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TCU Rallies To Win Opener In Extra Innings - TCU Athletics
SAN DIEGO – The No. 18 TCU Horned Frogs baseball team rallied with five unanswered runs to pick up a 5-4 win in 10 at San Diego Friday night. Isaac Cadena and Karson
GoFrogs: TCU Rallies To Win Opener In Extra Innings
SAN DIEGO – The No. 18 TCU Horned Frogs baseball team rallied with five unanswered runs to pick up a 5-4 win in 10 at San Diego Friday night. Isaac Cadena and Karson Bowen keyed the rally with a two-run home run each. Braeden Sloan fanned eighth in four innings of relief.
The Rundown
Braeden Sloan took over in the fourth inning and slammed the door on the San Diego offense, allowing the Horned Frogs to stage a comeback. The junior's final line saw him allow just three hits and one walk while striking out eight over four shutout frames.
Isaac Cadena's one-out, two-run home run in the sixth cut the deficit in half. The comeback was complete in the top of the seventh on Karson Bowen's inside-the-park home run. A line drive clipped off the diving center fielder's glove and rolled to the wall. Bowen raced around the bases and slid in safely to tie the game at four.
The comeback was complete as the Frogs executed after Colton Griffin's lead-off single in the 10th. Griffin stole second and was on third with one out. Cole Cramer delivered the go-ahead sacrifice fly to put the Frogs up 5-4.
Louis Rodriguez (1-0) earned the win in relief. He took over with a runner on first and one out in the ninth. With one pitch, he was out of the inning as Cramer turned a 4-3 double play to send the game to extras. The game ended in similar fashion as Rodriguez got a 6-4-3 double play to end the game.
San Diego built its lead with solo runs in the first and second innings. A two-run fifth highlighted by a successful double steal extended the lead to 4-0.
Caedmon Parker was the Frogs' Opening Day starter. He allowed four runs (three earned) on five hits in 4 1/3 innings of work. He walked three and struck out five in the no-decision.
Stat of the Game:
5 – TCU scored five unanswered runs to rally for the win.
Notes:
• TCU improved to 4-0 in season-openers under head coach Kirk Saarloos.
• TCU has won seven straight season-openers.
• TCU is 10-3 in season-openers with Saarloos on staff.
• TCU has won five straight extra inning games dating back to 2023.
• TCU improved to 8-1 in extra inning games under Saarloos.
• The TCU pitching staff registered double-digit strikeouts (14).
• TCU turned two double plays in the game.
• Transfers Isaac Cadena (first base), Cole Cramer (second base) and Colton Griffin (third base) made their TCU debuts in the starting lineup.
• Freshmen Noah Franco (designated hitter) and Sawyer Strosnider (right field) made their collegiate debuts in the starting lineup.
• Cole Eaton made his collegiate debut as a pinch runner in the ninth.
• Griffin recorded his first hit in a TCU uniform.
• Griffin tallied his first multi-hit game of the season and the 18th of his career.
• Cramer recorded his first hit, a double, in a TCU uniform.
• Cadena hit his first home run of the season and the fourth of his career.
• Cadena posted his first multi-RBI game of the season and the seventh of his career.
• Karson Bowen hit his first home run of the season and the 13th of his career.
• Bowen posted his first multi-RBI game of the season and the 21st of his career.
• Bowen's reached base streak moved to 12 games dating back to last season.
• Sam Myers extended his reached base streak to 18 games dating back to last season.
Next Up:
TCU (1-0) and San Diego (0-1) will meet in Game 2 of the series on Saturday. First pitch is set for 7 p.m. (CT) Tommy LaPour will get the start for the Horned Frogs. The game will be televised on ESPN+.
