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TCU Runs Win Streak To Six; Tops Kansas 15-1
4/24/2021 12:12:00 AM | Baseball
Sikes homers twice in the victory
FORT WORTH – No. 8 TCU took an early lead in the contest and never looked back en route to a 15-1 victory in the series opener against Kansas Friday night at Lupton Stadium. The win is the sixth straight for the Horned Frogs. Phillip Sikes hit two home runs and drove in four, while Austin Krob tossed a career-high eight innings.
The Rundown
Austin Krob (5-0) turned in a career performance in making his second straight Friday night start. He allowed a run on eight hits, walked one and struck out seven in eight innings of work.
The offense provided plenty of run support, scoring at least one run in each of the first four innings. Zach Humphreys gave the Frogs a 1-0 lead in the first with a base hit to drive in Elijah Nunez who had led off the inning with a triple.
TCU put up a five spot in the second. Brayden Taylor had a bases-clearing, three run double to extend the advantage to four. Humphreys followed with an RBI double and scored on a Gene Wood base hit for a 6-0 lead.
Sikes led off the third with the first of his two home runs. Humphreys matched the feat in the fourth with his sixth home run of the year. Four batters later, Sikes unloaded with his second home run of the game, a three-run shot that made it an 11-1 ballgame.
The Frogs went to the bench in the seventh inning and the group of pinch hitters struck for four runs. Austin Henry tripled to lead off the inning and scored on a ball hit by Conner Shepherd. Porter Brown doubled home Shepherd and scored on a Nunez ground out. A passed ball brought home the final run of the game.
Riley Cornelio struck out two in a perfect ninth inning to close out the game.
Stat of the Game:
13 – TCU hit three home runs in the game to run its consecutive games with a home run streak to 13. The Horned Frogs are now 13-1 in games in which they hit multiple home runs.
Notes:
• TCU improves to 16-2 at home this season.
• TCU has homered in 27 games this season.
• TCU outhit its opponent for the 24th time this season.
• TCU played flawless defense for the 19th time this season.
• TCU scored double digit runs for the 14th time this season.
• TCU improved to 15-0 in games it scores a first inning run.
• TCU is now 23-2 when it scores first.
• Austin Krob posted his fifth career quality start.
• Elijah Nunez has reached safely in 13 straight.
• Brayden Taylor has reached base safely in 16 straight.
• Taylor stretched his hitting streak to seven games.
• Taylor collected his 12th career multi-RBI game.
• Zach Humphreys hit his sixth home run of the season and the 11th of his career.
• Humphreys posted his 10th multi-hit game of the year and the 38th of his career.
• Humphreys tallied his eighth multi-RBI game of the season and the 32nd of his career.
• Gray Rodgers has reached safely in nine straight games.
• Phillip Sikes has reached safely in 26 straight contests.
• Sikes hit his fifth and sixth home runs of the season. He now has seven in his career.
• Sikes tallied his 15th multi-hit game of the year and the 17th of his career.
• Sikes collected his 11th multi-RBI game of the season and the 12th of his career.
• Luke Boyers collected his seventh career multi-hit game.
• Tommy Sacco has reached safely in 25 straight contests.
Next Up:
With the win, the Horned Frogs improve to 28-9 on the season and 11-2 in Big 12 play. TCU and Kansas will play Game 2 of the series on Saturday afternoon at 4. Johnny Ray will get the start for the Horned Frogs. The game will be televised on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.
The Rundown
Austin Krob (5-0) turned in a career performance in making his second straight Friday night start. He allowed a run on eight hits, walked one and struck out seven in eight innings of work.
The offense provided plenty of run support, scoring at least one run in each of the first four innings. Zach Humphreys gave the Frogs a 1-0 lead in the first with a base hit to drive in Elijah Nunez who had led off the inning with a triple.
TCU put up a five spot in the second. Brayden Taylor had a bases-clearing, three run double to extend the advantage to four. Humphreys followed with an RBI double and scored on a Gene Wood base hit for a 6-0 lead.
Sikes led off the third with the first of his two home runs. Humphreys matched the feat in the fourth with his sixth home run of the year. Four batters later, Sikes unloaded with his second home run of the game, a three-run shot that made it an 11-1 ballgame.
The Frogs went to the bench in the seventh inning and the group of pinch hitters struck for four runs. Austin Henry tripled to lead off the inning and scored on a ball hit by Conner Shepherd. Porter Brown doubled home Shepherd and scored on a Nunez ground out. A passed ball brought home the final run of the game.
Riley Cornelio struck out two in a perfect ninth inning to close out the game.
Stat of the Game:
13 – TCU hit three home runs in the game to run its consecutive games with a home run streak to 13. The Horned Frogs are now 13-1 in games in which they hit multiple home runs.
Notes:
• TCU improves to 16-2 at home this season.
• TCU has homered in 27 games this season.
• TCU outhit its opponent for the 24th time this season.
• TCU played flawless defense for the 19th time this season.
• TCU scored double digit runs for the 14th time this season.
• TCU improved to 15-0 in games it scores a first inning run.
• TCU is now 23-2 when it scores first.
• Austin Krob posted his fifth career quality start.
• Elijah Nunez has reached safely in 13 straight.
• Brayden Taylor has reached base safely in 16 straight.
• Taylor stretched his hitting streak to seven games.
• Taylor collected his 12th career multi-RBI game.
• Zach Humphreys hit his sixth home run of the season and the 11th of his career.
• Humphreys posted his 10th multi-hit game of the year and the 38th of his career.
• Humphreys tallied his eighth multi-RBI game of the season and the 32nd of his career.
• Gray Rodgers has reached safely in nine straight games.
• Phillip Sikes has reached safely in 26 straight contests.
• Sikes hit his fifth and sixth home runs of the season. He now has seven in his career.
• Sikes tallied his 15th multi-hit game of the year and the 17th of his career.
• Sikes collected his 11th multi-RBI game of the season and the 12th of his career.
• Luke Boyers collected his seventh career multi-hit game.
• Tommy Sacco has reached safely in 25 straight contests.
Next Up:
With the win, the Horned Frogs improve to 28-9 on the season and 11-2 in Big 12 play. TCU and Kansas will play Game 2 of the series on Saturday afternoon at 4. Johnny Ray will get the start for the Horned Frogs. The game will be televised on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Krob, Austin (5-0)
L: Ryan Cyr (3-6)
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Batting:
2B: Anthony Tulimero 1 ; Jack Wagner 1
RBI: Tom Lichty 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Dylan Ditzenberger 1
Batting:
2B: Taylor, Brayden 1 ; Humphreys, Zach 1 ; Wolfe, Hunter 1 ; Sikes, Phillip 1 ; Brown, Porter 1 ; Boyers, Luke 1 ; Sacco, Tommy 1
3B: Nunez, Elijah 1 ; Henry, Austin 1
HR: Humphreys, Zach 1 ; Sikes, Phillip 2
RBI: Nunez, Elijah 1 ; Taylor, Brayden 3 ; Humphreys, Zach 3 ; Wood, Gene 1 ; Shepherd, Conner 1 ; Sikes, Phillip 4 ; Brown, Porter 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Nunez, Elijah 2 ; Taylor, Brayden 1 ; Humphreys, Zach 2 ; Henry, Austin 1 ; Wolfe, Hunter 1 ; Shepherd, Conner 1 ; Rodgers, Gray 1 ; Sikes, Phillip 3 ; Brown, Porter 1 ; Boyers, Luke 2
HBP: Boyers, Luke 1
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