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Freshmen Key TCU’s 13-5 Win - TCU Athletics
SAN DIEGO – A 9-run fourth inning helped No. 18 TCU to a 13-5 win over San Diego Sunday afternoon at Fowler Park. Noah Franco homered twice in the fourth and drove
GoFrogs: Freshmen Key TCU’s 13-5 Win
SAN DIEGO – A 9-run fourth inning helped No. 18 TCU to a 13-5 win over San Diego Sunday afternoon at Fowler Park. Noah Francohomered twice in the fourth and drove in four runs in the game. Freshman Trever Baumler earned his first career win on the mound.
The Rundown
A trio of freshman arms made their debut in the game and held the Toreros four runs (three earned). Trever Baumler (1-0) went five innings, surrendering three runs (two earned) on five hits. He walked one and struck out five. Nate Stern retired all four batters he faced. Kaden Smith allowed a run on two hits, walked one and struck out one in an inning. Mason Bixby allowed an unearned run on a hit and struck out four in his two innings of work.
Chse Brunson got the scoring started with a sacrifice fly in the third to give the Frogs an early 1-0 lead.
In the fourth, TCU sent 13 men to the plate, scoring nine times. Franco's first of two, two-run home runs in the inning gave TCU a 3-0 lead. With the bases loaded and two outs, the bats came to life. Brunson lined a two-run single into center. Cramer followed with an RBI single and Bowen tripled in two more runs. Franco's second home run of the frame capped the scoring and the Frogs had a 10-0 lead.
San Diego picked up a trio of runs to pull within 10-3, but the Frogs had an answer in the form of an Isaac Cadena two-run blast in the seventh. TCU responded to another USD run with one of its own in the eighth. Franco walked and eventually scored on a wild pitch for a 13-4 lead.
A ninth inning run for San Diego accounted for the final score.
Stat of the Game:
9 – TCU scored nine runs in the fourth inning. It's the most runs scored in an inning since the Frogs did it in the fifth inning against UNC Wilminton on April 15, 2023.
Notes:
• TCU hit multiple home runs (3) in a game for the third straight game.
• TCU registered double digit hits (13) for the second time this season.
• TCU stole multiple bases (4) for the first time season.
• TCU outhit its opponent for the second time this season.
• The TCU pitching staff registered double-digit strikeouts (11).
• Trever Baumler made his collegiate debut as the starting pitcher.
• Preston Gamster made his TCU debut as the starting third baseman.
• Nate Stern made his collegiate debut on the mound in the eighth inning.
• Kaden Smith made his collegiate debut on the mound in the ninth inning.
• Gamster registered his first career hit, a double in the fifth.
• Isaac Cadena hit his second home run of the season and the fifth of his career.
• Cadena tallied his first multi-hit game of the year and the seventh of his career.
• Cadena posted his second multi-RBI game of the season and the ninth of his career.
• Chase Brunson notched his second multi-RBI game of the season and the ninth of his career.
• Cole Cramer collected his first multi-hit game of the season and the 10th of his career.
• Karson Bowen's reached base streak moved to 13 games dating back to last season.
• Bowen tallied his first multi-hit game of the year and the 37th of his career.
• Bowen record his second multi-RBI game of the season and the 22nd of his career.
• Noah Franco hit his first and second career home runs.
• Franco recorded his first career multi-hit and multi-RBI game.
• Sam Myers extended his reached base streak to 20 games dating back to last season.
Next Up:
TCU (3-0) and San Diego (0-3) will meet in the final game of the series on Monday. First pitch is set for 2 p.m. (CT). Zack James will get the start for the Horned Frogs. The game will be televised on ESPN+.
