The Wichita Eagle: No. 8 TCU dominates battle of the bullpens in 17-6 win over Wichita State
By Paul Suellentrop psuellentrop@wichitaeagle.com
Willie Schwanke covered Wichita State’s pitching problems on Friday. On Saturday, No. 8 TCU yanked them back into the light, even after an encouraging start by sophomore Cody Tyler.
TCU, after trailing by three runs to start the fifth inning, pecked away at Tyler and walloped a succession of relievers in a 17-6 win at Eck Stadium. The Frogs homered twice, tripled, doubled five times and walked 12 times to record a complete battering of WSU’s bullpen.
WSU (9-18) led 3-0 and 5-2 before fading in the middle innings. TCU (21-5) again turned a close game over to its bullpen to choke off any hope. On Friday, Schwanke kept the Shockers in it and the offense faltered in a 3-0 loss. On Saturday, WSU’s offense had no chance to keep up.
“Pretty much after (Tyler) came out of the game, the game disappeared,†WSU coach Todd Butler said. …