TCU Bounces Back; Tops UT Arlington 8-3

Tuesday, April 27

Arlington, TX

6:30 PM

TCU

30-10

UT Arlington

19-22

TCU

UT Arlington

TCU Bounces Back; Tops UT Arlington 8-3

4/27/2021 10:02:00 PM | Baseball

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Sikes drives in four runs

ARLINGTON, Texas – No. 5 TCU scored four times in the second to erase an early deficit and never looked back as it completed the season sweep of UT Arlington with an 8-3 win Tuesday night at Clay Gould Ballpark. Phillip Sikes homered and drove in four to lead the Horned Frogs.

The Rundown
UT Arlington opened the scoring in the first as it took advantage of a lead-off hit batter. The run scored on a sacrifice fly.

TCU wasted little time turning the advantage in its favor. Gene Wood worked a lead-off walk and scored on a Hunter Wolfe double. Two batters later, Phillip Sikes launched a three run home run to right for a 4-1 TCU lead.

Holding a two run lead heading into the fifth, TCU struck for a trio of runs in the inning to increase its advantage to five, 7-2. With runners on the corners, Wood executed a perfect hit-and-run to drive in Brayden Taylor with the first run of the inning. Wolfe collected his second RBI of the night with a base hit and Sikes drove in the final run with a sacrifice fly.

TCU picked up its final run of the game in eighth. Nunez walked for the third time in the game to keep the inning alive and moved to third on a Taylor base hit. He scored easily on Humphreys' base hit for an 8-3 lead.

Luke Savage (2-0) made his second straight Tuesday night start. He tossed four innings, allowing two runs (one earned) on three hits. He didn't walk a batter and struck out three. Marcelo Perez allowed a run in his two innings of work. Drew Hill retired five of six batters faced in his 1 2/3 innings on the mound. Augie Mihlbauer retired the only batter he faced in the eighth. Garrett Wright pitched a scoreless ninth and punched out two.

Stat of the Game:
800 – Tonight's victory is the 800^th career win for head coach Jim Schlossnagle. Of the 800 victories, 723 have come in a TCU uniform.

Notes:
• TCU has homered in 29 games this season.
• TCU has stolen multiple bases in 19 games this year.
• TCU outhit its opponent for the 27^th time this season.
• TCU tallied double digit hits for the 24^th time this season.
• Elijah Nunez has reached safely in 16 straight.
• Brayden Taylor has reached base safely in 19 straight.
• Taylor recorded his 15th career multi-hit game.
• Taylor stretched his hitting streak to 10 games.
• Zach Humphreys has reached safely in 12 straight.
• Humphreys posted his 12th multi-hit game of the year and the 41st of his career.
• Hunter Wolfe recorded his 14^th multi-hit game of the season and the 32^nd of his career.
• Wolfe posted his eighth multi-RBI game of the year and the 19^th of his career.
• Gray Rodgers has reached safely in 12 straight games.
• Phillip Sikes has reached safely in 29 straight contests.
• Sikes hit his eighth home run of the season and the ninth of his career.
• Sikes notched his 17^th multi-hit game of the year and the 19^th of his career.
• Sikes tallied his 13^th multi-RBI game of the season and the 14^th of his career.

Next Up:
With the victory, the Horned Frogs improve to 30-10 on the season. TCU will wrap up its road swing with a three game set at West Virginia. Friday's series opener is set for 5:30 p.m. (CT). The game will be televised on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.