Stoutenborough, two relievers stymie Virginia offense to maintain TCU alive in CWS

OMAHA, Neb. — Sam Stoutenborough and two relievers restricted Virginia to 5 hits, Cole Fontenelle drove in two runs and TCU eradicated the Cavaliers from the College World Series with a 4-3 win Sunday.

The Horned Frogs (43-23) will attempt to prolong their keep once they play Tuesday towards the loser of Sunday evening’s recreation between Florida and Oral Roberts.

Virginia (50-15) misplaced a second straight one-run recreation and went 0-2 for the primary time in six CWS appearances. Four of the primary 5 CWS video games have been determined by one run.

The Cavaliers entered the sport batting a nation-leading .334 for the season, however they by no means discovered a rhythm towards Stoutenborough, Garrett Wright (3-2) and Ben Abeldt.

Virginia starter Connelly Early (12-3), who got here in having allowed two earned runs in 13 1/3 innings within the NCAA Tournament, gave up single runs within the first and third innings and was relieved by Brian Edgington to start out the sixth.

Edgington, who pitched an entire recreation within the tremendous regional-clinching win over Duke final week, allowed a base hit and stroll earlier than Elijah Nunez’s two-out single gave the Frogs a 3-1 lead.

Ethan Anderson homered main off the seventh — Virginia’s first hit for the reason that first inning — however the Frogs bought that run again the subsequent inning when 9-hole batter Austin Davis drove a ball over middle fielder Ethan O’Donnell for an RBI double.

Virginia was inside a run within the eighth when Harrison Didawick singled, stole second, moved over on a fly and got here dwelling on O’Donnell’s RBI groundout.

Abeldt pitched the ninth for his second save. He struck out .400-hitter Kyle Teel and bought Anderson to floor out earlier than Casey Saucke singled up the center and took second when middle fielder Elijah Nunez bobbled the ball. Abeldt struck out Anthony Stephan to finish the sport.

TCU, which misplaced 6-5 to Oral Roberts on Friday, has received a minimum of one recreation in every of its six CWS appearances.