TCU Student-Athletes of the Week
3/30/2022 10:20:00 AM | General
FORT WORTH – Tommy Sacco of baseball along with Daniela Alvarez and Tania Moreno of beach volleyball, have all been named TCU Student-Athletes of the Week, presented by Bob's Steak and Chop House.
Alvarez and Moreno are serving up a season for the record books. The sophomore pair went 4-0 over the weekend to extend their current winning streak to a program record 15 straight matches. The dynamic duo's triumphant weekend included wins over No.4 Florida State and No.6 LSU. They defeated LSU's top pair 21-12 and 21-10 to notch their largest margin of victory, 11 points in the second set, over a ranked opponent.
Beach volleyball will travel to Los Angeles for five matches against Top 10 opponents beginning with No. 9 Hawaii and No. 1 UCLA on Thursday, March 31. The first serve is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. All of the duels will be broadcast on the Pac 12 Network.
Sacco was swinging for the fences this week. The senior from Gilbert, Arizona batted .563 with a total of three homeruns, 11 RBIs, and 10 plate appearances on the week. In the seventh inning of Friday's game against K-State he drove in a game changing RBI to help the Frogs notch a 7-5 win over the Wildcats. He continued to make an impact throughout the rest of the series, recording his first career multi-homer game and a career-high six runs during Saturday's 14-5 victory. He closed out the weekend on Sunday with three hits and two runs to help TCU go 3-0 on the weekend against the Wildcats.
Baseball will step back up to the plate tonight, March 30, for a home match-up against the UTSA Roadrunners. The first pitch will be thrown out at 6 p.m. at Lupton Stadium. The game will also be available for streaming on ESPN+.
