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TCU Wins Rubber Match; Takes Series From No. 24 Cal State Fullerton
5/7/2023 4:13:00 PM | Baseball
FORT WORTH – TCU scored six unanswered runs en route to a 6-1 victory over No. 24 Cal State Fullerton Sunday afternoon at Lupton Stadium. Kurtis Byrne led the offense with two hits and a pair of two out RBIs in the game.
The Rundown
The pitching quartet of Kole Klecker, Cam Brown, Cohen Feser and Ben Abeldt was outstanding in holding Cal State Fullerton to an unearned run on five hits.
Klecker fanned three in his two innings of work. Brown (3-2) struck out five in 3 1/3 innings of relief to earn the win. Feser retired the first 10 batter he faced. He gave up two hits and struck out three in two innings. Abeldt needed just one pitch to get the game-ending double play to lock up the win.
Entering the fifth trailing 1-0, TCU scored twice to take a lead it would never relinquish. Logan Maxwell's triple to left drove in Austin Davis with the tying run. A wild pitch allowed Maxwell to race home with the go-ahead run.
TCU added some insurance in the sixth as it scored four times on four hits. Brayden Taylor and Cole Fontenelle swapped doubles to make it a 3-1 game. Karson Bowen followed with an RBI single for a 4-1 lead. With two in scoring position, Kurtis Byrne picked up a pair of two-out RBIs for a 6-1 lead.
Stat of the Weekend
7 – TCU held Cal State Fullerton to just seven runs (four earned) on the weekend. The Titans only scored runs in one inning in each contest.
Notes:
• TCU tallied double-digit hits (10) in a game for the 22nd time this season.
• TCU stole multiple bases (2) in a game for the 27th time this season.
• TCU outhit its opponent for the 30th time this season.
• Cam Brown registered his 100th career strikeout.
• Tre Richardson has reached safely in 21 straight games.
• Brayden Taylor has reached safely in 14 straight contests.
• Cole Fontenelle posted his 13th multi-hit game of the season and the 15th of his career.
• Karson Bowen stretched his hitting streak to seven games.
• Bowen tallied his 15th career multi-hit game.
• Kurtis Byrne recorded his fifth multi-hit game of the season and the 23rd of his career.
• Byrne notched his eighth multi-RBI game of the year and the 18th of his career.
Next Up:
With the win, TCU improves to 27-21 overall. The Horned Frogs will return to the diamond on Friday night as they host the Baylor Bears. First pitch for the series opener is set for 6:30 p.m. The game will be televised on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.
The Rundown
The pitching quartet of Kole Klecker, Cam Brown, Cohen Feser and Ben Abeldt was outstanding in holding Cal State Fullerton to an unearned run on five hits.
Klecker fanned three in his two innings of work. Brown (3-2) struck out five in 3 1/3 innings of relief to earn the win. Feser retired the first 10 batter he faced. He gave up two hits and struck out three in two innings. Abeldt needed just one pitch to get the game-ending double play to lock up the win.
Entering the fifth trailing 1-0, TCU scored twice to take a lead it would never relinquish. Logan Maxwell's triple to left drove in Austin Davis with the tying run. A wild pitch allowed Maxwell to race home with the go-ahead run.
TCU added some insurance in the sixth as it scored four times on four hits. Brayden Taylor and Cole Fontenelle swapped doubles to make it a 3-1 game. Karson Bowen followed with an RBI single for a 4-1 lead. With two in scoring position, Kurtis Byrne picked up a pair of two-out RBIs for a 6-1 lead.
Stat of the Weekend
7 – TCU held Cal State Fullerton to just seven runs (four earned) on the weekend. The Titans only scored runs in one inning in each contest.
Notes:
• TCU tallied double-digit hits (10) in a game for the 22nd time this season.
• TCU stole multiple bases (2) in a game for the 27th time this season.
• TCU outhit its opponent for the 30th time this season.
• Cam Brown registered his 100th career strikeout.
• Tre Richardson has reached safely in 21 straight games.
• Brayden Taylor has reached safely in 14 straight contests.
• Cole Fontenelle posted his 13th multi-hit game of the season and the 15th of his career.
• Karson Bowen stretched his hitting streak to seven games.
• Bowen tallied his 15th career multi-hit game.
• Kurtis Byrne recorded his fifth multi-hit game of the season and the 23rd of his career.
• Byrne notched his eighth multi-RBI game of the year and the 18th of his career.
Next Up:
With the win, TCU improves to 27-21 overall. The Horned Frogs will return to the diamond on Friday night as they host the Baylor Bears. First pitch for the series opener is set for 6:30 p.m. The game will be televised on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Brown, Cam (3-2)
L: Yates,Evan (1-1)
Batting:
SH: White,Carter 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Latta,Maddox 1
Batting:
2B: Taylor, Brayden 1 ; Fontenelle, Cole 1 ; Davis, Austin 1
3B: Richardson, Tre 1 ; Maxwell, Logan 1
RBI: Fontenelle, Cole 1 ; Bowen, Karson 1 ; Maxwell, Logan 1 ; Byrne, Kurtis 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Taylor, Brayden 1 ; Fontenelle, Cole 1 ; Bowen, Karson 1 ; Davis, Austin 2 ; Maxwell, Logan 1
SB: Richardson, Tre 1 ; Davis, Austin 1
CS: Fontenelle, Cole 1
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