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CHAMPIONS! TCU Wins Fourth Big 12 Tournament Title
5/28/2023 11:18:00 PM | Baseball
TCU has won four conference titles in last three years
ARLINGTON, Texas – Another offensive outburst for TCU led it to a 12-5 victory over Oklahoma State, locking up a perfect run to its fourth Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship in program history. The win is the sixth straight for TCU, which secured the league's automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament. Brayden Taylor was named the Tournament MVP.
The Rundown
A four spot in the second inning had the Horned Frogs off and running. Anthony Silva's base hit with runners on the corners gave the Frogs a 1-0 lead. Luke Boyers deposited the first pitch he saw over the right field fence for a 4-0 lead.
The Frogs added four more runs in the third as the lead grew 8-0. With the bases loaded, Tre Richardson doubled home a pair of runs and came around to score on a Kurtis Byrne base knock. Two batters later, Austin Davis singled home Byrne with the fourth run of the game.
Oklahoma State picked up two runs in the third, but Luke Savage came on to minimize the damage, getting an inning-ending double play.
TCU got a run back in the fifth. Byrne singled to lead off the inning and scored on a Davis base hit to make it a 9-2 ballgame. Byrne and Davis hooked up again in the seventh to produce the 10th run of the game for TCU.
A two out, three run home run in the seventh pulled Oklahoma State within five, 10-5, but TCU answered with a Brayden Taylor two run blast to account for the final score.
Chase Hoover started and allowed two runs on two outs, walked three and struck out four in two innings. Savage (3-3) tossed four scoreless relief frames to pick up the win in relief. Cohen Feser tossed two innings and Garrett Wright struck out all three he faced in the ninth to secure the victory.
Big 12 All-Tournament Squad
Brayden Taylor (MVP)
Ben Abeldt – Relief Pitcher
Karson Bowen – Catcher
Kurtis Byrne – Designated Hitter
Elijah Nunez - Outfield
Stat of the Game
8 – TCU has won a combined eight Big 12 championships since joining the Big 12 in 2013. The Horned Frogs won the regular season title in 2015, 2017, 2021 and 2022. TCU took home tournament crowns in 2014, 2016, 2021 and 2023.
21 – Brayden Taylor hit his 21st home run of the season and the 46th of his career. The 21 home runs are tied for the third-most in a single season (Chris Thomsen, 1991).
Notes:
• TCU won its 10th conference tournament title in program history (2004, 05 – Conference USA: 2006, 07, 08, 10 – Mountain West; 2014, 16, 21, 23 – Big 12).
• TCU's eight combined championships are the most in the league since TCU joined the conference in 2013.
• TCU improved to 9-1 all-time in conference tournament championship games.
• TCU is now 58-35 all-time in conference tournament contests.
• TCU scored double-digit runs (12) for the 29th time this season.
• TCU tallied double-digit hits (16) for the 17th time this season.
• TCU homered in a game for the 44th time this season.
• TCU hit multiple home runs in a game for the 22nd time this season.
• TCU stole multiple bases (2) in a game for the 34th time this season.
• TCU was outhit for just the 18th time this season.
• TCU played errorless baseball for the 25th time this season.
• The TCU pitching staff fanned double-digit batters (10) for the 23rd time this season.
• Elijah Nunez has reached safely in nine straight games.
• Karson Bowen extended his hitting streak to eight games.
• Bowen registered his 19th career multi-hit game.
• Brayden Taylor has reached safely in 25 straight contests.
• Taylor posted his 15th multi-RBI game of the year and the 42nd of his career.
• Cole Fontenelle has reached safely in 16 straight games.
• Fontenelle collected his 19th multi-hit game of the season and the 21st of his career.
• Tre Richardson posted his 23rd multi-hit game of the year and the 58th of his career.
• Richardson tallied his 10th multi-hit game of the year and the 30th of his career.
• Kurtis Byrne ran his hitting streak to nine games.
• Byrne notch his ninth multi-hit game of the year and the 27th of his career.
• Anthony Silva posted his 18th career multi-hit game.
• Luke Boyers hit his seventh home run of the season and the 14th of his career.
• Boyers recorded his ninth multi-RBI game of the year and the 26th of his career.
• Austin Davis collected his 18th multi-hit game of the year and the 62nd of his career
• Davis posted his seventh multi-RBI game of the year and the 21st of his career.
Next Up:
With the win, TCU improves 37-22 overall. The Horned Frogs have earned the Big 12's automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament. The Frogs will be making their fourth straight appearance in the NCAA Regionals. TCU will learn its destination when the NCAA selection show airs at 11 a.m. on ESPN2.
The Rundown
A four spot in the second inning had the Horned Frogs off and running. Anthony Silva's base hit with runners on the corners gave the Frogs a 1-0 lead. Luke Boyers deposited the first pitch he saw over the right field fence for a 4-0 lead.
The Frogs added four more runs in the third as the lead grew 8-0. With the bases loaded, Tre Richardson doubled home a pair of runs and came around to score on a Kurtis Byrne base knock. Two batters later, Austin Davis singled home Byrne with the fourth run of the game.
Oklahoma State picked up two runs in the third, but Luke Savage came on to minimize the damage, getting an inning-ending double play.
TCU got a run back in the fifth. Byrne singled to lead off the inning and scored on a Davis base hit to make it a 9-2 ballgame. Byrne and Davis hooked up again in the seventh to produce the 10th run of the game for TCU.
A two out, three run home run in the seventh pulled Oklahoma State within five, 10-5, but TCU answered with a Brayden Taylor two run blast to account for the final score.
Chase Hoover started and allowed two runs on two outs, walked three and struck out four in two innings. Savage (3-3) tossed four scoreless relief frames to pick up the win in relief. Cohen Feser tossed two innings and Garrett Wright struck out all three he faced in the ninth to secure the victory.
Big 12 All-Tournament Squad
Brayden Taylor (MVP)
Ben Abeldt – Relief Pitcher
Karson Bowen – Catcher
Kurtis Byrne – Designated Hitter
Elijah Nunez - Outfield
Stat of the Game
8 – TCU has won a combined eight Big 12 championships since joining the Big 12 in 2013. The Horned Frogs won the regular season title in 2015, 2017, 2021 and 2022. TCU took home tournament crowns in 2014, 2016, 2021 and 2023.
21 – Brayden Taylor hit his 21st home run of the season and the 46th of his career. The 21 home runs are tied for the third-most in a single season (Chris Thomsen, 1991).
Notes:
• TCU won its 10th conference tournament title in program history (2004, 05 – Conference USA: 2006, 07, 08, 10 – Mountain West; 2014, 16, 21, 23 – Big 12).
• TCU's eight combined championships are the most in the league since TCU joined the conference in 2013.
• TCU improved to 9-1 all-time in conference tournament championship games.
• TCU is now 58-35 all-time in conference tournament contests.
• TCU scored double-digit runs (12) for the 29th time this season.
• TCU tallied double-digit hits (16) for the 17th time this season.
• TCU homered in a game for the 44th time this season.
• TCU hit multiple home runs in a game for the 22nd time this season.
• TCU stole multiple bases (2) in a game for the 34th time this season.
• TCU was outhit for just the 18th time this season.
• TCU played errorless baseball for the 25th time this season.
• The TCU pitching staff fanned double-digit batters (10) for the 23rd time this season.
• Elijah Nunez has reached safely in nine straight games.
• Karson Bowen extended his hitting streak to eight games.
• Bowen registered his 19th career multi-hit game.
• Brayden Taylor has reached safely in 25 straight contests.
• Taylor posted his 15th multi-RBI game of the year and the 42nd of his career.
• Cole Fontenelle has reached safely in 16 straight games.
• Fontenelle collected his 19th multi-hit game of the season and the 21st of his career.
• Tre Richardson posted his 23rd multi-hit game of the year and the 58th of his career.
• Richardson tallied his 10th multi-hit game of the year and the 30th of his career.
• Kurtis Byrne ran his hitting streak to nine games.
• Byrne notch his ninth multi-hit game of the year and the 27th of his career.
• Anthony Silva posted his 18th career multi-hit game.
• Luke Boyers hit his seventh home run of the season and the 14th of his career.
• Boyers recorded his ninth multi-RBI game of the year and the 26th of his career.
• Austin Davis collected his 18th multi-hit game of the year and the 62nd of his career
• Davis posted his seventh multi-RBI game of the year and the 21st of his career.
Next Up:
With the win, TCU improves 37-22 overall. The Horned Frogs have earned the Big 12's automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament. The Frogs will be making their fourth straight appearance in the NCAA Regionals. TCU will learn its destination when the NCAA selection show airs at 11 a.m. on ESPN2.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Savage, Luke (3-3)
L: Abram, Ben (8-3)
Batting:
2B: Richardson, Tre 1 ; Byrne, Kurtis 1
HR: Taylor, Brayden 1 ; Boyers, Luke 1
RBI: Taylor, Brayden 2 ; Richardson, Tre 2 ; Byrne, Kurtis 1 ; Silva, Anthony 1 ; Boyers, Luke 3 ; Davis, Austin 3
Base Running:
RUNS: Bowen, Karson 2 ; Taylor, Brayden 2 ; Richardson, Tre 2 ; Byrne, Kurtis 4 ; Silva, Anthony 1 ; Boyers, Luke 1
SB: Fontenelle, Cole 1 ; Davis, Austin 1
PO: Bowen, Karson 1
Batting:
HR: Schubart, Nolan 1
RBI: Schubart, Nolan 4 ; Wulfert, Tyler 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Riggio, Roc 1 ; Benge, Carson 1 ; Crull, Jaxson 1 ; Adkison, Chase 1 ; Schubart, Nolan 1
HBP: Benge, Carson 1 ; Adkison, Chase 1
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