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Eighth Inning Rally Leads TCU Past No. 19 DBU
4/25/2023 11:01:00 PM | Baseball
FORT WORTH – A five-run eighth inning helped TCU to an 8-5 victory over No. 19 Dallas Baptist Tuesday night at Lupton Stadium. The win snapped DBU's 14 game winning streak. Karson Bowen hit the go-ahead grand slam in the eighth.
The Rundown
Brayden Taylor opened the eighth with a bunt single. Kurtis Byrne followed with a base hit and Austin Davis walked to load the bases. Karson Bowen connected on a 2-2 offering and sent it sailing over the right field fence to turn a 5-3 deficit into a 7-5 lead.
The Frogs added a big insurance run later in the inning. Tre Richardson's second sacrifice fly of the game pushed the TCU lead to three, 8-5.
Ryan Vanderhei (4-3) took over on the mound in the eighth. The Patriots threatened with two in scoring position, but Vanderhei struck out the next two batters to keep the deficit at two. He pitched around a lead-off walk in the ninth to pick up the victory.
DBU scored a single run in the second and third to open up a 2-0 lead. TCU tied the game in the third on Brayden Taylor's two-run homer to right.
The tie wouldn't hold as the Patriots first two hitters of the fourth reached. Two ground outs to the right side and the Patriots had a 4-2 lead. The teams traded runs in the fifth. DBU scored its run on a solo home run, while TCU's run came courtesy of Richardson's first sac fly of the game.
Chase Hoover started for the Frogs and allowed two runs (one earned) on two hits in three innings of work. River Ridings and Cohen Feser each tossed a scoreless inning for the Frogs.
Stats of the Game
5 – TCU scored five times in the eighth inning to pick up its first win of the season when trailing after seven innings.
39 – Brayden Taylor hit his 39th career home run to move into a tie for third all-time with Chad Huffman (2004-06).
Notes:
• TCU started a freshman pitcher for the fifth straight game.
• TCU homered in a game for the 31st time this season.
• TCU hit multiple home runs in a game for the 15th time this season.
• Karson Bowen's grand slam was the third of the season for the Horned Frogs.
• TCU stole multiple bases (2) in a game for the 23rd time this season.
• TCU registered double-digit hits (10) for the 18th time this season.
• Elijah Nunez has reached safely in 12 straight contests.
• Nunez tallied his ninth multi-hit game of the season and the 33rd of his career.
• Tre Richardson has reached safely in 14 straight games.
• Richardson collected his eighth multi-RBI game of the season and the 28th of his career.
• Brayden Taylor hit his career-high 14th home run of the season and the 39th of his career.
• Taylor collected his 11th multi-hit game of the season and the 53rd of his career.
• Taylor notched his ninth multi-RBI game of the year and the 36th of his career.
• Karson Bowen hit his fourth career home run.
• Bowen tallied his eighth career multi-RBI game.
• Logan Maxwell collected his third multi-hit game of the year and the sixth of his career.
Next Up:
With the victory, TCU improves to 23-18 overall. The Horned Frogs return to Big 12 play on Friday night when they play host to Texas. First pitch against the Longhorns is set for 6 p.m. The contest will be televised nationally on ESPNU.
The Rundown
Brayden Taylor opened the eighth with a bunt single. Kurtis Byrne followed with a base hit and Austin Davis walked to load the bases. Karson Bowen connected on a 2-2 offering and sent it sailing over the right field fence to turn a 5-3 deficit into a 7-5 lead.
The Frogs added a big insurance run later in the inning. Tre Richardson's second sacrifice fly of the game pushed the TCU lead to three, 8-5.
Ryan Vanderhei (4-3) took over on the mound in the eighth. The Patriots threatened with two in scoring position, but Vanderhei struck out the next two batters to keep the deficit at two. He pitched around a lead-off walk in the ninth to pick up the victory.
DBU scored a single run in the second and third to open up a 2-0 lead. TCU tied the game in the third on Brayden Taylor's two-run homer to right.
The tie wouldn't hold as the Patriots first two hitters of the fourth reached. Two ground outs to the right side and the Patriots had a 4-2 lead. The teams traded runs in the fifth. DBU scored its run on a solo home run, while TCU's run came courtesy of Richardson's first sac fly of the game.
Chase Hoover started for the Frogs and allowed two runs (one earned) on two hits in three innings of work. River Ridings and Cohen Feser each tossed a scoreless inning for the Frogs.
Stats of the Game
5 – TCU scored five times in the eighth inning to pick up its first win of the season when trailing after seven innings.
39 – Brayden Taylor hit his 39th career home run to move into a tie for third all-time with Chad Huffman (2004-06).
Notes:
• TCU started a freshman pitcher for the fifth straight game.
• TCU homered in a game for the 31st time this season.
• TCU hit multiple home runs in a game for the 15th time this season.
• Karson Bowen's grand slam was the third of the season for the Horned Frogs.
• TCU stole multiple bases (2) in a game for the 23rd time this season.
• TCU registered double-digit hits (10) for the 18th time this season.
• Elijah Nunez has reached safely in 12 straight contests.
• Nunez tallied his ninth multi-hit game of the season and the 33rd of his career.
• Tre Richardson has reached safely in 14 straight games.
• Richardson collected his eighth multi-RBI game of the season and the 28th of his career.
• Brayden Taylor hit his career-high 14th home run of the season and the 39th of his career.
• Taylor collected his 11th multi-hit game of the season and the 53rd of his career.
• Taylor notched his ninth multi-RBI game of the year and the 36th of his career.
• Karson Bowen hit his fourth career home run.
• Bowen tallied his eighth career multi-RBI game.
• Logan Maxwell collected his third multi-hit game of the year and the sixth of his career.
Next Up:
With the victory, TCU improves to 23-18 overall. The Horned Frogs return to Big 12 play on Friday night when they play host to Texas. First pitch against the Longhorns is set for 6 p.m. The contest will be televised nationally on ESPNU.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Vanderhei, Ryan (4-3)
L: Brady Rose (6-1)
Batting:
2B: Miguel Santos 1 ; Tom Poole 1
HR: Ethan Mann 1
RBI: Jace Grady 1 ; Ethan Mann 1 ; Miguel Santos 1 ; George Specht 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Jace Grady 1 ; Ethan Mann 2 ; Grant Jay 1 ; Tom Poole 1
SB: Jace Grady 1 ; Nathan Humphreys 1 ; Miguel Santos 1
CS: Grant Jay 1
HBP: Miguel Santos 1
Batting:
HR: Taylor, Brayden 1 ; Bowen, Karson 1
RBI: Richardson, Tre 2 ; Taylor, Brayden 2 ; Bowen, Karson 4
SF: Richardson, Tre 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Nunez, Elijah 1 ; Taylor, Brayden 2 ; Byrne, Kurtis 1 ; Davis, Austin 1 ; Bowen, Karson 1 ; Silva, Anthony 1 ; Maxwell, Logan 1
SB: Davis, Austin 1 ; Maxwell, Logan 1
HBP: Maxwell, Logan 1
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