TCU Evens Series; Tops Gonzaga 7-1

Saturday, March 13

Fort Worth, Texas

2 PM

TCU

10-5

Gonzaga

7-8

Gonzaga

TCU

TCU Evens Series; Tops Gonzaga 7-1

3/13/2021 6:20:00 PM | Baseball

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Frogs score five in the eighth

FORT WORTH – TCU used a big eighth inning to break open a tight ballgame and evened the series with a 7-1 win over Gonzaga on Saturday at Lupton Stadium. Zach Humphreys, Phillip Sikes and Tommy Sacco each drove in two in the victory.

The Rundown
Russell Smith (3-0) and Haylen Green proved to be the shutdown duo the Horned Frogs needed to even the series. Smith went six innings, allowing a run on five hits. He tallied four strikeouts. Green pitched the final three innings to pick up his second save of the year. He allowed just two hits and struck out two.

The Frogs got the scoring started early, picking up two runs in the first. Luke Boyers singled with one out and stole second. After a walk to Brayden Taylor, Zach Humphreys doubled to left to make it a 2-0 ballgame.

Smith worked round base runners in each of the first three innings, but found his groove in the middle frames. He retired eight in a row before allowing a one-out double in the sixth. Andrew Orzel beat out a double play ball to drive in the Bulldogs lone run of the game.

TCU picked up five big runs in the eighth to give itself plenty of breathing room. A bunt single from Humphreys started a string of seven straight batters to reach base. With two runners in scoring position, Phillip Sikes double to make it a 4-1 ballgame. Gray Rodgers followed with an RBI-double. After Bobby Goodloe walked, Tommy Sacco dumped a base hit into center to drive in the final two runs of the game.

Stat of the Game:
5 – TCU scored five runs in the eighth inning to break open a close ballgame.

Notes:
• TCU improved to 5-0 this year when it scores in the first inning.
• TCU registered a stolen base in a game for the ninth time this season.
• TCU stole multiple bases in a game for the fifth time this season.
• TCU stole a season-high four bases.
• TCU registered double-digit hits for the sixth time this season.
• TCU didn't issue a walk for the first time this season.
• TCU played flawless defense for the sixth time this season.
• Garrison Berkley made his collegiate debut.
• Luke Boyers has reached safely in all 15 games.
• Brayden Taylor has reached safely in 10 straight games.
• Zach Humphreys collected his third multi-hit game of the year and the 31^st of his career.
• Humphreys tallied his third multi-RBI game of the season and the 27^th of his career.
• Phillip Sikes collected his fifth multi-RBI game of the season and the sixth of his career.
• Tommy Sacco notched his first multi-RBI game of the year and the fourth of his career.

Next Up:
TCU improves to 10-5 on the year. The rubber match of the series is set for Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m. Austin Krob will make the start for the Horned Frogs. The contest will be televised on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.