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Lifelong Frog
FS Southwest: Horned Frogs ace ready for another great year
By Jon Machota
FOXSportsSouthwest.com Special Contributor
At one time, Matt Purke was known around the Dallas-Fort Worth area as the kid that turned down millions of dollars from the Texas Rangers after they selected him in the first round of the 2009 MLB Draft.
Now, Purke is known as the glasses-wearing, hat [ James'd ] to the side, ace of the TCU pitching staff that went 16-0 last season while leading the Horned Frogs to their first trip the College World Series.
"I told coach (Jim Schlossnagle) before we started conference and regionals that I was completely content with my decision being at this place," Purke recently told the Associated Press. "Even if we hadn’t had that success last year, I still would be feeling the same way I do right now. But it certainly helps." ...
By Jon Machota
FOXSportsSouthwest.com Special Contributor
At one time, Matt Purke was known around the Dallas-Fort Worth area as the kid that turned down millions of dollars from the Texas Rangers after they selected him in the first round of the 2009 MLB Draft.
Now, Purke is known as the glasses-wearing, hat [ James'd ] to the side, ace of the TCU pitching staff that went 16-0 last season while leading the Horned Frogs to their first trip the College World Series.
"I told coach (Jim Schlossnagle) before we started conference and regionals that I was completely content with my decision being at this place," Purke recently told the Associated Press. "Even if we hadn’t had that success last year, I still would be feeling the same way I do right now. But it certainly helps." ...
