Strosnider Leads TCU Past Texas Tech

Sunday, March 23

Lubbock, TX

1 p.m.

TCU

17-7, 0

Texas Tech

7-13, 0

TCU

Texas Tech

Strosnider Leads TCU Past Texas Tech

3/23/2025 5:58:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

Strosnider homers twice and drives in six

LUBBOCK, Texas – Sawyer Strosnider's three hits on the day produced a pair of home runs and six runs driven in as TCU rallied for a 9-5 11-inning victory over Texas Tech Sunday afternoon at Rip Griffin Park.

The Rundown
TCU completed its comeback from a 4-1 deficit with two runs in the seventh, tying the game at five. Sawyer Strosnider's two-run home run tied the game. Kade Eudy worked around a couple base runners in the seventh and ninth to send the game to extra innings.

In the 11^th, the Frogs struck for four runs on five hits. Jack Bell led off the inning with a base hit. Strosnider's second home run of the game gave the Horned Frogs a 7-5 lead. With two outs, Noah Franco doubled and scored on a Chase Brunson double. Karson Bowen capped the scoring with with a base hit.

After falling behind 4-1 in the third, the Frogs started the climb out of the hole in the fourth. Strosnider made it a 4-3 game with a two-out, two-run single.

Texas Tech's bid for a fifth run was cutdown at the plate in the fifth as the relay throw home from Anthony Silva was right on target to Nolan Traeger to get the runner at home. The Red Raiders did get the fifth run in the sixth on a two-out base hit.

Kole Klecker started and allowed four runs on five hits in 2 1/3 innings of work. Mason Brassfield surrendered an unearned run on five hits. He walked two and struck out two in 3 2/3 innings. Kade Eudy turned in three scoreless innings and Gianluca Shinn (1-0) tossed a scoreless 10^th. Louis Rodriguez fanned two in a scoreless 11^th inning of work.

Stat of the Game:
4 – TCU turned a season-high four double plays in the game.

Notes:
• TCU improved to 8-1 on the road this season.
• TCU played its second extra-inning game this season (2-0).
• TCU improved to 9-1 in extra-inning games under head coach Kirk Saarloos.
• TCU has won six straight extra-inning games.
• TCU homered in a game for the 16^th time this season.
• TCU hit multiple home runs in a game for the ninth time this season.
• TCU registered double-digit hits for the 15^th time this season.
• TCU scored first in a game for the 14^th time this season.
• TCU was outhit by an opponent for the 11^th time this season.
• Sawyer Strosnider hit his second and third home runs of the season.
• Strosnider stretched his hitting streak to 13 games.
• Strosnider collected his 12^th career multi-hit game and seventh career multi-RBI game.
• Cole Cramer has reached safely in 13 straight games.
• Chase Brunson has reached safely in all 24 games.
• Brunson stretched his hitting streaking to 18 games.
• Brunson collected his seventh multi-RBI game of the year and the 14^th of his career.
• Nolan Traeger has reached safely in 15 straight games.
• Traeger posted his sixth career multi-hit game.
• Traeger stretched his hitting streak to 12 games.
• Anthony Silva has reached base safely in 16 straight games.

Next Up:
With the win, TCU improves to 17-7 overall and 3-3 in Big 12 play. TCU will make a brief stop at home for a midweek series against UTRGV. First pitch for Tuesday's series-opener is set for 6 p.m. The game will be televised on ESPN+.