TCU first baseman Luken Baker made the trip to Omaha, where his presence in the lineup is missed but not in the dugout.
“The most positive guy on this team,” right fielder Austen Wade said. “Every single day, he’s saying hello to someone, asking how you are, if you feel good at the plate, talking to you at practice.”
Baker has not played since May 12 at Oklahoma, when he suffered a ligament injury, torn muscle and hairline fracture in his left elbow in a collision with a baserunner as he reached back for a throw.