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Seven Straight! TCU Rolls To 10-3 Win
4/24/2021 7:33:00 PM | Baseball
Sikes homers and drives in two
FORT WORTH – No. 8 TCU scored a run in all but one frame in securing the series victory with a 10-3 win over Kansas Saturday afternoon at Lupton Stadium. Johnny Ray tossed a season-high eight innings and was helped offensively by Hunter Wolfe's three RBIs and another Phillip Sikes home run.
The Rundown
Hunter Wolfe gave TCU a 1-0 lead in the second as he doubled home Gene Wood with the day's first run. Three batters later, Luke Boyers made it 2-0 with an RBI single to center.
After Kansas cut the deficit in half with a solo home run in the third, TCU answered with two more runs in the bottom of the inning. Wood singled home Nunez and Zach Humphreys scored on a Wolfe sacrifice fly for a 4-1 lead. Phillip Sikes third home run of the series was the lone tally in the fourth.
Kansas pulled within two, 5-3, in the fifth on a bases-loaded two out single from Maui Ahuna, but a perfectly executed relay from Sikes to Tommy Sacco and on to Brayden Taylor cut the runner down at third to end the inning without any further damage.
TCU got a run back in the bottom of the frame on a Gray Rodgers base hit. Boyers scored in the sixth to push the lead to four, 7-3. Doubles from Wolfe and Sikes in the seventh drove in two more runs for a 9-3 lead. Taylor crossed with the final run in the eighth as he tripled and scored on a passed ball.
Johnny Ray (3-2) tossed a season-high eight innings. He allowed three runs on six hits, walked two and struck eight. Jacob Meador pitched a scoreless ninth. He allowed a hit and struck out one.
Stat of the Game:
8 – Johnny Ray tossed a season-high eight innings. That's back-to-back starts of eight innings for a TCU starter.
Notes:
• TCU improves to 17-2 at home this season.
• TCU has homered in 28 games this season.
• TCU has hit a home run in 14 straight games.
• TCU outhit its opponent for the 25th time this season.
• TCU scored double digit runs for the 15th time this season.
• TCU registered double-digit hits in a game for the 23rd time this season.
• TCU is now 24-2 when it scores first.
• Elijah Nunez has reached safely in 14 straight.
• Nunez tallied his 10th career multi-hit game.
• Brayden Taylor has reached base safely in 17 straight.
• Taylor stretched his hitting streak to eight games.
• Zach Humphreys posted his 10th multi-hit game of the year and the 39th of his career.
• Humphreys has reached safely in 10 straight.
• Gene Wood posted his ninth multi-hit game of the season and the 22nd of his career.
• Wood has reached safely in nine straight.
• Hunter Wolfe notched his 13th multi-hit game of the year and the 31st of his career.
• Wolfe tallied his seventh multi-RBI game of the season and the 18th of his career.
• Gray Rodgers has reached safely in 10 straight games.
• Phillip Sikes has reached safely in 27 straight contests.
• Sikes hit his seventh home run of the season and the eighth of his career.
• Sikes tallied his 16th multi-hit game of the year and the 18th of his career.
• Sikes collected his 12th multi-RBI game of the season and the 13th of his career.
• Tommy Sacco has reached safely in 26 straight contests.
Next Up:
With the win, the Horned Frogs improve to 29-9 on the season and 12-2 in Big 12 play. TCU will go for the series sweep Sunday at Noon. The game will be televised on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.
The Rundown
Hunter Wolfe gave TCU a 1-0 lead in the second as he doubled home Gene Wood with the day's first run. Three batters later, Luke Boyers made it 2-0 with an RBI single to center.
After Kansas cut the deficit in half with a solo home run in the third, TCU answered with two more runs in the bottom of the inning. Wood singled home Nunez and Zach Humphreys scored on a Wolfe sacrifice fly for a 4-1 lead. Phillip Sikes third home run of the series was the lone tally in the fourth.
Kansas pulled within two, 5-3, in the fifth on a bases-loaded two out single from Maui Ahuna, but a perfectly executed relay from Sikes to Tommy Sacco and on to Brayden Taylor cut the runner down at third to end the inning without any further damage.
TCU got a run back in the bottom of the frame on a Gray Rodgers base hit. Boyers scored in the sixth to push the lead to four, 7-3. Doubles from Wolfe and Sikes in the seventh drove in two more runs for a 9-3 lead. Taylor crossed with the final run in the eighth as he tripled and scored on a passed ball.
Johnny Ray (3-2) tossed a season-high eight innings. He allowed three runs on six hits, walked two and struck eight. Jacob Meador pitched a scoreless ninth. He allowed a hit and struck out one.
Stat of the Game:
8 – Johnny Ray tossed a season-high eight innings. That's back-to-back starts of eight innings for a TCU starter.
Notes:
• TCU improves to 17-2 at home this season.
• TCU has homered in 28 games this season.
• TCU has hit a home run in 14 straight games.
• TCU outhit its opponent for the 25th time this season.
• TCU scored double digit runs for the 15th time this season.
• TCU registered double-digit hits in a game for the 23rd time this season.
• TCU is now 24-2 when it scores first.
• Elijah Nunez has reached safely in 14 straight.
• Nunez tallied his 10th career multi-hit game.
• Brayden Taylor has reached base safely in 17 straight.
• Taylor stretched his hitting streak to eight games.
• Zach Humphreys posted his 10th multi-hit game of the year and the 39th of his career.
• Humphreys has reached safely in 10 straight.
• Gene Wood posted his ninth multi-hit game of the season and the 22nd of his career.
• Wood has reached safely in nine straight.
• Hunter Wolfe notched his 13th multi-hit game of the year and the 31st of his career.
• Wolfe tallied his seventh multi-RBI game of the season and the 18th of his career.
• Gray Rodgers has reached safely in 10 straight games.
• Phillip Sikes has reached safely in 27 straight contests.
• Sikes hit his seventh home run of the season and the eighth of his career.
• Sikes tallied his 16th multi-hit game of the year and the 18th of his career.
• Sikes collected his 12th multi-RBI game of the season and the 13th of his career.
• Tommy Sacco has reached safely in 26 straight contests.
Next Up:
With the win, the Horned Frogs improve to 29-9 on the season and 12-2 in Big 12 play. TCU will go for the series sweep Sunday at Noon. The game will be televised on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Ray, Johnny (3-2)
L: Cole Larsen (4-4)
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Batting:
HR: Dylan Ditzenberger 1
RBI: Dylan Ditzenberger 1 ; Maui Ahuna 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Dylan Ditzenberger 1 ; Jack Wagner 1 ; Blaine Ray 1
HBP: Dylan Ditzenberger 1
Batting:
2B: Humphreys, Zach 1 ; Wolfe, Hunter 2 ; Sikes, Phillip 1
3B: Taylor, Brayden 1
HR: Sikes, Phillip 1
RBI: Wood, Gene 1 ; Wolfe, Hunter 3 ; Rodgers, Gray 1 ; Sikes, Phillip 2 ; Boyers, Luke 1
SF: Wolfe, Hunter 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Nunez, Elijah 1 ; Taylor, Brayden 1 ; Humphreys, Zach 3 ; Wood, Gene 1 ; Wolfe, Hunter 2 ; Sikes, Phillip 1 ; Boyers, Luke 1
SB: Nunez, Elijah 1 ; Humphreys, Zach 1 ; Wood, Gene 1
CS: Nunez, Elijah 1
HBP: Wood, Gene 1 ; Boyers, Luke 1
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