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Pitcher Matt Purke receives second-team All American

Pitcher Matt Purke receives second-team All American

Published Jun 17, 2010

Freshman pitcher Matt Purke was named a second-team All-American by Baseball America and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.

Purke leads the nation with 14 victories (14-0) with a 3.23 ERA in helping lead the third-ranked Horned Frogs
to their first College World Series appearance.



The 14 wins tie Purke with current Baltimore Oriole Jake Arrieta for second
on TCU's single-season list, one shy of former Horned Frog All-American
Lance Broadway (15, 2005).

TCU begins CWS play against Florida State Saturday

TCU begins CWS play against Florida State Saturday

Published Jun 13, 2010

TCU (51-12) will open up Game 1 of the NCAA College World Series against Florida State (47-18) Sat. at 1 p.m. on ESPN. The College World Series, in its last year to be held at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium...

TCU beats Texas 4-1, advances to College World Series

TCU beats Texas 4-1, advances to College World Series

Published Jun 13, 2010

Aaron Schultz and Bryan Holaday each hit home runs off Texas All-American Chance Ruffin, while Kyle Winkler (12-1) pitched 7 2/3 shutout innings in a 4-1 victory over Texas (50-13) to give TCU (51-12) their first NCAA College World Series berth Sunday.

Texas scored its only run (unearned) against Tyler Lockwood on a throwing error from second baseman Jerome Pena in the ninth inning.



The Frogs will play Florida State in the opening round of the College World Series in Omaha, Neb. at Rosenblatt Stadium either June 19 or 20.

Texas heads into Sunday with momentum, history on their side

Published Jun 12, 2010

Sunday's 3 p.m. Austin Super Regional elimination game will begin just like it did in 2009: TCU and Texas tied 1-1 with a berth to the NCAA College World Series on the line.

Texas was able to bounce back from a 3-2 game 2 loss in 2009 to take the final game of the series 5-2. This year Texas (50-12) will enter the third game confident as ever after a dominant 14-1 victory over TCU (50-12); Texas out pitched, outhit and outplayed the Frogs defensively from the first out to the 27th out.

Texas evens series 1-1 in 14-1 beat down of TCU

Texas evens series 1-1 in 14-1 beat down of TCU

Published Jun 12, 2010

Texas starting pitcher Taylor Jungmann (8-3) shut down TCU and had plenty of run support on the Longhorns' hits in a 14-1 win to even the best-of-three Austin Super Regional 1-1.

The third and final elimination game will begin at 3 p.m. Sunday on ESPN. The winner advances to the NCAA College World Series in Omaha, NE.



"Our non-hitting team showed up and hit," Texas head baseball coach Augie Garrido said. "The difference was, like yesterday, the imperfections.

Texas is down but far from out

Published Jun 12, 2010

The last time Texas Longhorns baseball lost a home baseball game was May 30, a 2-3 loss to Oral Roberts. The 'Horns went on a 21 win-streak after that loss, winning 28 of their next 29 games after March...

TCU begins 3-game series against Texas Friday

Published Jun 10, 2010

Little TCU, trying to make it's way to Omaha. That's how TCU (49-11) head baseball coach Jim Schlossnagle described the Frogs' Super situation heading into a best-of-three weekend series against a big-and familiar-opponent: Texas.

The Horned Frogs departed from Lupton Stadium at 11:30 a.m. this morning boasting a 10-game win streak, ready to embark on a rematch of the 2009 Austin Super Regional-game 1 begins at 2 p.m. Friday on ESPN 2.

Baseball head coach not satisfied with college world series format

Published Jun 10, 2010

Head baseball coach Jim Schlossnagle voiced his dissent against the seeding format of the NCAA College World Series after TCU secured it's chance to play Texas in the super regional round for a berth to the College World Series.

"I think our sport has grown enough to where the best teams should end up in Omaha, NE," Schlossnagle said. "The best teams that earn their way through the regular season should have the best opportunity to get there."



Schlossnagle said the NCAA should seed more than eight teams, as he went even further to advocate a 64-team format.

The Frogs one win away from College World Series after 3-1 victory

The Frogs one win away from College World Series after 3-1 victory

Published Jun 10, 2010

Freshman TCU pitcher Matt Purke (14-0) wasn't rattled by the Disch-Falk burnt orange and purple dotted crowd, leading TCU to a 3-1 victory over Texas to take a 1-0 series lead in the Austin Super Regional.

TCU won its 11th straight as Purke's 11 strike-outs were enough to out-duel Texas starting right-hander Cole Green (11-2); the Frogs gave the Texas home crowd little to get excited about Friday. Purke held the Longhorns to three hits in 7 2/3 innings.

TCU will win if Purke stays composed

Published Jun 10, 2010

TCU Shortstop Taylor Featherston talked about how the team was caught up in the moment, taking in the atmosphere of the 2009 Super Regional-too much gawking and not enough playing led to a super regional...

Baseball and football team finish top in the season

Published Jun 4, 2010

For the second consecutive year, the Horned Frogs' football team finished in the top 10 and baseball team gained entry into the Super Regionals, making TCU one of four teams in the nation to reach both achievements this season.

The only other schools to have a top-10 football program this season as well as a baseball team in the Super Regionals are Alabama, Florida and Texas. The Horned Frogs, Crimson Tide, Gators and Longhorns also played in BCS games in the 2009 football campaign.

Frogs pummel Cardinals 16-3

Frogs pummel Cardinals 16-3

Published Jun 4, 2010

The No. 5 seeded Horned Frogs (47-11) defeated the Lamar Cardinals (35-25) 16-3 in the opening game of the NCAA regional tournament at Lupton Stadium Friday night.The Horned Frogs played in the second...