Saturday, February 27
Fort Worth, Texas
Noon
TCU
4-2
9
vs
2
Liberty
2-4
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
| TCU | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | X | 9 | 11 | 0 |
TCU Takes Game 1 of Doubleheader With 9-2 victory
2/27/2021 3:54:00 PM | Baseball
Nunez and Shepherd drive in two each
FORT WORTH  –  TCU scored four runs in the second and never looked back en route to a 9-2 victory over Liberty in Game 1 of a Saturday doubleheader at Lupton Stadium. Charles King pitched six innings of relief. Conner Shepherd and Elijah Nunez each tallied two RBIs.
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The Rundown
TCU opened the scoring in the second, scoring four times on three hits. With the bases loaded, Conner Shepherd worked an 11-pitch walk to make it a 1-0 game. Elijah Nunez came through with a two-out single up the middle to drive in two more. An errant throw allowed another run to score for a 4-0 lead.
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Liberty got on the board in the third. The first two Flames reached and were in scoring position with nobody out. Russell Smith limited the damage to just one two-out run, ultimately leaving the bases loaded.
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The Horned Frogs picked up some insurance runs late in the game. In the sixth, back-to-back, two-out doubles from Phillip Sikes and Conner Shepherd made it a 5-1 game.
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Three more runs crossed the plate in the seventh. With the bases loaded, Gene Wood reached on a fielder's choice to drive in one run. Another errant throw allowed the second run of the frame to score. Brayden Taylor doubled home the third run for an 8-1 lead. Tommy Sacco scored on a Luke Boyers sacrifice fly to cap the scoring for TCU.
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Russell Smith started for the Frogs and allowed a run on five hits. He struck out six and walked two in the no-decision. Charles King (1-1) picked up the win in relief after allowing a run on three hits with five strikeouts. The lone blemish was a lead-off home run in the eighth.
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5 – TCU scored five of its nine runs with two outs.
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• The TCU pitching staff recorded double-digit strikeouts for the sixth time this season. Russell Smith and Charles King combined to strike out 11.
• TCU outhit its opponent for the third time this season.
• TCU tallied double digit hits for the second time this season.
• TCU played flawless defense for the fourth straight game.
• Elijah Nunez tallied his second career multi-hit game and his first career multi-RBI game.
• Luke Boyers and Hunter Wolfe have reached safely in all six games.
• Phillip Sikes recorded his second multi-hit game of the season and the fourth of his career.
• Conner Shepherd tallied his second multi-hit game of the year and the 32nd of his career.
• Shepherd notched his second multi-RBI game of the season and the 16th of his career.
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Next Up:
TCU improves to 4-2 on the season.
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The Rundown
TCU opened the scoring in the second, scoring four times on three hits. With the bases loaded, Conner Shepherd worked an 11-pitch walk to make it a 1-0 game. Elijah Nunez came through with a two-out single up the middle to drive in two more. An errant throw allowed another run to score for a 4-0 lead.
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Liberty got on the board in the third. The first two Flames reached and were in scoring position with nobody out. Russell Smith limited the damage to just one two-out run, ultimately leaving the bases loaded.
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The Horned Frogs picked up some insurance runs late in the game. In the sixth, back-to-back, two-out doubles from Phillip Sikes and Conner Shepherd made it a 5-1 game.
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Three more runs crossed the plate in the seventh. With the bases loaded, Gene Wood reached on a fielder's choice to drive in one run. Another errant throw allowed the second run of the frame to score. Brayden Taylor doubled home the third run for an 8-1 lead. Tommy Sacco scored on a Luke Boyers sacrifice fly to cap the scoring for TCU.
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Russell Smith started for the Frogs and allowed a run on five hits. He struck out six and walked two in the no-decision. Charles King (1-1) picked up the win in relief after allowing a run on three hits with five strikeouts. The lone blemish was a lead-off home run in the eighth.
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5 – TCU scored five of its nine runs with two outs.
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Notes:Â
• The TCU pitching staff recorded double-digit strikeouts for the sixth time this season. Russell Smith and Charles King combined to strike out 11.
• TCU outhit its opponent for the third time this season.
• TCU tallied double digit hits for the second time this season.
• TCU played flawless defense for the fourth straight game.
• Elijah Nunez tallied his second career multi-hit game and his first career multi-RBI game.
• Luke Boyers and Hunter Wolfe have reached safely in all six games.
• Phillip Sikes recorded his second multi-hit game of the season and the fourth of his career.
• Conner Shepherd tallied his second multi-hit game of the year and the 32nd of his career.
• Shepherd notched his second multi-RBI game of the season and the 16th of his career.
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Next Up:
TCU improves to 4-2 on the season.
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Pitching:
W: King, Charles (1-1)
L: MEYER, Mason (0-1)
Batting:
2B: ANDERSON, Aaron 1
HR: WAGNER, Will 1
RBI: WAGNER, Will 1 ; MATHIEU, Logan 1
SH: GUY, Jaylen 1
Base Running:
RUNS: BETTS, Gray 1 ; WAGNER, Will 1
CS: HANEY, Josh 1
HBP: MATHIEU, Logan 1
Batting:
2B: Wolfe, Hunter 1 ; Taylor, Brayden 1 ; Sikes, Phillip 1 ; Shepherd, Conner 1
RBI: Nunez, Elijah 2 ; Boyers, Luke 1 ; Wood, Gene 1 ; Taylor, Brayden 1 ; Shepherd, Conner 2
SF: Boyers, Luke 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Nunez, Elijah 1 ; Boyers, Luke 1 ; Wood, Gene 1 ; Humphreys, Zach 1 ; Taylor, Brayden 1 ; Sikes, Phillip 2 ; Shepherd, Conner 1 ; Sacco, Tommy 1
Game Leaders
AB
5
R
1
H
3
RBI
2
AB
4
R
2
H
2
RBI
0
AB
3
R
1
H
2
RBI
2
AB
4
R
1
H
1
RBI
1
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