TCU Takes Series; Tops Louisiana 5-1

Sunday, March 21

Lafayette, LA

1 PM

TCU

13-7

Louisiana

11-10

TCU

Louisiana

TCU Takes Series; Tops Louisiana 5-1

3/21/2021 4:43:00 PM | Baseball

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Ray and Green combine to strike out 10

LAFAYETTE, La. – A masterful pitching performance from Johnny Ray and Haylen Green guided TCU to a 5-1 victory over Louisiana on Sunday afternoon. The Horned Frogs led from start to finish as they scored four in the first and never looked back.

The Rundown
Johnny Ray (1-1) was outstanding in his return to the starting rotation. The right-hander faced just one batter over the minimum in his 5+ innings on the mound. He retired the first nine batters in the game. A lead-off walk in the fourth was erased on a double play ball. In his outing, Ray allowed just one hit, walked one and struck out five.

Haylen Green took over with a runner on in the sixth and quickly got a double play ball. He finished the game for the Frogs, tossing four innings. He allowed an unearned run on three hits, walked one and struck out five to pick up his third save of the season.

TCU opened the scoring with a two out flurry in the first. Brayden Taylor started a string of five straight Horned Frogs to reach base with a walk. After a Zach Humphreys double, Conner Shepherd unloaded on a long home run to right for a 3-0 lead. Phillip Sikes followed with a double and score easily on a Gene Wood base hit to make it a 4-0 ballgame.

The Frog got an all-important insurance run in the eighth. With the bases loaded, Porter Brown beat out a potential double play to drive in Tommy Sacco for a 5-0 lead.

Louisiana's lone run of the contest came in the bottom of the ninth on a two-out error.

Stat of the Game:
5 – TCU saw five consecutive hitters reach base with two outs in the first inning. Four of the runners came around to score.

Notes:
• TCU improved to 8-0 this season when it scores in the first inning.
• TCU is now 12-2 in games in which it scores first.
• TCU outhit its opponent for the 12th time this season.
• TCU homered in a game for the 11th time this season.
• TCU registered a stolen base in a game for the 14th time this season.
• TCU stole multiple bases in a game for the eighth time this year.
• The TCU pitching staff registered double-digit strikeouts for the 13th time this season.
• Conner Shepherd hit his third home run of the season and the 20^th of his career.
• Shepherd tallied his fourth multi-RBI game of the season and the 18^th of his career.
• Shepherd tallied his sixth multi-hit game of the year and the 36th of his career.
• Brayden Taylor has reached safely in 15 straight games.
• Phillip Sikes has reached safely in nine straight contests.
• Tommy Sacco has reached safely in eight straight contests.
• Sacco tallied his second multi-hit game of the year and the seventh of his career.
• Gene Wood recorded his third multi-hit game of the year and the 16th of his career.

Next Up:
With the victory, TCU improves to 13-7 on the season. The Horned Frogs will open a four game homestand Tuesday night when they host Tarleton State. Game time is set for 6:30 p.m. The game will be televised on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.