TCU Walks Off; Clinches Series Over Oklahoma State

Saturday, April 17

Fort Worth, Texas

2 p.m.

TCU

25-9, 9-2

Oklahoma State

21-9-1, 6-5

Oklahoma State

TCU

TCU Walks Off; Clinches Series Over Oklahoma State

4/17/2021 6:37:00 PM | Baseball

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TCU rallies from three run deficit

FORT WORTH – No. 10 TCU rallied from a 6-3 deficit to walk-off with an 8-7 victory over No. 12 Oklahoma State Saturday afternoon at Lupton Stadium. Hunter Wolfe had the game-tying home run and the walk-off single in the ninth. He finished the afternoon with four hits and four RBIs.

The Rundown
Zach Humphreys reached on a one out single in the ninth and was standing on third with two out. Hunter Wolfe lined a single up the middle to complete the come-from-behind victory.

Oklahoma State opened the scoring in the first on a one out double from Christian Encarnacion-Strand. The Horned Frogs tied the game on an Elijah Nunez infield single in the third.

Again, the Cowboys regained the advantage, this time on a Carson McCusker home run in the fourth. TCU responded with two runs in the bottom of the frame to take its first lead of the game, 3-2. Wolfe's double tied the game at two and he scored on a Gray Rodgers base knock.

A bunt single followed by a three run home run from Encarnacion-Strand in the fifth saw the Cowboys open up a 6-3 lead.

TCU pulled within one, 6-5, in the sixth. Gene Wood led off the inning with a walk and moved to third on a Wolfe double. Rodgers reached on an error to drive in the first run of the inning and Phillip Sikes followed with an RBI-single.

The Cowboys loaded the bases with nobody out in the seventh, but the combination of Dalton Brown and River Ridings allowed just one run to score to keep the game within reach, 7-5.

Hunter Wolfe completed the comeback with a two run home run in the seventh to tie the game at seven.

Ridings (2-1) picked up the win in relief, tossing 2 2/3 scoreless innings. He walked one, hit two batters and struck out two. Russell Smith started and allowed seven runs on nine hits in six innings. He walked one and struck out seven in the no-decision.

Stat of the Game:
4 – Hunter Wolfe drove in four runs in the game, including the final three of the game. His two run home run in the seventh tied the game and he had the game-winning RBI single in the ninth

Notes:
• TCU improves to 13-2 at home this season.
• TCU improved to 3-2 in one-run games this season.
• TCU has homered in 24 games this season.
• TCU has hit a home run in 10 straight games.
• TCU played errorless baseball for the 18th time this season.
• TCU tallied double-digit hits for the 20th time this year.
• Brayden Taylor has reached base safely in 13 straight.
• Gene Wood tallied his seventh multi-hit game of the year and the 20th of his career.
• Hunter Wolfe has reached safely in 15 straight games.
• Wolfe hit his sixth home run of the season and the 14^th of his career.
• Wolfe recorded his 12th multi-hit game of the year and the 30th of his career.
• Gray Rodgers tallied his sixth multi-RBI game of the season and the ninth of his career.
• Rodgers extended his hitting streak to six games.
• Phillip Sikes has reached safely in 23 straight contests.
• Tommy Sacco has reached safely in 22 straight contests.
• Elijah Nunez has reached safely in 10 straight.

Next Up:
With the win, the Horned Frogs improve to 25-9 on the season and 9-2 in Big 12 play. The series finale is slated for Sunday afternoon at 1. Johnny Ray will get the start for the Horned Frogs. The game will be televised on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.