The Lamar Cardinal that leaned over to me after a leadoff base hit in the ninth ended Haylen Green’s bid for a no hitter had it right when he said, “that really sucks.” And while losing the no-no was certainly disappointing for TCU players and fans, the 11-0 win was ultimately more important to a team trying to make a push for the postseason with just seven games remaining.
Getting so close to making history was something that was on sophomore Haylen Green’s mind, but he did his best to ignore the opportunity as much as possible. “It popped in my head a couple times, but it was more of ‘why are you thinking about it, just stop!