Frogs Open Big 12 Play With Win

Friday, March 14

Fort Worth, Texas

6 p.m.

TCU

14-4, 1-0

Arizona State

12-6, 0-1

Arizona State

TCU

Frogs Open Big 12 Play With Win

3/14/2025 9:53:00 PM | Baseball

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Frogs run winning streak to seven games

FORT WORTH – TCU opened league play with a gritty 3-2 win over Arizona State Friday night at Lupton Stadium. The victory moves TCU's winning streak to seven games. Braeden Sloan tossed four scoreless in relief, while Noah Franco led the offense with a home run and two RBIs.

The Rundown
The pitching duo of Tommy LaPour (2-2) and Braeden Sloan were outstanding in holding Arizona State at bay. The Sun Devils scored just two runs (one earned) on six hits and sent the minimum to the plate in six of nine innings.

LaPour's outing ended after five-plus innings. He allowed two runs (one earned) on six hits, walked two and struck out three. Sloan tossed four scoreless, hitless innings and tallied four strikeouts to earn the save.

Arizona State tried to open the scoring in the first on a one out triple. Chase Brunson kept the ball from leaving the yard. Isaac Cadena and Anthony Silva executed a perfect relay throw home to cut down the runner trying to beat out an inside the park home run.

The Frogs got on the board in the second. Cole Cramer doubled to lead off the frame and Noah Franco followed with a two-run, opposite field home run to give the Frogs a 2-0 lead.

The lead evaporated in the top of the third as the first two Sun Devils reached. A one out walk loaded the bases. A grounder to first that was overturned, upon review to an out in favor of the Horned Frogs, allowed the first run to score. An errant pick-off throw to second tied the game.

TCU regained the lead in the fourth. Franco opened the inning with his second hit. Brunson's bloop single into left center put runners on the corners. Sawyer Strosnider grounded out to drive in Franco for a 3-2 lead.

Arizona State's last threat in the game came with back-to-back singles to open the sixth. Sloan took over and retired three straight to end the inning.

Stat of the Game:
12 – Braeden Sloan threw four scoreless, hitless innings of relief. He faced the minimum 12 batters in his time on the mound thanks in part to a caught stealing in the eighth.

Notes:
• TCU homered in a game for the 11^th time this season.
• TCU stole multiple bases (2) in a game for the seventh time this season.
• TCU registered double-digit hits for the ninth time this season.
• TCU outhit its opponent for the 10th time this season.
• Braeden Sloan earned his second save of the season and the third of his career.
• Sloan has not allowed a run in his last 13 2/3 innings of work.
• Isaac Cadena and Chase Brunson have reached safely in all 18 games.
• Colton Griffin has reached safely in 12 straight games.
• Cadena stretched his hitting streak to seven games.
• Cole Cramer has reached safely in seven straight games.
• Noah Franco hit his third career home run.
• Franco registered his fifth career multi-hit game and his second career multi-RBI game.
• Brunson stretched his hitting streaking to 12 games.
• Brunson tallied his sixth multi-hit game of the season and the 16^th of his career.
• Sawyer Strosnider stretched his hitting streak to seven games.
• Anthony Silva pushed his hitting streak to 10 games.

Next Up:
With the win, TCU improves to 14-4 and 1-0 in Big 12 play. Game 2 of the series is set for Saturday afternoon at 2. Mason Brassfield will get the start for the Horned Frogs. The game will be televised on ESPN+.