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NCAA Football - Saturday, April 28, 2012 - Texas A&M Spring Game
Maroon & White Spring Game
Photo by: Patrick Green
JENNIFER MULHAUSEN
COLLEGE STATION - 15,000 Aggie fans filled the stands as the Texas A&M football team took to the grass at Kyle Field on Saturday as part of the Maroon & White Spring game. The offense wore white and the defense was in maroon. Ryan Swope, a Biletnikoff Award candidate, helped lead the offense with two crowd-pleasing touchdown runs of 63 and 50 yards, respectively. Swope had total catches for 156 yards and the two scores. Under the direction of first-year coach Kevin Sumlin, the offense racked up close to 600 yards in total. Senior Ben Malena led in rushing with 117 yards on 11 attempts and one touchdown. The defense stood up to the test as well sophomore Donnie Baggs tallying eight tackles and senior Steven Jenkins putting up nine stops on the day. Both sides played well and the White claimed a slim 48-44 win over the Maroon. The Aggies' 2012 football season will be their introductory year in the SEC. A&M opens the season on the road at Louisiana Tech on August 30, and the home opener is set for September 8 against Florida.
COLLEGE STATION - 15,000 Aggie fans filled the stands as the Texas A&M football team took to the grass at Kyle Field on Saturday as part of the Maroon & White Spring game. The offense wore white and the defense was in maroon. Ryan Swope, a Biletnikoff Award candidate, helped lead the offense with two crowd-pleasing touchdown runs of 63 and 50 yards, respectively. Swope had total catches for 156 yards and the two scores. Under the direction of first-year coach Kevin Sumlin, the offense racked up close to 600 yards in total. Senior Ben Malena led in rushing with 117 yards on 11 attempts and one touchdown. The defense stood up to the test as well sophomore Donnie Baggs tallying eight tackles and senior Steven Jenkins putting up nine stops on the day. Both sides played well and the White claimed a slim 48-44 win over the Maroon. The Aggies' 2012 football season will be their introductory year in the SEC. A&M opens the season on the road at Louisiana Tech on August 30, and the home opener is set for September 8 against Florida.
NCAA Baseball - Saturday, March 31, 2012 - UNLV @ TCU
Frogs suppress Rebels, 2-1
JENNIFER MULHAUSEN
FORT WORTH - Game 2 looked a lot like Game 1 Saturday afternoon as the TCU Horned Frogs and UNLV Rebels were back in action at Lupton Stadium. With Andrew Mitchell on the mound, TCU kept UNLV scoreless through the first seven innings. Frogs cracked the board in the bottom of the fifth. Lead-off batter Jantzen Witte was hit by a pitch to take first. Jerrick Suiter then singled to left field to put runners on first and second. A single by Kevin Cron then loaded the bases for the Frogs. After Davy Wright struck out swinging, Keaton Jones hit a sacrifice ground out to the pitcher to score Witte from third, and give the Frogs a 1-0 lead. The Frogs doubled their lead in the bottom of the sixth. Kyle Von Tunglen was up first and struck out swinging. Jason Coats then singled with a well laid bunt to third base, and a wild pitch allowed Coats to advance to second. Josh Elander drew a walk and Coats moved over to first on a passed ball. A sac ground out to the pitcher by Witte scored Jason Coats to put the Frogs' up 2-0. With one swing of the bat in the top of the eighth, Trevor Kirk cut the Frogs' lead in half with a solo shot to left field. That was UNLV's only run of the game as the Frogs' defense did their job and shut down in rally attempt by the Rebels. TCU will look for the sweep tomorrow in the series finale at 1 p.m.
FORT WORTH - Game 2 looked a lot like Game 1 Saturday afternoon as the TCU Horned Frogs and UNLV Rebels were back in action at Lupton Stadium. With Andrew Mitchell on the mound, TCU kept UNLV scoreless through the first seven innings. Frogs cracked the board in the bottom of the fifth. Lead-off batter Jantzen Witte was hit by a pitch to take first. Jerrick Suiter then singled to left field to put runners on first and second. A single by Kevin Cron then loaded the bases for the Frogs. After Davy Wright struck out swinging, Keaton Jones hit a sacrifice ground out to the pitcher to score Witte from third, and give the Frogs a 1-0 lead. The Frogs doubled their lead in the bottom of the sixth. Kyle Von Tunglen was up first and struck out swinging. Jason Coats then singled with a well laid bunt to third base, and a wild pitch allowed Coats to advance to second. Josh Elander drew a walk and Coats moved over to first on a passed ball. A sac ground out to the pitcher by Witte scored Jason Coats to put the Frogs' up 2-0. With one swing of the bat in the top of the eighth, Trevor Kirk cut the Frogs' lead in half with a solo shot to left field. That was UNLV's only run of the game as the Frogs' defense did their job and shut down in rally attempt by the Rebels. TCU will look for the sweep tomorrow in the series finale at 1 p.m.
NCAA Baseball - Friday, March 30, 2012 - UNLV @ TCU
TCU holds off Rebels, 4-2
JENNIFER MULHAUSEN
FORT WORTH - After a 4-2 victory in Game 1 Friday night, the Frogs look to take Game 2 of the weekend series with the UNLV Rebels Saturday afternoon. TCU kept UNLV scoreless through eight innings behind the strong pitching talent of Stefan Crichton. TCU's first run came in the third inning. After Jerrick Suiter grounded out to shortstop, Kevin Cron drew a walk and advanced to second on a passed ball. Keaton Jones was up next and drew another walk. Catcher's interference allowed Brance Rivera to take first loading the bases for the Frogs with only one out. A sac fly to left field by Kyle Von Tungeln scored Cron from third putting the Frogs up 1-0. TCU added three more runs an inning later. Josh Elander led off and flied out to center field. Jantzen Witte following with a single to left field. Bret Johnson laid a bunt down to third to take first, and then advanced to second on a throwing error which allowed Witte to take third with only one out. A walk to Suiter loaded the bases for the Frogs, and then a single to left center scored Witte. Jones followed with a single to center bringing in Johnson. The Frogs' final run of the inning came on a sac fly to right field by Rivera that scored Suiter and put TCU up 4-0. That lead held all the way to the ninth inning. UNLV lead-off hitter Brandon Bayardi grounded out to shortstop for the first out. T.J. White then doubled down the left field line. Danny Higa drew a walk to put runners on first and second. Cole Wilstead came in to pinch hit Scott Dysinger and doubled to right field bringing in White to make it 4-2. Casey Sato then came in to pinch hit for Remington Pullin and struck up looking. A failed pick-off attempt by Elander allowed Higa to score, making it 4-2. Joey Swanner then struck out to end the game. First pitch is set for 4 p.m. tomorrow at Lupton Stadium.
FORT WORTH - After a 4-2 victory in Game 1 Friday night, the Frogs look to take Game 2 of the weekend series with the UNLV Rebels Saturday afternoon. TCU kept UNLV scoreless through eight innings behind the strong pitching talent of Stefan Crichton. TCU's first run came in the third inning. After Jerrick Suiter grounded out to shortstop, Kevin Cron drew a walk and advanced to second on a passed ball. Keaton Jones was up next and drew another walk. Catcher's interference allowed Brance Rivera to take first loading the bases for the Frogs with only one out. A sac fly to left field by Kyle Von Tungeln scored Cron from third putting the Frogs up 1-0. TCU added three more runs an inning later. Josh Elander led off and flied out to center field. Jantzen Witte following with a single to left field. Bret Johnson laid a bunt down to third to take first, and then advanced to second on a throwing error which allowed Witte to take third with only one out. A walk to Suiter loaded the bases for the Frogs, and then a single to left center scored Witte. Jones followed with a single to center bringing in Johnson. The Frogs' final run of the inning came on a sac fly to right field by Rivera that scored Suiter and put TCU up 4-0. That lead held all the way to the ninth inning. UNLV lead-off hitter Brandon Bayardi grounded out to shortstop for the first out. T.J. White then doubled down the left field line. Danny Higa drew a walk to put runners on first and second. Cole Wilstead came in to pinch hit Scott Dysinger and doubled to right field bringing in White to make it 4-2. Casey Sato then came in to pinch hit for Remington Pullin and struck up looking. A failed pick-off attempt by Elander allowed Higa to score, making it 4-2. Joey Swanner then struck out to end the game. First pitch is set for 4 p.m. tomorrow at Lupton Stadium.
NCAA Baseball - Sunday, March 4, 2012 - Oklahoma State @ #18 TCU
#18 Frogs take series from Pokes in 10 innings, 6-5
DH Jerrick Suiter scores the game-winning run in the 10th inning/photo by: Patrick Green
JENNIFER MULHAUSEN
FORT WORTH - A sunny, yet windy, day welcomed fans to Lupton Stadium today as they showed up to cheer the Frogs in this weekend's rubber match against Oklahoma State. On the mound for OSU was right-hander Randy McCurry who brought in a 3.65 ERA and a record of 1-1 in two appearances. The Frogs put Trey Teakell on the mound, a righty, red-shirt Freshman from Weatherford, who was 0-1 in 3 appearances with an ERA of 7.71. Teakell faced OSU center fielder Jarrett Higgins first who singled through the left side. He was followed by Catcher Jared Womack who doubled to center field. Higgins tried to score, but was thrown out at home; however, a double by right fielder Zach Fish down the left field line scored Womack to give OSU an early 1-0 lead. The Frogs were quick to take over the lead in the bottom of the inning. After being hit by a pitch and stealing second, center fielder Kyle Von Tungeln managed to beat the throw home to score on a throwing error by the pitcher. Catcher Josh Elander, who drew a walk, scored on a passed ball to make it 2-1. In the bottom of the second, the Frogs added another run as Shortstop Keaton Jones singled up the middle to score DH Jerrick Suitor. After a scoreless third, the OSU bats heated up in the top of the fourth. Left Fielder Gabe Weidenaar started off with a single to shortstop. DH Victor Romero reached on a fielding error, and made it to second on the error, moving Weidenaar into scoring position at third. A single to left by Second Baseman Robbie Rea brought Weidenaar in to score, and a single by First Baseman Wes Jones was enough to bring home Romero and Rea to put the Cowboys narrowly in control at 4-3. The Frogs evened the score in the bottom of the fourth as Braden Mattson, who replaced Elander behind home plate, scored on a single to left center by Zac Jordan. It took OSU just one at bat to regain the lead as Womack homered to right field in the top of the sixth to make it 5-4. It looked like that would be the final score until late in the ninth when a fielding error by the catcher allowed Davy Wright to score to re-tie the game and force extra innings. In all honesty, OSU looked better offensively to survive extra innings than the Frogs did, but TCU never quit fighting. Derek Odell was up to bat first for the Frogs in the 10th and struck out looking. Suitor than singled to right field and Brett Johnson flied out to right field. So with two outs, Wright entered the batter's box and a 1-1 count, doubled to left field scoring Suitor and winning the game, 6-5. The Frogs look to keep the winning streak going Tuesday as they host Baylor Tuesday night at 6:30 p.m.
FORT WORTH - A sunny, yet windy, day welcomed fans to Lupton Stadium today as they showed up to cheer the Frogs in this weekend's rubber match against Oklahoma State. On the mound for OSU was right-hander Randy McCurry who brought in a 3.65 ERA and a record of 1-1 in two appearances. The Frogs put Trey Teakell on the mound, a righty, red-shirt Freshman from Weatherford, who was 0-1 in 3 appearances with an ERA of 7.71. Teakell faced OSU center fielder Jarrett Higgins first who singled through the left side. He was followed by Catcher Jared Womack who doubled to center field. Higgins tried to score, but was thrown out at home; however, a double by right fielder Zach Fish down the left field line scored Womack to give OSU an early 1-0 lead. The Frogs were quick to take over the lead in the bottom of the inning. After being hit by a pitch and stealing second, center fielder Kyle Von Tungeln managed to beat the throw home to score on a throwing error by the pitcher. Catcher Josh Elander, who drew a walk, scored on a passed ball to make it 2-1. In the bottom of the second, the Frogs added another run as Shortstop Keaton Jones singled up the middle to score DH Jerrick Suitor. After a scoreless third, the OSU bats heated up in the top of the fourth. Left Fielder Gabe Weidenaar started off with a single to shortstop. DH Victor Romero reached on a fielding error, and made it to second on the error, moving Weidenaar into scoring position at third. A single to left by Second Baseman Robbie Rea brought Weidenaar in to score, and a single by First Baseman Wes Jones was enough to bring home Romero and Rea to put the Cowboys narrowly in control at 4-3. The Frogs evened the score in the bottom of the fourth as Braden Mattson, who replaced Elander behind home plate, scored on a single to left center by Zac Jordan. It took OSU just one at bat to regain the lead as Womack homered to right field in the top of the sixth to make it 5-4. It looked like that would be the final score until late in the ninth when a fielding error by the catcher allowed Davy Wright to score to re-tie the game and force extra innings. In all honesty, OSU looked better offensively to survive extra innings than the Frogs did, but TCU never quit fighting. Derek Odell was up to bat first for the Frogs in the 10th and struck out looking. Suitor than singled to right field and Brett Johnson flied out to right field. So with two outs, Wright entered the batter's box and a 1-1 count, doubled to left field scoring Suitor and winning the game, 6-5. The Frogs look to keep the winning streak going Tuesday as they host Baylor Tuesday night at 6:30 p.m.
NCAA Baseball - Saturday, March 3, 2012 - Oklahoma State
#18 TCU holds off OSU, 2-0
TCU's Stefan Crichton pitched 8 shut-out innings / photo by: Patrick Green
JENNIFER MULHAUSEN
FORT WORTH - Last night at Lupton Stadium, the Frogs hosted the Oklahoma State Cowboys in the first of a three-game weekend series. TCU starting pitcher Andrew Mitchell allowed four runs on four hits in 2 2/3 innings. The Frogs tried to rally late in game, but fell a run shy, 4-3. Catcher Josh Elander was on fire hitting 3-for-3 with two hits for extra bases, but he was no match for the long ball of the Cowboys. OSU jumped out to a 1-0 lead with a two-out homer from Gabe Weidenaar, and Zach Fish extended the lead in the third with a two-run slam that helped contribute to a three-run third inning which ultimately allowed the Pokes to take the win. The loss put TCU at 2-6 on the season so far, but the Frogs bounced back today behind the strong pitching effort of Sophomore Stefan Crichton. After the Cowboys went three up-three down to start the game, TCU wasted little time lighting up the board. In the bottom of the first, Kyle Von Tungeln hit a lead-off double down the right field line. He then advanced to third on a fly out by Josh Elander to right field, and scored on a wild pitch to put the Frogs up 1-0. Von Tungeln was the man of the hour when it was all said and done. In the bottom of the third, after Keaton Jones pulled a lead-off walk, "VT" tripled to right center scoring Jones and giving the Frogs a 2-0 advantage. The 2-0 lead wasn't threatened until the ninth inning. After replacing Crichton, Kaleb Merck pitched himself into a jam as he handed back-to-back walks to Gabe Weidenaar and Zach Fish, then allowed Mark Ginther to single to first and load the bases with only one out. Merck was then replaced by Justin Scharf to attempt the save. Up first to face Scharf was Victor Romero who pinch hit for Wes Jones. Romero singled to shortstop, and Gage Green, who was in the pinch run for Fish, ran right into ball automatically tagging himself out. It took a few minutes for the umps to figure everything out, but they finally concluded that Green was out, Ginther advanced to second, and Weidenaar, who had come into to score initially, was to return to third without scoring. Jarrett Higgins then grounded out to Scharf to end the game and split the series at 1-1. The Frogs and Pokes will be back at it again Sunday in the rubber match at 1 p.m.
FORT WORTH - Last night at Lupton Stadium, the Frogs hosted the Oklahoma State Cowboys in the first of a three-game weekend series. TCU starting pitcher Andrew Mitchell allowed four runs on four hits in 2 2/3 innings. The Frogs tried to rally late in game, but fell a run shy, 4-3. Catcher Josh Elander was on fire hitting 3-for-3 with two hits for extra bases, but he was no match for the long ball of the Cowboys. OSU jumped out to a 1-0 lead with a two-out homer from Gabe Weidenaar, and Zach Fish extended the lead in the third with a two-run slam that helped contribute to a three-run third inning which ultimately allowed the Pokes to take the win. The loss put TCU at 2-6 on the season so far, but the Frogs bounced back today behind the strong pitching effort of Sophomore Stefan Crichton. After the Cowboys went three up-three down to start the game, TCU wasted little time lighting up the board. In the bottom of the first, Kyle Von Tungeln hit a lead-off double down the right field line. He then advanced to third on a fly out by Josh Elander to right field, and scored on a wild pitch to put the Frogs up 1-0. Von Tungeln was the man of the hour when it was all said and done. In the bottom of the third, after Keaton Jones pulled a lead-off walk, "VT" tripled to right center scoring Jones and giving the Frogs a 2-0 advantage. The 2-0 lead wasn't threatened until the ninth inning. After replacing Crichton, Kaleb Merck pitched himself into a jam as he handed back-to-back walks to Gabe Weidenaar and Zach Fish, then allowed Mark Ginther to single to first and load the bases with only one out. Merck was then replaced by Justin Scharf to attempt the save. Up first to face Scharf was Victor Romero who pinch hit for Wes Jones. Romero singled to shortstop, and Gage Green, who was in the pinch run for Fish, ran right into ball automatically tagging himself out. It took a few minutes for the umps to figure everything out, but they finally concluded that Green was out, Ginther advanced to second, and Weidenaar, who had come into to score initially, was to return to third without scoring. Jarrett Higgins then grounded out to Scharf to end the game and split the series at 1-1. The Frogs and Pokes will be back at it again Sunday in the rubber match at 1 p.m.
NCAA Baseball - Friday , February 17, 2012- Ole Miss @ TCU
Frogs drop season opener, 7-4
TCU Right Fielder Brance Rivera is out at home/Photo by: Patrick Green
JENNIFER MULHAUSEN
FORT WORTH - Despite a slight chill in the air, it was an otherwise perfect night for TCU Baseball's season opener against the Ole Miss Rebels at Lupton Stadium. The Rebels came into the game ranked #22 while the Frogs rounded out the top ten at #10. The Frogs have been picked to win their seventh Mountain West Conference title this season. TCU welcomes 16 newcomers along with 13 returning letterwinners including Plano native Jason Coats who chose to return to TCU for this senior campaign after passing up a 12th round draft pick by the Baltimore Orioles. Ole Miss has been chosen to finish 4th in the SEC Western Division when the curtain falls on the 2012 season. This weekend's series marks only the second time the Rebels have opened on the road under Head Coach Mike Bianco, and they are 10-1 in season openers with Bianco at the helm. It was goose eggs for both sides until the top of the third when Ole Miss shortstop Blake Newalu scored on an RBI groundout to second base by center fielder Auston Bousfield. The Frog answered back in the bottom half of the inning with runs by third baseman Davy Wright and shortstop Keaton Jones to take a 2-1 lead. The lead was short-lived as the Rebels evening things up in the top of the fourth when Will Allen was able to score on a fielding error by first baseman Kevin Cron. Ole Miss took a 4-2 lead in the top of the fifth after Will Jamison singled and Alex Yarbrough brought them both home on a two-run homer to right field. Bousfield and Yarbrough helped the Rebels gain a 6-2 lead after the top of the seventh. TCU answered back with a two runs scored in the bottom of the inning by Wright and Jones to trail 6-4. Andrew Mistone's solo shot to the left corner in the top of the eighth put the Rebels up 7-4. With two outs and walks to Brance Rivera and Kyle Von Tungeln to start the bottom of the ninth, Jason Coats then came to the plate with a chance to tie the game. Coats took a full count before becoming the final out of the game. The Rebels and Frogs are back in action tomorrow at 2 p.m.
FORT WORTH - Despite a slight chill in the air, it was an otherwise perfect night for TCU Baseball's season opener against the Ole Miss Rebels at Lupton Stadium. The Rebels came into the game ranked #22 while the Frogs rounded out the top ten at #10. The Frogs have been picked to win their seventh Mountain West Conference title this season. TCU welcomes 16 newcomers along with 13 returning letterwinners including Plano native Jason Coats who chose to return to TCU for this senior campaign after passing up a 12th round draft pick by the Baltimore Orioles. Ole Miss has been chosen to finish 4th in the SEC Western Division when the curtain falls on the 2012 season. This weekend's series marks only the second time the Rebels have opened on the road under Head Coach Mike Bianco, and they are 10-1 in season openers with Bianco at the helm. It was goose eggs for both sides until the top of the third when Ole Miss shortstop Blake Newalu scored on an RBI groundout to second base by center fielder Auston Bousfield. The Frog answered back in the bottom half of the inning with runs by third baseman Davy Wright and shortstop Keaton Jones to take a 2-1 lead. The lead was short-lived as the Rebels evening things up in the top of the fourth when Will Allen was able to score on a fielding error by first baseman Kevin Cron. Ole Miss took a 4-2 lead in the top of the fifth after Will Jamison singled and Alex Yarbrough brought them both home on a two-run homer to right field. Bousfield and Yarbrough helped the Rebels gain a 6-2 lead after the top of the seventh. TCU answered back with a two runs scored in the bottom of the inning by Wright and Jones to trail 6-4. Andrew Mistone's solo shot to the left corner in the top of the eighth put the Rebels up 7-4. With two outs and walks to Brance Rivera and Kyle Von Tungeln to start the bottom of the ninth, Jason Coats then came to the plate with a chance to tie the game. Coats took a full count before becoming the final out of the game. The Rebels and Frogs are back in action tomorrow at 2 p.m.
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