TCU missing part of its bullpen for College World Series opener vs. LSU

TCU will begin play in the College World Series missing one of its relievers.

Drew Gooch, a freshman left-hander from Argyle, was on crutches in the dugout as the Horned Frogs began warming up for their Sunday afternoon game against LSU at TD Ameritrade Park. He was in uniform, but did not participate in stretching or running.

Coach Jim Schlossnagle did not announce an injury at the opening press conference Friday.

Gooch, the least-used member of the Horned Frogs’ bullpen, last pitched May 31 in the Fort Worth Regional against Stony Brook, walking the only batter he faced. He appeared in nine games covering 7.2 innings and was 1-0 with a 5.78 earned run average. He has five strikeouts and five walks and has one wild pitch and one hit batter.

Gooch was expected to redshirt this season, but got called into action in April when Ryan Burnett suffered a season-ending elbow injury in April at Texas Tech.

This story was originally published June 14, 2015 at 12:23 PM with the headline "TCU missing part of its bullpen for College World Series opener vs. LSU."