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Photo by: Kaylee Kahn
Wildcats Walked Off by No. 17 Horned Frogs in Fort Worth
3/4/2026 1:06:00 AM | Baseball
FORT WORTH, Texas - Abilene Christian baseball gave No. 17 TCU all it could handle in a 7-6 walk-off loss to the Horned Frogs at Lupton Stadium on Tuesday night. ACU outhit TCU, 10-8, and took an early lead behind a pair of three-run extra-base hits. The Horned Frogs secured the win with a ninth-inning home run that broke a 6-6 tie.
The Wildcats look to return to above .500 when they host Stephen F. Austin in their second midweek matchup at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Crutcher Scott Field at Bullock Brothers Ballpark. The game will be streamed on ESPN+.
Brady Gray spearheaded ACU's offense with three hits, including a three-run double that allowed the Wildcats to strike first in the opening frame. He matched his career high with a trio of runs driven in. Braden Regala belted his second career home run, a three-run shot in the fourth that strengthened ACU's lead to 6-0. Zandt Payne raised his batting average to .347 with a pair of hits.
Logan Young delivered a strong start for the Wildcats, allowing no hits in two scoreless innings. Brady Coe followed with two scoreless frames of his own with a pair of strikeouts in his fifth outing of the season. Noah Galvan issued 1 ⅓ innings across the sixth and seventh, stirking out a couple.
ACU took advantage of a pair of free passes and timely two-out hitting in the first inning. Payne was hit by a pitch to begin the game before a two-out single by Diego Cardenas. Ryan Jones was also beaned by a pitch to load the bases for Gray, who sent one to the wall in right-center field for a bases-clearing double that put the Wildcats on top early.
Regala doubled ACU's lead in the fourth inning, with Gray opening the frame with his second two-bagger of the evening. Reese Borho reached via an error by the TCU pitcher, setting the stage for the 5-foot-8 Regala's three-run shot to left field, moving the Wildcats in front, 6-0.
The Horned Frogs were quick to knot things up with three runs in the fifth and sixth innings. Four of their runs scored via walks or a hit batter. ACU prevented further damage by stranding the bases loaded in both innings.
In the fifth, Caden Greanead, making his team-high sixth appearance, entered with two outs and induced a flyout to end the threat. Galvan came on in the sixth and notched a three-pitch strikeout to leave 'em loaded.
After the first TCU batter in the bottom of the ninth struck out, the Horned Frogs walked-off the Wildcats with a solo homer.
The Wildcats look to return to above .500 when they host Stephen F. Austin in their second midweek matchup at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Crutcher Scott Field at Bullock Brothers Ballpark. The game will be streamed on ESPN+.
Brady Gray spearheaded ACU's offense with three hits, including a three-run double that allowed the Wildcats to strike first in the opening frame. He matched his career high with a trio of runs driven in. Braden Regala belted his second career home run, a three-run shot in the fourth that strengthened ACU's lead to 6-0. Zandt Payne raised his batting average to .347 with a pair of hits.
Logan Young delivered a strong start for the Wildcats, allowing no hits in two scoreless innings. Brady Coe followed with two scoreless frames of his own with a pair of strikeouts in his fifth outing of the season. Noah Galvan issued 1 ⅓ innings across the sixth and seventh, stirking out a couple.
ACU took advantage of a pair of free passes and timely two-out hitting in the first inning. Payne was hit by a pitch to begin the game before a two-out single by Diego Cardenas. Ryan Jones was also beaned by a pitch to load the bases for Gray, who sent one to the wall in right-center field for a bases-clearing double that put the Wildcats on top early.
Regala doubled ACU's lead in the fourth inning, with Gray opening the frame with his second two-bagger of the evening. Reese Borho reached via an error by the TCU pitcher, setting the stage for the 5-foot-8 Regala's three-run shot to left field, moving the Wildcats in front, 6-0.
The Horned Frogs were quick to knot things up with three runs in the fifth and sixth innings. Four of their runs scored via walks or a hit batter. ACU prevented further damage by stranding the bases loaded in both innings.
In the fifth, Caden Greanead, making his team-high sixth appearance, entered with two outs and induced a flyout to end the threat. Galvan came on in the sixth and notched a three-pitch strikeout to leave 'em loaded.
After the first TCU batter in the bottom of the ninth struck out, the Horned Frogs walked-off the Wildcats with a solo homer.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Thomas, Ethan (1-0)
L: Whiteaker, Evan (1-1)
Batting:
2B: Gray, Brady 2
HR: Regala, Braden 1
RBI: Gray, Brady 3 ; Regala, Braden 3
SH: Borho, Reese 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Cardenas, Diego 1 ; Watkins, Grant 1 ; Regala, Braden 1 ; Borho, Reese 1 ; Thompson, JT 1 ; Jones, Ryan 1
HBP: Borho, Reese 1 ; Jones, Ryan 1 ; Payne, Zandt 1
Batting:
HR: Dallimore, Brady 1
RBI: Strosnider, Sawyer 1 ; Traeger, Nolan 2 ; Dallimore, Brady 3 ; Gargett, Kyuss 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Strosnider, Sawyer 2 ; Arthur, Jack 2 ; Cramer, Cole 2 ; Dallimore, Brady 1
SB: Brunson, Chase 1 ; Arthur, Jack 1
HBP: Brunson, Chase 1 ; Dallimore, Brady 1
Game Leaders
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H
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RBI
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AB
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R
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H
1
RBI
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AB
4
R
1
H
1
RBI
0
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