johnny 2
3B: Rizer, Johnny 1 ; Oviedo, Adam 1
HR: Watson, Josh 1 ; Guenther, Jake 1
RBI: Watson, Josh 3 ; Guenther, Jake 2 ; Rizer, Johnny 1 ; Oviedo, Adam 1 ; Goodloe, Bobby 1 ; Frew, Dean 1 ; Humphreys, Zach 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Watson, Josh 2 ; Guenther, Jake 1 ; Henry, Austin 1 ; Rizer, Johnny 2 ; Shepherd, Conner 1 ; Oviedo, Adam 2 ; Goodloe, Bobby 1 ; Humphreys, Zach 1
SB: Watson, Josh 1 ; Humphreys, Zach 1
CS: Frew, Dean 1
Batting:
2B: Dunn, Dalton 1 ; Farkas, Dalon 1
3B: Dunn, Dalton 1
RBI: Trevino, Luis 1 ; Chaney, Collin 1 ; Farkas, Dalon 2 ; Randle, Ryan 1 ; Wimpee, Eric 1
SH: Dunn, Dalton 1
SF: Trevino, Luis 1 ; Randle, Ryan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Dunn, Dalton 2 ; Scott, Derek 1 ; Trevino, Luis 1 ; Chaney, Collin 1 ; Farkas, Dalon 1
CS: Scott, Derek 1 ; Eager, Colton 1
HBP: Scott, Derek 1
