Horned Frogs Complete Sweep With 2-0 Win

Saturday, April 16

Lupton Stadium

3:00 PM

TCU

27-8, 9-3

Oklahoma

18-18-1, 4-8

Oklahoma

TCU

Horned Frogs Complete Sweep With 2-0 Win

4/16/2016 12:00:00 AM | Baseball

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April 16, 2016

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FORT WORTH – A dominating performance on the mound from Brian Howard and a timely two-out hit from Connor Wanhanen helped TCU complete the sweep of Oklahoma with a 2-0 win Saturday.

The Rundown
Brian Howard (5-1) faced just one batter over the minimum in his seven innings on the mound. The junior allowed three hits, but a caught stealing and a double play erased two of the three base runners. He finished the game with four strikeouts.

Oklahoma's Jake Elliott went toe-to-toe with Howard through four innings, but ran into trouble with two outs in the fifth. Josh Watson dumped a single into right to get the rally started. He was on the move when Dane Steinhagen lined a single through the vacated hole at second, putting runners on the corners. Connor Wanhanen blooped a single into right center to give the Frogs the 1-0 lead.

The Sooners first real threat in the game came in the eighth with two down. A wild pitch on a strikeout kept the inning alive. A base hit followed and a walk loaded the bases. The Frogs went to the bullpen and called on Durbin Feltman. The freshman won an eight-pitch battle with Cade Harris, striking him out to end the inning.

TCU finally got its insurance run in the bottom of the eighth. A two-out walk to Evan Skoug kept the inning alive. After Luken Baker was hit by the pitch, a wild pitch moved both runners into scoring position. A passed ball allowed Skoug to race home for a 2-0 lead.

Oklahoma threatened in the ninth as it put two on with nobody out. Feltman got a ground ball to Elliott Barzilli, who started a big 5-4-3 double play. He then struck out Austin O'Brien looking to end the game to notch his second save of the season.

Stat of the Game
31 – TCU has recorded 31 shutouts over the last three seasons, the most in the NCAA over that time period.

Notes
• TCU has won eight straight contests against Oklahoma dating back to the 2014 season.
• The sweep of Oklahoma is TCU's 10th in the Big 12 since joining the league for the 2013 season.
• TCU was outhit for just the eighth time this season.
• TCU played flawless defense for the 14th time this season.
• Cam Warner, Dane Steinhagen and Josh Watson pushed their hitting streaks to three games.
• Luken Baker and Evan Skoug have reached base safely in seven straight games.

Next Up
With the sweep, TCU improves to 27-8 overall and 9-3 in Big 12 play. The Horned Frogs will hit the road for five straight starting Tuesday night at Abilene Christian. First pitch is set for 6:30 p.m.