TCU tops Mountaineers, will play Baylor for title

Baylor 10, Oklahoma 3

OKLAHOMA CITY— Coby Boulware had three hits, and TCU beat West Virginia 7-3 on Saturday to advance to the Big 12 Tournament championship.

Michael Landestoy and A.J. Balta had two hits apiece for the Horned Frogs (33-22), who have won 14 of 19.

Sixth-seeded TCU will play No. 5 seed Baylor for the title Sunday and an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament. Baylor advanced with a 10-3 victory over Oklahoma on Saturday.

West Virginia pitcher Kade Strowd walked in two runs in the fourth to give TCU a 2-1 lead, and the Horned Frogs poured it on from there. They scored seven runs on five hits in the inning to take control.

Charles King got the win for TCU, giving up two runs in four innings of relief.

Darius Hill had three hits and scored twice for West Virginia (29-27). OKLAHOMA CITY— Davion Downey hit a homer and scored three runs, helping Baylor defeat Oklahoma on Saturday to reach the Big 12 Tournament championship game.

The Bears (35-19), who have won 21 of their past 24 games, will play West Virginia or TCU on Sunday for the title.

Baylor gave the Sooners (3623) both of their losses in the double-elimination tournament.

Downey sent a two-run blast over the right field upper deck in the fourth inning to put Baylor ahead 3-1. Oklahoma tied it in the fourth when Cade Harris’ triple knocked in two runs, but the Sooners didn’t score again.

Baylor loaded the bases with two outs in the sixth before T.J. Raguse walked to score Shea Langeliers. Two more scored on a single by Levi Gilcrease and a fielding error to give the Bears a 6-3 lead. Baylor added two runs in the eighth and two in the ninth.