TCU Falls To DBU, 8-6

Saturday, June 5

Lupton Stadium

6 p.m.

TCU

41-18

Dallas Baptist

39-15

TCU

Dallas Baptist

6/5/2021 11:10:00 PM | Baseball

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DBU rallies from four down to win

FORT WORTH – Dallas Baptist scored six unanswered runs to rally from a 6-2 deficit, handing TCU an 8-6 loss in the winner's bracket of the NCAA Fort Worth Regional. Hunter Wolfe and Brayden Taylor homered for the Horned Frogs in the loss.

The Rundown
A lead-off walk in the seventh set the stage for Dallas Baptist as it scored five runs to take a 7-6 lead. The big blow was a bases-loaded double from Christian Boulware that put the Patriots on top. An unearned run in the ninth gave DBU an insurance run.

The Patriots opened up a 2-0 lead in the second. Ryan Wrobleski and River Town each drove in a run in the frame.

TCU stormed back in the fourth to take a 3-2 lead. With two on, Hunter Wolfe launched a three run shot into the TCU bullpen for the lead. Brayden Taylor's second home run of the regional in the sixth made it a 4-2 ballgame.

Two more runs came home for the Frogs in the seventh. Zach Humphreys drew a two-out bases loaded walk and Brayden Taylor singled to push it to 6-2.

Russell Smith started and went five innings. He allowed two runs on five hits, walked two and struck out eight. River Ridings (3-2) was tagged with the loss after allowing three runs (two earned) on one hit. He walked a batter.

Stat of the Game:
6 – Dallas Baptist scored six unanswered runs in the seventh and eighth inning.

Notes:
• TCU fell to 56-39 all-time in NCAA postseason.
• TCU is now 34-21 all-time in NCAA Regionals.
• TCU dropped to 21-4 at Lupton Stadium in NCAA Regional play.
• TCU has homered in 36 games this season.
• TCU hit multiple home runs in a game for the 17^th time this season.
• TCU was outhit for the 23^rd time this year.
• The TCU pitching staff registered double-digit strikeouts for the 28^th time this year.
• Porter Brown stretched his hitting streak to nine games.
• Brown has reached safely in 12 straight contests.
• Zach Humphreys has reached safely in 31 straight contests.
• Brayden Taylor hit his 12^th home run of the season.
• Taylor tallied his 23^rd career multi-hit game and his 14^th career multi-hit game.
• Hunter Wolfe hit his seventh home run of the season and the 15^th of his career.
• Wolfe posted his 14^th multi-RBI game of the season and the 25^th of his career.
• Gray Rodgers collected his 15^th multi-hit game of the year and the 21^st of his career.

Next Up:
With the loss, TCU is now 41-18 on the season. The Horned Frogs will face Oregon State in an elimination game Sunday at 1 p.m. The game will be televised on ESPN3.