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AUSTIN, Texas – The pitching trio of Payton Tolle, Hunter Hodges and Ben Abeldt combined to hold Texas to five hits in guiding TCU to a 5-0 series-opening victory
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GoFrogs: TCU Blanks Texas, 5-0, In Opener
AUSTIN, Texas – The pitching trio of Payton Tolle, Hunter Hodges and Ben Abeldt combined to hold Texas to five hits in guiding TCU to a 5-0 series-opening victory Friday night at UFCU Disch-Falk Field. Luke Boyers homered and drove in two runs.

The Rundown
Payton Tolle (4-3) was solid in tossing seven shutout innings. He surrendered just four hits, walked two and struck out seven. He faced the minimum through four, helped along by a double play in the fourth.

TCU jumped out to an early 1-0 lead in the first. Chase Brunson led off the game with a double and scored on a two-out double off the bat of Kurtis Byrne.

The Frogs picked up an insurance run in the sixth. A diving attempt in right field on a sinking line drive was unsuccessful and Byrne raced around the bases to third. Luke Boyers bounced a single through a drawn-in infield to make it a 2-0 ballgame.

Boyers came through again in the eighth with a two-out home run to push the TCU advantage to 3-0.

Two walks and an infield single had the bases-loaded with nobody out in the ninth. Karson Bowen hit a sacrifice fly to drive in Ryder Robinson. The throw back to the infield got away from the Texas infield and Peyton Chatagnier was able to score from second to make it a 5-0 game.

Tolle gave way to Hunter Hodges in the eighth with a runner on second. Hodges induced a double-play ball and struck out the final batter to complete his inning of work. Ben Abeldt fanned two around a two-out single to lock up the shutout.

Stat of the Game:
0 - TCU did not allow a Texas base runner to reach third base.

Notes:
  • TCU posted its third shutout of the year.
  • TCU out-hit its opponent for the 18th time this season.
  • TCU registered double-digit hits for the 15th (11) time this season.
  • TCU homered in a game for the 16th time this season.
  • TCU turned two double plays in the game.
  • TCU played errorless baseball for the 17th time this season.
  • The TCU pitching staff registered double-digit strikeouts (10) for the 22nd time this season.
  • Payton Tolle posted his fourth quality start of the season and the 17th of his career.
  • Chase Brunson posted his ninth career multi-hit game.
  • Brunson stretched his hitting streak to five games.
  • Kurtis Byrne tallied his 10th multi-hit game of the year and the 40th of his career.
  • Luke Boyers hit his fourth home run of the season and the 18th of his career.
  • Boyers tallied his eighth multi-hit game of the year and the 47th of his career.
  • Boyers posted his fourth multi-RBI game of the season and the 30th of his career.
  • Sam Myers stretched his hitting streak to eight games and has reached safely in nine straight games.
  • Myers collected his eighth career multi-hit game.
Next Up:
With the win, TCU improves to 23-13 on the season and 8-11 in Big 12 play. Game two of the series is set for Saturday afternoon. Due to concerns about the weather, first pitch has been moved up to 4 p.m. Louis Rodriguez will get the start for the Horned Frogs. The contest will be televised on ESPN2.
 

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