TCU drops tournament opener

After the Horned Frogs lost their opening-round game in the Mountain West Conference tournament Wednesday, TCU coach Jim Schlossnagle wanted to clear his player's heads of their postseason prospects.
"We don't need to be thinking about regionals, hosting regionals, seedings," Schlossnagle said. "We need to be thinking about winning one game. We sure did lay an egg in front of a good crowd."
The announced attendance was 2,112 but the crowd was noticeably thinner after Utah took an 8-4 lead with a six-run fourth inning.
TCU is the first No. 1 seed to lose to a No. 6 seed in the MWC's 10-year history.
The Frogs play at 3 p.m. Thursday against the winner of the 11 a.m. game between BYU and New Mexico.
-- Stefan Stevenson