Brunson’s Five RBIs Lead TCU Past Baylor in Doubleheader Opener
WACO, Texas (Interstat) — Chase Brunson drove in five runs, including a go-ahead three-run homer in the eighth inning, to lift Texas Christian to a 5-4 win over Baylor in the first game of a doubleheader Sunday at Baylor Ballpark.
The Horned Frogs trailed 4-2 before Brunson’s eighth-inning blast off Charlie Atkinson. He added a two-run double in the ninth. Baylor had taken an early lead on a two-run homer by Brady Janusek in the fifth and two unearned runs in the first.
TCU starter Lance Davis allowed three unearned runs over seven innings. Baylor’s Zack Wallace pitched 5 2/3 scoreless innings in a no-decision. Walter Quinn earned the save for the Horned Frogs, who improved to 24-15. The Bears fell to 22-17.