Tre Richardson ties NCAA Record for RBI in single postseason game

Tre Richardson had a huge day for TCU on Sunday during the Fayetteville Regional against Arkansas. He had three home runs and 11 RBI to help lead the Horned Frogs to the resounding 20-5 victory over the Razorbacks.

The performance also put him in the record books.

Richardson’s 11 RBI ties the record for the most in a single postseason game. He finished the matchup 5-for-6 with three home runs and three runs scored as TCU had its way as the Horned Frogs advanced to the regional final. They’ll take on the winner of Arkansas’ rematch with Santa Clara, which is coming up later Sunday night.

Richardson entered the day with just two home runs on the season. He also had a .310 batting average and a .811 OPS coming into the matchup.

TCU now has a 39-22 record overall as it awaits the opponent for Monday’s regional final. The winner of that game will advance to the Super Regional round of the NCAA Tournament.

TCU had won 15 of its last 17 contests entering play Sunday, including a 12-5 blowout over Oklahoma State in the Big 12 Championship. The Horned Frogs scored double-digit runs in all but one of their Big 12 Tournament games.

The Horned Frogs are putting on this standout performance against standout pitchers. Arkansas pitcher Hagan Smith started the game. Smith entered Sunday’s outing with a 2.69 ERA and 102 strikeouts, ranking top-40 in the nation.

After retiring Smith, Arkansas coach Dave Van Horn tried out Zack Morris and Austin Ledbetter. They combined to allow eight hits and 11 earned runs in 2.0 innings of work. Austin Ledbetter came in during the third inning and allowed six runs on nine hits through 6.0 innings of work prior to the second delay of the game.

Arkansas fell to Texas A&M in the SEC Tournament, but still entered the NCAA Tournament as the No. 3 seed. They brought a 42-16 overall record and a 20-10 record in conference action into the game against TCU after knocking off Santa Clara earlier in the regional round. Rain wound up delaying the matchup with the Horned Frogs to Sunday.

The Razorbacks, however, bounced back to beat Santa Clara 6-4 Sunday night, meaning they’ll have another matchup against Tre Richardson and TCU Monday. The time for first pitch had not been announced as of publication.

On3’s Grant Grubbs contributed to this report.