Mission accomplished.

That’s how TCU head baseball coach Jim Schlossnagle described the Frogs’ sweep of the Texas Longhorns after Sunday’s 7-1 victory.

Alex Young (8-2) picked up the victory for the Horned Frogs (34-8, 10-5 Big 12) while Chad Hollingsworth (3-5) shouldered the loss for the Longhorns (22-22, 8-10 Big 12). Young allowed six hits and one run through six innings.

“From a pitching standpoint, we still have some room for improvement,” Young said. “We have to be better in getting ahead in the count, and we can not walk so many guys.”

With the sweep, the Frogs move from third to a tie for second place with Oklahoma. TCU has the best overall record in the Big 12 with 34 wins.

The game was delayed in the bottom of the fourth due to lightning, but the small drizzle didn’t cool the Frogs’ hot bats.

First baseman Elliott Barzilli launched a ball over the left field wall for his second homerun of the year. UT’s Tres Barrera also had a solo homerun for his seventh of the year.

Barzilli, a transfer from Georgia Tech, said he got ahead in the count, which allowed him to be more aggressive with his swing.

“Can’t miss the cookies,” he said.

While Barzilli took his time rounding the bases, freshman catcher Evan Skoug showed off his wheels when he took advantage of a Nolan Brown sacrifice fly to score from third.

“People like to doubt my speed because of my thickness. I felt like I had to show off there,” Skoug said. “I still have a little speed in the tank.”

Skoug checks in at 5-foot-11 and 200 lbs. The stocky catcher almost ended up on the gridiron instead of the diamond because of his size and speed.

“I played fullback and linebacker, my high school football coach wanted me to quit [baseball],” he said. “His loss, I guess.”

That choice by Skoug is paying off big time for TCU; the freshman had three hits and two RBIs Sunday.

Schlossnagle is not surprised by the quick start to Skoug’s college career.

“We knew he was an offense first player coming to TCU,” Schlossnagle said. “He was an elite recruit that has turned into an elite player.”

Skoug was brought to the Horned Frogs so that he could replace Kyle Bacak, who was taken in the 2014 MLB Draft by the Washington Nationals.

“I chose TCU because I knew I could make an impact right away,” Skoug said.

That impact has come in form of three home runs, 47 hits and a team-high 29 RBIs on the year.

Even with Skoug and the team performing at a high level, Schlossnagle said he knows there is always room for improvement.

“We played very sloppy defense throughout the weekend and that is one of the hallmarks of this program,” he said. “I tell the team don’t let wins cloud where you are at as a baseball player. The goal is to be playing well at the end of May and into June.”

If they are winning games into June, maybe the real mission of a national championship will be accomplished.