FWST: TCU surges late to win series opener against Southern Cal

Michael Landestoy, an injury replacement early in Friday’s series opener against Southern Cal, delivered the game-winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning and then two more runs in the eighth as TCU broke open a tight game for an 8-3 victory, the Horned Frogs’ fourth in a row.

The lanky 6-foot-3 sophomore from the Dominican Republic reached across the plate and slapped a 1-2 pitch into right field to give the Frogs a 4-3 lead after they surrendered a 3-1 cushion in the top of the seventh.

TCU then added insurance runs with back-to-back home runs in the eighth inning from Josh Watson, his third of the season, and third baseman Elliott Brazilli, who also crushed his third.

Landestoy, who took over at first base for Connor Wanhanen, then blew it open with a two-run single. Landestoy, who was 2 for 5 with two RBIs in the season’s first 12 games, finished 2 for 3 with three RBIs. …