TCU Shut Out in Loss to Oklahoma - TCU Athletics (2024)

ARLINGTON, Texas– Despite three doubles in the game, TCU could not put together a big inning as Oklahoma blanked the Horned Frogs, 4-0, in the winner's bracket of the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championships at Globe Life Field. Sam Myers had two hits in the contest.

The Rundown
TCU had the first opportunity to get on the scoreboard in the first on a one-out double off the bat of Sam Myers. A diving catch in left field on a ball hit by Kurtis Byrne kept the Horned Frogs off the board.

After working out of a two-on one out jam with a double play in the third, Payton Tolle (7-4) could not escape a pair of one-out base runners in the fourth. Jackson Nicklaus doubled to make it a 1-0 game. A two out single doubled the Sooner advantage. Back-to-back home runs to lead off the sixth extended Oklahoma's lead to 4-0.

The Frogs would have just three base runners the remainder of the game, a two-out double from Myers in the sixth, a lead-off double for Karson Bowen in the eighth and a one-out single from Byrne in the ninth.

Tolle took the loss after allowing four runs on six hits in 5 1/3 innings. He walked three and struck out nine. Zachary Cawyer allowed a hit in 1 2/3 innings of work and Chase Hoover worked around a lead-off single in his lone frame, tallying two strikeouts.

Stat of the Game:
5 -TCU had just five base runners in the game and none advanced beyond second base.

Notes:

• TCU dropped to 16-6 all-time at Globe Life Field.
• TCU is now 59-36 all-time in conference tournaments.
• TCU fell to 28-14 all-time in the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championships.
• TCU was out-hit by its opponent for the 23rd time this season.
• TCU was shutout for the second time this season.
• The TCU pitching staff registered double-digit strikeouts (11) in a game for the 35th time this season.
• TCU turned one double play in the contest.
• Sam Myers has reached safely in 15 straight games.
• Myers posted his 15th career multi-hit game of the season.
• Kurtis Byrne and Karson Bowen have reached safely in nine straight games.

Next Up:
With the loss, TCU falls to 32-20 on the season. TCU falls into the loser's bracket and will face the No. 6 seed Kansas State at 9 a.m. on Thursday. The contest will be streamed live on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.