Saturday, May 6
Fort Worth, Texas
4 p.m.
TCU
26-21
13
vs
4
Cal State Fullerton
28-14
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cal State Fullerton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| TCU | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | X | 13 | 19 | 2 |
TCU Evens Series With Big Win Saturday
5/6/2023 8:33:00 PM | Baseball
FORT WORTH – TCU exploded for eight runs in the eighth to break open a close game en route to a 13-4 victory over No. 24 Cal State Fullerton Saturday afternoon at Lupton Stadium. Eight Horned Frogs drove in a run in the contest.
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The RundownÂ
TCU opened up a 4-0 lead through the first three innings. Brayden Taylor's RBI-single in the first gave the Frogs a 1-0 lead. Elijah Nunez's lead-off double in the third kick-started a three run third. Taylor collected his second RBI of the game to drive in the first run of the frame. Anthony Silva and Luke Boyers tacked on RBI-singles in the frame.
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The Titans battled all the way back to tie the game at four in the fourth. All four runs came with two outs and was aided by an error.
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TCU wasted little time grabbing back the lead. Silva led off the inning with a base hit and four batters later, scored on a bases-loaded wild pitch to put the Frogs back in front 5-4.
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The Frogs exploded for eight runs in the eighth to put the game out of reach. With two outs, 10 straight Frogs reached and eight scored. Cole Fontenelle worked a bases-loaded walk to drive in the first run of the frame. Karson Bowen came through with a two-run single for an 8-4 lead.Â
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Back-to-back hits from Boyers and Austin Davis pushed the lead to 10-4. After a bases-loaded walk to Nunez, Tre Richardson doubled home two more to cap the scoring.
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Sam Stoutenborough started for the Frogs and allowed three runs, two earned on five hits in 4 2/3 innings of work. He fanned six and walked one. Luke Savage (2-3) picked up the win in relief. He allowed an unearned run on three hits in 3 1/3 innings. He walked one and struck out three. Jax Traeger fanned two and walked two in a scoreless ninth.
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Stat of the Game
10 – TCU scored 10 of its 13 runs with two outs. All eight of the eighth inning runs came with two outs.
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Notes:Â
• TCU scored double-digit runs for the 13th time this season.
• TCU tallied double-digit hits (19) in a game for the 21st time this season.
• TCU stole multiple bases (3) in a game for the 26th time this season.
• TCU outhit its opponent for the 29th time this season.
• Elijah Nunez has reached safely in 18 straight contests.
• Nunez stretched his hitting streak to 11 games.
• Nunez tallied his 13th multi-hit game of the season and the 37th of his career.
• Tre Richardson has reached safely in 20 straight games.
• Richardson collected his 18th multi-hit game of the year and the 53rd of his career.
• Richardson posted his ninth multi-RBI game of the season and the 29th of his career.
• Brayden Taylor has reached safely in 13 straight contests.
• Taylor tallied his 12th multi-hit game of the season and the 54th of his career.
• Taylor collected his 10th multi-RBI game of the year and the 37th of his career.
• Anthony Silva stretched his hitting streak to seven games and his reached base streak to 10.
• Silva recorded his 13th career multi-hit game.
• Karson Bowen tallied his 14th career multi-hit game and his 10th career multi-RBI game.
• Luke Boyers posted his 11th multi-hit game of the season and the 38th of his career.
• Boyers notched his eighth multi-RBI game of the year and the 25th of his career.
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With the win, TCU improves to 26-21 overall. The rubber match of the series is set for Sunday. First pitch is slated for Noon. The contest will be televised on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.
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The RundownÂ
TCU opened up a 4-0 lead through the first three innings. Brayden Taylor's RBI-single in the first gave the Frogs a 1-0 lead. Elijah Nunez's lead-off double in the third kick-started a three run third. Taylor collected his second RBI of the game to drive in the first run of the frame. Anthony Silva and Luke Boyers tacked on RBI-singles in the frame.
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The Titans battled all the way back to tie the game at four in the fourth. All four runs came with two outs and was aided by an error.
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TCU wasted little time grabbing back the lead. Silva led off the inning with a base hit and four batters later, scored on a bases-loaded wild pitch to put the Frogs back in front 5-4.
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The Frogs exploded for eight runs in the eighth to put the game out of reach. With two outs, 10 straight Frogs reached and eight scored. Cole Fontenelle worked a bases-loaded walk to drive in the first run of the frame. Karson Bowen came through with a two-run single for an 8-4 lead.Â
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Back-to-back hits from Boyers and Austin Davis pushed the lead to 10-4. After a bases-loaded walk to Nunez, Tre Richardson doubled home two more to cap the scoring.
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Sam Stoutenborough started for the Frogs and allowed three runs, two earned on five hits in 4 2/3 innings of work. He fanned six and walked one. Luke Savage (2-3) picked up the win in relief. He allowed an unearned run on three hits in 3 1/3 innings. He walked one and struck out three. Jax Traeger fanned two and walked two in a scoreless ninth.
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Stat of the Game
10 – TCU scored 10 of its 13 runs with two outs. All eight of the eighth inning runs came with two outs.
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Notes:Â
• TCU scored double-digit runs for the 13th time this season.
• TCU tallied double-digit hits (19) in a game for the 21st time this season.
• TCU stole multiple bases (3) in a game for the 26th time this season.
• TCU outhit its opponent for the 29th time this season.
• Elijah Nunez has reached safely in 18 straight contests.
• Nunez stretched his hitting streak to 11 games.
• Nunez tallied his 13th multi-hit game of the season and the 37th of his career.
• Tre Richardson has reached safely in 20 straight games.
• Richardson collected his 18th multi-hit game of the year and the 53rd of his career.
• Richardson posted his ninth multi-RBI game of the season and the 29th of his career.
• Brayden Taylor has reached safely in 13 straight contests.
• Taylor tallied his 12th multi-hit game of the season and the 54th of his career.
• Taylor collected his 10th multi-RBI game of the year and the 37th of his career.
• Anthony Silva stretched his hitting streak to seven games and his reached base streak to 10.
• Silva recorded his 13th career multi-hit game.
• Karson Bowen tallied his 14th career multi-hit game and his 10th career multi-RBI game.
• Luke Boyers posted his 11th multi-hit game of the season and the 38th of his career.
• Boyers notched his eighth multi-RBI game of the year and the 25th of his career.
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With the win, TCU improves to 26-21 overall. The rubber match of the series is set for Sunday. First pitch is slated for Noon. The contest will be televised on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.
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Pitching:
W: Savage, Luke (2-3)
L: Chester,Fynn (7-1)
Batting:
2B: Lew,Zach 1 ; Connor,Caden 1
RBI: Lew,Zach 1 ; Connor,Caden 1 ; Latta,Maddox 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Lew,Zach 1 ; Connor,Caden 1 ; Nankil,Nate 1 ; White,Carter 1
SB: Bobo,Brendan 1
Batting:
2B: Nunez, Elijah 1 ; Richardson, Tre 1 ; Davis, Austin 1
RBI: Nunez, Elijah 1 ; Richardson, Tre 2 ; Taylor, Brayden 2 ; Silva, Anthony 1 ; Fontenelle, Cole 1 ; Bowen, Karson 2 ; Boyers, Luke 2 ; Davis, Austin 1
SH: Richardson, Tre 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Nunez, Elijah 3 ; Taylor, Brayden 2 ; Silva, Anthony 3 ; Fontenelle, Cole 1 ; Bowen, Karson 1 ; Boyers, Luke 1 ; Davis, Austin 1 ; Maxwell, Logan 1
SB: Nunez, Elijah 2 ; Taylor, Brayden 1
Game Leaders
AB
5
R
3
H
4
RBI
1
AB
5
R
0
H
3
RBI
2
AB
5
R
1
H
3
RBI
2
lf/rf
AB
5
R
1
H
3
RBI
2
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