TCU
16-10, 4-3
Texas Tech
19-8, 3-4
TCU’s Win Streak Snapped Friday Night
3/31/2023 11:43:00 PM | Baseball
The Rundown
The game was decided in the seventh as Texas Tech took advantage of a one out error and turned it into eight unearned runs and a 19-16 lead. Seven batters reached with two outs as the Red Raiders erased a five run deficit.
TCU had built an 8-0 lead through its first two innings. Cole Fontenelle gave the Horned Frogs a 2-0 lead in the first with his first home run of the game. Six more runs crossed the plate in the second highlighted by a Luke Boyers two-run single and back-to-back homers from Brayden Taylor and Fontenelle.
Texas Tech put up crooked numbers in the second and third, but TCU always had an answer. The Frogs put up single runs in the third through sixth inning to take a 12-6 lead.
A four run sixth for Texas Tech was answered by a four run top of the seventh by TCU. Tre Richardson doubled home the first run of the inning followed by a two-run single from Taylor. Fontenelle's triple gave the Frogs a 16-11 lead, but it wouldn't hold as Texas Tech sent 13 men to the plate in the bottom of the inning.
Ryan Vanderhei started for TCU and allowed five runs on seven hits in two innings. Ben Abeldt (1-2) took the loss after allowing all nine seventh inning runs, only one of which was earned.
Stat of the Game:
9 – Texas Tech scored nine times in the seventh inning to erase a five run deficit. Eight of the nine runs were unearned.
Notes:
• TCU scored double-digit runs for the seventh time this season.
• TCU tallied double-digit hits (13) in a game for the 12th time this season.
• TCU scored in the first inning for the 10th time this season.
• TCU homered in a game for the 21st time this season.
• TCU hit multiple home runs in a game for the ninth time this season.
• TCU has homered in 13 straight games.
• TCU stole multiple bases (9) in a game for the 13th time this season.
• Luke Boyers tallied his sixth multi-hit game of the season and the 34th of his career.
• Boyers collected his fifth multi-RBI game of the year and the 22nd of his career.
• Tre Richardson has reached safely in 10 straight games.
• Brayden Taylor hit his ninth home run of the season and the 34th of his career.
• Taylor collected his seventh multi-hit game of the season and the 49th of his career.
• Taylor tallied his sixth multi-RBI game of the year and the 33rd of his career.
• Cole Fontenelle has reached safely in 19 straight games.
• Fontenelle hit his sixth and seventh home runs of the season.
• Fontenelle picked up his eighth multi-hit game of the season and the 10th of his career.
• Fontenelle collected his seventh career multi-RBI game.
• Karson Bowen stretched his hitting streak to eight games.
• Anthony Silva stretched his hitting streak to seven games.
• Silva tallied his sixth career multi-hit game.
Next Up:
TCU falls to 16-10 on the season and 4-3 in Big 12 play. TCU and Texas Tech will meet in Game 2 of the series on Saturday afternoon at 2. Kole Klecker will get the start for the Horned Frogs. The contest will be televised on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Ethan Coombes (1-0)
L: Abeldt, Ben (1-2)
S: Brandon Beckel (1)
Batting:
2B: Boyers, Luke 1 ; Richardson, Tre 1 ; Silva, Anthony 1
3B: Fontenelle, Cole 1
HR: Taylor, Brayden 1 ; Fontenelle, Cole 2
RBI: Boyers, Luke 3 ; Richardson, Tre 1 ; Taylor, Brayden 4 ; Fontenelle, Cole 4 ; Davis, Austin 1 ; Bowen, Karson 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Boyers, Luke 2 ; Richardson, Tre 3 ; Taylor, Brayden 4 ; Fontenelle, Cole 2 ; Nunez, Elijah 1 ; Bishop, David 2 ; Silva, Anthony 2
SB: Richardson, Tre 1 ; Taylor, Brayden 1 ; Fontenelle, Cole 1 ; Bowen, Karson 1 ; Nunez, Elijah 1 ; Bishop, David 2 ; Silva, Anthony 2
Batting:
2B: Nolen Hester 1 ; Gavin Kash 1 ; Hudson White 1
HR: Gavin Kash 2 ; Hudson White 1
RBI: Nolen Hester 3 ; Gage Harrelson 4 ; Austin Green 1 ; Gavin Kash 3 ; Owen Washburn 1 ; Drew Woodcox 1 ; Hudson White 5 ; Ty Coleman 1 ; Tracer Lopez 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Nolen Hester 1 ; Gage Harrelson 2 ; Kevin Bazzell 2 ; Austin Green 2 ; Gavin Kash 4 ; Owen Washburn 3 ; Drew Woodcox 1 ; Hudson White 2 ; Ty Coleman 1 ; Tracer Lopez 2
SB: Tracer Lopez 1
HBP: Ty Coleman 1
