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Daily Skiff: Purke motivated by CWS defeat
By Ryne Sulier
Sports Editor
There's still a bitter taste that lingers in sophomore pitcher Matt Purke's mouth after the 2010 season.
The taste of losing for a pitcher who went 16-0 his freshman season might be indescribable. That's why he and his team take things 200 feet at a time after TCU's first 2010 College World Series berth; they certainly don't count the days, either, Purke said.
"Just the bitter taste of getting third instead of first [in the CWS]," Purke said. "We were one game away from the final series, so we're looking to make it to that final series [in 2011] and win the whole thing." ...
