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FWST: Frogs pull out 10-inning win at Oklahoma State
By Stefan Stevenson
sstevenson@star-telegram.com
STILLWATER, Okla. -- TCU's baseball team made no bones about the importance of its series against Oklahoma State over the weekend. Coach Jim Schlossnagle said as much earlier in the week.
After losing Game 1 Friday, the Horned Frogs responded by winning the next two, including a dramatic 8-7 win in 10 innings Sunday in Game 3 at Allie P. Reynolds Stadium.
The significance of the series win might not be known until postseason pairings are announced at the end of May, but the weekend results are no doubt a tonic for a Horned Frogs team missing two of its regular starting pitchers because of injuries.
What is clearly significant at the moment, though, is how TCU won the series, with sterling defense, clutch hitting and reliable starting pitching by Erik Miller and Andrew Mitchell, who gave the Frogs strong outings in Games 2 and 3. Mitchell held No. 16 Oklahoma State to three runs in 52/3 innings Sunday and left with a 7-3 lead in the sixth inning. ...
By Stefan Stevenson
sstevenson@star-telegram.com
STILLWATER, Okla. -- TCU's baseball team made no bones about the importance of its series against Oklahoma State over the weekend. Coach Jim Schlossnagle said as much earlier in the week.
After losing Game 1 Friday, the Horned Frogs responded by winning the next two, including a dramatic 8-7 win in 10 innings Sunday in Game 3 at Allie P. Reynolds Stadium.
The significance of the series win might not be known until postseason pairings are announced at the end of May, but the weekend results are no doubt a tonic for a Horned Frogs team missing two of its regular starting pitchers because of injuries.
What is clearly significant at the moment, though, is how TCU won the series, with sterling defense, clutch hitting and reliable starting pitching by Erik Miller and Andrew Mitchell, who gave the Frogs strong outings in Games 2 and 3. Mitchell held No. 16 Oklahoma State to three runs in 52/3 innings Sunday and left with a 7-3 lead in the sixth inning. ...
