TCU Takes Game 1; Tops BYU 11-6

Thursday, April 3

Fort Worth, Texas

3 p.m.

TCU

23-8, 6-4

BYU

15-12, 4-6

BYU

TCU

TCU Takes Game 1; Tops BYU 11-6

4/3/2025 7:25:00 PM | Baseball

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Bell, Cadena and Strosnider homer for the Horned Frogs

FORT WORTH – TCU used a barrage of extra base hits to top BYU 11-6 in Game 1 of Thursday's doubleheader at Lupton Stadium. Jack Bell, Sawyer Strosnider and Isaac Cadena each homered and drove in three for the Horned Frogs.

The Rundown
TCU responded to a 2-0 second inning deficit with seven runs in the bottom of the inning. Jack Bell launched a three-run blast down the right field line to put the Frogs in front. Two batters later, Sawyer Strosnider hit a 449 foot blast to center for a 5-2 lead. With two outs, doubles from Noah Franco, Chase Brunson and Isaac Cadena extended the lead to five, 7-2.

The Frogs continued to pour on the offense in the third. Strosnider tripled home a run in the third and scored on a Franco base knock for a 9-2 lead.

BYU crept back into the ballgame with a three spot in the sixth and a solo run in the eighth to make it a 9-6 contest. Kade Eudy took over with the tying run on deck and one out. He recorded the final two outs of the inning to keep it a three run game. He pitched a 1-2-3 ninth to pick up his third save of the season.

Kole Klecker started and went four innings. He allowed two runs on two hits, walked two and struck out six. Mason Brassfield (3-1) earned the win in relief. He surrendered four runs (one earned) on four hits. He fanned six in the game.

Stat of the Game:
3 – Noah Franco, who went 5-for-5 in the game, recorded three doubles in the game, tying the school record. It's been done 13 times previously, most recently by Jantzen Witte on March 15, 2013 against Kansas.

Notes:
• TCU tallied its 15^th come-from-behind win of the season.
• TCU homered in a game for the 20th time this season.
• TCU hit multiple home runs in a game for the 11^th time this season.
• TCU tallied double-digit hits for the 19^th time this season.
• TCU recorded nine extra base hits in the game, including five doubles, one triple and three home runs.
• TCU outhit its opponent for the 18^th time this season.
• The TCU pitching staff registered double-digit strikeouts for the 13^th time this season.
• Karson Bowen has reached safely in seven straight games.
• Cole Cramer has reached safely in 20 straight games.
• Noah Franco and Anthony Silva stretched their hitting streaks to six games.
• Sawyer Strosnider hit his sixth career home run.
• Strosnider registered his 14^th career multi-hit game and his 10^th career multi-RBI game.
• Franco collected his 10^th career multi-hit game.
• Chase Brunson has reached safely in 30 straight games.
• Isaac Cadena hit his fifth home run of the season and the eighth of his career.
• Cadena notched his seventh multi-hit game of the season and the 10th of his career.
• Cadena tallied his fifth multi-RBI game of the season and the 14^th of his career.
• Anthony Silva has reached base safely in 23 straight games.
• Jack Bell hit his fourth career home run.
• Bell tallied his fifth career multi-hit game.

Next Up:
With the win, TCU improves to 23-8 overall and 6-4 in Big 12 play.