TCU Drops Opener To Oklahoma

Friday, March 15

Fort Worth, Texas

6:30 p.m.

TCU

15-3, 1-3

Oklahoma

11-6, 4-0

Oklahoma

TCU

TCU Drops Opener To Oklahoma

3/15/2024 10:48:00 PM | Baseball

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Frogs suffer first home loss of the season

FORT WORTH – Oklahoma rallied with five unanswered runs to take the series opener with a 7-3 win over No. 12 TCU Friday night at Lupton Stadium. Payton Tolle fanned a season-high 10 batters in the no-decision.

The Rundown
Payton Tolle turned in a quality start for the Horned Frogs, allowing two runs on just three hits over six innings. He walked one and fanned a season-high 10 batters.

TCU opened the scoring in the second, taking advantage of a one-out walk. Anthony Silva was standing on third with one out and Ryder Robinson delivered a sacrifice fly to put the Frogs in front 1-0.

Oklahoma grabbed its first lead of the game in the fourth with a two-out, two-run home run.

TCU battled back with a pair of two-out runs of its own. Back-to-back walks to open the fifth had the Frogs in business. Logan Maxwell put the Frogs back on top, 3-2, with a two-run single.

In the seventh, the Sooners erased the deficit, sending nine hitters to the plate and scoring four times. They added another run without the benefit of a hit in the eighth.

Zachary Cawyer (5-1) took the loss in relief, allowing three runs on three hits in 1/3 of an inning.

Stat of the Game:
5 - Oklahoma scored five unanswered runs in the seventh and eighth.

Notes:

TCU's 17-game home winning streak was snapped. The Horned Frogs last home loss was May 5, 2023 against Cal State Fullerton.
TCU was outhit for the sixth time this season.
TCU lost for the first time this season when leading after six (13-1)
The TCU pitching staff registered double-digit strikeouts (12) for the 11th time this season.
Payton Tolle registered his first quality start of the season and the 14th of his career.
Peyton Chatagnier has reached safely in all 17 games he's played this season.
Logan Maxwell extended his hitting streak to 18 straight games dating back to last season.
Maxwell collected his first multi-RBI game of the year and the 10th of his career.
Kurtis Byrne collected his eighth multi-hit game of the season and the 38th of his career.
Jack Basseer has reached safely in eight straight
Anthony Silva has reached safely in nine straight.
Ryder Robinson has reached safely in 11 straight games.

Next Up:
With the loss, TCU falls to 15-3 overall and 1-3 in Big 12 play. The Horned Frogs and Sooners will meet in Game 2 on Saturday. First pitch is set for 5 p.m. Kole Klecker will get the start for the Horned Frogs. The contest will be televised on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.