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Students discuss religious topics in a small group. (Photo courtesy of tcuwesley.org)
Wednesday nights at TCU’s Methodist campus ministry provide religious exploration and fellowship
By Boots Giblin, Staff Writer
Published Mar 27, 2024
Students at the Wesley said they found community on Wednesday nights.

Pitcher Matt Purke receives second-team All American

Pitcher Matt Purke receives second-team All American

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).

Purke’s 133 strikeouts place second for a single season at TCU, trailing
only Broadway’s 151 in 2005. Purke has allowed just 84 hits in 103 innings,
limiting opponents to a .219 batting average.

In his most recent outing, Purke surrendered just one run on three hits
while striking out 11 and walking one in a 3-1 victory at Texas in the
opening game of the Super Regionals.

Purke will start Saturday when TCU opens College World Series play at 1 p.m.
CDT versus Florida State. Purke will be making his 17th start of the
campaign, tying him for second on the Horned Frogs’ single-season chart.
Flint Wallace (1996) and Clayton Jerome (2004) hold the mark with 18 starts.

A native of Spring, Texas, Purke was named the NCBWA’s Freshman Pitcher of
the Year in addition to being a first-team Freshman All-American.

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