Lance Davis throws no-hitter as TCU blanks West Virginia
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (Interstat) — Lance Davis pitched a no-hitter, striking out six over nine innings, and Texas Christian shut out West Virginia 4-0 on Friday in a Big 12 matchup.
Davis, who allowed no hits and no earned runs, improved to 5-2 this season after his previous start was a win against Utah. The Horned Frogs (33-19) scored all their runs on three solo home runs. Preston Gamster hit his fifth homer of the season in the second inning, Kyuss Gargett added his second in the same frame and Noah Franco hit his third in the eighth. TCU finished with six hits.
West Virginia (36-13) managed only three hits. Maxx Yehl struck out nine over 6 2/3 innings but took the loss, allowing two earned runs on four hits. Joshua Surigao, JT Huether and Dawson Montesa also pitched for the Mountaineers, who were held scoreless for the second straight game after winning Thursday’s series opener 2-0.