GoFrogs: TCU Tops Oklahoma, 11-3, In Series Opener

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FORT WORTH – Evan Skoug’s monster night at the plate and strong pitching performances from Luken Baker and Sean Wymer helped No. 5 TCU to an 11-3 victory over Oklahoma Friday night at Lupton Stadium.

The Rundown
Evan Skoug, who went 4-for-4 with five RBIs in the game. He set the tone for the contest early with a two-run home run in the bottom of the first.

Oklahoma fought back to tie the game at two in the second. A two-out error proved costly as back-to-back doubles from Steele Walker and Domenic DeRenzo tied the game at two.

TCU broke the tie in the third, picking up a run on three hits. Austen Wade’s second hit of the night started the rally. He was on second when Skoug ripped a single into right field for a 3-2 lead.

In the fourth, TCU sent 10 men to the plate and scored six times to open up a commanding 9-2 lead. Josh Watson started the inning with a lead-off walk. A Connor Wanhanen base knock put runners on the corners with nobody out. Singles from Dane Steinhagen, Ryan Merrill and Wade pushed the lead to 6-2. Cam Warner doubled home a run and Skoug cleared the bases with a two-run double.

Oklahoma scratched across its final run of the night in the fifth. With the bases loaded, Sheldon Neuse hit a sacrifice fly to make it a 9-3 game.

TCU tacked on its final two runs of the night in the eighth. With two runners in scoring position, Baker lined a single sharply to center to drive in a run. An errant throw back to the infield allowed the final run to score.

On the mound, Baker improved to 3-1. He allowed three runs (one earned) on three hits. Sean Wymer tallied his first career save with three shutout innings.

Stat of the Game
8 – Evan Skoug tallied four hits and drew one walk in Friday’s game. He has reached base in each of his last eight plate appearances dating back to Tuesday’s game against Dallas Baptist.

Notes
• TCU scored in double-digits for the 14th time this season.
• TCU collected double-digit hits for the 20th time this year.
• TCU scored at least four runs in an inning for the 27th time this season.
• Austen Wade has reached base safely in 21 straight games.
• Austen Wade stretched his hitting streak to seven games.
• Austen Wade recorded his 10th career multi-hit game.
• Evan Skoug registered his 11th multi-hit game of the season and the 30th of his career.
• Evan Skoug notched his 10th multiple-RBI game of the year and the 23rd of his career.
• Luken Baker picked up his 11th career multi-hit game.
• Sean Wymer picked up his first career save.

Next Up
With the victory, TCU improves to 25-8 overall and 7-3 in Big 12 play. Due to inclement weather projected for Sunday, TCU and Oklahoma will now play a doubleheader starting at 11 a.m. on Saturday.

Saturday Ticket Policy
Tickets for Sunday’s originally schedule game can be used for the 11 a.m. game only. The stadium will be cleared following the first game and tickets for the originally scheduled 3 p.m. game will need to be used for re-entry.