TCU Defeats Florida State 8-1 Behind Pitching From Matt Purke

by Jeremy Mauss on Jun 19, 2010 3:09 PM PDT in Mountain West Baseball

TCU entering their first ever College World Series defeated veteran CWS attendee Florida State behind both pitching and hitting. The hitting was a surprise since TCU is more well known from their super Freshman Matt Purke who turned down the major leagues out of high school to play for TCU. Purke is 15-0 on the year and in today's game shutdown the Florida State offense by allowing one run (which was in the first inning), four hits, four walks, with seven strike outs, and in seven innings.

The Horned Frogs got up early and often against Florida State with a big first inning with five runs as the team was able to bat around the lineup. After that the game slowed WAAAAAAY down as TCU scored three runs the rest of the game. Florida State starter Sean Gilmartin had one of his worst games of the year by allowing eight hits and six earned runs in only three innings.

The CWS is a double elimination tournament with the finals is a best of three, and so TCU advances to the winners bracket where they will play the winner of the Florida vs. UCLA winner.

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Way to give ’em hell, TCU.

I’ve come to expect greatness from Purke, but I’m happier that our bats are starting to come around after the Texas series. We got enough to get it done then, but the more we score the less we have to rely on our superlative closer. First team to win a CWS game in their debut since 1999.

by HawkeyedFrog on Jun 19, 2010 3:48 PM PDT reply actions

Actually it's the first time since Georgia Tech in 1994

Ron Washington...giving hope everywhere to the kids who eat lead paint chips of being a big league manager when they grow up since 2007.

by rangers85 on Jun 19, 2010 10:34 PM PDT up reply actions

Indeed, I read that later but the first stat I read was “first team to win their debut game since the field expanded in ’99”

by HawkeyedFrog on Jun 20, 2010 12:49 AM PDT up reply actions

he turned down the texas rangers 4 million dollar offer.

not everybody is driven by money.

I'm all about covering the spread and moneylines. Craig Thompson just might end up being a savvy guy if he gets the MWC to 12 teams. Hell is just a word, the reality is much much worse." Event Horizon". Now remember, when things look bad and it looks like you're not gonna make it, then you gotta get mean, I mean plumb, mad dog mean. cause if you lose your head and you give up then you neither live or win. That's just the way it is. "The Outlaw Josey Wales". To protect the sheep you gotta catch the wolf, and it takes a wolf to catch a wolf. "Training Day". Rashad will beat Rua b/c it's a bad matchup for him. 2/1 odds. Josh Koscheck will dethrone Gsp and win the welterweight title. 2.9/1 odds on that too. Peace.

by wolfmanshowlforever on Jun 21, 2010 2:50 PM PDT up reply actions