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TCU Battles To Sixth Straight Victory - TCU Athletics
SAN MARCOS, Texas – TCU ran its winning streak to six games with a 5-3 victory at Texas State Tuesday night at Bobcat Ballpark. Jack Bell hit his third home run
TCU Battles To Sixth Straight Victory
Bell hits third home run of the season
SAN MARCOS, Texas – TCU ran its winning streak to six games with a 5-3 victory at Texas State Tuesday night at Bobcat Ballpark. Jack Bell hit his third home run of the season. The Horned Frogs pitchers tallied 14 strikeouts in the win.
The Rundown
The game was a see-saw battle through the first three innings before TCU was able to find insurances run late. The Frogs opened the scoring in the first as Isaac Cadena raced home on a wild pitch with two outs. Texas State tied the game on a two out, solo home run.
TCU regained the lead in the third on an Anthony Silva two-out base hit, but the Bobcats had an answer in the bottom of the frame as they beat out a two out, infield single with a runner on third to tie the game at two.
Sawyer Strosnider and Colton Griffin teamed up with back-to-back doubles in the fourth to give TCU a lead it would never relinquish. A costly error by Texas State in the fifth gave TCU the all-important insurance. With two on, Jack Bell hit a high fly ball to left that was dropped, allowing Silva to score for a 4-2 lead.
Texas State pulled back within one, 4-3, on a lead-off home run in the sixth, but Jack Bell answered the home run with one of his own in the eighth to account for the final score.
Louis Rodriguez started for the Frogs and allowed a run on two hits in two innings. Kaden Smith struck out the only batter he faced. Kole Klecker turned in a scoreless inning. Nate Stern (1-0) earned the win in relief. He allowed a run and struck out five of the seven batters he faced. Noah Franco fanned four in two innings and Cohen Feser struck out two of the three batters he faced to earn the save.
Stat of the Game:
9 – The freshmen pitching duo of Nate Stern (5) and Noah Franco (4) recorded a combined to strike out nine of the 15 batters they faced over four innings.
Notes:
• TCU scored a first inning run for the ninth time this season.
• TCU homered in a game for the 10th time this season.
• TCU stole multiple bases (2) in a game for the sixth time this season.
• TCU registered double-digit hits for the eighth time this season.
• TCU outhit its opponent for the ninth time this season.
• The pitching staff registered double-digit strikeouts (14) for the 10th time this season.
• Cohen Feser registered his first save of the season and the second of his career.
• Nate Stern earned his first career win.
• Isaac Cadena and Chase Brunson have reached safely in all 17 games.
• Colton Griffin has reached safely in 11 straight games.
• Griffin posted his third multi-hit game of the year and the 20th of his career.
• Cadena stretched his hitting streak to six games.
• Cole Cramer has reached safely in six straight games.
• Brunson stretched his hitting streaking to 11 games.
• Anthony Silva pushed his hitting streak to nine games.
• Jack Bell hit his third home run of the season and the fourth of his career.
• Sawyer Strosnider stretched his hitting streak to six games.
• Strosnider registered his eighth career multi-hit game.
Next Up:
With the win, TCU improves to 13-4. The Horned Frogs return home to open Big 12 play. TCU will welcome league newcomer Arizona State to Lupton Stadium for three games. Friday's series opener is set for 6 p.m. The entire series will be televised on ESPN+.
