TCU Drops Finale At Texas Tech

Sunday, April 11

Lubbock, TX

12 PM

TCU

22-9, 7-2

Texas Tech

22-7, 5-4

TCU

Texas Tech

TCU Drops Finale At Texas Tech

4/11/2021 4:11:00 PM | Baseball

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Henry, Nunez and Rodgers homer for TCU

LUBBOCK, Texas - Texas Tech handed TCU the series loss with a 17-7 win on Sunday afternoon. Austin Henry, Elijah Nunez and Gray Rodgers homered for the Horned Frogs in the loss.

The Rundown
Texas Tech took a 1-0 lead on a two-out home run in the first. Two more runs in the second followed as the Red Raiders took advantage of two walks and a hit batter to open up a 3-0 lead.

Elijah Nunez's first career home run in the third made it a 3-1 ballgame, but Texas Tech answered with a four spot in the bottom of the inning for a 7-1 advantage.

TCU looked to be getting back in to the game in the fifth as it struck for four two-out runs. Hunter Wolfe singled in the first run of the inning and Gray Rodgers followed with a three run home run to make it an 8-5 game.

But the rally was not to be as the Red Raiders sent 12 men to the plate and scored nine times to open up a 17-5 lead in the sixth.

Austin Henry hit a pinch hit two run home run in the seventh to account for the final score.

Johnny Ray (2-2) took the loss after allowing six runs on three hits in 2 1/3 innings. He walked four and struck out three.

Stat of the Game:
3 – Austin Henry's pinch hit home run in the seventh was TCU's third pinch hit home run of the season.

Notes:
• TCU has homered in 21 games this season.
• TCU has hit a home run in seven straight games.
• TCU hit multiple home runs in a game for the 12^th time this season.
• TCU played errorless baseball for the 15^th time this season.
• Luke Boyers has reached safely in 19 straight games.
• Boyers stretched his hitting streak to six games.
• Brayden Taylor has reached base safely in 10 straight.
• Taylor tallied his 10^th career multi-hit game.
• Hunter Wolfe has reached safely in 12 straight games.
• Wolfe posted his 10th multi-hit game of the season and the 28^th of his career.
• Gray Rodgers hit his second home run of the season and the fourth of his career.
• Rodgers tallied his third multi-RBI game of the season and the sixth of his career.
• Phillip Sikes has reached safely in 20 straight contests.
• Tommy Sacco has reached safely in 19 straight contests.
• Sacco stretch his hitting streak to 12 games.
• Elijah Nunez has reached safely in seven straight games.
• Nunez hit his first career home run.
• Austin Henry hit his first home run of the season and the ninth of his career.

Next Up:
With the loss, the Horned Frogs fall to 22-9 on the season and 7-2 in Big 12 play. TCU returns home to start an eight game homestand Tuesday night when it plays host to Tarleton State. First pitch is set for 6:30 p.m.