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TCU Cruises To Big Victory At Oklahoma, 17-6
4/3/2021 9:16:00 PM | Baseball
Krob strikes out career-high 10
NORMAN, Okla. – TCU extended its winning streak to a season-high eight games with a dominating 17-6 victory over Oklahoma Saturday afternoon. Austin Krob put together a career-day on the mound and the offense backed him up with 17 runs on 18 hits. Gray Rodgers and Brayden Taylor homered for the Horned Frogs.
The Rundown
Austin Krob (4-0) took the mound with a six run lead. After battling out of a bases-loaded, nobody out situation in the first, he was nearly unhittable. The lefty retired 16 in a row to get the game into the seventh. He allowed a hit and a walk in the seventh, but a double play ended the inning. Krob's final line saw him allow a run on three hits, with one walk and a career-high 10 strikeouts.
TCU had a 4-0 lead before the first out was recorded in the game. Zach Humphreys singled home the first two runs of the afternoon. Gene Wood followed with a two-run double and scored on Gray Rodgers' one-out home run.
Brayden Taylor delivered a two-run blast of his own in the second to make it an 8-1 ballgame.
After being held off the board in the third, TCU struck for multiple runs in the next three inning to increase the lead. Wood picked up another two-run double in the third. In the fourth, RBIs from Elijah Nunez and Luke Boyers made it a 12-1 game. Three more runs scored in the fifth. With the bases loaded, Phillip Sikes singled and Tommy Sacco drew a walk. Nunez picked up his second RBI of the game with a groundout.
The Frogs final two runs of the game came home in the eighth on a two out, two run double from Boyer for a 17-1 lead.
Oklahoma scored five runs in its final two at-bats to account for the final score.
Stat of the Game:
6 – TCU struck for six runs in the first inning. TCU improves to 11-0 on the season when it scores in the first inning.
Notes:
• TCU has a season-long eight game winning streak.
• TCU is now 18-2 in games in which it scores first.
• TCU tallied double-digit hits for the 14th time this season.
• TCU outhit its opponent for the 18th time this season.
• TCU has homered in 16 games this season.
• TCU hit multiple home runs in a game for the 10th time this season.
• TCU stole multiple bases in a game for the 11th time this season.
• The TCU pitching staff has registered double-digit strikeouts in 16 games this season.
• Elijah Nunez tallied his seventh multi-hit game of the year and his fourth multi-RBI contest.
• Luke Boyers has reached safely in 17 straight games.
• Boyers collected his fifth career multi-hit game and his third career multi-RBI contest.
• Brayden Taylor hit his sixth home run of the season.
• Taylor tallied his eighth career multi-RBI contest.
• Zach Humphreys has hit safely in eight straight games.
• Humphreys collected his seventh multi-RBI game of the year and the 31st of his career
• Gene Wood extended his hitting streak to eight games.
• Wood tallied his fifth multi-hit game of the year and the 18th of his career.
• Wood collected his eighth multi-RBI game of the season and the 14th of his career.
• Hunter Wolfe posted his sixth multi-hit game of the season and the 24th of his career.
• Wolfe stretched his hitting streak to seven games.
• Gray Rodgers hit his first home run of the season and the third of his career.
• Rodgers collected his fourth multi-hit game of the year and the 11th of his career.
• Rodgers posted his first multi-RBI game of the season and the fourth of his career.
• Phillip Sikes has reached safely in 15 straight contests.
• Tommy Sacco has reached safely in 14 straight contests.
• Sacco stretch his hitting streak to seven games.
Next Up:
With the victory, TCU improves to 19-7 on the season and 5-0 in Big 12 play. TCU will go for the series sweep on Sunday afternoon. Game time against the Sooners is set for 2 p.m.
The Rundown
Austin Krob (4-0) took the mound with a six run lead. After battling out of a bases-loaded, nobody out situation in the first, he was nearly unhittable. The lefty retired 16 in a row to get the game into the seventh. He allowed a hit and a walk in the seventh, but a double play ended the inning. Krob's final line saw him allow a run on three hits, with one walk and a career-high 10 strikeouts.
TCU had a 4-0 lead before the first out was recorded in the game. Zach Humphreys singled home the first two runs of the afternoon. Gene Wood followed with a two-run double and scored on Gray Rodgers' one-out home run.
Brayden Taylor delivered a two-run blast of his own in the second to make it an 8-1 ballgame.
After being held off the board in the third, TCU struck for multiple runs in the next three inning to increase the lead. Wood picked up another two-run double in the third. In the fourth, RBIs from Elijah Nunez and Luke Boyers made it a 12-1 game. Three more runs scored in the fifth. With the bases loaded, Phillip Sikes singled and Tommy Sacco drew a walk. Nunez picked up his second RBI of the game with a groundout.
The Frogs final two runs of the game came home in the eighth on a two out, two run double from Boyer for a 17-1 lead.
Oklahoma scored five runs in its final two at-bats to account for the final score.
Stat of the Game:
6 – TCU struck for six runs in the first inning. TCU improves to 11-0 on the season when it scores in the first inning.
Notes:
• TCU has a season-long eight game winning streak.
• TCU is now 18-2 in games in which it scores first.
• TCU tallied double-digit hits for the 14th time this season.
• TCU outhit its opponent for the 18th time this season.
• TCU has homered in 16 games this season.
• TCU hit multiple home runs in a game for the 10th time this season.
• TCU stole multiple bases in a game for the 11th time this season.
• The TCU pitching staff has registered double-digit strikeouts in 16 games this season.
• Elijah Nunez tallied his seventh multi-hit game of the year and his fourth multi-RBI contest.
• Luke Boyers has reached safely in 17 straight games.
• Boyers collected his fifth career multi-hit game and his third career multi-RBI contest.
• Brayden Taylor hit his sixth home run of the season.
• Taylor tallied his eighth career multi-RBI contest.
• Zach Humphreys has hit safely in eight straight games.
• Humphreys collected his seventh multi-RBI game of the year and the 31st of his career
• Gene Wood extended his hitting streak to eight games.
• Wood tallied his fifth multi-hit game of the year and the 18th of his career.
• Wood collected his eighth multi-RBI game of the season and the 14th of his career.
• Hunter Wolfe posted his sixth multi-hit game of the season and the 24th of his career.
• Wolfe stretched his hitting streak to seven games.
• Gray Rodgers hit his first home run of the season and the third of his career.
• Rodgers collected his fourth multi-hit game of the year and the 11th of his career.
• Rodgers posted his first multi-RBI game of the season and the fourth of his career.
• Phillip Sikes has reached safely in 15 straight contests.
• Tommy Sacco has reached safely in 14 straight contests.
• Sacco stretch his hitting streak to seven games.
Next Up:
With the victory, TCU improves to 19-7 on the season and 5-0 in Big 12 play. TCU will go for the series sweep on Sunday afternoon. Game time against the Sooners is set for 2 p.m.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Krob, Austin (4-0)
L: Bennett, Jake (3-2)
Batting:
2B: Boyers, Luke 2 ; Wood, Gene 2
HR: Taylor, Brayden 1 ; Rodgers, Gray 1
RBI: Nunez, Elijah 2 ; Boyers, Luke 3 ; Taylor, Brayden 2 ; Humphreys, Zach 2 ; Wood, Gene 4 ; Rodgers, Gray 2 ; Sikes, Phillip 1 ; Sacco, Tommy 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Nunez, Elijah 2 ; Boyers, Luke 2 ; Taylor, Brayden 2 ; Humphreys, Zach 2 ; Wood, Gene 2 ; Wolfe, Hunter 1 ; Rodgers, Gray 2 ; Henry, Austin 1 ; Sikes, Phillip 1 ; Sacco, Tommy 2
SB: Boyers, Luke 1 ; Wolfe, Hunter 1
HBP: Sacco, Tommy 1
Batting:
2B: Hardman, Tyler 1
HR: Squires, Brett 1
RBI: Hardman, Tyler 2 ; Muniz, Diego 1 ; Tredaway, Tanner 1 ; Squires, Brett 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Zaragoza, Brandon 3 ; Crooks, Jimmy 1 ; McKenna, Conor 1 ; Squires, Brett 1
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