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TCU Completes Sweep of FGCU
2/18/2024 5:30:00 PM | Baseball
Bowen drives in a career-high five runs
FORT WORTH – TCU scored six times in the sixth to break open a tight game and rode it to an 11-6 win Sunday afternoon at Lupton Stadium, completing the sweep of Florida Gulf Coast. Karson Bowen homered and drove in five to lead the offense.
The Rundown
A back-and-forth affair started with Florida Gulf Coast taking advantage of an error in the first to take the lead. With one swing, Karson Bowen put the Horned Frogs on top 2-1 in the second. Chase Brunson doubled and scored on a Luke Boyers hit to make it a 3-1 ballgame after two.
The Eagles responded in the third with a pair of two-run home runs to take a 5-3 lead, but the Frogs once again had an answer. Bowen tied the game with a two-out single in the bottom of the inning.
FGCU regained the lead in the sixth, but Zachary Cawyer (2-0) limited the damage to just one run. He entered the game with the bases with nobody out. After giving up an infield single that put the Eagles in front 6-5, he got back-to-back ground balls to get the Frogs out of the jam.
TCU responded with a six spot in the bottom of the inning and never looked back. With two in scoring position and one out, back-to-back wild pitches allowed Brody Green and Chase Brunson to score, giving the Frogs a 7-6 lead. Payton Tolle delivered a two-run single to push the lead to three, 9-6. Bowen doubled home his fifth run of the game and Green followed with an infield single to give the Frogs a five-run cushion, 11-6.
Zack Morris allowed five runs (four earned) on five hits in four innings of work. He walked three and struck out three in the no-decision. Cawyer picked up the win, pitching 1 2/3 scoreless innings. Hunter Hudges came on in the eighth with the bases loaded and one out. He retired two straight to secure his first save of the season.
Stat of the Game:
5 - Karson Bowen set a career-high with five RBIs in the game. With the offensive output, he surpassed the 50 career RBI mark.
Notes:
With the win, TCU improves to 3-0 on the season. TCU will continue its season-opening nine game homestand Tuesday night when it hosts Texas State at 6 p.m. The game will be televised on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.
The Rundown
A back-and-forth affair started with Florida Gulf Coast taking advantage of an error in the first to take the lead. With one swing, Karson Bowen put the Horned Frogs on top 2-1 in the second. Chase Brunson doubled and scored on a Luke Boyers hit to make it a 3-1 ballgame after two.
The Eagles responded in the third with a pair of two-run home runs to take a 5-3 lead, but the Frogs once again had an answer. Bowen tied the game with a two-out single in the bottom of the inning.
FGCU regained the lead in the sixth, but Zachary Cawyer (2-0) limited the damage to just one run. He entered the game with the bases with nobody out. After giving up an infield single that put the Eagles in front 6-5, he got back-to-back ground balls to get the Frogs out of the jam.
TCU responded with a six spot in the bottom of the inning and never looked back. With two in scoring position and one out, back-to-back wild pitches allowed Brody Green and Chase Brunson to score, giving the Frogs a 7-6 lead. Payton Tolle delivered a two-run single to push the lead to three, 9-6. Bowen doubled home his fifth run of the game and Green followed with an infield single to give the Frogs a five-run cushion, 11-6.
Zack Morris allowed five runs (four earned) on five hits in four innings of work. He walked three and struck out three in the no-decision. Cawyer picked up the win, pitching 1 2/3 scoreless innings. Hunter Hudges came on in the eighth with the bases loaded and one out. He retired two straight to secure his first save of the season.
Stat of the Game:
5 - Karson Bowen set a career-high with five RBIs in the game. With the offensive output, he surpassed the 50 career RBI mark.
Notes:
- TCU tallies its first season-opening series sweep since sweeping Kentucky to open the 2020 campaign.
- TCU recorded double-digit runs (11) and double-digit hits (13) for the third straight game.
- TCU stole multiple bases (2) for the third time this season.
- TCU homered for the third straight game.
- For the third straight game, TCU drew more walks (8) than it struck out (7).
- TCU turned one double play in the game.
- Zack Morris, Jack Basseer and Andrew Mosiello made their TCU debuts.
- Sam Myers made his collegiate debut as a pinch runner in the eighth inning.
- Mosiello made his first appearance on the mound since June 5, 2022 after missing the entire 2023 season with an injury.
- Logan Maxwell tallied his first multi-hit game of the season and the 10th of his career.
- Payton Tolle recorded his second multi-RBI game of the year and the 25th of his career.
- Anthony Silva posted his second multi-hit game of the season and the 22nd of his career.
- Karson Bowen hit his first home run of the season and the seventh home run of his career.
- Bowen picked up his first multi-hit game of the season and the 25th of his career.
- Bowen tallied his first multi-RBI game of the year and the 14th of his career.
- Brody Green collected his first multi-hit game of the season and the second of his career.
With the win, TCU improves to 3-0 on the season. TCU will continue its season-opening nine game homestand Tuesday night when it hosts Texas State at 6 p.m. The game will be televised on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Cawyer, Zachary (2-0)
L: Nick Love (0-1)
S: Hodges, Hunter (1)
Batting:
2B: Ian Farrow 1 ; Jacob Lojewski 1
HR: Ian Farrow 1 ; Harrison Povey 1
RBI: Ian Farrow 2 ; Evan Dempsey 1 ; Jacob Lojewski 1 ; Harrison Povey 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Charles Davalan 2 ; Ian Farrow 1 ; Jacob Lojewski 1 ; Harrison Povey 1 ; Mac Moise 1
Batting:
2B: Maxwell, Logan 1 ; Bowen, Karson 1 ; Brunson, Chase 1
HR: Bowen, Karson 1
RBI: Tolle, Payton 2 ; Bowen, Karson 5 ; Green, Brody 1 ; Boyers, Luke 1
SH: Boyers, Luke 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Chatagnier, Peyton 1 ; Maxwell, Logan 2 ; Byrne, Kurtis 1 ; Tolle, Payton 1 ; Silva, Anthony 2 ; Bowen, Karson 1 ; Green, Brody 1 ; Brunson, Chase 2
SB: Maxwell, Logan 1 ; Silva, Anthony 1
CS: Maxwell, Logan 1 ; Silva, Anthony 1
HBP: Byrne, Kurtis 1
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