TCU Drops Rubber Match Sunday

Sunday, April 16

Fort Worth, Texas

1 p.m.

TCU

22-14

UNC Wilmington

21-13

UNC Wilmington

TCU

TCU Drops Rubber Match Sunday

4/16/2023 4:39:00 PM | Baseball

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Taylor homers twice; moves into fourth all-time in program history

FORT WORTH – UNC Wilmington used a trio of big innings to take the rubber match, handing TCU a 12-6 loss Sunday afternoon at Lupton Stadium. Brayden Taylor homered twice and drove in five in the loss.

The Rundown
Tre Richardson opened the scoring with a one out home run in the first.

The lead would not hold as the Seahawks' first two hitters reached to lead off the second. A two out triple gave UNCW a lead it would never relinquish as the Seahawks ultimately scored four in the inning.

UNCW's lead grew to six, 7-1, with three more in the third. All three runs came with two outs in the inning.

TCU made it a two-run ballgame, 7-5, on Brayden Taylor's grand slam in the third.

UNCW scratched across another two out run in the fifth and struck for four more in the sixth to put the game out of reach. Taylor's second home run, a solo shot in the eighth, accounted for the final 12-6 score.

Cam Brown (2-2) took the loss after allowing four runs on three hits. He walked two and struck out two.

Stat of the Game:
38 – Brayden Taylor's first career multi-home run game gives him 38 career home runs. He now stands along in fourth place all-time at TCU.

Notes:
• TCU scored a first inning run for the 15^th time this season.
• TCU homered in a game for the 29^th time this season.
• TCU hit multiple home runs in a game for the 13^th time this season.
• TCU stretched its streak of stealing a bases in a game to 16 straight.
• Tre Richardson hit his second home run of the season and the ninth of his career.
• Richardson has reached safely in nine straight games.
• Brayden Taylor hit his 12^th and 13^th home runs of the season and now has 38 in his career.
• Taylor collected his 10^th multi-hit game of the season and the 52^nd of his career.
• Taylor recorded his eighth multi-RBI game of the year and the 35^th of his career.
• Anthony Silva has reached safely in 17 straight games.

Next Up:
With the loss, TCU drops to 22-14 overall. The Horned Frogs will wrap up a four-game homestand Tuesday night when they host Lamar. First pitch is set for 6 p.m. The contest will be televised on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.