TCU
12-4
Texas A&M - Corpus Christi
10-8
TCU Runs Winning Streak To Four
3/15/2022 11:14:00 PM | Baseball
The Rundown
After the two teams traded first inning runs, TCU found itself facing a four-run deficit, 5-1, after the Islanders struck for four runs in the top of the second. TCU narrowed the gap to one run, 5-4, with a three spot in the bottom of the inning. Logan Maxwell singled home two runs and Garrison Berkley hit a sac fly to bring home the fourth TCU run.
A lead-off walk to David Bishop turned into the game-tying run in the third as he scored on a Tommy Sacco ground out. The Frogs took the lead for good with two runs in the fourth. Brayden Taylor's sacrifice fly put the Frogs in front and Bishop made it a 7-5 game with a two-out double.
TCU tacked on four more runs in the fifth highlighted by a bases-clearing pinch hit double off the bat of Mason Speaker. Back-to-back home runs from Taylor and Bishop pushed the Frog advantage to 14-6. Gray Rodgers followed with a triple and scored on a wild pitch. Bishop's third hit of the day, a two-run single, ended the game in the eighth.
Caleb Bolden (1-0) picked up the win in relief after allowing a run on one hit in 2 2/3 innings of work. He fanned five and walked one. Augie Mihlbauer, Garrett Wright and Caedmon Parker pitched the final three innings, combining to limit the Islanders to just two walks and striking out three.
Stat of the Game:
7 – TCU scored a run in seven of eight innings tonight.
Notes:
• TCU improved to 6-0 at home this season.
• TCU homered in a game for the seventh time this season.
• TCU hit multiple home runs in a game for the third time this year.
• TCU stole multiple bases (5) in a game for the eighth time this year.
• TCU outhit its opponent for the eighth time this season.
• TCU played errorless baseball for the ninth time this year.
• The TCU pitching staff tallied double-digit strikeouts (12) for the 10th time this season.
• Elijah Nunez and Kurtis Byrne have reached safely in 11 games.
• Luke Boyers, Tommy Sacco and Brayden Taylor have reached safely in six games.
• Brayden Taylor hit his second home run of the season and the 14th of his career.
• Taylor collected his seventh multi-hit game of the year and the 30th of his career.
• Taylor notched his fifth multi-RBI game of the season and the 19th of his career.
• David Bishop has reached safely in all 16 games.
• Bishop hit his third career home run.
• Bishop tallied the seventh multi-hit and the seventh multi-RBI game of the season.
• Gray Rodgers posted his fifth multi-hit game of the year and the 27th of his career.
• Kurtis Byrne stretched his hitting streak to seven games.
• Luke Boyers collected his sixth multi-hit game of the season and the 17th of his career.
• Logan Maxwell tallied his first career multi-hit and multi-RBI game.
• Mason Speaker posted his second career multi-RBI game.
Next Up:
With the win, TCU improves to 12-4 on the year. The Horned Frogs open up Big 12 play at Baylor starting Friday night. First pitch against the Bears is slated for 6:30 p.m. at Baylor Ballpark. The entire series will be televised on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Bolden, Caleb (1-0)
L: Westbrook, Clay (1-1)
Batting:
2B: Caraway, Josh 1 ; Rivera-Chijin,Steven 1
HR: Caraway, Josh 1
RBI: Caraway, Josh 3 ; Puls, Max 1 ; Jones, Tre 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Petkoff, Brandon 2 ; Caraway, Josh 1 ; Taylor, Justin 1 ; Rivera-Chijin,Steven 1 ; Linneweber, Tyler 1
CS: Taylor, Justin 1
HBP: Ryan, Brendan 1 ; Taylor, Justin 1 ; Rivera-Chijin,Steven 1
Batting:
2B: Nunez, Elijah 1 ; Bishop, David 1 ; Sacco, Tommy 1 ; Speaker, Mason 1
3B: Rodgers, Gray 1
HR: Taylor, Brayden 1 ; Bishop, David 1
RBI: Taylor, Brayden 3 ; Bishop, David 5 ; Sacco, Tommy 1 ; Maxwell, Logan 2 ; Berkley, Garrison 1 ; Speaker, Mason 3
SF: Taylor, Brayden 1 ; Bishop, David 1 ; Berkley, Garrison 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Nunez, Elijah 3 ; Taylor, Brayden 2 ; Bishop, David 2 ; Rodgers, Gray 1 ; Sacco, Tommy 1 ; Byrne, Kurtis 2 ; Boyers, Luke 2 ; Maxwell, Logan 2 ; Thompson, Sam 1 ; Spenrath, Reed 1
SB: Nunez, Elijah 1 ; Taylor, Brayden 1 ; Sacco, Tommy 1 ; Maxwell, Logan 1 ; Thompson, Sam 1
HBP: Taylor, Brayden 1
