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TCU Runs Win Streak To Seven; Tops Arizona 12-4
6/3/2023 1:21:00 AM | Baseball
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – A dominating performance in all three phases led TCU to a 12-4 win over Arizona in its opening game of the NCAA Fayetteville Regional at Baum-Walker Stadium. Brayden Taylor homered as part of a four hit game and drove in six.
The Rundown
The pitching trio of Kole Klecker, Luke Savage and Cohen Feser held the nation's ninth-best offense to four runs on just seven hits. Klecker gave the Horned Frogs four innings, allowing three runs on four hits. He walked two and struck out five. Savage (5-3) surrendered a run on three hits over four innings and struck out three. Feser fanned two of the three he faced to close out the game.
After falling behind 2-0 on a two out home run in the first, TCU wasted little time responding. Elijah Nunez doubled to open the first for the Frogs. After a Karson Bowen base knock, Brayden Taylor's 22nd home run of the season gave the Frogs a 3-2 lead. TCU added another run in the frame as Tre Richardson scored on a two-out single off the bat of Anthony Silva. Taylor tacked on two more runs with a base hit in the second to give TCU a 6-2 lead.
TCU once again responded to an Arizona run with one of its own in the bottom half of the inning. Taylor led off the fourth with a bunt single and two throwing errors later was standing on third. He scored easily on a Cole Fontenelle base knock to make it a 7-3 ballgame.
A costly Arizona error led to two more runs for the Frogs in the fifth. Two out singles from Bowen and Taylor extended the TCU lead to 9-3.
Arizona's third home run of the night made it a 9-4 game. Again, TCU had a response, striking for a trio of runs in the bottom of the eighth to account for the final score. Kurtis Byrne hit a two run home run and Austin Davis doubled home Luke Boyers with the last run of the game.
Stat of the Game
6 – Brayden Taylor matched his career high with six RBIs. He has done it twice in the last five games.
22 – Brayden Taylor hit his 22nd home run of the season and the 47th of his career. The 33 home runs are the third-most in a single season and just one behind the single-season record of 23.
132 – TCU ran its season total for stolen bases to 132. That is the third-most in a single season for TCU and just two behind the program record of 134 set in 1996.
Notes:
• TCU is now 59-42 all-time in NCAA postseason play.
• TCU improved to 37-24 all-time in NCAA Regional play.
• TCU scored double-digit hits (17) for the 30th time this season.
• TCU tallied double-digit runs (12) for the 18th time this season.
• TCU homered in a game for the 45th time this season.
• TCU hit multiple home runs in a game for the 23rd time this season.
• TCU stole multiple bases (3) in a game for the 35th time this season.
• TCU played errorless baseball for the 26th time this season.
• The TCU pitching staff fanned double-digit batters (10) for the 24th time this season.
• Elijah Nunez has reached safely in 10 straight games.
• Karson Bowen extended his hitting streak to nine games.
• Bowen registered his 20th career multi-hit game.
• Brayden Taylor has reached safely in 26 straight contests.
• Taylor tallied his 18th multi-hit game of the season and the 60th of his career.
• Taylor posted his 16th multi-RBI game of the year and the 43rd of his career.
• Cole Fontenelle has reached safely in 17 straight games.
• Fontenelle collected his 20th multi-hit game of the season and the 22nd of his career.
• Tre Richardson posted his 24th multi-hit game of the year and the 59th of his career.
• Kurtis Byrne ran his hitting streak to 10 games.
• Byrne hit his eighth home run of the season and the 14th of his career.
• Byrne notch his 10th multi-RBI game of the year and the 20th of his career.
• Logan Maxwell ran his hit streak to five games.
• Luke Boyers has reached safely in six straight games.
Next Up:
With the win, TCU improves 38-22 overall. The Horned Frogs have advanced in the winner's bracket and will face the host school, Arkansas, Saturday night at 8 p.m. The game will be televised on ESPNU.
The Rundown
The pitching trio of Kole Klecker, Luke Savage and Cohen Feser held the nation's ninth-best offense to four runs on just seven hits. Klecker gave the Horned Frogs four innings, allowing three runs on four hits. He walked two and struck out five. Savage (5-3) surrendered a run on three hits over four innings and struck out three. Feser fanned two of the three he faced to close out the game.
After falling behind 2-0 on a two out home run in the first, TCU wasted little time responding. Elijah Nunez doubled to open the first for the Frogs. After a Karson Bowen base knock, Brayden Taylor's 22nd home run of the season gave the Frogs a 3-2 lead. TCU added another run in the frame as Tre Richardson scored on a two-out single off the bat of Anthony Silva. Taylor tacked on two more runs with a base hit in the second to give TCU a 6-2 lead.
TCU once again responded to an Arizona run with one of its own in the bottom half of the inning. Taylor led off the fourth with a bunt single and two throwing errors later was standing on third. He scored easily on a Cole Fontenelle base knock to make it a 7-3 ballgame.
A costly Arizona error led to two more runs for the Frogs in the fifth. Two out singles from Bowen and Taylor extended the TCU lead to 9-3.
Arizona's third home run of the night made it a 9-4 game. Again, TCU had a response, striking for a trio of runs in the bottom of the eighth to account for the final score. Kurtis Byrne hit a two run home run and Austin Davis doubled home Luke Boyers with the last run of the game.
Stat of the Game
6 – Brayden Taylor matched his career high with six RBIs. He has done it twice in the last five games.
22 – Brayden Taylor hit his 22nd home run of the season and the 47th of his career. The 33 home runs are the third-most in a single season and just one behind the single-season record of 23.
132 – TCU ran its season total for stolen bases to 132. That is the third-most in a single season for TCU and just two behind the program record of 134 set in 1996.
Notes:
• TCU is now 59-42 all-time in NCAA postseason play.
• TCU improved to 37-24 all-time in NCAA Regional play.
• TCU scored double-digit hits (17) for the 30th time this season.
• TCU tallied double-digit runs (12) for the 18th time this season.
• TCU homered in a game for the 45th time this season.
• TCU hit multiple home runs in a game for the 23rd time this season.
• TCU stole multiple bases (3) in a game for the 35th time this season.
• TCU played errorless baseball for the 26th time this season.
• The TCU pitching staff fanned double-digit batters (10) for the 24th time this season.
• Elijah Nunez has reached safely in 10 straight games.
• Karson Bowen extended his hitting streak to nine games.
• Bowen registered his 20th career multi-hit game.
• Brayden Taylor has reached safely in 26 straight contests.
• Taylor tallied his 18th multi-hit game of the season and the 60th of his career.
• Taylor posted his 16th multi-RBI game of the year and the 43rd of his career.
• Cole Fontenelle has reached safely in 17 straight games.
• Fontenelle collected his 20th multi-hit game of the season and the 22nd of his career.
• Tre Richardson posted his 24th multi-hit game of the year and the 59th of his career.
• Kurtis Byrne ran his hitting streak to 10 games.
• Byrne hit his eighth home run of the season and the 14th of his career.
• Byrne notch his 10th multi-RBI game of the year and the 20th of his career.
• Logan Maxwell ran his hit streak to five games.
• Luke Boyers has reached safely in six straight games.
Next Up:
With the win, TCU improves 38-22 overall. The Horned Frogs have advanced in the winner's bracket and will face the host school, Arkansas, Saturday night at 8 p.m. The game will be televised on ESPNU.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Savage, Luke (5-3)
L: Walty, Cam (5-1)
Batting:
2B: Davis, Chase 1
HR: Romero, Kiko 2 ; White, Mason 1
RBI: Romero, Kiko 3 ; White, Mason 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Davis, Chase 1 ; Romero, Kiko 2 ; White, Mason 1
Batting:
2B: Nunez, Elijah 1 ; Bowen, Karson 1 ; Richardson, Tre 2 ; Davis, Austin 1
HR: Taylor, Brayden 1 ; Byrne, Kurtis 1
RBI: Bowen, Karson 1 ; Taylor, Brayden 6 ; Fontenelle, Cole 1 ; Byrne, Kurtis 2 ; Silva, Anthony 1 ; Davis, Austin 1
SH: Boyers, Luke 1 ; Davis, Austin 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Nunez, Elijah 2 ; Bowen, Karson 2 ; Taylor, Brayden 2 ; Richardson, Tre 2 ; Byrne, Kurtis 1 ; Maxwell, Logan 1 ; Boyers, Luke 1 ; Davis, Austin 1
SB: Taylor, Brayden 1 ; Richardson, Tre 1 ; Boyers, Luke 1
CS: Fontenelle, Cole 1
HBP: Nunez, Elijah 1
PO: Fontenelle, Cole 1
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