TCU 13, Oklahoma State 5: Numbers, notes and quotes
Some of the facts, figures and quotes from TCU’s 13-5 victory against Oklahoma State in the Big 12 tournament on Thursday: (Game recap here).
Notable
TCU is undefeated in three Big 12 tournament games against Oklahoma State and 7-4 all-time. The Horned Frogs are 7-2 in tournament games at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark, including six straight.
TCU again had 17 hits, its most in a Big 12 tournament game, giving it 34 for the week. The record is 71, done twice – in six games by Baylor in 2003 and five games by Oklahoma in 1997.
Evan Skoug and Luken Baker homered back-to-back for a second consecutive game. The tournament had seen back-to-back homers only once before, by Ryan McBroom and Brady Wilson of West Virginia against Oklahoma State in 2013.
Numbers game
26 Consecutive games reaching base for Luken Baker, the longest active streak in the Big 12.
.800 Batting average for Luken Baker (8-for-10). The tournament record for batting average is .750, done four times (minimum two at-bats per team game).
40 Victories for TCU, the 10th time in 13 seasons under coach Jim Schlossnagle.
What they said
“Proud of the way our guys battled against a great pitcher. We set ourselves behind the eight ball in the first inning. We battled against Hatch, who is so good and so competitive. I can’t believe how deep in the game he pitched. We had some fortunate things go our way with some balls that weren’t hit so hard. It kind of piled on there at the end.”
-- TCU coach Jim Schlossnagle
We room together, and we always talk about how he is the single-best hitter I have ever seen. When he gets into a ball, though, I get really fired up.
TCU catcher Evan Skoug
on Luken Baker“He should be able to do that. He is one of the biggest guys I have ever seen on the field. Any time you see him step into a ball, it just gets me fired up. We room together, and we always talk about how he is the single-best hitter I have ever seen. When he gets into a ball, though, I get really fired up.”
-- TCU catcher Evan Skoug, on Luken Baker
“We get a lead there late and felt good about where we were at, but tip your cap to them. Those guys put together one heck of an inning. That was the difference in the game. That was a little more than we were able to overcome in the final two frames.”
-- Oklahoma State coach Josh Holiday, on TCU’s eighth inning
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This story was originally published May 27, 2016 at 9:31 AM with the headline "TCU 13, Oklahoma State 5: Numbers, notes and quotes."