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Baseball: TCU suffers Big 12 sweep against Oklahoma
After earning a nice bounce-back win over No. 19 Dallas Baptist on Tuesday evening, TCU baseball took three steps in the wrong direction over the weekend, suffering a three-game Big 12 Conference sweep at the hands of the Oklahoma Sooners, who knocked the Horned Frogs down to five losses in conference action. TCU (15-5, 1-5 Big 12) will host UT-Arlington on Tuesday before traveling for a Big 12 series against Oklahoma State in Stillwater.
Friday: Oklahoma 7, TCU 3
Freshman Ryder Robinson gave the Horned Frogs a 1-0 lead with a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the second inning. Oklahoma surged ahead behind a two-run homer in the top of the fourth inning, but TCU answered after Logan Maxwell laced a two-run single in the bottom of the inning that scored Robinson and fellow freshman Chase Brunson. Oklahoma blew the game open with four runs in the top of the seventh inning, scoring on a trio of RBI singles as well as a fielder’s choice grounder that pushed the Sooners ahead 6-3.
A sacrifice fly led to an insurance run for the Sooners in the top of the eighth inning. TCU was held to six hits in the loss and the Horned Frogs left eight men on base. TCU also squandered a dominant start from left-hander Payton Tolle, who struck out 10 Oklahoma batters over six innings while allowing only two earned runs on three hits. Right-hander Zachary Cawyer (5-1) suffered his first loss of the season, surrendering three earned runs on three hits in only one-third of an inning. Left-hander Ben Abeldt and right-hander Andrew Mosiello each allowed one earned run in relief as well.
Saturday: Oklahoma 7, TCU 5
TCU held a 2-0 lead over the Sooners after Payton Tolle’s RBI groundout and a wild pitch that allowed Logan Maxwell to score in the bottom of the fourth inning. Oklahoma responded in the top of the fifth inning, though, capitalizing on a TCU error to plate one run before a three-run homer put the Sooners ahead 4-2. Trailing 5-2 after Oklahoma tallied one run in the top of the eighth inning, TCU tied the score after Anthony Silva’s two-run single and Karson Bowen’s RBI single in the bottom of the eighth inning.
The Horned Frogs were unable to keep the game even, however, as Oklahoma scratched two runs on a solo shot and an RBI groundout in the top of the ninth inning. Right-hander Kole Klecker turned in a mixed outing on Saturday, throwing four and one-third frames while striking out three batters and allowing three earned runs on five hits. Right-hander Hunter Hodges kept the game close with three and one-thirds of strong relief, striking out five batters while conceding just one earned run. Left-hander Zack Morris took the loss in relief, allowing two earned runs with one walk in only one-third of an inning on the mound.
Sunday: Oklahoma 9, TCU 4
The Sooners held the early lead in the series finale, scoring two runs in the top of the first inning before adding three runs on two singles and an RBI groundout in the top of the fourth inning. A solo blast led to another Oklahoma run in the top of the fifth inning, giving the Sooners a 6-0 advantage before TCU tallied three runs in the bottom of the fifth inning, where Kurtis Byrne belted a three-run blast over the outfield fence. Karson Bowen followed with a solo homer in the bottom of the sixth inning, cutting the Oklahoma lead to 6-4.
The Horned Frogs once again failed to shut down the Sooners in the ninth inning, this time allowing three runs to fall behind 9-4. Left-hander Braeden Sloan started on the mound for TCU, throwing three innings while allowing five runs, three earned, on five hits. The Horned Frogs received a quality relief appearance from right-hander Louis Rodriguez, who struck out one and limited Oklahoma to one earned run on two hits over three and one-third frames. Left-hander Chase Hoover added two-thirds of scoreless relief for the TCU side.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (KOKH) — Oklahoma City fire crews responded to a commercial fire in SW Oklahoma City on Wednesday afternoon.
The Oklahoma City Fire Department said crews responded to a fire at a vacant restaurant near SW 29th and South Miller Avenue on Wednesday afternoon.
Crews extinguished the flames, which were shooting up through the roof, according to OKCFD.
No injuries were reported, and OKCFD is working to determine the cause of the fire.
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OKLAHOMA CITY (KOKH) — Authorities say one woman was taken to the hospital following an early morning house fire in northeast Oklahoma City.
Around 5 a.m. on Wednesday, Oklahoma City firefighters were called to a house fire near N.E. 13th St. and Missouri.
When crews arrived, they found the victim on the front porch of the home.
“When they got off the rig and initiated offensive fire attack, found one victim on the front porch. Appeared she was maybe suffering from smoke inhalation. The fire was relatively small. It was contained to one bedroom in the back. The patient was transported, was treated here, and then transported to OU,” said Batt. Chief Brad Smith, with the Oklahoma City Fire Department.
Officials said the fire originated in the back of the house, in a back bedroom near the closet.
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However, the cause of the fire is still under investigation.
Kaysville (Utah) Davis athlete Bode Sparrow cut his list to four back in May and has now locked in his commitment date.
Sparrow is a tremendous player on both sides of the ball and checks in as the No. 77 player nationally in the Rivals Industry Ranking, an equally weighted average that utilizes all three major recruiting services.
He will make his long awaited college choice this Friday, May 25 from a final four of BYU, Oklahoma, Oregon and Utah.
In handicapping this race, two schools jump out for us. The first is Oklahoma. I put a commit prediction in for the Sooners back in March and there was some buzz that he could commit around that time.
Sparrow decided to hold off making an early decision in order to take his official visits. Oklahoma was the first visit locked in and for awhile, the only visit that was set, giving even more credence to the Sooners being the team to beat.
“They really believe in me and have a vision for me there,” Sparrow told us after his official visit. “They show me so much love and I have such great relationships with the coaches there.
“I also really like the town of Norman and the plan in place for me from a safety/scheme standpoint. They really have everything I’m looking for in a school. Brent Venables is great, a defensive minded head coach and I just love the all around fit.”
Sparrow followed up his visit to OU with trips to Oregon, Utah and BYU. The Ducks made a big impression and should be considered a dark horse. They are easily one of the toughest schools to recruit against and it would surprise no one if Sparrow ends in Eugene.
Saying that, the school that is gaining a lot of momentum and looks to be Oklahoma’s biggest challenger is BYU. For months we talked to some close to Sparrow, college coaches and trainers who all said the same thing, ‘don’t rule out BYU in the end.’
No one has recruited Sparrow longer than the Cougs. He has been on campus more than any other school, he’s strong in his LDS faith and he has a great connection with the BYU staff including head coach Kalani Sitake.
BYU was able to get the final visit over the weekend and there is some quiet confidence in Provo as well as from a few other recruits/commits who were also on the visit. With the church connection, we’ve long said in a head to head battle, BYU is very tough to beat, especially for an in-state player.
Saying that, there are still Sooner commits we’ve talked to convinced Sparrow is still headed to Norman. That’s why this recruitment has become one of the more fascinating ones to follow this cycle, it’s one of those rare instances where days away from a decision, it could still go in multiple directions.
For now, my commit prediction remains on Oklahoma but BYU is closing fast and this one close to a toss up with a decision quickly approaching.
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