Frogs Hit a Rough Patch

After starting the season of strong against Kansas the TCU Horned Frog baseball team has run into a bit of trouble. Friday the team had tons of support as it faced Cal State Fullerton at home. The frogs were able to hold on to the lead and finished the game on top. The Frogs continued the three game series the following Saturday, and despite their best efforts came up with a loss in the last few innings. With the series tied 1-1, the Frogs hoped to pull out a win on Sunday to clench the series. The Frogs could not get the bats to work the entire game, going down swinging or grounding out. After a tough battle, the Frogs lost the game 2-1, giving Cal State Fullerton the series. This is the first regular series the Frogs had lost since the beginning of the previous year's season.

The Frogs, who started the season of as #1 in the rankings dropped to #8 after this tough series. They had to get their game faces on, because DBU was coming to play Tuesday night. The Frogs started out the game strong with Taylor Featherston getting his first home run of the season and driving in another run. BDU rallied and was able to take the lead at the top of the 5th, giving them a 2-1 lead over the Frogs. The Horned Frogs were able to take the lead back in the bottom of the same inning, scoring two runs and giving them a 3-2 lead. The Frogs could not hold onto this lead and late in the 9th DBU finished the game out 4-3, dealing the Frogs their third straight loss at home.

The boys in purple travel to Texas Tech this weekend to try to pull one out against the Red Raiders.  Be sure to check back for more TCU baseball updates next week.

Update:  Frogs beat the Red Raiders 8-6.

Posted by Griffin Kirchner
TCU