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GoFrogs: Baseball Powers Past Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS – Johnny Ray tossed a complete-game shutout in leading TCU to a 12-0 win over Minnesota on Saturday night at US Bank Stadium. Austin Henry, Conner Shepherd and Tommy Sacco each homered for the Horned Frogs.
The Rundown
Johnny Ray (1-0) was outstanding in his second start of the season. The redshirt-freshman surrendered just two hits and walked just two while striking out seven. After issuing a one-out walk in the first, Ray retired the next 21 batters he faced.
TCU jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the first and never looked back. Porter Brown doubled to lead off the game. Austin Henry launched a two-run blast to left for his first home run of the season.
Tommy Sacco extended the lead with a lead-off home run in the third. Conner Shepherd doubled home a run in the sixth to make it a 4-0 ballgame.
TCU broke the game open with eight runs in the final three innings. Gene Wood hit a sacrifice fly to drive in Brown. After an error got Sacco to third, Hunter Wolfe put down a bunt single to push the lead to 6-0.
The Frogs put up another two spot in the eighth on a two-out single off the bat of Sacco. Four more runs crossed the plate in the ninth, highlighted by a two-run double from Gray Rodgers and a two-run home run from Shepherd.
Stat of the Game:
21 – After a one-out walk in the first, Johnny Ray retired 21 straight batters. He threw TCU's first complete-game shutout since Haylen Green shut out Lamar 11-0 on May 6, 2018. He retired 25 of 29 batters faced in the game.
Notes:
• TCU is off to a 5-0 start to the season for the first time since the 2015 season.
• TCU recorded double-digit hits and runs for the third straight game.
• TCU hit multiple home runs in a game for the third time this season.
• TCU stole multiple bases in a game for the third time this season.
• TCU played errorless baseball for the second time this season.
• TCU turned a pair of double plays in the contest.
• The shutout was TCU's first since an 11-0 win over Lamar on May 6, 2018.
• Austin Henry hit his first home run of the season and the eighth of his career.
• Henry collected his third multi-RBI game of the season and the 15th of his career.
• Porter Brown tallied his first multi-hit game of the season and the sixth of his career.
• Conner Shepherd recorded his first multi-hit game of the season and the 26th of his career.
• Tommy Sacco tallied his second career multi-hit game and his second career multi-RBI game.
• Gray Rodgers has hit safely in all five games this season.
• Rodgers notched his third career multi-RBI contest.
• Hunter Wolfe collected his second multi-hit game of the year and the 15th of his career.
• Rodgers, Brown, Sikes and Wolfe have reached base safely in all five games.
Next Up:
With the win, TCU improves to 5-0 on the season. The Horned Frogs and the Gophers will square off in Game 2 of the series on Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m.
GoFrogs: Baseball Powers Past Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS – Johnny Ray tossed a complete-game shutout in leading TCU to a 12-0 win over Minnesota on Saturday night at US Bank Stadium. Austin Henry, Conner Shepherd and Tommy Sacco each homered for the Horned Frogs.
The Rundown
Johnny Ray (1-0) was outstanding in his second start of the season. The redshirt-freshman surrendered just two hits and walked just two while striking out seven. After issuing a one-out walk in the first, Ray retired the next 21 batters he faced.
TCU jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the first and never looked back. Porter Brown doubled to lead off the game. Austin Henry launched a two-run blast to left for his first home run of the season.
Tommy Sacco extended the lead with a lead-off home run in the third. Conner Shepherd doubled home a run in the sixth to make it a 4-0 ballgame.
TCU broke the game open with eight runs in the final three innings. Gene Wood hit a sacrifice fly to drive in Brown. After an error got Sacco to third, Hunter Wolfe put down a bunt single to push the lead to 6-0.
The Frogs put up another two spot in the eighth on a two-out single off the bat of Sacco. Four more runs crossed the plate in the ninth, highlighted by a two-run double from Gray Rodgers and a two-run home run from Shepherd.
Stat of the Game:
21 – After a one-out walk in the first, Johnny Ray retired 21 straight batters. He threw TCU's first complete-game shutout since Haylen Green shut out Lamar 11-0 on May 6, 2018. He retired 25 of 29 batters faced in the game.
Notes:
• TCU is off to a 5-0 start to the season for the first time since the 2015 season.
• TCU recorded double-digit hits and runs for the third straight game.
• TCU hit multiple home runs in a game for the third time this season.
• TCU stole multiple bases in a game for the third time this season.
• TCU played errorless baseball for the second time this season.
• TCU turned a pair of double plays in the contest.
• The shutout was TCU's first since an 11-0 win over Lamar on May 6, 2018.
• Austin Henry hit his first home run of the season and the eighth of his career.
• Henry collected his third multi-RBI game of the season and the 15th of his career.
• Porter Brown tallied his first multi-hit game of the season and the sixth of his career.
• Conner Shepherd recorded his first multi-hit game of the season and the 26th of his career.
• Tommy Sacco tallied his second career multi-hit game and his second career multi-RBI game.
• Gray Rodgers has hit safely in all five games this season.
• Rodgers notched his third career multi-RBI contest.
• Hunter Wolfe collected his second multi-hit game of the year and the 15th of his career.
• Rodgers, Brown, Sikes and Wolfe have reached base safely in all five games.
Next Up:
With the win, TCU improves to 5-0 on the season. The Horned Frogs and the Gophers will square off in Game 2 of the series on Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m.
