The West Virginia University baseball team lost to Texas Christian University, 4-0, at Kendrick Family Ballpark on May 15. The Mountaineers now hold a record of 36-13 overall and 20-9 in the Big 12 Conference, while the Horned Frogs improve to 33-19 and 17-12 in league play.
The outcome was determined by a strong pitching performance from TCU’s Lance Davis, who threw a complete-game shutout with six strikeouts. For West Virginia, sophomore Matt Ineich, senior Paul Schoenfeld, and senior Ben Lumsden recorded the only hits during the game.
After a scoreless first inning, Preston Gamster and Kyuss Gargett each hit solo home runs for TCU in the second inning. Redshirt junior Maxx Yehl pitched for West Virginia after that point and allowed just one more baserunner while striking out nine over six and two-thirds innings.
In the eighth inning, junior Dawson Montesa struck out four batters but two reached base on wild pitches which resulted in two additional runs for TCU. Davis then retired the final ten Mountaineers he faced using only 108 pitches throughout his outing.
West Virginia will aim to close out its regular season with a win as it faces TCU again on Saturday. The final game is scheduled to begin at noon following Senior Day ceremonies starting at 11:25 a.m.
