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Daily Skiff: Purke to open CWS on the mound; Schlossnagle receives praise

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[SIZE=12pt]Daily Skiff: Purke to open CWS on the mound; Schlossnagle receives praise[/SIZE]

Ryne Sulier

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.

"Matt (Purke) pitches like his rear end's on fire, I promise you," said TCU head baseball coach Jim Schlossnagle. ...
 
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