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Frogs’ Rally Falls Short Saturday
5/18/2024 8:29:00 PM | Baseball
Silva tallies three hits in the game
FORT WORTH – TCU's ninth inning rally fell a run short as it dropped the rubber match to West Virginia 6-5 Saturday afternoon at Lupton Stadium. The Horned Frogs were led at the plate offensively by Anthony Silva's three hits.
The Rundown
Entering the ninth trailing 6-2, TCU put together a furious rally. Anthony Silva singled to lead off the game. A walk to Logan Maxwell and a one out base hit from Luke Boyers brought the tying run to the plate. Chase Brunson pulled the Horned Frogs within two, 6-4, with a double. The Frogs looked poised to tie the game on a Jack Arthur base hit, but the tying run was thrown out at the plate and the Frogs stranded the tying run at third.
West Virginia opened up a 2-0 lead with two outs in the first. A hit batter followed by back-to-back doubles put the Mountaineers on top.
TCU had looks all afternoon to get back in the game. The Frogs loaded the bases in the third and couldn't cut into the deficit. Two more runners were stranded in the fifth. A two-base error in the sixth finally led to the first run of the game as Kurtis Byrne scored on a Brunson ground out.
West Virginia responded with a four spot in the eighth to open up a 6-1 lead. A sacrifice fly gave the Mountaineers a two run cushion. A two out, three run home run capped the scoring in the frame.
The Frogs pushed across a run in the eighth on a Payton Tolle bases-loaded sacrifice fly to pull within four, 6-2, setting up the wild finish.
Louis Rodriguez (4-3) took the loss after allowing two runs on two hits over four innings.
Stat of the Game:
13 - TCU stranded 13 base runners in the game, including leaving the bases loaded twice.
Notes:
With the loss, TCU falls to 31-19 on the season and 14-16 in Big 12 play. TCU will be the No. 9 seed in the upcoming Phillips 66 Big 12 Championships at Globe Life Field. The Horned Frogs and the Mountaineers will meet again on Tuesday at 12:30. The entire tournament will be streamed on ESPN.
The Rundown
Entering the ninth trailing 6-2, TCU put together a furious rally. Anthony Silva singled to lead off the game. A walk to Logan Maxwell and a one out base hit from Luke Boyers brought the tying run to the plate. Chase Brunson pulled the Horned Frogs within two, 6-4, with a double. The Frogs looked poised to tie the game on a Jack Arthur base hit, but the tying run was thrown out at the plate and the Frogs stranded the tying run at third.
West Virginia opened up a 2-0 lead with two outs in the first. A hit batter followed by back-to-back doubles put the Mountaineers on top.
TCU had looks all afternoon to get back in the game. The Frogs loaded the bases in the third and couldn't cut into the deficit. Two more runners were stranded in the fifth. A two-base error in the sixth finally led to the first run of the game as Kurtis Byrne scored on a Brunson ground out.
West Virginia responded with a four spot in the eighth to open up a 6-1 lead. A sacrifice fly gave the Mountaineers a two run cushion. A two out, three run home run capped the scoring in the frame.
The Frogs pushed across a run in the eighth on a Payton Tolle bases-loaded sacrifice fly to pull within four, 6-2, setting up the wild finish.
Louis Rodriguez (4-3) took the loss after allowing two runs on two hits over four innings.
Stat of the Game:
13 - TCU stranded 13 base runners in the game, including leaving the bases loaded twice.
Notes:
- TCU out-hit its opponent for the 27th time this season.
- TCU recorded double-digit hits (10) for the 20th time this season.
- TCU allowed the first run of the game for the 18th time this season.
- Sam Myers stretched his hitting streak to 13 games.
- Myers recorded his 14th career multi-hit game.
- Jack Arthur and Myers have reached safely in 13 straight games.
- Arthur stretched his hitting streak to 11 games.
- Anthony Silva posted his 14th multi-hit game of the year and 34th of his career.
- Luke Boyers tallied his 12th multi-hit game of the season and the 51st of his career.
- Chase Brunson picked up his sixth career multi-RBI game.
- Kurtis Byrne and Karson Bowen have reached safely in seven straight games.
With the loss, TCU falls to 31-19 on the season and 14-16 in Big 12 play. TCU will be the No. 9 seed in the upcoming Phillips 66 Big 12 Championships at Globe Life Field. The Horned Frogs and the Mountaineers will meet again on Tuesday at 12:30. The entire tournament will be streamed on ESPN.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Switalski, Tyler (4-2)
L: Rodriguez, Louis (4-3)
S: Lyman, Luke (1)
Batting:
2B: Chumley, Reed 1 ; Hussey, Grant 1 ; Lumsden, Ben 1
HR: Chumley, Reed 1
RBI: White, Sam 1 ; Chumley, Reed 4 ; Hussey, Grant 1
SF: White, Sam 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Sauve, Logan 1 ; Wetherholt, JJ 1 ; White, Sam 1 ; Chumley, Reed 2 ; Guzman, Armani 1
SB: Guzman, Armani 1
CS: Kresser, Brodie 1
HBP: White, Sam 1
Batting:
2B: Brunson, Chase 1
RBI: Brunson, Chase 3 ; Tolle, Payton 1 ; Arthur, Jack 1
SF: Tolle, Payton 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Silva, Anthony 1 ; Maxwell, Logan 1 ; Byrne, Kurtis 1 ; Boyers, Luke 2
CS: Myers, Sam 1
HBP: Maxwell, Logan 1
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