TCU Drops Heartbreaker At Oklahoma

Friday, April 5

Norman, Okla.

6 p.m.

TCU

18-10, 3-4

Oklahoma

23-8, 5-2

TCU

Oklahoma

TCU Drops Heartbreaker At Oklahoma

4/5/2019 10:33:00 PM | Baseball

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Frogs rally to tie the game in the ninth, but Sooners walk-off

NORMAN, Okla. – TCU battled back from a 4-0 deficit to tie the game at six in the ninth inning, but couldn't get an out in the bottom of the ninth as Oklahoma walked-off with a 7-6 victory on Friday night at L. Dale Mitchell Park.

The Rundown
TCU found itself staring at a 4-0 deficit after the first inning. The Sooners took advantage of a pair of TCU errors to score a trio of unearned runs.

The Horned Frogs closed the gap to one, 4-3, with a two-out rally in the fourth that started with Adam Oviedo getting hit by a pitch. Four consecutive singles followed. Alex Isola, Bobby Goodloe and Hunter Wolfe each drove in a run in the frame.

Oklahoma, as it did three times in the contest, responded with a run in the bottom of the inning to restore a two-run advantage.

Jake Guenther's lead-off single in the fifth turned into another run as he scored on a bases-loaded wild pitch to make it a 5-4 ballgame. The Sooners got the run back on a two-out double from Brandon Zaragoza. It looked to be a two-run double, but upon review, Isola tagged the runner on the shoulder before he touched home to keep the deficit at just two, 6-4.

Hunter Wolfe's one-out home run in the sixth pulled the Frogs back within one, 6-5, and Johnny Rizer's solo shot in the ninth completed the comeback.

But it wasn't to be as a walk and a bunt single put the go-ahead run on second with nobody out in the bottom of the ninth. Brylie Ware ended the game with a base hit to left center.

Nick Lodolo started and allowed six runs (three earned) on 10 hits in 5 1/3 innings. He didn't walk a batter and struck out five. Jake Eissler (3-3) took the loss in relief allowing a run on three hits, walking one and striking out one in 2 2/3 innings.

Stat of the Game:
3 – Three of the four runs allowed in the first inning were unearned

Notes:
• TCU played in its fourth straight one-run ballgame. The Horned Frogs are now 3-4 in one-run contests.
• TCU collected double-digit hits for the 18thtime this season.
• TCU was outhit for just the ninth time this season.
• Jake Guenther has reached base safely in all 28 games.
• Guenther collected his 11^thmulti-hit game of the season.
• Josh Watson extended his hitting streak to eight games.
• Conner Shepherd has reached base safely in 14 straight.
• Hunter Wolfe tallied his sixth multi-hit game and his third multi-RBI contest of the season.
• Wolfe hit his second home run of the season.
• Alex Isola collected his sixth multi-hit game of the season and the seventh of his career.

Next Up:
With the loss, TCU falls to 18-10 overall and 3-4 in Big 12 play. The Horned Frogs and the Sooners will meet in Game 2 on Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m. Charles King is expected to make his first start of the season.