Rewind: TCU 9, LSU 6
Alex Lange allowed six runs in the first two innings as TCU defeated LSU 9-6 in the Shriners Hospital for Children Classic at Minute Maid Park in Houston on Friday night.
HOW THEY SCORED
TCU first inning – With one out, Elliott Barzilli walked and moved to third on a single by Evan Skoug. After Luken Baker struck out, Barzilli scored on a double by Josh Watson. TCU 1, LSU 0
LSU first inning – Cole Freeman singled and advanced to second on Antoine Duplantis’ ground out to the second baseman. Kramer Robertson walked and Freeman moved to third on a wild pitch by Brian Howard. Freeman scored and Robertson went to second on a single by Greg Deichmann. Josh Smith singled to load the bases. Robertson and Deichmann scored on a single by Jake Slaughter. Smith scored on a double by Jordan Romero. LSU 4, TCU 1
TCU second inning – With one out, Ryan Merrill walked. Merrill stole second base and advanced to third on a throwing error by catcher Michael Papierski. Connor Wahhanen walked and stole second base. Austen Wade hit a three-run homer over the rightfield fence. After Barzilli struck out, Skoug singled. Baker hit a two-run homer over the leftfield fence. TCU 6, LSU 4
TCU fifth inning – With two out, Nolan Brown walked and went to second on a wild pitch by Austin Bain. Brown stole third base and scored on a single by Cam Warner. TCU 7, LSU 4
TCU sixth inning – With two out, Barzilli singled and moved to second on a wild pitch by Russell Reynolds. Barzilli scored on a single by Skoug. TCU 8, LSU 4
TCU ninth inning – With one out, Baker doubled. Baker advanced to third on a wild pitch by Hunter Kiel and scored on a throwing error by Papierski. TCU 9, LSU 4
LSU ninth inning – With one out, Duplantis singled. Duplantis went to third and Robertson reached second on a throwing error by the shortstop Warner. Duplantis scored and Robertson moved to third on an infield single by Deichmann. Robertson scored on Smith’s ground out to the second baseman. TCU 9, LSU 6
KEY STRETCH OF GAME
Lange was given a three-run lead after one inning, but the Tigers’ No. 1 pitcher was unable to get out of the second inning. Lange walked two batters before allowing a home run to the leadoff batter Wade. Then, Lange yielded a single by Skoug before Baker hit a home run. Lange was replaced by Bain after Baker’s homer.
KEY TEAM STATISTICS
TCU outhit LSU 12-10. Four of the Horned Frogs’ hits went for extra bases – two doubles and two home runs. . .The Tigers committed two errors – both on bad throws by Papierski. TCU stole four bases in five attempts. . .LSU pitchers walked five and struck out nine. . .The Tigers stranded nine runners – six in scoring position. LSU was 5-for-14 with runners in scoring position.
INDIVIDUAL STAT LEADERS
LSU
Cole Freeman: 3-for-4, 1 run scored, 1 double
Jordan Romero: 2-for-3, 1 RBI, 1 double
Greg Deichmann: 2-for-5, 2 RBIs, 1 run scored
Jake Slaughter: 1-for-5, 2 RBIs
Kramer Robertson: 0-for-4, 2 runs scored
Alex Lange: 1.2 innings, 5 hits, 6 runs, 6 earned runs, 3 walks, 2 strikeouts
TCU
Evan Skoug: 4-for-5, 1 RBI, 1 run scored
Luken Baker: 2-for-5, 2 RBIs, 2 runs scored, 1 double, 1 home run
Elliott Barzilli: 1-for-4, 2 runs scored
Austen Wade: 1-for-5, 3 RBIs, 1 run scored, 1 home run
Brian Howard: 5 innings, 8 hits, 4 runs, 4 earned runs, 2 walks, 6 strikeouts
LSU’S PLAYER OF THE GAME
Freeman tried to get the Tigers offense going all night long as he reached base four times in five plate appearances. He started LSU’s four-run first inning with a single. Freeman also singled in the second and doubled in the fourth. Freeman drew a walk in the sixth. The only time Freeman was retired came in the ninth on a foul pop up.
NOTES
Romero got his first start as the designated hitter and responded with two hits, including a RBI double in the first. Breaux started in leftfield and went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts. . .Slaughter struck out two more times running his total to ten for the season. . .Papierski had a rough night as he went 0-for-4 at the plate and made two throwing errors. TCU stole four bases. . .The Tigers did all their scoring in the first and ninth innings. . .Three LSU relief pitchers – Bain, Reynolds and Kiel – allowed three runs and seven hits in 7.1 innings. Each pitcher gave up one run. Bain had the longest outing at 3.1 innings. Reynolds threw three innings and Kiel pitched the ninth. . .TCU reliever Charles King gave up two unearned runs and two hits in four innings. . .The Horned Frogs are 8-1, while the Tigers are 8-2. . .The Big 12 won two of Friday’s three games. Baylor blanked Ole Miss 4-0 and Texas Tech was shut out 9-0 by Texas A&M. . .The paid attendance was 17,145. . .Jared Poche will be the starting pitcher against Baylor on Saturday.
FROM THE LOCKER ROOM
Coach Paul Mainieri’s comments: “Alex had outstanding control through the first two weeks of the season, but tonight he just couldn’t find his rhythm. When he would get two strikes, he was having a tough time putting them away. Everybody’s entitled to have one off night and I’m sure Alex will be back strong next week. We hung in there and battled right to the very end. It was a strange game. We got some breaks, but we had some bad luck as well.”
UP NEXT
LSU will play Baylor in the Shriners Hospitals for Children Classic at Minute Maid Park in Houston on Saturday. First pitch is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. Central. The Bears (10-0) defeated Ole Miss 4-0 in the first game of the tournament Friday afternoon. The LSU-Baylor game will be available on Fox Sports Southwest.
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