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Today’s U: The case against Big 12 expansion is strong By Wendell Barnhouse Skills that come in handy when writing about the Big 12 Conference and what it might or might not do in terms of expansion: Mind reading. Interpreting smoke signals. Reading between the lines. And even those talents don’t increase the chances of speculating…

AP: Coastal Carolina looks to stave off elimination tonight against Texas Tech Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. — Luken Baker is showing no signs of cooling off at the College World Series. TCU’s freshman star homered to right in his first time at bat to start the Horned Frogs off in a 6-1 victory over Coastal Carolina late…

Scout: Closer Look at Versatile TCU Athlete Commit Lakendrick VanZandt GABE BROOKS Scout takes a closer look at recent TCU commit Lakendrick VanZandt, a talented three-star athlete prospect from East Texas. The above video features highlights of 2017 athlete Lakendrick VanZandt from Henderson High School in East Texas. VanZandt committed earlier in June to TCU, which he chose over…

FWST: TCU baseball team gets lift as ‘Micah’ visits Omaha BY CARLOS MENDEZ cmendez@star-telegram.com OMAHA, NEB. – TCU got a lift from a visit at the College World Series by Micah Ahern, the 7-year-old Arlington cancer patient who has become a part of the baseball program in the past three years, in time to watch Tuesday’s victory…

FWST: Mitchell Traver’s patience rewards him with TCU’s big start BY GIL LEBRETON glebreton@star-telegram.com OMAHA, NEB. – If you believe in signs, if you trust that fate steers us down a certain path, you will likely agree that it is perfectly appropriate for right-hander Mitchell Traver to pitch Friday night for the TCU Horned Frogs. The…

FWST: TCU reliever Ryan Burnett has win, save in CWS on torn ACL BY CARLOS MENDEZ cmendez@star-telegram.com OMAHA, NEB. – With 33 pitches, TCU reliever Ryan Burnett has a College World Series win and a College World Series save. Not a bad week. Heck, not a bad career. The sophomore left-hander retired the one batter he…

FWST: Numbers, notes and quotes from Frogs’ CWS win  BY CARLOS MENDEZ cmendez@star-telegram.com OMAHA, NEB. – Some of the numbers, notes and quotes from TCU’s 6-1 victory against Coastal Carolina in the College World Series on Tuesday (game recap here): NotablesTCU improved to 8-6 all-time at the College World Series and is 2-0 for the first…

http://www.gofrogs.com/sports/m-basebl/recaps/062216aaa.html GoFrogs: Opportunistic Horned Frogs Win 6-1 OMAHA, Neb. — The TCU Horned Frogs took control of bracket two at the College World Series with a 6-1 victory over Coastal Carolina Tuesday night. The Frogs took advantage of a pair of Chanticleer errors to score three unearned runs en route to improving to 2-0 in the…

Beaumont Enterprise: Friends, family cheer on Kelly alum, TCU player in College World Series By Brooks Kubena Stepping onto the field Sunday at TD Ameritrade Park, Beaumont native Dane Steinhagen saw his family and friends in the stands. The TCU senior center fielder wasn’t expecting to see that many people from his hometown – even those who could recall him…

Mommy and Micah on way to Omaha. Go @TCU_Baseball! pic.twitter.com/sy3GlJ34sw — Maurice Ahern (@AhernMo) June 21, 2016 NCAA: Micah Ahern gets flown to Omaha for TCU vs. Coastal Carolina Gil LeBreton | Fort Worth Star-Telegram OMAHA, Neb. — There’s no crying in baseball. But it’s going to be tough for TCU eyes Tuesday night. If you’ve…