Tuesday, March 17
Fort Worth, Texas
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Strosnider’s Big Day Leads TCU To Victory
3/17/2026 6:18:00 PM | Baseball
Strosnider homers twice and drives in eight
FORT WORTH – Sawyer Strosnider's big day at the plate keyed TCU's 16-6 victory over New Mexico State Tuesday afternoon at Lupton Stadium. The sophomore homered twice and drove in eight as part of a four-hit game.
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The Rundown
TCU scored in all six offensive innings, but had to rally as New Mexico State jumped out to a 5-1 lead. Sawyer Strosnider's double in the first gave TCU a 1-0 lead, but the Aggies had a response in the second. Two home runs in the inning, including a grand slam, put New Mexico State on top.
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The Frogs comeback started in the bottom of the second as it took advantage of an Aggie error to score three unearned runs. Cole Cramer tripled home two runs and scored on a Strosnider base hit to make it a 5-4 ballgame.
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New Mexico State homered again in the third, but the Frogs answered in the bottom of the frame to keep it a one-run ballgame. Two walks around a Colton Griffin base hit loaded the bases. Jack Bell worked the bases-loaded free pass to make it a 6-5 contest.
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TCU completed the comeback in the fourth with a trio of runs. Walks again set the table for the Frogs. Griffin tied the game with a two-out single and Lucas Franco gave the Frogs an 8-6 lead with a two-run base knock.
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Strosnider's two-run home run in the seventh extended the lead to 10-6. A six-spot followed in the sixth. Four walks started the inning and Bell drew his second bases-loaded walk of the game. Cramer followed with an RBI-single and Strosnider capped the scoring with a grand slam.
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The bullpen trio of Tyler Phenow, Zack James and Cade Nelson gave the Frogs 5 2/3 in relief of Uli Fernsler. Phenow fanned two and allowed a run in 1 1/3 innings of work. James (3-0) threw two scoreless as did Nelson.
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8 – Sawyer Strosnider drove in eight runs in the contest. It's tied for the sixth-most RBIs in a single-game this season in the NCAA. It's the most by a Horned Frog since Tre Richardson drove in 11 against Arkansas on June 4, 2023.
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Notes:Â
• TCU scored double-digit runs for the sixth time this season.
• TCU tallied double-digit hits (10) for the sixth time this season.
• TCU outhit its opponent for the sixth time this season.
• TCU homered in a game for the 14th time this season.
• TCU hit multiple home runs in a game for the fifth time this season.
• TCU drew double-digit walks (12) for the fourth time this season.
• TCU registered a stolen base in a game for the 15th time this season.
• TCU scored seven two-out runs in the contest.
• TCU played errorless baseball for the sixth time this season.
• TCU turned one double play in the game.
• Cole Cramer tallied his fourth multi-hit game of the season and the 43rd of his career.
• Cramer registered his third multi-RBI game of the year and the 23rd of his career.
• Sawyer Strosnider has reached safely in 36 straight games dating back to last season.
• Strosnider tallied his third career multi-home run game.
• Strosnider hit his fifth and sixth home run of the season and now has 17 in his career.
• Strosnider recorded his fourth multi-hit game of the year and the 27th of his career.
• Strosnider posted his sixth multi-RBI game of the season and the 19th of his career.
• Colton Griffin has reached safely in 11 straight games.
• Griffin notched his third multi-hit game of the season and the 25th of his career.
• Jack Bell tallied his second multi-RBI game of the year and the 11th of his career.
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Next Up:
With the win, TCU improves to 12-8 on the season. TCU will host league-leading UCF in a three game series starting Friday night. First pitch is set for 6 p.m. The game will be televised on ESPN+.
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The Rundown
TCU scored in all six offensive innings, but had to rally as New Mexico State jumped out to a 5-1 lead. Sawyer Strosnider's double in the first gave TCU a 1-0 lead, but the Aggies had a response in the second. Two home runs in the inning, including a grand slam, put New Mexico State on top.
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The Frogs comeback started in the bottom of the second as it took advantage of an Aggie error to score three unearned runs. Cole Cramer tripled home two runs and scored on a Strosnider base hit to make it a 5-4 ballgame.
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New Mexico State homered again in the third, but the Frogs answered in the bottom of the frame to keep it a one-run ballgame. Two walks around a Colton Griffin base hit loaded the bases. Jack Bell worked the bases-loaded free pass to make it a 6-5 contest.
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TCU completed the comeback in the fourth with a trio of runs. Walks again set the table for the Frogs. Griffin tied the game with a two-out single and Lucas Franco gave the Frogs an 8-6 lead with a two-run base knock.
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Strosnider's two-run home run in the seventh extended the lead to 10-6. A six-spot followed in the sixth. Four walks started the inning and Bell drew his second bases-loaded walk of the game. Cramer followed with an RBI-single and Strosnider capped the scoring with a grand slam.
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The bullpen trio of Tyler Phenow, Zack James and Cade Nelson gave the Frogs 5 2/3 in relief of Uli Fernsler. Phenow fanned two and allowed a run in 1 1/3 innings of work. James (3-0) threw two scoreless as did Nelson.
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8 – Sawyer Strosnider drove in eight runs in the contest. It's tied for the sixth-most RBIs in a single-game this season in the NCAA. It's the most by a Horned Frog since Tre Richardson drove in 11 against Arkansas on June 4, 2023.
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Notes:Â
• TCU scored double-digit runs for the sixth time this season.
• TCU tallied double-digit hits (10) for the sixth time this season.
• TCU outhit its opponent for the sixth time this season.
• TCU homered in a game for the 14th time this season.
• TCU hit multiple home runs in a game for the fifth time this season.
• TCU drew double-digit walks (12) for the fourth time this season.
• TCU registered a stolen base in a game for the 15th time this season.
• TCU scored seven two-out runs in the contest.
• TCU played errorless baseball for the sixth time this season.
• TCU turned one double play in the game.
• Cole Cramer tallied his fourth multi-hit game of the season and the 43rd of his career.
• Cramer registered his third multi-RBI game of the year and the 23rd of his career.
• Sawyer Strosnider has reached safely in 36 straight games dating back to last season.
• Strosnider tallied his third career multi-home run game.
• Strosnider hit his fifth and sixth home run of the season and now has 17 in his career.
• Strosnider recorded his fourth multi-hit game of the year and the 27th of his career.
• Strosnider posted his sixth multi-RBI game of the season and the 19th of his career.
• Colton Griffin has reached safely in 11 straight games.
• Griffin notched his third multi-hit game of the season and the 25th of his career.
• Jack Bell tallied his second multi-RBI game of the year and the 11th of his career.
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Next Up:
With the win, TCU improves to 12-8 on the season. TCU will host league-leading UCF in a three game series starting Friday night. First pitch is set for 6 p.m. The game will be televised on ESPN+.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: James, Zack (3-0)
L: Carvajal, Jake (0-1)
Batting:
HR: Solorzano, Steve 1 ; Rulli, Easton 2
RBI: Solorzano, Steve 4 ; Rulli, Easton 2
SH: Rogers, Cole 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Solorzano, Steve 1 ; Clizbe, Brandon 1 ; Lombardi, Aidan 1 ; Vest, Boston 1 ; Rulli, Easton 2
SB: Meluskey, Tommy 1
HBP: Solorzano, Steve 1
Batting:
2B: Strosnider, Sawyer 1
3B: Cramer, Cole 1
HR: Strosnider, Sawyer 2
RBI: Bell, Jack 2 ; Strosnider, Sawyer 8 ; Griffin, Colton 1 ; Cramer, Cole 3 ; Franco, Lucas 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Bell, Jack 2 ; Strosnider, Sawyer 2 ; Griffin, Colton 2 ; Traeger, Nolan 1 ; Brunson, Chase 1 ; Cramer, Cole 4 ; Franco, Lucas 1 ; Gargett, Kyuss 1 ; Hutchinson, Lane 2
SB: Liddington, Rob 1
HBP: Hutchinson, Lane 1
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