June 11, 2010

Super Regional Scores, Schedules & Capsules

Around the Super Regionals
Purke, Lockwood pitch TCU past Texas

In Austin, Texas, Matt Purke and Taylor Lockwood combined on a three-hitter as TCU topped Texas 3-1 Friday in the opener of the Austin Super Regional at UFCU Disch-Falk Field. Purke (14-0) went 7.2 innings with three hits, one run, one walk and 11 strikeouts. Lockwood was perfect in 1.1 innings with one strikeout to record his sixth save. The Horned Frogs (50-11) got one in the second as Matt Curry singled and scored on a sacrifice fly by Aaron Schultz. TCU added two huge runs in the sixth. Taylor Featherson was hit by a pitch and Bryan Holaday walked to start the inning. After a sacrifice moved both runners up one base, Featherston scored on a wild pitch. Joe Weik plated Holaday with a sacrifice fly to give the Frogs a 3-0 lead. Kevin Keyes knocked a homer in the seventh to put the Longhorns (49-12) on the board. Cole Green (11-2) was saddled with the loss, allowing five hits and three runs in 5.2 innings with three walks and four strikeouts.