Kansas State 9, at Texas Christian 4

SURPRISE, Ariz. (Interstat) — Ty Smolinski collected three hits and drove in three runs, and Connor Lodice sparked a three-run third inning as Kansas State defeated Texas Christian 9-4 on Wednesday in the Big 12 Baseball Championship. The Wildcats (29-25) banged out 14 hits and raced to a 9-0 lead before the Horned Frogs (33-21) rallied. Kansas State’s pitching staff allowed only five hits, with starter Tazwell Butler striking out seven over 4 2/3 innings. The game’s most important sequence occurred in the bottom of the seventh inning after TCU had cut the lead to 9-4. The Horned Frogs loaded… Read more...