Baseball: Kirk Saarloos ejected, suspended as TCU suffers sweep at Oklahoma State
The Horned Frogs took a major hit in the conference standings.
Entering the weekend on a seven-game winning streak, TCU baseball had another opportunity to keep climbing the Big 12 standings with a good result against Oklahoma State. The Horned Frogs had anything but good results, as the team suffered a three-game sweep to the Cowboys and dropped to seventh in the conference. To make matters worse, head coach Kirk Saarloos was ejected during Saturday’s loss and received a two-game suspension, meaning he’ll be sidelined when TCU (29-18, 13-11 Big 12) opens its Big 12 series against Utah on Friday.
Friday: Oklahoma State 7, TCU 6 Kollin Ritchie bashed three home runs, including a walk-off shot in the bottom of the ninth, to lift the Cowboys over the Horned Frogs in the series opener. TCU held a 6-3 lead, but the Horned Frogs allowed two runs in the fifth, one run in the seventh and one run in the ninth to lose the game. Nate Stern took the loss in relief.
a game changer courtesy of @nolan_traeger 😤 #GoFrogs | #FrogballUSA pic. twitter. com/HtoI61sdGy — TCU Baseball (@TCU_Baseball) May 2, 2026 Trever Baumler started in place of Tommy LaPour, who had been slotted to start before being made available out of the bullpen only.
Baumler pitched four innings and struck out four while allowing four runs on four hits. Lefty Mason Brassfield entered in relief, firing three and one-third innings and striking out five. Brassfield, who held the Cowboys to one earned run, handed the ball to Stern, who finished the eighth and took the loss in the ninth.