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TCU Wins 13th Straight; Tops OU 10-2
Horned Frogs have won 20 of last 21 games
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FORT WORTH - The 10th-ranked TCU Horned Frogs stretched their winning streak to 13 straight with a 10-2 win over Oklahoma Friday night. TCU scored 10 unanswered runs to give it 20 victories in its last 21 games.
Oklahoma struck for a pair of runs on four hits in the first inning. Craig Aikin opened the game with a bloop single to center field. With two on and one out, Mac James put the Sooners on top with a base hit to right. A double from Austin O'Brien drove in the second run, but the Frogs dodged a bullet as Cody Jones, Garrett Crain and Kyle Bacak executed a perfect relay throw to cut down the third run at home.
The Horned Frogs stormed back with four runs on two hits and a costly Sooner error in the third. Bacak led off the inning with a walk and moved to second on a base hit from Cody Jones. With one out, Boomer White hit a chopper up the middle that looked like it could be an inning-ending double play, but a bobble loaded the bases. Kevin Cron was plunked on the leg to drive in the first run of the game.
Crain put the Frogs on top, 3-2, with a two-run single to left. The lead grew to two on a double steal attempt. The Sooners threw to second to get Crain, but he stayed in the rundown long enough for Cron to cross the plate for a 4-2 lead.
Dylan Fitzgerald launched his second home run of the season to lead off the fourth. With two outs, Cody Jones started a rally with a base hit. With two on, White singled to right to give TCU a four-run advantage, 6-2.
Brandon Finnegan (8-2) gave way to Trey Teakell in the fifth inning after pitching four innings in his return to the mound. The junior allowed two runs on two hits, two walks and he punched out four.
TCU kept adding to its lead as it collected its seventh run of the game in the fifth inning. Crain doubled to open the inning and scored on a Jerrick Suiter base hit.
Three more unearned runs crossed the plate for the Frogs in the seventh inning. With two on and one out, Fitzgerald lined a single into left. The outfielder bobbled the ball, allowing Crain to score from second. Cody Jones ripped a two-run single to left field to account for the final score.
Teakell was solid in relief as he threw four shutout innings. He allowed three hits, but he faced just 13 batters as the defense turned two double plays behind him. He finished with two strikeouts. Bryan Howard pitched a scoreless ninth to lock up TCU's victory.
The Horned Frogs improve to 35-13 overall and 14-5 in Big 12 play. TCU remains tied atop the league standings with Oklahoma State. TCU and Oklahoma will square off in game two Saturday afternoon at 3:30. The game will be televised nationally on FOX Sports Net. Preston Morrison will make the start for the Horned Frogs.
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Game Notes:
• TCU's 13 game winning streak is its longest since the Horned Frogs won 14 in a row in 1993.
• The crowd of 4,046 was the second-largest crowd of the season.
• TCU tallied 10 or more hits for the 22nd time this season.
• TCU played errorless baseball for the 20th time this season.
• TCU improved to 15-0 when scoring six or more runs.
• TCU held an opponent to two runs or less for the 32nd time this season.
• TCU allowed an opponent to score in the first inning for the just the sixth time this season.
• Cody Jones collected his 100th career hit.
• Brandon Finnegan became the first pitcher since Andrew Mitchell in 2012 to strikeout 100 batters in a season.
• Dylan Fitzgerald stretched his hitting streak to six games. He also collected his 18th multi-hit game of the season.
• Garrett Crain posted his 12th multi-hit game and his fourth multiple-RBI contest.
• Cody Jones picked up his 15th multi-hit and his third multiple-RBI game of the season.
• Jerrick Suiter picked up his ninth multi-hit game of the season. Suiter has reached base safely in 12 straight game.
• Kevin Cron has reached base safely in 11 straight games.
TCU Wins 13th Straight; Tops OU 10-2
Horned Frogs have won 20 of last 21 games
Final Stats | Notes | Photo Gallery
FORT WORTH - The 10th-ranked TCU Horned Frogs stretched their winning streak to 13 straight with a 10-2 win over Oklahoma Friday night. TCU scored 10 unanswered runs to give it 20 victories in its last 21 games.
Oklahoma struck for a pair of runs on four hits in the first inning. Craig Aikin opened the game with a bloop single to center field. With two on and one out, Mac James put the Sooners on top with a base hit to right. A double from Austin O'Brien drove in the second run, but the Frogs dodged a bullet as Cody Jones, Garrett Crain and Kyle Bacak executed a perfect relay throw to cut down the third run at home.
The Horned Frogs stormed back with four runs on two hits and a costly Sooner error in the third. Bacak led off the inning with a walk and moved to second on a base hit from Cody Jones. With one out, Boomer White hit a chopper up the middle that looked like it could be an inning-ending double play, but a bobble loaded the bases. Kevin Cron was plunked on the leg to drive in the first run of the game.
Crain put the Frogs on top, 3-2, with a two-run single to left. The lead grew to two on a double steal attempt. The Sooners threw to second to get Crain, but he stayed in the rundown long enough for Cron to cross the plate for a 4-2 lead.
Dylan Fitzgerald launched his second home run of the season to lead off the fourth. With two outs, Cody Jones started a rally with a base hit. With two on, White singled to right to give TCU a four-run advantage, 6-2.
Brandon Finnegan (8-2) gave way to Trey Teakell in the fifth inning after pitching four innings in his return to the mound. The junior allowed two runs on two hits, two walks and he punched out four.
TCU kept adding to its lead as it collected its seventh run of the game in the fifth inning. Crain doubled to open the inning and scored on a Jerrick Suiter base hit.
Three more unearned runs crossed the plate for the Frogs in the seventh inning. With two on and one out, Fitzgerald lined a single into left. The outfielder bobbled the ball, allowing Crain to score from second. Cody Jones ripped a two-run single to left field to account for the final score.
Teakell was solid in relief as he threw four shutout innings. He allowed three hits, but he faced just 13 batters as the defense turned two double plays behind him. He finished with two strikeouts. Bryan Howard pitched a scoreless ninth to lock up TCU's victory.
The Horned Frogs improve to 35-13 overall and 14-5 in Big 12 play. TCU remains tied atop the league standings with Oklahoma State. TCU and Oklahoma will square off in game two Saturday afternoon at 3:30. The game will be televised nationally on FOX Sports Net. Preston Morrison will make the start for the Horned Frogs.
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Game Notes:
• TCU's 13 game winning streak is its longest since the Horned Frogs won 14 in a row in 1993.
• The crowd of 4,046 was the second-largest crowd of the season.
• TCU tallied 10 or more hits for the 22nd time this season.
• TCU played errorless baseball for the 20th time this season.
• TCU improved to 15-0 when scoring six or more runs.
• TCU held an opponent to two runs or less for the 32nd time this season.
• TCU allowed an opponent to score in the first inning for the just the sixth time this season.
• Cody Jones collected his 100th career hit.
• Brandon Finnegan became the first pitcher since Andrew Mitchell in 2012 to strikeout 100 batters in a season.
• Dylan Fitzgerald stretched his hitting streak to six games. He also collected his 18th multi-hit game of the season.
• Garrett Crain posted his 12th multi-hit game and his fourth multiple-RBI contest.
• Cody Jones picked up his 15th multi-hit and his third multiple-RBI game of the season.
• Jerrick Suiter picked up his ninth multi-hit game of the season. Suiter has reached base safely in 12 straight game.
• Kevin Cron has reached base safely in 11 straight games.
