UC Irvine used a big first inning for the second consecutive game and defeated No. 1 TCU 6-3 on Saturday afternoon to clinch the three-game series.
The Anteaters, who scored eight first-inning runs in an 11-2 victory Friday, raced to a four-run lead in the first Saturday. Cole Kreuter’s two-run home run and doubles by Adrian Damla and Jake Hazard were the big hits.
Nolan Brown’s leadoff home run in the seventh inning brought the Frogs (11-3) to within 4-3, but the Anteaters scored two in the seventh for the 6-3 lead.
TCU got only one run back in the fifth when it loaded the bases with nobody out, scoring on Ryan Merrill’s walk.