Charles King’s first pitch of the night was also, arguably, his worst.
After TCU Baseball jumped out to a 1-0 lead thanks to a leadoff single by Hunter Wolfe and a Kansas State error, Cameron Thompson took King’s first pitch deep to right for a solo shot, evening things up at one apiece.
But the first Wildcat run of the ball game would also be the last, as King shut down the K State offense across a dominant performance that saw him go the distance. King through 119 pitches across nine innings of work, allowing just six hits while striking out six batters and walking just two.