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TCU Topples No. 22 Kansas, 14-1 - TCU Athletics
FORT WORTH – TCU scored early and often in a 14-1 rout of No. 22 Kansas Friday night at Lupton Stadium. Tommy LaPour struck out a career-high 11 in his fourth straight
TCU Topples No. 22 Kansas, 14-1
Bell and Brunson homer for the Horned Frogs
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| TCU | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | X | 14 | 16 | 0 |
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FORT WORTH – TCU scored early and often in a 14-1 rout of No. 22 Kansas Friday night at Lupton Stadium. Tommy LaPour struck out a career-high 11 in his fourth straight quality start. Jack Bell and Chase Brunson homer for the Horned Frogs. Sawyer Strosnider posted his fourth career four-hit game.
The Rundown
Tommy LaPour (5-2) was masterful once again in tossing seven innings. He allowed a run on three hits, walked three and struck out a career-high 11. The lone blemish on his line was a lead-off home run in the sixth. No Jayhawk baserunner besides the home run hitter reached third base.
The offense wasted little time getting going. Back-to-back triples from Karson Bowen and Sawyer Strosnider to start the first had the Frogs in front 1-0. Cole Cramer singled to make it a 2-0 ballgame after one.
TCU exploded for seven runs in the second to take a commanding 9-0 lead. With one out, seven straight Frogs reached and all scored. Nolan Traeger started the parade to the plate with a double and scored on Jack Bell's home run. With two in scoring position, Cramer dumped a single into right center for a 6-0 lead. Chase Brunson capped the scoring with a three-run blast.
A lead-off walk to Brunson in the fifth turned into TCU's 10th run of the game as he scored on a Traeger sacrifice fly.
After Kansas got on the board with a lead-off home run in the sixth, the Frogs responded with a two-spot in the bottom of the inning. RBIs from Strosnider and Cramer made it a 12-1 game. Two more runs in the seventh accounted for the final scored. Preston Gamster and Strosnider picked up the RBIs.
Cohen Fester retired all three batters he faced in the eighth and Carson Cormierstruck out the final three batters in the game after issuing a lead-off walk in the ninth.
Stat of the Game:
7 – TCU scored seven times on six hits in the second inning. Eleven batters came to the plate and three drove in runs.
Notes:
• TCU scored first in a game for the 21st time this season.
• TCU scored a first inning run for the 14th time this season.
• TCU homered in a game for the 24th time this season.
• TCU has homered in eight straight contests.
• TCU hit multiple home runs in a game for the 16th time this season.
• TCU outhit its opponent for the 21st this season.
• TCU scored double-digit runs for the 12th time this season.
• TCU tallied double-digit hits in a game for the 20th time this season.
• TCU played errorless baseball for the 11th time this season.
• The TCU pitching staff registered double-digit strikeouts for the 17th time this season.
• Tommy LaPour posted his sixth quality start of the season and the 10th of his career.
• Karson Bowen has reached safely in 11 straight games.
• Bowen tallied his sixth multi-hit game of the season and the 42nd of his career.
• Sawyer Strosnider extended his hitting streak to eight games.
• Strosnider tallied his 17th career multi-hit game.
• Cole Cramer tallied his 10th multi-hit game of the year and the 29th of his career.
• Cramer collected his sixth multi-RBI game of the season and the 15th of his career.
• Noah Franco stretched his hitting streak to 10 games.
• Chase Brunson has reached safely in 34 straight games.
• Brunson extended his hitting streak to seven games.
• Brunson hit his eighth home run of the season and the 12th of his career.
• Brunson tallied his 10th multi-RBI game of the year and the 17th of his career.
• Jack Bell hit his fifth home run of the season and the sixth of his career.
• Bell tallied his second career multi-hit game and his sixth career multi-RBI game.
Next Up:
With the win, TCU improves to 26-9 overall and 9-4 in Big 12 play. Game 2 of the series is set for Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m. Kole Klecker will get the start for the Horned Frogs. The entire series will be televised on ESPN+.
