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Comeback Frogs Strike Again; TCU Secures Series Win
2/17/2024 7:02:00 PM | Baseball
TCU hit five home runs in the game
FORT WORTH – For the second time in as many days, No. 5 TCU rallied from a six-run deficit to pick up a victory. Nine unanswered runs, including seven in the eighth, propelled the Horned Frogs to a 13-10 victory over Florida Gulf Coast Saturday afternoon at Lupton Stadium. Payton Tolle's first home run of the season turned a deficit into a lead.
The Rundown
For the second straight game TCU found itself facing a six-run deficit going into the sixth inning. Chase Brunson got the Frogs back into the game with a two-run blast to make it a 10-6 ballgame.
In the eighth, TCU sent 11 batters to the plate and scored seven times to turn a four-run deficit into a three-run lead, 13-10. Luke Boyers opened the inning with his first home run of the season. Four batters later, the bases were loaded for Kurtis Byrne, who delivered a two-run single to make it a one-run ballgame.
Payton Tolle's first home run as a Horned Frog was a big one as he delivered a three-run blast to right center to give the Frogs their first lead since the second inning. Anthony Silva drew a walk, stole second and scored an insurance run on Boyers' second hit of the inning.
The Frogs stormed out to an early 3-0 lead after two innings. Peyton Chatagnier's first home run of the game led off the first for the Frogs. Back-to-back doubles from Tolle and Silva made it a 2-0 game. Chatagnier drove in his second run of the game in the third.
Ben Abledt pitched around a two-out hit with a pair of strikeouts in the ninth to secure the win and earn his first save of the season.
As they did in Game 1, the Eagles used a four-run third to take a 4-3 lead. An unearned run in the fourth was answered by Chatagnier's second home run of the game. Florida Gulf Coast batted around in the fifth and scored five times to build a 10-4 lead.
Kole Klecker started for the Horned Frogs. He allowed five runs (four earned) on seven hits. He walked one and struck out four in the no-decision. Braeden Sloan (1-0) picked up the win in relief with a scoreless eighth.
Stat of the Game:
16 - Of TCU's 23 runs scored this season, 16 have come in the sixth inning or later. The Horned Frogs scored two runs in the sixth and seven in the eighth to rally for the win on Saturday.
Notes:
Next Up:
With the win, TCU improves to 2-0 on the season. Game three against Florida Gulf Coast is set for Sunday afternoon, at 12:30 p.m. Zack Morris will make his TCU debut on the mound. The game will be televised on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.
The Rundown
For the second straight game TCU found itself facing a six-run deficit going into the sixth inning. Chase Brunson got the Frogs back into the game with a two-run blast to make it a 10-6 ballgame.
In the eighth, TCU sent 11 batters to the plate and scored seven times to turn a four-run deficit into a three-run lead, 13-10. Luke Boyers opened the inning with his first home run of the season. Four batters later, the bases were loaded for Kurtis Byrne, who delivered a two-run single to make it a one-run ballgame.
Payton Tolle's first home run as a Horned Frog was a big one as he delivered a three-run blast to right center to give the Frogs their first lead since the second inning. Anthony Silva drew a walk, stole second and scored an insurance run on Boyers' second hit of the inning.
The Frogs stormed out to an early 3-0 lead after two innings. Peyton Chatagnier's first home run of the game led off the first for the Frogs. Back-to-back doubles from Tolle and Silva made it a 2-0 game. Chatagnier drove in his second run of the game in the third.
Ben Abledt pitched around a two-out hit with a pair of strikeouts in the ninth to secure the win and earn his first save of the season.
As they did in Game 1, the Eagles used a four-run third to take a 4-3 lead. An unearned run in the fourth was answered by Chatagnier's second home run of the game. Florida Gulf Coast batted around in the fifth and scored five times to build a 10-4 lead.
Kole Klecker started for the Horned Frogs. He allowed five runs (four earned) on seven hits. He walked one and struck out four in the no-decision. Braeden Sloan (1-0) picked up the win in relief with a scoreless eighth.
Stat of the Game:
16 - Of TCU's 23 runs scored this season, 16 have come in the sixth inning or later. The Horned Frogs scored two runs in the sixth and seven in the eighth to rally for the win on Saturday.
Notes:
- TCU scored a season-high 13 runs.
- TCU recorded double-digit runs and double-digit hits for the second straight.
- TCU stole multiple bases (2) for the second time this season.
- TCU has hit multiple home runs in both games this season and has seven on the year.
- For the second straight game, TCU drew more walks (7) than it struck out (4).
- Kyle Ayers made his TCU debut in the fifth inning.
- Ben Abledt recorded his first save of the season and the fourth of his career.
- Peyton Chatagnier hit his first and second home runs of the season.
- The multi-home run game for Chatagnier is the fourth of his career.
- Chatagnier recorded his second multi-hit game of the season and the 47th of his career.
- Chatagnier posted his first multi-RBI game of the season and the 34th of his career.
- Kurtis Byrne collected his first multi-RBI game of the season and the 22nd of his career.
- Payton Tolle hit his first home run of the season and the17th of his career.
- Tolle posted his first multi-hit game of the season and the 29th of his career.
- Tolle recorded his first multi-RBI game of the year and the 24th of his career.
- Luke Boyers hit his first home run of the season and the 15th of his career.
- Boyers tallied his first multi-hit game of the season and the 40th of his career.
- Boyers recorded his first multi-RBI game of the year and the 27th of his career.
- Chase Brunson homered for the second straight game.
- Brunson notched his second career multi-hit game and multi-RBI game.
- Ryder Robinson collected his first career hit in the bottom of the eighth.
Next Up:
With the win, TCU improves to 2-0 on the season. Game three against Florida Gulf Coast is set for Sunday afternoon, at 12:30 p.m. Zack Morris will make his TCU debut on the mound. The game will be televised on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Sloan, Braeden (1-0)
L: Evan Dempsey (0-1)
S: Abeldt, Ben (1)
Batting:
2B: Harrison Povey 1 ; Mac Moise 1
3B: Charles Davalan 1
HR: Ian Farrow 1 ; Jacob Lojewski 1 ; Harrison Povey 1
RBI: Charles Davalan 2 ; Ian Farrow 3 ; Jacob Lojewski 1 ; Harrison Povey 1 ; Jake McKee 1 ; Mac Moise 1
SH: Ian Farrow 1 ; Mac Moise 1
SF: Mac Moise 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Charles Davalan 1 ; Ian Farrow 1 ; Jacob Lojewski 2 ; Harrison Povey 1 ; Trevor Kole 1 ; Armani Newton 2 ; Jake McKee 1 ; Mac Moise 1
SB: Harrison Povey 1
CS: Charles Davalan 1
Batting:
2B: Maxwell, Logan 1 ; Tolle, Payton 1 ; Silva, Anthony 1
HR: Chatagnier, Peyton 2 ; Tolle, Payton 1 ; Boyers, Luke 1 ; Brunson, Chase 1
RBI: Chatagnier, Peyton 3 ; Byrne, Kurtis 2 ; Tolle, Payton 3 ; Silva, Anthony 1 ; Boyers, Luke 2 ; Brunson, Chase 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Chatagnier, Peyton 2 ; Maxwell, Logan 1 ; Byrne, Kurtis 1 ; Tolle, Payton 2 ; Silva, Anthony 1 ; Boyers, Luke 2 ; Brunson, Chase 3 ; Robinson, Ryder 1
SB: Silva, Anthony 2
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