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Chicago Tribune: Cougars’ Alex Young pitching like he’s ready for change of address Paul Johnson Aurora Beacon-News Catching a guy like Alex Young makes life really easy for Cougars catcher Francis Christy. Christy caught Young for the fifth straight time Tuesday, and Young threw all three of his pitches for strikes in a snappy 2-0 win…

The Exponent Telegram: Coaching talent in Big 12 only adds to conference’s toughness  by Bob Hertzel For The Exponent Telegram MORGANTOWN — It is not exactly the prime time to be looking into basketball season, but Wednesday was the day the Big 12 had its summer conference call. If anything, the Big 12 is taking…

FWST: Former TCU long snapper details day he was cut from Seahawks BY JEFF CAPLAN Special to the Star-Telegram Life was going pretty spectacularly for Clint Gresham, the former TCU long snapper who had made quite a nice career for himself in the NFL with the Seattle Seahawks. The Corpus Christi native had finished his sixth…

FWST: TCU basketball’s Dixon has eye on ‘under-recruited’ parts of Texas BY CARLOS MENDEZ [email protected] New TCU coach Jamie Dixon’s first two recruits are from Tennessee and Indiana, but Texas will also get much of his focus, he said Wednesday in a conference call with reporters. “The state is so big, and there are so many…

Chicago Tribune: Joe Maddon believes history is on Jake Arrieta’s side Mark GonzalesContact Reporter Chicago Tribune MIAMI — Nasal congestion and Texas Christian’s elimination by Coastal Carolina gave Jake Arrieta a headache Sunday. Meanwhile, Cubs manager Joe Maddon wasn’t sure if his ace would instantly resolve the high-pitch count issues that have curtailed many of his recent starts. Arrieta will face the Reds on…

FWST: Crack vs. ping: Which sound is best for college baseball? BY ART GARCIA Special to the Star-Telegram Nothing compares to the crack. “It’s such a clean, crisp sound off a wood bat,” Texas Rangers first baseman Mitch Moreland said. “You don’t get that off a metal bat.” The pings and dings you hear coming out…

FWST: Frogs know the road to Omaha, but need a little extra push BY GIL LEBRETON [email protected] OMAHA, NEB. – The road to Omaha is no mystery. It’s Interstate 35 mostly, with a detour at Kansas City. There are no shortcuts. You bring your own pitching, your timely hitting and whatever grit you’ve got under your…

FWST: TCU won’t forget the month of good baseball that led to CWS BY CARLOS MENDEZ [email protected] OMAHA, NEB. – For five weeks and two days, at just the right time of the year, TCU played its best baseball. It will always stick with Evan Skoug. “It’s something that I’ll never forget for the rest of…

http://www.gofrogs.com/sports/m-basebl/recaps/062516aaa.html GoFrogs: TCU’s Rally Falls Short As Season Ends Final Stats |  USATSI Photo Gallery  |  Photo Gallery  | Postgame Quotes OMAHA, Neb. — Coastal Carolina scored six of its seven runs with two outs and never looked back in a 7-5 win over TCU Saturday night at TD Ameritrade Park. 2016 marks the third straight season the Horned Frogs season comes…

CBS Sports: Arrieta and a Cubs teammate have a tattoo bet riding on the College World Series by Mike Axisa @mikeaxisa Saturday night in Omaha, Texas Christian and Coastal Carolina will meet in an elimination game in the College World Series. The loser goes home and the winner advances to the CWS Final against the winner of…