GoFrogs: TCU Rallies For Big Win At Wichita State

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TCU Rallies For Big Win At Wichita State

TCU scores in each of the last six innings.

Final Stats

WICHITA, Kan. – TCU found itself facing a 5-2 deficit after four innings of play, but runs in each of the final six frames helped the Horned Frogs to a 17-6 victory on Saturday. The Frogs have now won four straight games.

The Rundown
Wichita State used a trio of sacrifice flies in the first two innings to open up a 3-0 lead.

TCU closed within one with a two runs in the fourth. Back-to-back one-out doubles from Luken Baker and Elliott Barzilli had the Frogs in business. A wild pitch got the Frogs on the board and a Josh Watson base hit made it a 3-2 game.

The Shockers got the runs back in the bottom of the inning, restoring the three-run cushion, 5-2.

From there, it was all Horned Frogs. A Cam Warner double followed by an Evan Skoug base hit made it a 5-4 game after five.

TCU completed the comeback and took the lead with another two runs in the sixth. Mason Hesse tied the game with a bases loaded sacrifice fly. A wild pitch allowed Watson to score to put the Frogs on top 6-5.

Five runs in each of the seventh and eighth innings blew the game open. Skoug hit an RBI double followed by an RBI triple from Barzilli pushed the lead to 8-5. Watson launched his sixth home run of the season to double up the Shockers, 10-5. A two-out error gifted the Frogs their 11th run.

Highlighting the five-run eighth was Dane Steinhagen’s fourth home run of the season, a three-run line shot over the right field fence. TCU and Wichita State traded runs in the ninth to account for the final score.

Brian Trieglaff (3-0) earned the win in relief of Brian Howard. Trieglaff pitched four scoreless innings, allowing three hits, walking three and striking out four. Drew Gooch pitched the final two innings for the Frogs.

Stat of the Game
17 –
TCU has scored 17 runs three times this season. It’s the second time in the past three games the Horned Frogs have tallied 17 runs in a game.

Notes
• TCU has scored four or more runs in an inning 23 times this season.
• TCU scored double-digit runs for the 11th time this season.
• TCU tallied double-digit hits for the 15th time this season.
• TCU played errorless baseball for the 13th time this season.
• Cam Warner stretched his hitting streak to 15 games.
• Elliott Barzilli and Luken Baker have reached base in 11 straight games.
• Elliott Barzilli has hit safely in 11 straight.
• Elliott Barzilli notched his team-leading 15th multi-hit game and the 30th of his career.
• Evan Skoug collected his fifth multiple-RBI game of the season and the 18th of his career.
• Josh Watson posted his seventh multi-hit game of the season.
• Josh Watson tallied his ninth multiple-RBI game of the year.
• Austen Wade has reached base safely in 14 straight games.
• Dane Steinhagen collected his eighth multi-hit game of the season and the 26th of his career.
• Dane Steinhagen posted his seventh multiple-RBI game of the season and the 14th of his career.

Next Up
With the victory, TCU improves to 21-5 on the year. TCU will go for its second sweep of the season on Sunday afternoon at 1. Dalton Horton will make his first career weekend start for the Frogs.


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