No. 10 OU baseball will head to Fort Worth, Texas, for a top-10 matchup at 6:30 tonight against No. 7 TCU.
The Sooners are looking to add an important nonconference win to their resume before seeding is determined for the NCAA tournament next month.
Both teams have 29-11 records and will be in competition to host a regional in the tournament. OU defeated the Horned Frogs, 13-6, when the teams played April 12 in Norman.
The game was a glimpse of light in an otherwise dark stretch for an OU team that struggled to win after losing two out of three games to Kansas State. The Sooners continued to struggle after playing the Frogs, losing two of three to Oklahoma State and dropping a mid-week game to Dallas Baptist.
OU returned to its winning ways with a victory against Bacone College last Wednedsday, then took the first two games from Nebraska over the weekend before Sunday’s game was called off because of rain.
Today’s matchup will be OU’s first true road game since April 10 against Kansas State, although the Sooners have played three neutral-site games against Oklahoma State since then.
OU has struggled to win away from L. Dale Mitchell Park this season, posting an 8-7 record outside of Norman. The Sooners have yet to win a series on the road this season.
OU will start senior righty Bobby Shore tonight. Shore has not started since since April 2, when he sat with a shoulder injury. Since then, he has made three appearances from the bullpen, including 2.2 scoreless innings against TCU on April 12.
Freshman righty Andrew Mitchell is starting for the Horned Frogs. Mitchell is 3-0 with a 1.97 ERA in his first season. Mitchell pitched an inning of relief in the April 12 game, giving up three runs on two hits.
Junior catcher Tyler Ogle will look to continue his success against TCU. In the April 12 matchup, Ogle was 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBIs.
The Sooners resume conference play Friday with a trip to Austin, Texas, for a three-game series against the No. 4 Texas Longhorns.
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