TCU baseball crushed New Haven 20-1, piling up 13 walks and 19 runs over the final four innings to complete a dominant weekend sweep in Fort Worth.
FORT WORTH - No. 18 TCU baseball turned Sunday afternoon into a track meet at Lupton Stadium, dismantling New Haven 20-1 behind relentless plate discipline and a first-inning avalanche that never let up.
If you’re searching for the defining moment of this TCU baseball sweep, it wasn’t one swing - it was patience.
The Horned Frogs drew 13 walks, the latest example of an offense that has made life miserable for opposing pitchers all season.
TCU has now posted double-digit free passes in three of its last four games, and it showed again in a 20-run outburst that felt inevitable after the opening frame.
After falling behind 1-0, TCU answered immediately. Nolan Traeger was plunked with the bases loaded to even the score, and Kyuss Gargett followed with a clutch single to push the Frogs in front.
Groundouts kept the pressure on before Sawyer Strosnider ripped a bases-clearing double to blow the game open.
Just like that, it was 8-1, and New Haven never recovered.
The onslaught continued as Chase Brunson added to the chaos, reaching safely yet again - he’s now done that in all 11 games this season - while Preston Gamster delivered his first career multi-RBI performance with a two-run double in a massive fifth inning.
That frame alone featured seven hits, three walks and two hit batters as TCU hung 11 runs on the board.
Strosnider extended his on-base streak to 27 games dating back to last year, and Cole Cramer quietly continued his steady production, recording his 41st career multi-hit game while reaching base for the seventh straight contest.
On the mound, Uli Fernsler earned his first career win in his first home start, allowing just one run over three innings.
Trever Baumler and Tyler Phenow handled the rest, combining for four scoreless frames to slam the door.
TCU baseball (6-5) has now won four straight and looks like an offense finding its identity ... aggressive, disciplined and explosive.
The Frogs stay home Tuesday night to face Abilene Christian, and if this weekend was any indication, opposing pitchers should brace themselves.