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http://www.gofrogs.com/sports/m-basebl/recaps/052516aaa.html GoFrogs: TCU Powers Past Baylor, 12-5 OKLAHOMA CITY — Luken Baker’s five-hit game spurred the TCU Horned Frogs to a 12-5 victory over Baylor in their opening game of the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championships. The Rundown For the fourth straight game, TCU saw the opposition take the lead as Baylor opened up a 2-0 advantage…

http://www.gofrogs.com/sports/m-tennis/recaps/052516aaa.html GoFrogs: Norrie & Rybakov Move On FORT WORTH, Texas – In the first day of action at the NCAA Division I Men’s Singles Championship, both TCU men’s tennis players scored straight-set victories to move into the Round of 32 at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center in Tulsa, Okla., on Wednesday. All-American and No. 5…

Waco Tribune-Herald: Baker, TCU top Baylor baseball in Big 12 opener By BRICE CHERRY [email protected] OKLAHOMA CITY — There’s no missing Luken Baker on the diamond. At 6-foot-4 and 265 pounds, the TCU freshman slugger casts an intimidating shadow. On this particular day, Baylor’s pitchers couldn’t miss Baker’s bat, either. Or anyone else’s, for that matter.…

Belleville News-Democrat: Cards’ Carpenter expected to take paternity leave after wife gives birth to daughter BY DAVID WILHELM [email protected] ST. LOUIS – St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Matt Carpenter was not available to play Wednesday and could miss most of the four-game series in Washington while on paternity leave. Carpenter’s wife, Mackenzie, gave birth Wednesday to…

http://www.okstate.com/news/2016/5/26/baseball-big-inning-fuels-cowboys-win-in-okc.aspx OSU Athletics: Big Inning Fuels Cowboys’ Win In OKC; Plays TCU Tonight OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma State used an eight-run fifth inning to rally for a comeback win Wednesday night in the opening round of the Big 12 Championship as the 11th-ranked Cowboys knocked off Texas, 10-4, at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark. Conor Costello smashed a grand…

FWST: Gary Patterson couldn’t duplicate Colonial ‘ace’ during pro-am round BY DREW DAVISON [email protected] TCU football coach Gary Patterson joked that he’s not about to quit his day job even though he had his first career hole-in-one earlier this month on No. 16 at Colonial Country Club. Patterson fired a 7-iron from 158 yards for the…

FWST: Traver giving TCU baseball more than pitching since return BY CARLOS MENDEZ [email protected] OKLAHOMA CITY – Mitchell Traver’s return from injury comes in time to make an impact in the Big 12 tournament and postseason for TCU. But the senior right-hander perhaps has already had an effect that goes beyond his 9.1 innings and three…

FWST: TCU’s Baker, Watson smash in Big 12 postseason debuts BY CARLOS MENDEZ [email protected] OKLAHOMA CITY – Who can hit it farther? It looked like that was the game TCU sluggers Luken Baker and Josh Watson played Wednesday in the opening round of the Big 12 tournament. Watson put a pitch on the grass beyond the…

FWST: Former TCU star confident game is PGA ready heading into Dean & DeLuca Invitational BY ERIC ZARATEBY DREW DAVISON [email protected] [email protected] FORT WORTH – Proclaiming that his game is PGA Tour-ready, former Fort Worth Paschal High School and TCU player Franklin Corpening is eager to compete in the Dean & DeLuca Invitational. “I think [his game]it’s better…

FWST: TCU heads to Big 12 baseball tournament after ‘overachieving’ BY CARLOS MENDEZ [email protected] Favored to win the Big 12, TCU heads to the conference tournament off a third-place finish. It may be an unexpected result, but coach Jim Schlossnagle keeps the big picture in mind. “In my mind, this team has overachieved,” he said. “Especially…