Live Scoreboard: TCU 18, Arkansas 6
ARLINGTON, Texas — After a 3-2 win over the Texas Longhorns to open the 2023 campaign, the No. 8 Arkansas Razorbacks are back in action against No. 15 TCU on Saturday night.
The Horned Frogs, who defeated No. 10 Vanderbilt 11-4 Friday, will start junior right-handed pitcher Cam Brown opposite Arkansas' righty Will McEntire.
All games throughout the weekend will stream live on FloSports. First pitch is scheduled for 7:35 p.m.
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TCU lineup
1. Austin Davis, RF
2. Elijah Nunez, CF
3. Brayden Taylor, 3B
4. Kurtis Byrne, C
5. David Bishop, 1B
6. Luke Boyers, LF
7. Cole Fontenelle, DH
8. Tre Richardson, 2B
9. Anthony Silva, SS
Arkansas lineup
1. Tavian Josenberger, CF
2. Peyton Stovall, 2B
3. Caleb Cali, 3B
4. Brady Slavens, 1B
5. Jared Wegner, LF
6. Jace Bohrofen, RF
7. Kendall Diggs, DH
8. Hudson Polk, C
9. John Bolton, SS
Top 1
McEntire finds himself in an early jam with two runners on and two out. Back-to-back knocks by Bishop and Boyers give the Horned Frogs a 3-0 lead before the Razorbacks even have a chance to bat.
Bottom 1
Stovall's walk and Slavens' double give Arkansas a chance to cut into its early deficit, and Wegner takes Brown 442 feet to left-center field for a three-run shot with two outs to tie it at 3-3.
Top 2
McEntire allows hits two of three batters, and his 2023 debut is over. Left-hander Zack Morris enters in relief and allows the inherited runner to score on an RBI fielder's choice, but he limits the damage to the one run.
Bottom 2
Polk evens the score once again with a one-out solo shot to left. Bolton and Stovall both single, chasing Brown from the game after just five outs. Freshman right-hander Kole Klecker enters for the Horned Frogs, and he fans Cali to keep the score level.
Top 3
Morris works around a one-out single to become the first pitcher to record a zero in a half-inning.
Bottom 3
The Hogs threaten again with a pair of baserunners, but Polk pops up and strands them both.
Top 4
Morris gets through the fourth with another zero. The Horned Frogs have left one man on base in every inning.
Bottom 4
The Hogs go down in order as the lineup flips for a second time.
Top 5
Morris' outing is over after a weak single to put runners at the corners with two outs. Freshman righty Gage Wood's Arkansas debut goes about as poorly as it could have gone, as he allows both inherited runners to score and puts three more Horned Frogs on base. Sophomore right-hander Austin Ledbetter extinguishes the flames with a fielder's choice.
Bottom 5
Wegner records his third knock of the evening, a double, with two outs, but Bohrofen watches strike three, and the Hogs leave their fifth runner on base.
Top 6
Ledbetter runs into trouble, allowing a leadoff walk to score after consecutive singles. Freshman lefty Parker Coil relieves him, allowing two walks and two sacrifice flies to complete a four-spot for TCU. The lead is six runs.
Bottom 6
Diggs leads off with a home run, the Razorbacks' third of the contest, to cut the lead to five runs.
Top 7
Davis returns the leadoff home run to make it a six-run game again. Coil's outing ends, and sophomore righty Dylan Carter escapes the jam without any further damage.
Bottom 7
Stovall reaches on a fielding error against new pitcher Ben Abeldt to start things off, but nothing comes of it.
Top 8
Davis ropes a two-out, two-run double to left to stretch the lead to 13-5. Carter gives way to freshman lefty Sean Fitzpatrick, who throws a wild pitch and allows an RBI infield single to Nunez to make it a nine-run affair.
Bottom 8
The Razorbacks are unable to make anything of a one-out walk to Diggs. They have stranded seven baserunners.
Top 9
Right-hander Cooper Dossett becomes the fourth Arkansas freshman hurler to make his debut. The Springdale native allows two hits, issues three walks and hits a batter, bringing home three more TCU runs. Freshman Ben Bybee relieves Dossett and hits a batter to score the Frogs' 18th run.
Bottom 9
Freshman Jayson Jones hits the Hogs’ third solo homer of the night to make it 18-6.