TCU’s Drops Game 1 Of Doubleheader

Saturday, May 15

Fort Worth, Texas

1 PM

TCU

34-14

ULM

24-22

ULM

TCU

TCU’s Drops Game 1 Of Doubleheader

5/15/2021 5:58:00 PM | Baseball

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Sikes hits ninth home run of the season

FORT WORTH  – An early deficit proved to be too much as TCU dropped Game 1 of a doubleheader 13-9 to ULM Saturday afternoon at Lupton Stadium. Phillip Sikes homered and drove in three in the game.

The Rundown
ULM opened up a 3-0 lead in the top of the first, but TCU battled back to get within a run in the bottom of the inning. Brayden Taylor drove in the first run of the frame and Conner Shepherd made it a 3-2 game with a sacrifice fly.

The Warhawks opened up a seven run lead, 9-2, with six runs over the next innings.

TCU took advantage of an error to score four unearned runs in the fourth. Zach Humphreys doubled home Tommy Sacco and Phillip Sikes hit a three-run home run to make it a 9-6 ballgame.

The Frogs picked up two more runs in the fifth to pull within one, 9-8. Humphreys drove in the first run of the inning and scored on a wild pitch.

A four spot by the Warhawks in the sixth pushed their lead back to five, 13-8. Porter Brown drove in a run in the seventh to account for the final score.

Austin Krob (7-1) took the loss after allowing seven runs (six earned) on seven hits. He walked one and struck out two. Charles King and Marcelo Perez each pitched four innings of relief. They combined to allowed six runs (five earned) on seven hits and struck out 11.

Stat of the Game:
8 – Marcelo Perez struck out a career-high eight batters in a career-high four innings of work.

Notes:
• TCU fell to 18-7 at home this season.
• TCU homered in a game for the 31^st time this season.
• TCU collected double-digit hits for the 28^th time this year.
• TCU stole multiple bases in a game for the 23rd time this season.
• TCU allowed the first run of the game for the 19th time this season.
• The TCU pitching staff reached double-digit strikeouts for the 21^st time this year.
• Phillip Sikes hit his ninth home run of the season and the 10^th of his career.
• Sikes registered his 15^th multi-RBI game of the year and the 16^th of his career.
• Sikes tallied his 20^th multi-hit game of the year and the 22^nd of his career.
• Zach Humphreys has reached safely in 20 straight contests.
• Humphreys posted his 15^th multi-hit game of the year and the 43^rd of his career.
• Humphreys tallied his ninth multi-RBI game of the season and the 33^rd of his career.
• Tommy Sacco stretched his hitting streak to six games.
• Sacco collected his sixth multi-hit game of the year and the 11^th of his career.
• Brayden Taylor recorded his 18^th career multi-hit game.
• Porter Brown posted his ninth multi-hit game of the season and the 15^th of his career.
• Luke Boyers tallied his ninth career multi-hit game.

Next Up:
With the loss, the Horned Frogs fall to 34-14 on the season.