TCU ends Oral Roberts' MCWS run, faces Florida next - ESPN

OMAHA, Neb. — TCU used a four-run fifth inning to take control of the game and went on to beat Oral Roberts 6-1 in a College World Series elimination game Tuesday, ending the Golden Eagles' surprising postseason run.

The Horned Frogs (44-23) will play Florida next and would need to defeat the No. 2 national seed Wednesday and again Thursday to reach the best-of-three finals.

TCU avenged Friday's 6-5 loss to the Golden Eagles and has won two straight to put itself in position to play for its bracket title.

«We're playing in Omaha and in an elimination game,» TCU starting pitcher Cam Brown said. «I think that's the motivation we needed. We've been doing it all year with our backs against the wall. There's nothing that needs to be said between all of us. Through everything that we've been through this entire year, we've really grown and meshed as one unit.»

Coach Kirk Saarloos said his team's midseason struggles prepared it for pressure games. The Horned Frogs had a run of losses in six of seven games in April, putting their NCAA tournament hopes in peril.

They ended up with the Big 12's automatic bid by winning the conference tournament, but they didn't feel good about their at-large chances until they won their final regular-season series at Kansas State.

«We've been playing kind of this style or this type of game situation for six weeks,» he said. «It's just what they've been doing. Now there's a second deck on the stadium, and there's 23,000 people. I don't think it's changed anything.»

It was a rough ending for ORU (52-14), the first No. 4 regional seed in 11 years to reach the CWS. The Golden Eagles of the Summit League scored their fewest runs since March 12 and lost consecutive games for the first time since that