Frogs lose to No. 8 Baylor
Baylor holds team to only five hits in game
By Evan Erwin
Skiff Staff

The baseball team dropped its second-straight game Tuesday, 10-3, against No. 8 Baylor. TCU’s record fell to 13-11.

Baylor was almost too much from the start, as the team jumped to an 8-0 lead. Baylor improved its record to 18-6 for the season.

Sophomore right fielder Jake Duncan had an error in the second inning that allowed the bases to be loaded with two outs for Raider right fielder David Murphy. With an 0-2 count, Murphy saw just what he was looking for when senior pitcher Kyle Shoemaker hung a changeup. Murphy took advantage of the mistake, hitting a double and three runs for his team.

“He had me 0-2, and then hung a change, and the rest is history I guess,” Murphy said. “We just took advantage of their mistakes.”

Baylor’s freshman pitcher, Mark McCormick, managed to hold the Frogs to only two hits and a single run in six innings.

“Wow!” said head coach Lance Brown of McCormick’s performance.

Senior second baseman Will Lewis said he was shocked by how well McCormick played.

“I don’t think its possible that McCormick is a freshman,” he said.

After McCormick, Baylor’s pitching staff didn’t fall off much as it allowed TCU only two more hits in the final three innings.

There were a few bright spots for the Frogs in the loss. Lewis was the only TCU player with multiple hits, as he went 2-5, with a homerun and two RBIs. Lewis managed to improve his average to .299.

“The homer felt good, but not with the loss,” Lewis said.

The Frog’s goal going into the game was to play good baseball, and which would put themselves in a chance to win.

“We needed to play good baseball,” Brown said. “We got ourselves into a hole, and it was just too hard to catch up.”

The Frogs had been playing better as of late. They won two of three over the break against a Tulane team that was ranked No. 21.

The Frogs will look to improve their conference record of 2-1, this weekend when they travel to Saint Louis to face the Billikins in a three-game series starting 7 p.m. Friday.

e.j.erwin@tcu.edu