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TCU baseball downs Santa Clara, then clinches share of Big 12 regular-season title
BY DREW DAVISON
TCU baseball fans are usually greeted with scores from across the country during games at Lupton Stadium.
That segment didn’t happen on Thursday night, though, when Frogs coach Kirk Saarloos phoned the press box to scrap it. After all, everyone knew TCU had a chance to clinch at least a share of the Big 12 regular-season title if Oklahoma knocked off Texas Tech.
At the time of Saarloos’ call, OU had built a comfortable lead on Tech while TCU was in a tight ballgame, trailing Santa Clara 4-3 going into the bottom of the sixth inning.
“Not one of our guys asked. We didn’t talk about it,” Saarloos said. “We have a ballgame to play and we’re not going to scoreboard watch, so I don’t think they knew. They care, but their mindset in our dugout was awesome tonight. They’re having fun. Obviously winning makes things more fun. They showed up ready to play this game and let everything else take care of itself.”
Read moe at https://www.star-telegram.com/sports/college/big-12/texas-christian-university/article261610722.html
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Read more at: https://www.star-telegram.com/sport...niversity/article261610722.html#storylink=cpy
BY DREW DAVISON
TCU baseball fans are usually greeted with scores from across the country during games at Lupton Stadium.
That segment didn’t happen on Thursday night, though, when Frogs coach Kirk Saarloos phoned the press box to scrap it. After all, everyone knew TCU had a chance to clinch at least a share of the Big 12 regular-season title if Oklahoma knocked off Texas Tech.
At the time of Saarloos’ call, OU had built a comfortable lead on Tech while TCU was in a tight ballgame, trailing Santa Clara 4-3 going into the bottom of the sixth inning.
“Not one of our guys asked. We didn’t talk about it,” Saarloos said. “We have a ballgame to play and we’re not going to scoreboard watch, so I don’t think they knew. They care, but their mindset in our dugout was awesome tonight. They’re having fun. Obviously winning makes things more fun. They showed up ready to play this game and let everything else take care of itself.”
Read moe at https://www.star-telegram.com/sports/college/big-12/texas-christian-university/article261610722.html
Read more at: https://www.star-telegram.com/sport...niversity/article261610722.html#storylink=cpy
Read more at: https://www.star-telegram.com/sport...niversity/article261610722.html#storylink=cpy
