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FWST: Baker power strikes again for TCU, winning CWS opener
BY CARLOS MENDEZÂ cmendez@star-telegram.com
OMAHA, NEB. – The moment the ball hit Luken Baker’s bat in the ninth inning Sunday at the College World Series, it made a sound the TCU Horned Frogs recognize.
It’s gone.
“Honestly, our dugout goes completely silent,†pitcher Brian Trieglaff said. “All we hear is that ball hitting the barrel. It sounds like a bomb going off.â€
A three-run bomb.
Baker, a 6-foot-4, 265-pound freshman designated hitter from Spring, launched a rocket over the left field fence and beyond the bullpen with one out in the ninth inning to lift the Horned Frogs past Texas Tech with a 5-3 victory in the CWS opener for both teams at TD Ameritrade Park.