By Ryne Sulier / Posted June 19, 2010
Freshman Pitcher of the Year and second-team All American Matt Purke (14-0) will take the mound 1 p.m. Saturday against Florida State's Sean Gilmartin (9-7). Purke struck out 11 in 7 2/3 innings in a 3-1 victory over Texas in Game 1 of the Austin Super Regional.
The Frogs will look to Purke to win Game 1 of the CWS, much like he did in the Super Regional.
By Ryne Sulier / Posted June 19, 2010
The 19 previous College World Series appearances for Florida State (47-16) didn't mean squat in Game 1 of the 2010 CWS against Freshman Pitcher of the Year Matt Purke (15-0). TCU (52-12) won it's first ever College World Series game 8-1 behind Purke's seven strike-out, one run performance (unearned) in seven innings.
TCU will play the winner of Game 2 (Florida vs. UCLA) Monday at 8 p.m. on ESPN2HD.
TCU Catcher Bryan Holaday hit a solo home run and left fielder Jason Coats had 3 RBIs as six Frogs drove in at least one run.
By Ryne Sulier / Posted June 19, 2010
TCU head baseball coach Jim Schlossnagle was named the National College Baseball Association's National Coach of the Year Saturday.
"It's a program award for sure," Schlossnagle said. "Obviously I'm very humbled to receive it, considering the names that are on that trophy and the fact that Dick Howser and Coach Bertman were in the room.
"We won 52 games (this season) because I have a really, really good coaching staff and some really, really good players."
By Ryne Sulier / Posted June 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 in Omaha, Neb., is a double-elimination format until the CWS Final (best-of-three series). TCU will be the Game 1 home team.
By Ryne Sulier / Posted June 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.
By Ryne Sulier / Posted June 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.
By Ryne Sulier / Posted June 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.
By Ryne Sulier / Posted June 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 30.
TCU, coming off their record-breaking 50th win Friday, is hoping Texas' Friday home defeat doesn't begin another win-streak for the Longhorns Saturday at noon.
By Ryne Sulier / Posted June 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.
By Ryne Sulier / Posted June 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.
