
TCU Drops Regional Opener
5/30/2025 6:25:00 PM | Baseball
Strosnider hits 11th home run of the season
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The Rundown
USC took advantage of a lead-off walk in the second to take a lead it would never relinquish. The run scored on a two-out base knock. The Trojans loaded the bases with nobody out in the fourth. With a run in and nobody out, Louis Rodriguez took over and retired three straight, but a run scored for a 3-0 lead.
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Sawyer Strosnider's one-out home run in the fourth pulled the Frogs within two, 3-1.Â
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From there it was all USC. The Trojans struck for a trio of runs in the sixth and seventh innings to build a 9-1 lead. Four walks and a hit batter in the ninth led to four more runs for USC to account for the final score.
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USC's Caden Aoki limited TCU to just four base runners in his eight innings on the mound. TCU never sent more than four batters to the plate in an inning.
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Tommy LaPour (8-3) took the loss after allowing three runs on six hits. He walked one and struck out five. Louis Rodriguez was touched for three runs on five hits in 2 1/3. Cohen Feser retired both batters he faced. Trever Baumler punched out three in his 1 2/3 innings.Â
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3 – TCU had the only three extra base hits in the game, but managed just five hits.
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Notes:Â
• TCU dropped to 65-45 all-time in the NCAA Tournament.
• TCU is now 39-25 in NCAA Regional contests, including a 14-9 mark at neutral sites.
• TCU homered in a game for the 37th time this season.
• TCU allowed 10+ runs for just the seventh time this season.
• TCU pitchers registered double-digit strikeouts for the 23rd time this season.
• Jack Bell extended his hitting streak to nine games.
• Sawyer Strosnider has reached safely in 15 straight games.
• Strosnider hit his 11th career home run.
• Cole Cramer has reached safely in 11 straight games.
• Cramer stretched his hitting streak to eight games.
• Nolan Traeger extended his hitting streak to 14 games.
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Next Up:
With the loss, TCU falls to 39-19 overall. TCU drops into the loser's bracket and will face the loser of the Oregon State/Saint Mary's contest on Saturday at 2 p.m. (CT).
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Aoki, Caden (6-4)
L: LaPour, Tommy (8-3)
Batting:
RBI: Dowd, Brayden 1 ; Hedges, Ethan 1 ; Grudzielanek, Bryce 1 ; Lopez, Adrian 3 ; Covarrubias, Abbrie 2 ; Basseer, Jack 2 ; Tejeda, Richard 2
SH: Hedges, Ethan 1
SF: Covarrubias, Abbrie 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Dowd, Brayden 2 ; Hedges, Ethan 1 ; Grudzielanek, Bryce 1 ; Lopez, Adrian 1 ; Lamb, Andrew 1 ; Covarrubias, Abbrie 3 ; Lopez, Augie 1 ; Basseer, Jack 1 ; Tejeda, Richard 2
SB: Hedges, Ethan 1 ; Covarrubias, Abbrie 1
HBP: Hedges, Ethan 1 ; Covarrubias, Abbrie 2 ; Tejeda, Richard 1

Batting:
2B: Bell, Jack 1 ; Cramer, Cole 1
HR: Strosnider, Sawyer 1
RBI: Strosnider, Sawyer 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Strosnider, Sawyer 1





















