With an overhauled starting rotation that includes two freshman, a sophomore and a junior, the Horned Frogs have been able to post an improved staff ERA through just over half the season.
After 36 games, the ERA has improved from 3.95 to 3.18. The team’s three regular starters from the 2007 campaign are no longer with the team due to graduation and the draft. Junior Seth Garrison made three starts last season before going down for the year with injury. Though still looking for his first win of the season, Garrison has settled into the rotation with a 3.27 ERA.
Sophomore Tyler Lockwood has led the rotation with a 1.50 ERA and a 3-0 record. Two out of his four starts have been complete games. Last year, Lockwood posted a 4.09 ERA with a 5-2 record in 3 starts. He had 23 appearances out of the bullpen.
Freshmen Sean Hoelscher brings a 3-2 record and 3.13 ERA into the weekend. This week, he earned athlete of the week honors from gofrogs.com after getting his third win of the season Saturday against the University of Nevada-Las Vegas. Hoelscher took a no-hitter into the seventh inning and set down 16 straight Runnin’ Rebels while accumulating a career-high 8 strikeouts.
Freshman Greg Holle rounds out the rotation. He leads the team with 9 starts and has a 4.20 ERA.
The Horned Frogs were swept in their weekend series versus the No. 15 Wichita State Shockers, putting an end to their winning ways.
The Horned Frogs’ 5-1 loss on Friday night at Wichita State’s Eck Stadium put an end to their four-game winning streak, which included back-to-back wins over then No. 2 Ole Miss on March 8 and 9, and a sweep of a two-game set against Prairie View A&M on March 10 and 11.
The Horned Frogs lost 3-2 to Wichita State on Saturday despite outhitting the Shockers 8-7. The Horned Frogs also left nine runners on base.
Sunday’s game yielded similar results as the Horned Frogs went down 5-1.
The Horned Frogs currently stand at 9-8 overall.
The team will return home for a four-game stint, beginning with a Tuesday night contest against McNeese State. First pitch is slated for 6:30 p.m.
The men’s baseball team hung tough against the No. 14 Cal State Fullerton Titans this weekend, winning one of three games against the perennial powerhouse, according to gofrogs.com.
The Horned Frogs fell 11-5 in blustery weather conditions Friday night but won their Saturday afternoon matchup 4-2 behind strong pitching from starter Steven Maxwell.
The Frogs fell again on Sunday, 7-4, when Matt Vern’s bid for a game-tying homer fell just short.
The Horned Frogs (1-2) close out their season-opening home stand on Tuesday against Dallas Baptist at Lupton Stadium. First pitch is set for 6:30 p.m.
A Mountain West Conference player of the year candidate was temporarily kicked off the Brigham Young University baseball team after his LDS Church Bishop said he wasn’t attending church enough.
Junior Kent Walton, one of the team’s leading hitters in 2007, had his ecclesiastical endorsement withdrawn in January. The endorsement from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which sponsors BYU, is required to attend the university and must be renewed every year. He was reinstated to the team on Feb. 7.
“I’m ecstatic about it,” coach Vance Law said. “He’s a fine young man and we’re extremely happy to have him back. It was a long, drawn-out ordeal and we’re very appreciative of all the support from the administration.”
Walton was often absent from church because he was ill, at home or attending church with a friend elsewhere, Kenneth Walton, Kent’s father, said.
Walton led the Cougars in homers, runs, hits, RBIs and slugging percentage in the 2007 season. He’s a potential pick for the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft.
The baseball team will open its season at home against national power Cal State Fullerton on Feb. 22 at 6:30 p.m.
The Horned Frogs, who are coming off back-to-back Mountain West Conference titles, have beefed up their non-conference schedule with home games against the likes of Texas A&M and Ole Miss. The team will do a home-and-home against the University of Oklahoma and Baylor.
The future looks bright for the Frogs, who had the second-ranked recruiting class in the state behind the University of Texas, according to Inside Prep Baseball. TCU signed five of the top 25 recruits in the state.
Fans will get to see a showcase of the best talent that the Mountain West Conference offers, as TCU will host the MWC Tournament from May 20-24.
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