TCU 360: Solid pitching, defense propel Frogs to victory

TCU 360: Solid pitching, defense propel Frogs to victory

By Dean Straka

TCU Baseball won its third straight one-run contest Friday night, defeating the Kansas State Wildcats 2-1 to improve to 37-14 on the season and 20-7 at Lupton Stadium.

The Horned Frogs, playing in their final series of the regular season, were backed by solid pitching and defense in a win where the squad only recorded five hits.

Mitchell Traver, who made only his third start after missing much of the season due to injury, recorded his first win of the year after pitching 4 1/3 innings – tallying six strikeouts over 67 pitches.

“He felt great,” TCU head coach Jim Schlossnagle said. “He was throwing 93 mph consistently, but we weren’t going to let him get past 75 pitches. He gave up some hits, but his stuff is continuing to get better and better.” …

Read the rest at https://www.tcu360.com/2016/05/solid-pitching-defense-propel-frogs-to-2-1-victory-over-kansas-state/


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