FWST: Rare TCU bunt produces close win against K-State
The bunt doesn’t do much for TCU. Mainly because the Horned Frogs hardly ever ask.
Mason Hesse’s bunt in the seventh inning Thursday night, scoring Dane Steinhagen with the go-ahead run in a 3-2 victory against Kansas State at Lupton Stadium, was only the seventh sacrifice bunt of the season for TCU.
But it paid off bigger than any other, securing a victory in the opener of the Big 12 series for the Frogs (36-14, 13-9), who inched within half a game of second place in the conference standings.
“It was a big spot. Coach gave it to me. I knew I had to get it down,†said Hesse, a junior from Temple who platoons and typically hits ninth. “It wasn’t the best bunt, but Dane bailed me out. He had a great slide at the end.†…