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Lifelong Frog
Baseball America: Offensive Outburst Keeps TCU Alive
By Teddy Cahill
OMAHA–As he watched his team strike out eight times in the first three innings Friday against Florida righthander Jackson Kowar, Texas Christian coach Jim Schlossnagle said he began to wonder if a team had ever struck out 20 times in a game at the College World Series.
As the Horned Frogs began their second time through the order against Kowar, however, they began to figure the sophomore out. Ryan Merrill, the nine-hole hitter, broke the ice with a two-out single in the third. Austen Wade and Zack Humphreys followed with back-to-back doubles, giving TCU an early lead. The Horned Frogs’ bats stayed hot the rest of the night, and they rolled to a 9-2 victory against the Gators.
The victory was TCU’s 50th of the season, the third time the Horned Frogs (50-17) have reached that milestone in program history. It also forced a rematch Saturday night with a spot in the CWS finals on the line. It will the third time the teams have played this week and will feature a rematch of Sunday’s pitching showdown between Florida righthander Alex Faedo and TCU righthander Jared Janczak, which the Gators (49-19) won, 3-0.
Read more at http://www.baseballamerica.com/coll...outburst-keeps-tcu-alive/#C4mU45TDIo0MJGXY.99
By Teddy Cahill
OMAHA–As he watched his team strike out eight times in the first three innings Friday against Florida righthander Jackson Kowar, Texas Christian coach Jim Schlossnagle said he began to wonder if a team had ever struck out 20 times in a game at the College World Series.
As the Horned Frogs began their second time through the order against Kowar, however, they began to figure the sophomore out. Ryan Merrill, the nine-hole hitter, broke the ice with a two-out single in the third. Austen Wade and Zack Humphreys followed with back-to-back doubles, giving TCU an early lead. The Horned Frogs’ bats stayed hot the rest of the night, and they rolled to a 9-2 victory against the Gators.
The victory was TCU’s 50th of the season, the third time the Horned Frogs (50-17) have reached that milestone in program history. It also forced a rematch Saturday night with a spot in the CWS finals on the line. It will the third time the teams have played this week and will feature a rematch of Sunday’s pitching showdown between Florida righthander Alex Faedo and TCU righthander Jared Janczak, which the Gators (49-19) won, 3-0.
Read more at http://www.baseballamerica.com/coll...outburst-keeps-tcu-alive/#C4mU45TDIo0MJGXY.99
