TCU jumped out to an early lead in the second inning as a Howard was in command on the mound and the Frogs loaded the bases with walks by Skoug and Brown around a single by Warner. While they had a chance to really take control at that point, they only managed one run from the opportunity to go up 1-0 with two strikeouts around and RBI fly out from Merrill.
After issuing a walk and falling victim to and error in the first, Brian Howard was on a roll through the next 3 2⁄3 innings.