FWST: TCU catcher Skoug to join college Team USA

TCU catcher Evan Skoug, powering the Horned Frogs with a team-high 39 runs batted in, has accepted an invitation to play on the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team.

He will be the eighth TCU player to play for the team, which this year will tour Chinese Taipei, Japan and Cuba.

“This is one of the highest honors that an amateur baseball player can achieve,” TCU coach Jim Schlossnagle said. “Evan is truly deserving and has worked hard to improve his entire game. I have no doubt that he will represent his family, TCU and the United States at the highest possible level as he travels the world this summer.”

Skoug, a sophomore from Libertyville, Ill., is hitting .309 with seven home runs and 39 RBIs for TCU (30-12), which begins a non-conference series at Penn State on Friday. He is tied for the Big 12 lead with 16 doubles.