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GoFrogs: Lodolo’s Career Night Leads TCU To Win
Final Stats
LUBBOCK – A career-high eight innings on the mound from Nick Lodolo led No. 2 TCU to a 4-1 victory over No. 6 Texas Tech on Friday night at Rip Griffin Park.
The Rundown
Lodolo (5-1) was brilliant through eight innings, limiting the Red Raiders to just seven base runners in the game. He was aided by a pair of double plays and finished the game allowing just four hits and striking out four while walking three (one intentionally). Durbin Feltman set the side down in order to pick up his career-best 10th save of the season.
A two-out hit batter in the first turned into TCU’s first run of the game. Evan Skoug took the pitch off the shoulder and moved to second on wild pitch. A Luken Baker base hit made it 1-0 in favor of the Frogs.
TCU’s lead grew to two in the fourth. Michael Landestoy doubled and ultimately scored on a sacrifice fly off the bat of Ryan Merrill.
Texas Tech’s lone threat of the game came in the fourth when it loaded the bases with nobody out. Hunter Hargrove’s sacrifice fly cut the lead in half, 2-1. After an intentional walk re-loaded the bases, but Lodolo got a 6-4-3 double play to end the inning with the lead intact.
The Frogs pushed their lead to three runs with a two-spot in the seventh. Cam Warner singled and move to third on a Skoug base hit. A wild pitch allowed Warner to score and Skoug scored on a Watson sacrifice fly to make it 4-1.
Stat of the Game
19 – For the 19th time this season, TCU stole multiple bases in a game. The Horned Frogs are 19-0 in games in which they steal two or more bases.
Notes:
• TCU improved to 8-0 against ranked opponents this season.
• TCU has scored multiple runs in an inning 64 times this season.
• TCU stole multiple bases for the 19th time this season.
• TCU posted double-digit hits for the 17th time this season.
• TCU scored a first inning run for the 12th time this season.
• TCU scored first for the 20th time this season.
• Durbin Feltman recorded his career-high 10th save in the game.
• Austen Wade has reached base safely in 28 straight games.
• Luken Baker stretched on-base streak to 22.
• Baker tallied his 11th multi-hit game of the season and the 38th of his career.
• Evan Skoug has reached base safely in 24 straight games.
• Skoug collected his 12th multi-hit game this season and the 52nd of his career.
• Michael Landestoy stretched his hitting streak to four games and his on-base streak to five.
• Ryan Merrill has reached base safely in 10 straight games.
Next Up:
The victory pushes TCU’s overall record to 31-9 on the season and increases its Big 12 lead to three games with a 12-4 conference record. Game 2 of the series is set for Saturday afternoon at 3 p.m. It will air nationally on ESPNU. Mitchell Traver gets the start for the Horned Frogs.
GoFrogs: Lodolo’s Career Night Leads TCU To Win
Final Stats
LUBBOCK – A career-high eight innings on the mound from Nick Lodolo led No. 2 TCU to a 4-1 victory over No. 6 Texas Tech on Friday night at Rip Griffin Park.
The Rundown
Lodolo (5-1) was brilliant through eight innings, limiting the Red Raiders to just seven base runners in the game. He was aided by a pair of double plays and finished the game allowing just four hits and striking out four while walking three (one intentionally). Durbin Feltman set the side down in order to pick up his career-best 10th save of the season.
A two-out hit batter in the first turned into TCU’s first run of the game. Evan Skoug took the pitch off the shoulder and moved to second on wild pitch. A Luken Baker base hit made it 1-0 in favor of the Frogs.
TCU’s lead grew to two in the fourth. Michael Landestoy doubled and ultimately scored on a sacrifice fly off the bat of Ryan Merrill.
Texas Tech’s lone threat of the game came in the fourth when it loaded the bases with nobody out. Hunter Hargrove’s sacrifice fly cut the lead in half, 2-1. After an intentional walk re-loaded the bases, but Lodolo got a 6-4-3 double play to end the inning with the lead intact.
The Frogs pushed their lead to three runs with a two-spot in the seventh. Cam Warner singled and move to third on a Skoug base hit. A wild pitch allowed Warner to score and Skoug scored on a Watson sacrifice fly to make it 4-1.
Stat of the Game
19 – For the 19th time this season, TCU stole multiple bases in a game. The Horned Frogs are 19-0 in games in which they steal two or more bases.
Notes:
• TCU improved to 8-0 against ranked opponents this season.
• TCU has scored multiple runs in an inning 64 times this season.
• TCU stole multiple bases for the 19th time this season.
• TCU posted double-digit hits for the 17th time this season.
• TCU scored a first inning run for the 12th time this season.
• TCU scored first for the 20th time this season.
• Durbin Feltman recorded his career-high 10th save in the game.
• Austen Wade has reached base safely in 28 straight games.
• Luken Baker stretched on-base streak to 22.
• Baker tallied his 11th multi-hit game of the season and the 38th of his career.
• Evan Skoug has reached base safely in 24 straight games.
• Skoug collected his 12th multi-hit game this season and the 52nd of his career.
• Michael Landestoy stretched his hitting streak to four games and his on-base streak to five.
• Ryan Merrill has reached base safely in 10 straight games.
Next Up:
The victory pushes TCU’s overall record to 31-9 on the season and increases its Big 12 lead to three games with a 12-4 conference record. Game 2 of the series is set for Saturday afternoon at 3 p.m. It will air nationally on ESPNU. Mitchell Traver gets the start for the Horned Frogs.
