{"id":256144,"date":"2026-04-18T21:40:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T21:40:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/256144\/"},"modified":"2026-04-18T21:40:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T21:40:17","slug":"tcu-drops-opener-at-baylor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/256144\/","title":{"rendered":"TCU Drops Opener At Baylor"},"content":{"rendered":"

WACO, Texas\u00a0\u2013 Baylor scored a run in all four of its final offensive innings in rallying to hand TCU a 10-4 loss on Friday night at Baylor Ballpark. Noah Franco<\/a> and Nolan Traeger<\/a> homered for the Horned Frogs in the loss.
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\nThe Rundown
\nTCU opened the scoring in the second inning. Brady Dallimore<\/a> reached on a misplayed double to right to lead off the inning. Jack Bell<\/a> grounded out to drive in Dallimore for a 1-0 lead.
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\nBaylor answered with a run of its own in the bottom of the inning. With the bases loaded and one out, a sacrifice fly knotted the game at one.
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\nNoah Franco<\/a> homered to lead off the fourth inning. Dallimore followed with a triple and scored on a Nolan Traeger<\/a> ground out to give TCU a 3-1 advantage.
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\nBaylor took the lead for good with a three spot in the sixth. Three straight hits opened the inning and all three scored. The go-ahead run came around on a two-out single. A lead-off walk in the seventh turned into another Baylor run and a 5-3 lead.
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\nTraeger pulled the Frogs within one with a lead-off home run in the seventh, but again Baylor answered in the bottom of the frame. Four walks in the inning gifted the Bears a 6-4 lead. Baylor put the game out of reach with five runs in the eighth inning.
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\nTrever Baumler<\/a> (1-3) took the loss after allowing four runs on six hits in four-plus innings of work. He didn’t walk a batter and struck out five.
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\n0 \u2013\u00a0TCU had zero hits with runners in scoring position in the contest.
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\nNotes:\u00a0
\n\u2022 TCU homered in a game for the 26th\u00a0time this season.
\n\u2022 TCU hit multiple home runs in a game for the 11th\u00a0time this season.
\n\u2022 TCU scored first for the 21st\u00a0time this season.
\n\u2022 The TCU pitching staff tallied double-digit strikeouts (10) for the 14th\u00a0time this season.
\n\u2022 TCU allowed double-digit runs for the eighth time this season.
\n\u2022 Noah Franco<\/a> hit his third home run of the season and the 14th\u00a0of his career.
\n\u2022 Brady Dallimore<\/a> recorded his seventh career multi-hit game.
\n\u2022 Nolan Traeger<\/a> extended his hitting streak to seven games.
\n\u2022 Traeger hit his second home run of the season and the fifth of his career.
\n\u2022 Traeger posted his seventh multi-RBI game of the year and the 11th\u00a0of his career.
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\nNext Up:
\nWith the loss, TCU falls to 22-15 on the season and 8-8 in Big 12 play. The Horned Frogs and the Bears will meet in Game 2 Saturday afternoon. First pitch is set for 2 p.m. Lance Davis<\/a> will get the start for the Horned Frogs. The contest will be televised on ESPN+.
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