Solely three undefeated groups stay on this week's version of D1Baseball.com's prime 25: No. 23 UC Irvine, No. 7 Texas A&M and No. 5 TCU. Lots of TCU's 13 wins have come because of livid comebacks late within the recreation, however hardly ever have the Horned Frogs received comfortably. On Tuesday evening in opposition to Abilene Christian, TCU received comfortably, giving Frog followers in all places pause.
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It didn't take lengthy for the Horned Frogs to get on the scoreboard with a line drive residence run that was ripped Payton Tolle within the backside of the second inning. It was Tolle's second residence run of the season, his first because the second recreation of the season.
Two innings later, Chase Brunson smashed two pictures over the left discipline wall, scoring himself and third baseman Jack Basseer to make it 3-0. Brunson now has three residence runs on the season. It was additionally his first because the second recreation of the season in opposition to Florida Gulf Coast. The ultimate run of the sport got here within the seventh inning when first baseman Brody Inexperienced hit a sacrifice fly that despatched Brunson to the plate.
The 4-0 victory marked the primary time all season that the Horned Frogs' pitching workers stored an opponent off the board. Redshirt freshman Caedmon Parker began on the mound and pitched two innings, permitting two hits and two walks whereas placing out three Wildcat batters. Jax Traeger, Chase Hoover, and Louis Rodriguez he pitched the subsequent three innings, every pitching one body. Mixed, the three allowed simply two hits, two walks and 4 strikeouts.
Hunter Hodges he began within the sixth inning and went two innings. He allowed two hits, two hits and struck out three. Kyle Ayers took the mound within the eighth inning and closed out the ultimate two innings by permitting no hits, strolling one batter and placing out three.
The 13-0 Horned Frogs open Huge 12 play Friday with a weekend sequence at Kansas. The Jayhawks are 7-4 on the season and enter the sport coming off an 11-7 midweek win over Texas Southern. First pitch on Friday is scheduled for six:00 p.m. and shall be televised on Huge 12 Now on ESPN+.
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