TCU right-hander Jake Eissler tossed five perfect innings of relief as the Horned Frogs rallied for a 9-5 series-clinching victory over No. 4 Texas Tech on Sunday in a Big 12 baseball game at Lupton Stadium.
Eissler, a sophomore from Littleton, Colo., took over with a runner on first and nobody out in the fifth. He then retired all 15 batters he faced and struck out a career-high 11 of them.
Texas Tech (33-12, 11-7 Big 12) jumped to a 4-0 lead in the first inning, but TCU (22-18, 8-9) answered with one in the first and three more in the second before the game was tied at 5-5 through three innings.