Liberty University
2-5
TCU
5-2
Wilson Collects 4 Hits, as Liberty Falls to No. 10 TCU in Game 2 of a Doubleheader Saturday
2/27/2021 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Despite four hits from Liberty right fielder Jake Wilson, the No. 10 TCU Horned Frogs defeated the Liberty Flames 12-2 in game two of a doubleheader at Lupton Stadium, Saturday.
With the victory, the Horn Frogs swept the doubleheader and the three-game series between the two squads.
Wilson had four hits and scored a run for the Flames. Two of the right fielder's hits were doubles.
TCU left-hander Austin Krob allowed Liberty two runs on six hits over the first six innings in the victory.
Liberty falls to 2-5 on the season. TCU moves to 5-2.
Box Score Highlights
Records: Liberty (2-5); TCU (5-2)
Location: Fort Worth Texas (Lupton Stadium)
WP: Austin Krob (1-0) | LP: Trey Gibson (0-2)
Scoring Summary
TCU – 1st INNING – Sikes doubles, Taylor and Boyers score, 2-0
TCU – 2nd INNING – Boyers reaches on a throwing error, Sacco and Byrne score, 4-0
TCU – 2nd INNING – Nunez steals home, 5-0
LIBERTY – 4th INNING – Haney triples, Wilson and Mathieu score, 5-2
TCU – 4th INNING – Taylor homers, Nunez and Sacco score, 8-2
TCU – 5th INNING – Byrne doubles, Rodgers and Shepherd scores, 10-2
TCU – 6th INNING – Sikes singles, Wolfe scores, 11-2
TCU – 6th INNING – Byrne reaches on a fielder's choice, Sikes scores, 12-2
Notable Numbers
- TCU outhit Liberty, 10-9, in the contest. The Flames committed the contest's only error.
- Liberty left 11 men on base. TCU left nine.
- Wilson becomes the first Liberty player with four hits in a game, this season.
- Liberty second baseman Josh Haney tripled with two outs in the fourth inning, the first by a Flame in 2021.
- TCU third baseman Brayden Taylor hit his first home run of the season.
Beyond the Box Score
- TCU took all three games of the first-ever series between the Flames and the Horn Frogs on the diamond.
- Wilson has had at least one hit in each of the last four games. His four-hit game was his first multi-hit contest as a Flame.
- Gray Betts singled in the game. He is the only Liberty player to have at least one hit in every game this season. The sophomore leads the Flames with a .370 batting average.
- Left fielder Aaron Anderson walked in the ninth. Anderson and Betts have reached base in all seven games this season.
Up Next
Liberty return home to Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium on Tuesday. The Flames will host the Radford Highlanders. Game time is scheduled for 4 p.m.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Krob (1-0)
L: Gibson, Trey (0-2)
Batting:
2B: Wilson, Jake 2 ; Guy, Jaylen 1
3B: Haney, Josh 1
RBI: Haney, Josh 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Mathieu, Logan 1 ; Wilson, Jake 1
Batting:
2B: Shepherd 1 ; Sikes 1 ; Byrne 1 ; Sacco 1
HR: Taylor 1
RBI: Boyers 1 ; Taylor 3 ; Sikes 3 ; Byrne 3
Base Running:
RUNS: Nunez 2 ; Boyers 1 ; Taylor 2 ; Wolfe 1 ; Shepherd 1 ; Sikes 1 ; Rodgers 1 ; Byrne 1 ; Sacco 2
SB: Nunez 1
CS: Boyers 1
HBP: Nunez 1 ; Boyers 1
