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GoFrogs: TCU Powers Past Oklahoma; Sweeps Series
NORMAN, Okla. – No. 11 TCU scored seven unanswered run in a come-from-behind 7-3 victory over Oklahoma Sunday afternoon at L. Dale Mitchell Park. The win is the ninth straight for the Horned Frogs as they wrapped up their second Big 12 series sweep.
The Rundown
Oklahoma built a 3-0 lead through the first three innings. A sacrifice fly in the second drove in the first run of the game. In the third, Tyler Hardman's two run home run pushed the deficit to 3-0.
The Frogs began their comeback in the fourth. With two outs and two in scoring position, Tommy Sacco delivered a double to make it a 3-2 ballgame. Porter Brown followed with an RBI-single to tie the game at three.
Brown came through again in the seventh with a one out, two run home run to left put the Frogs on top, 5-3. Back-to-back two out home runs from Phillip Sikes and Brayden Taylor gave the Frogs breathing room, 7-3.
Charles King (3-1) came on in relief in the fifth and allowed just one base runner in his four innings on the mound. After a one-out single in the fifth, he retired 11 in a row before turning the ball over to Haylen Green in the ninth. Green surrendered a two-out double, but a strikeout ended the game.
Johnny Ray started, allowing three runs on four hits. He walked four and struck out five in four innings.
Stat of the Game:
3 – TCU hit three home runs in the decisive seventh inning. The Horned Frogs are 11-0 this season when hitting multiple home runs.
Notes:
• TCU has a season-long nine game winning streak.
• The 6-0 start to Big 12 play is the best since the Frogs joined the league in 2013 (5-1 in 2017).
• TCU tallied double-digit hits for the 15th time this season.
• TCU outhit its opponent for the 19th time this season.
• TCU has homered in 17 games this season.
• TCU hit multiple home runs in a game for the 11th time this season.
• Brayden Taylor hit his seventh home run of the season.
• Taylor has homered in three straight games.
• Taylor notched his eighth career multi-hit game.
• Porter Brown hit his first home run of the season and the second of his career.
• Brown tallied his seventh multi-hit game of the year and the 13th of his career.
• Brown notched his fifth multi-RBI game of the season and the sixth of his career.
• Phillip Sikes has reached safely in 16 straight contests.
• Sikes hit his second home run of the season and the third of his career.
• Sikes tallied his ninth multi-hit game of the year and the 11th of his career.
• Hunter Wolfe posted his seventh multi-hit game of the season and the 25th of his career.
• Wolfe stretched his hitting streak to eight games.
• Tommy Sacco has reached safely in 15 straight contests.
• Sacco stretch his hitting streak to eight games.
• Sacco picked up his third multi-RBI game of the year and the sixth of his career.
• Gene Wood has reached safely in nine straight games.
Next Up:
With the victory, TCU improves to 20-7 on the season and 6-0 in Big 12 play. TCU continues its road trip on Tuesday afternoon at Tarleton State. First pitch is set for 3 p.m.
GoFrogs: TCU Powers Past Oklahoma; Sweeps Series
NORMAN, Okla. – No. 11 TCU scored seven unanswered run in a come-from-behind 7-3 victory over Oklahoma Sunday afternoon at L. Dale Mitchell Park. The win is the ninth straight for the Horned Frogs as they wrapped up their second Big 12 series sweep.
The Rundown
Oklahoma built a 3-0 lead through the first three innings. A sacrifice fly in the second drove in the first run of the game. In the third, Tyler Hardman's two run home run pushed the deficit to 3-0.
The Frogs began their comeback in the fourth. With two outs and two in scoring position, Tommy Sacco delivered a double to make it a 3-2 ballgame. Porter Brown followed with an RBI-single to tie the game at three.
Brown came through again in the seventh with a one out, two run home run to left put the Frogs on top, 5-3. Back-to-back two out home runs from Phillip Sikes and Brayden Taylor gave the Frogs breathing room, 7-3.
Charles King (3-1) came on in relief in the fifth and allowed just one base runner in his four innings on the mound. After a one-out single in the fifth, he retired 11 in a row before turning the ball over to Haylen Green in the ninth. Green surrendered a two-out double, but a strikeout ended the game.
Johnny Ray started, allowing three runs on four hits. He walked four and struck out five in four innings.
Stat of the Game:
3 – TCU hit three home runs in the decisive seventh inning. The Horned Frogs are 11-0 this season when hitting multiple home runs.
Notes:
• TCU has a season-long nine game winning streak.
• The 6-0 start to Big 12 play is the best since the Frogs joined the league in 2013 (5-1 in 2017).
• TCU tallied double-digit hits for the 15th time this season.
• TCU outhit its opponent for the 19th time this season.
• TCU has homered in 17 games this season.
• TCU hit multiple home runs in a game for the 11th time this season.
• Brayden Taylor hit his seventh home run of the season.
• Taylor has homered in three straight games.
• Taylor notched his eighth career multi-hit game.
• Porter Brown hit his first home run of the season and the second of his career.
• Brown tallied his seventh multi-hit game of the year and the 13th of his career.
• Brown notched his fifth multi-RBI game of the season and the sixth of his career.
• Phillip Sikes has reached safely in 16 straight contests.
• Sikes hit his second home run of the season and the third of his career.
• Sikes tallied his ninth multi-hit game of the year and the 11th of his career.
• Hunter Wolfe posted his seventh multi-hit game of the season and the 25th of his career.
• Wolfe stretched his hitting streak to eight games.
• Tommy Sacco has reached safely in 15 straight contests.
• Sacco stretch his hitting streak to eight games.
• Sacco picked up his third multi-RBI game of the year and the sixth of his career.
• Gene Wood has reached safely in nine straight games.
Next Up:
With the victory, TCU improves to 20-7 on the season and 6-0 in Big 12 play. TCU continues its road trip on Tuesday afternoon at Tarleton State. First pitch is set for 3 p.m.
