u200b Sophomore right-hander Jared Janczak, so needed to be the postseason ace for the TCU Horned Frogs, retired all nine batters he faced in his return to the mound as the Horned Frogs blanked California 3-0 on Thursday night.
The nonconference game, coming less than a week before the Big 12 baseball tournament opens Wednesday, seemed to check many boxes for the Frogs (38-13), who have finished their Big 12 slate in first place. Texas Tech on Thursday defeated Kansas 10-6 and can match TCU’s 16-8 Big 12 record with two more wins against the Jayhawks.
Janczak, Nick Lodolo, Sean Wymer and Durbin Feltman combined to hold Cal (22-27) to just four base runners, TCU’s website reported.