OMAHA, Neb. — Sam Stoutenborough and two relievers limited Virginia to five hits, Cole Fontenelle drove in two runs, and Texas Christian University won 4-3 on Sunday afternoon at Charles Schwab Field, where the Cavaliers became the first team eliminated at this year’s College World Series.
The Horned Frogs (43-23) had also been facing elimination Sunday after giving up a late lead to lose 6-5 to Oral Roberts University in the opening round Thursday. TCU will try to extend its stay when it plays ORU again on Tuesday.
The Golden Eagles (52-13) fell into the elimination bracket Sunday night with a 5-4 loss to No. 2 Florida (52-15) after rallying for one run in the bottom of the ninth.
“I think everybody was wondering, after the punch to the gut on Friday, how they were going to respond?” Horned Frogs coach Kirk Saarloos said. “I didn’t have any question about how they were going to respond. I could see it on the bus. I could see it on Saturday at our practice. … We outlasted them.”
Virginia (50-15), which was the No. 7 national seed in a 64-team field when the NCAA postseason began earlier this month, lost a second straight one-run game and went 0-2 for the first time in six CWS appearances. Five of the first six CWS games this year were decided by one run, with No. 5 LSU’s 6-3 win against Tennessee on Saturday night the exception.