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TCU Routs Kansas State In Championship Opener
5/24/2023 1:56:00 PM | Baseball
ARLINGTON, Texas – Brayden Taylor homered as part of a three hit game and drove in a career-high six runs as TCU routed Kansas State 16-3 in the opening game of the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship Wednesday morning. Taylor's home run was the 44th of his career, tying the program record.
The Rundown
A lead-off walk drawn by Elijah Nunez followed by a Karson Bowen base hit set the stage for Brayden Taylor's three run home run to put the Horned Frogs in front. With one on and two out, Kurtis Byrne lined a two-run home run to left center for a 5-0 lead.
Three more runs crossed the plate for the Frogs in the second. Bowen doubled home Nunez and scored on a Taylor double for a 7-0 lead. Three batters later, Taylor scored on an Anthony Silva ground out for an 8-0 lead after two.
TCU struck for two more runs in the third. Nunez doubled home Austin Davis and scored on a Bowen sacrifice fly to push the lead to 10.
Kansas State picked up two runs in the fourth without the benefit of a hit as it drew five walks and was hit once to make it a 10-2 ballgame.
The Frogs got the runs back and then some to regain the 10-run cushion. TCU scored six times with two outs on six hits and one costly Wildcat error. Byrne's second hit of the game drove in the first run of the frame. After the error kept the inning alive, Davis drove in Byrne. Nunez collected a two-run single and Taylor a two-run double to make it a 16-2 ballgame.
Cam Brown started for the Frogs and allowed two runs on one hit in 3 1/3 innings. He walked six and struck out four. Jax Traeger (2-0) allowed a run on a hit. He walked four and struck out four. Chase Hoover pitched a scoreless seventh.
Stats of the Game
11 – The top of the order (Elijah Nunez, Karson Bowen and Brayden Taylor) combined to go 10-for-19 with 11 RBIs.
19 – Brayden Taylor's 19th home run is tie for the fifth-most in a single season at TCU.
Notes:
• TCU improved to 15-11 in conference tournament openers.
• TCU is now 55-35 all-time in conference tournament contests.
• TCU tallied double-digit hits (17) for 27th time this season.
• TCU outhit its opponent for the 37th time this season.
• TCU homered in a game for the 41st time this season.
• TCU hit multiple home runs in a game for the 20th time this year.
• TCU scored in the first inning for the 24th time this season.
• TCU recorded double-digit strikeouts (10) for the 21st time this season.
• TCU stole multiple bases (2) in a game for the 32nd time this year.
• Elijah Nunez tallied his 15 multi-hit game of the season and the 39th of his career.
• Nunez posted his 10th multi-RBI game of the year and the 21st of his career
• Karson Bowen notched his 18th career multi-hit game and his 13th career multi-RBI contest.
• Brayden Taylor hit his 19th home run of the season and the 44th of his career.
• Taylor's 44th career home run ties him with Royce Huffman for the program's career record.
• Taylor has reached safely in 22 straight contests.
• Taylor recorded his 16th multi-hit game of the year and the 58th of his career.
• Taylor tallied his 12th multi-RBI game of the season and the 40th of his career.
• Cole Fontenelle has reached safely in 13 straight games.
• Fontenelle collected his 18th multi-hit game of the year and the 20th of his career.
• Anthony Silva has reached safely in eight straight games.
• Kurtis Byrne hit his sixth home run of the season and the 12th of his career.
• Byrne tallied his seventh multi-hit game of the year and the 25th of his career.
• Byrne posted his ninth multi-RBI game of the season and the 19th of his career.
Next Up:
With the win, TCU improves 34-22 overall. The Horned Frogs will take on the winner of the Texas-Kansas game at 4 p.m. on Thursday afternoon. The contest will be televised on ESPNU.
The Rundown
A lead-off walk drawn by Elijah Nunez followed by a Karson Bowen base hit set the stage for Brayden Taylor's three run home run to put the Horned Frogs in front. With one on and two out, Kurtis Byrne lined a two-run home run to left center for a 5-0 lead.
Three more runs crossed the plate for the Frogs in the second. Bowen doubled home Nunez and scored on a Taylor double for a 7-0 lead. Three batters later, Taylor scored on an Anthony Silva ground out for an 8-0 lead after two.
TCU struck for two more runs in the third. Nunez doubled home Austin Davis and scored on a Bowen sacrifice fly to push the lead to 10.
Kansas State picked up two runs in the fourth without the benefit of a hit as it drew five walks and was hit once to make it a 10-2 ballgame.
The Frogs got the runs back and then some to regain the 10-run cushion. TCU scored six times with two outs on six hits and one costly Wildcat error. Byrne's second hit of the game drove in the first run of the frame. After the error kept the inning alive, Davis drove in Byrne. Nunez collected a two-run single and Taylor a two-run double to make it a 16-2 ballgame.
Cam Brown started for the Frogs and allowed two runs on one hit in 3 1/3 innings. He walked six and struck out four. Jax Traeger (2-0) allowed a run on a hit. He walked four and struck out four. Chase Hoover pitched a scoreless seventh.
Stats of the Game
11 – The top of the order (Elijah Nunez, Karson Bowen and Brayden Taylor) combined to go 10-for-19 with 11 RBIs.
19 – Brayden Taylor's 19th home run is tie for the fifth-most in a single season at TCU.
Notes:
• TCU improved to 15-11 in conference tournament openers.
• TCU is now 55-35 all-time in conference tournament contests.
• TCU tallied double-digit hits (17) for 27th time this season.
• TCU outhit its opponent for the 37th time this season.
• TCU homered in a game for the 41st time this season.
• TCU hit multiple home runs in a game for the 20th time this year.
• TCU scored in the first inning for the 24th time this season.
• TCU recorded double-digit strikeouts (10) for the 21st time this season.
• TCU stole multiple bases (2) in a game for the 32nd time this year.
• Elijah Nunez tallied his 15 multi-hit game of the season and the 39th of his career.
• Nunez posted his 10th multi-RBI game of the year and the 21st of his career
• Karson Bowen notched his 18th career multi-hit game and his 13th career multi-RBI contest.
• Brayden Taylor hit his 19th home run of the season and the 44th of his career.
• Taylor's 44th career home run ties him with Royce Huffman for the program's career record.
• Taylor has reached safely in 22 straight contests.
• Taylor recorded his 16th multi-hit game of the year and the 58th of his career.
• Taylor tallied his 12th multi-RBI game of the season and the 40th of his career.
• Cole Fontenelle has reached safely in 13 straight games.
• Fontenelle collected his 18th multi-hit game of the year and the 20th of his career.
• Anthony Silva has reached safely in eight straight games.
• Kurtis Byrne hit his sixth home run of the season and the 12th of his career.
• Byrne tallied his seventh multi-hit game of the year and the 25th of his career.
• Byrne posted his ninth multi-RBI game of the season and the 19th of his career.
Next Up:
With the win, TCU improves 34-22 overall. The Horned Frogs will take on the winner of the Texas-Kansas game at 4 p.m. on Thursday afternoon. The contest will be televised on ESPNU.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Traeger, Jax (1-0)
L: Boerema, Owen (7-2)
Batting:
2B: Goodwin, Nick 1
RBI: Johnson, Cole 1 ; Pena, Roberto 1 ; Pelletier, Raphael 1
SF: Pelletier, Raphael 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Day, Brady 2 ; Goodwin, Nick 1
SB: Jones, Brendan 1 ; Rugely, Cash 1
CS: Rugely, Cash 1
HBP: Pena, Roberto 1
Batting:
2B: Nunez, Elijah 1 ; Bowen, Karson 1 ; Taylor, Brayden 2 ; Fontenelle, Cole 1
HR: Taylor, Brayden 1 ; Byrne, Kurtis 1
RBI: Nunez, Elijah 3 ; Bowen, Karson 2 ; Taylor, Brayden 6 ; Silva, Anthony 1 ; Byrne, Kurtis 3 ; Davis, Austin 1
SF: Bowen, Karson 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Nunez, Elijah 4 ; Bowen, Karson 3 ; Taylor, Brayden 2 ; Fontenelle, Cole 1 ; Silva, Anthony 1 ; Byrne, Kurtis 2 ; Maxwell, Logan 2 ; Davis, Austin 1
SB: Fontenelle, Cole 1 ; Davis, Austin 1
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