Oklahoma Stuns TCU In Ninth

Saturday, May 13

Norman, Okla.

2:00 PM

TCU

36-12, 16-7

Oklahoma

33-18, 11-9

TCU

Oklahoma

Oklahoma Stuns TCU In Ninth

5/13/2017 12:00:00 AM | Baseball

Box Score

May 13, 2017

Final Stats

NORMAN, Okla. – A three-run home run for Renae Martinez capped No. 24 Oklahoma's rally for a stunning 9-8 victory over No. 5 TCU. The Sooners scored a run in each of their last four at-bats to complete the comeback.

The Rundown
TCU built a four run lead through the first three innings on a solo home run from Evan Skoug in the first and three runs in the third. The Frogs got RBIs from Skoug and Nolan Brown in the third to push the lead to 4-0.

Oklahoma plated three runs in the sixth with one out, helped along by a pair of walks and a bloop double from Martinez. TCU responded with a three-spot of its own in the seventh. Skoug scored on an errant throw by the Sooner first baseman and Ryan Merrill delivered a two-out, two-run double to restore the Frogs' four run cushion, 7-3.

Again, the Sooners rallied back with a two spot in the seventh. Dominic DiRenzo made it a 7-5 ballgame with a two-run home run. A solo shot from Brylie Ware in the eighth closed the gap to one, 7-6.

TCU picked up an insurance run in the top of the ninth on Josh Watson's two-out double, but it bounced over the wall preventing another run from scoring, setting up the ninth inning dramatics.

The Sooners got the lead-off man on with an infield single. A bloop base hit into shallow center with two outs kept the inning alive for Martinez who just cleared the fence in left center with his sixth home run of the season.

Stat of the Game
10 – Evan Skoug has 10 RBIs in his last five games play. Each of his last eight hits (a single, three doubles and four home runs) have driven in a run.

Notes:
• TCU has scored multiple runs in an inning 76 times this season.
• TCU tallied double-digit hits for the 20th time this season.
• TCU lost when trailing after eight for the second time this season (28-2).
• Evan Skoug has reached base safely in 28 straight games.
• Skoug hits his 13th home run of the season and the 29th of his career.
• Skoug collected his 16th multi-hit game of the season and the 56th of his career.
• Skoug also tallied his 13th multi-RBI game of the year and the 39th of his career.
• Ryan Merrill has reached base safely in 17 straight games.
• Merrill picked up his 10th multi-hit game of the season and the 23rd of his career.
• Merrill tallied his eighth multi-RBI game of the season and the 15th of his career.
• Connor Wanhanen has reached base safely in 15 straight games.
• Cam Warner stretched his hitting streak to eight games.
• Josh Watson picked up his 10th multi-hit game of the year and the 27th of his career.
• Nolan Brown registered his 16th multi-hit game of the season and the 34th of his career.

Next Up:
With the loss, TCU falls to 36-12 overall and 16-7 in Big 12 play. The Horned Frogs will have another shot to clinch the Big 12 title outright Sunday afternoon. Game 3 is set for a 1 p.m. start on FCS-Central.