FWST: TCU welcomes back its hitting at Big 12 tournament; UT up next
BY CARLOS MENDEZÂ cmendez@star-telegram.com
OKLAHOMA CITY – TCU coach Jim Schlossnagle warns that championships are hard to win with offense alone.
But it sure can get you closer.
The Horned Frogs put up 25 runs in winning their first two games at the Big 12 tournament — as many as they scored in a five-game winning streak to close the regular season before arriving in Oklahoma City — and they earn a day of rest.
The outburst, including back-to-back home runs in the eighth inning Wednesday and Thursday at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark, has helped the Frogs rally and win going away in each game, saving taxing late innings for the bullpen and positioning TCU to need only one win Saturday to reach the championship game.
The Frogs play Texas at 12:30 p.m. Saturday looking to clinch the finals berth on Sunday. The Longhorns rallied to eliminate No. 2 seed Oklahoma State 12-8 on Friday night. A Texas win over TCU forces a rematch Saturday.