TCU starter Nick Lodolo tried to do his part but it wasn't enough to derail the Oklahoma Sooners who topped the Frogs 8-5 in the opening game of a Big 12 weekend series at Lupton Stadium on Friday.
The win was the fifth in a row and eighth in nine games for Oklahoma (22-10, 7-0 Big 12) while TCU lost its fifth straight and dropped to 14-12 overall and 3-3 in conference games.
Lodolo, a sophomore lefty, struck out 13 batters in six innings before leaving with the bases loaded in the seventh.
TCU took an early 3-0 lead, getting a single run in the second on a bases-loaded walk and two in the third on an RBI ground out and a sacrifice fly.