After only three at-bats last season, don’t blame Nolan Brown for being quick to swing. He’s been waiting a long time.
And so far, it’s getting results.
The senior center fielder drove in four runs with a pair of two-run singles, part of a 6-for-10 start to the season for him, in No. 1 TCU’s 12-1 victory against Penn State on Saturday at Lupton Stadium.
“He’s been swinging the bat well against our pitching,” coach Jim Schlossnagle said. “Yeah, he’s a good player.”
Shortstop Mason Hesse and catcher Zach Humphreys each drove in two runs in their spot starts, and Austen Wade, Josh Watson, Luken Baker and Elliott Barzilli, who homered as part of three hits, also drove in runs for the Horned Frogs (2-0), who clinched the season-opening series.