Davis Twirls Complete Game Shutout at No. 9 West Virginia

Friday, May 15

Morgantown, W. Va.

5:30 p.m.

TCU

33-19, 17-12

West Virginia

36-13, 20-9

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
TCU	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	6	0
West Virginia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1

Kyuss Gargett hits a home run at West Virginia.

Davis Twirls Complete Game Shutout at No. 9 West Virginia

5/15/2026 9:44:00 PM | Baseball

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Davis tosses second straight complete game

MORGANTOWN, W. Va. – A masterful performance on the mound by Lance Davis helped TCU even the series with a 4-0 win at No. 9 West Virginia Friday night. Davis twirled his second straight complete game and held the Mountaineers to just five base runners in the game.

The Rundown
Lance Davis (5-3) was brilliant on the mound. He allowed just five base runners in the game on three hits, one walk and one hit by pitch. No Mountaineer advanced beyond second base in the game. He set the side down in order in five of nine innings and retired the final 10 batters he faced. He needed just 108 pitches and finished the night with six strikeouts.

The offense gave him all the run support he would need in the second inning. Preston Gamster ambushed the first pitch of the inning for a lead-off home run. Two batters later, Kyuss Gargett launched a home run to center for a 2-0 lead.

West Virginia's lone threat in the game came in the third as they had two on with two out, but Davis got a big strikeout to end the inning unscathed.

TCU picked up a pair of insurance runs in the eighth inning. Noah Franco hit a pinch hit home run with two outs in the inning. Nolan Traeger was hit by a pitch following the home run. An errant throw following a strikeout had runners on the corners. The Mountaineer pitcher unleashed a second wild pitch, allowing Traeger to score from third for a 4-0 lead.

The Mountaineers didn't mount any threat as their last base runner reached with two outs in the sixth.

Stat of the Game:
5 – Lance Davis allowed just five total base runners in the game. No base runner advanced beyond second base.

Notes:
• Lance Davis is the first TCU pitcher to toss a complete-game shutout since Payton Tolle handed Oklahoma State a 1-0 loss on March 22, 2024.
• TCU homered in a game for the 36^th time this season.
• TCU hit multiple home runs (3) in game for the 15^th time this season.
• TCU recorded its fifth shutout of the season.
• TCU outhit its opponent for the 28^th time this season.
• TCU stole a base in a game for the 34^th time this season.
• TCU registered multiple stolen bases in a game (2) for the 14^th time this season.
• TCU played flawless defense for the 22^nd time this season.
• TCU turned one double play in the game.
• TCU held an opponent to two or fewer runs for the fourth time in the last five games.
• Davis is the first pitcher since Charles King in 2019 to have two complete games in a season.
• Davis is the first pitcher to have back-to-back complete games since Preston Morrison in 2014.
• Preston Gamster hit his fifth career home run.
• Kyuss Gargett hit his second home run of the season and the fourth of his career.
• Noah Franco hit TCU's first pinch-hit home run of the season and the first since Jack Arthur against BYU on April 4, 2025.
• Franco hit his fourth home run of the season and the 15^th of his career.
• Colton Griffin collected his 12^th multi-hit game of the season and the 34^th of his career.

Next Up:
With the win, TCU improves to 33-19 on the season and 17-12 in Big 12 play. The regular season concludes with the rubber match on Saturday afternoon. Game time has been moved up an hour to 11 a.m. (CT). Zack James will get the start for the Horned Frogs. The game will be televised on ESPN+.