HFSR #783 — April 29, 2008
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TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALLGAME
Come join fellow Frog Club and Lettermen's Association members on the 3rd Base Patio for an afternoon of TCU Horned Frog Baseball.
Enjoy Bar-B-Que and all the fixings provided by the World Famous Lettermen's Tailgate Pit.
SATURDAY, MAY 3, 2008 -
TCU vs. UTAH
First Pitch at 2:00 p.m.
- BBQ Starts at 12:30 p.m.
Third Base Patio
$20 per person
(Includes meal, drinks and a game ticket)
PRE-PAID ADVANCED RESERVATION REQUIRED
(no tickets for this event will be sold at the gate)
Please call the TCU Frog Club office at 817-257-7700 or email g.clausen@tcu.edu with your credit card information and to make reservations.
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04/30 Coach Schlossnagle Radio Show
6:00 p.m. KTCU 88.7
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Upcoming Home Events
04/29 TCU Baseball vs. Texas A&M 6:30 p.m.
05/02 TCU Baseball vs. Utah 6:30 p.m.
05/03 TCU Baseball vs. Utah 2:00 p.m.
05/04 TCU Baseball vs. Utah 1:00 p.m.
2008 Football Season Parking Through the Frog Club
Donor parking renewals are now available online through the Frog Club
website at www.tcufrogclub.com
The Frog Club Parking Renewal deadline is Thursday, May 1. Frog Club donors who have not renewed their parking
gift need to do so by 5 p.m., Thursday, May 1. If you have questions, please feel free to contact the Frog Club office at 817-257-7700.
Current Frog Club members can renew their membership and new members can join the Frog Club online at
www.tcufrogclub.com.
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Meet TCU's New Head Coach for Men’s Basketball, Jim Christian
Let's give Jim Christian a Horned Frog welcome to Fort Worth ... at Joe T. Garcia's! TCU's Athletic Director, Danny Morrison,
and the Alumni Association request your presence at a welcome gathering for Jim Christian. Don't miss this exciting evening
filled with basketball updates, great food, margaritas, and of course – Horned Frogs!
| Date: | Thursday, May 15 |
| Time: | 6:30 p.m. |
| Location: | Joe T. Garcia's (2201 N. Commerce Street) |
| Cost: | $17* per person; cash bar |
| RSVP: | Please register on froglinks.com by Tuesday, May 13. Or call the TCU Alumni
Association office at 817-257-6599 with your reservation. |
| * No portion of this payment is tax-deductible. |
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BASEBALL
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Schedule & Results
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Another strong offensive outing by the TCU Horned Frogs helped them secure their fourth straight conference series victory
as they defeated San Diego State 13-6. TCU tallied 18 hits, led by a four-hit game from Clint Arnold. Matt Carpenter hit his
team-leading fifth home run and finished with three RBIs in the contest.
Bryan Kervin, Hunt Woodruff, Matt Vern and Carpenter had two hits for the Frogs.
Trent Appleby was great in relief for the Frogs as he tossed 2 2/3 innings. He allowed just one run on two hits to
improve to 3-1 on the season.
Starter Greg Holle went 4 2/3 innings in the no-decision. He allowed two runs on eight hits, walked one and struck out three.
TCU improves to 29-15 on the season and regains lead of the conference standings with a 13-5 mark.
TCU earns series win with 13-6 victory
The Horned Frogs scored in all but two innings en route to a 16-5 victory over San Diego State.
The victory was highlighted by an offensive explosion that saw the Frogs notch seven extra base hits, including three
home runs as the Frogs scored 16 times on 16 hits. Chris Ellington led the Frog attack with four hits and two RBIs, while Matt
Vern connected for a home run and drove in four. Steve Ellington had three hits and one RBI.
Sean Hoelscher (5-2) went 6 2/3 innings in the victory. He allowed four runs on seven hits, walked two and struck out three.
Frogs even series with 16-5 win over San Diego State
The Horned Frogs saw their nine-game conference winning streak come to an end at the hands of San Diego State ace,
Stephen Strasburg. The sophomore dominated in the 4-1 victory as he held the Frogs offense in check. Tyler Lockwood did his
part in trying to keep the Frogs in the contest as he finished with seven strikeouts in eight innings of work. Ben
Carruthers had the lone hit for the Frogs.
San Diego State hands TCU 4-1 loss
For the first time since 1995, the Horned Frogs will play host to the No. 6 Texas A&M Aggies. Both teams have put
together sparkling April records as the Frogs come in with a 15-3 mark versus the Aggies 16-1 record. Texas A&M will be the
second Top 10 opponent to appear at Lupton Stadium this season. Game time is slated for 6:30 p.m. With almost 3000 tickets
already distributed for the game, fans are encouraged to come early.
Frogs welcome #6 Texas A&M to Lupton Tuesday
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Upcoming Games
04/29 vs. Texas A&M 6:30 p.m.
04/30 at Texas-Arlington 6:30 p.m.
05/02 vs. Utah 6:30 p.m.
05/03 vs. Utah 2:00 p.m.
05/04 vs. Utah 1:00 p.m.
>>Purchase Tickets Online
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The TCU men's tennis team rallied to defeat New Mexico by a score of 4-3 on Saturday to capture the MWC Championship.
The Horned Frogs notched their 20th win of the year, doubling their win total from last season.
TCU had a shaky start in singles, dropping matches at the No. 2, 4 and 5 positions to trail 3-1.
Kriegler Brink clinched TCU's win over New Mexico at No. 3 singles.
Cosmin Cotet and Casey Powers also recorded singles victories.
The Frogs (20-7) earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament with Saturday's victory.
TCU claimed its second MWC tournament title in the last three years.
TCU captures MWC Men's Tennis Championship
Youth serves TCU well for men's title (FWST)
The top-seeded TCU Horned Frogs posted a 4-0 shutout over No. 5 BYU to punch their ticket to the MWC Tournament's championship match.
Freshman Casey Powers clinched the match for TCU, topping A.J. Young at the No. 6 slot by a score of 6-3, 6-0.
Frogs blank BYU for trip to championship match
TCU hopes to take two titles today (FWST)
The top-seeded TCU women's tennis team fell to No. 2 UNLV by a score of 4-2 on Saturday in the finals of the
MWC Championships. The Rebels put a stop to TCU's 13-match win streak.
Katariina Tuohimaa posted TCU's only singles win at No. 4.
The Helsinki, Finland, native improved to 20-4 on the season with Saturday's win.
Frogs fall to UNLV in MWC title match
Top-seeded TCU won its 13th consecutive match and 20th of the season with a 4-0 shutout of No. 4 Utah to advance to the
MWC championship match.
Nina Munch-Soegaard, ranked No. 61 nationally, posted her sixth victory over a ranked opponent this season, downing
No. 60 Ferris by a score of 6-4, 6-4 to clinch the match for TCU.
TCU posts 20th victory to advance to finals
Four TCU football players have signed National Football League free-agent contracts.
Safety/return specialist Brian Bonner joined the San Diego Chargers, where he will be a teammate of former Horned Frog and 2006
NFL Most Valuable Player LaDainian Tomlinson. Linebacker David Hawthorne is headed to the Seattle Seahawks, while defensive end
Chase Ortiz and safety David Roach signed with the Cleveland Browns and New Orleans Saints, respectively.
Four Frogs sign NFL free-agent contracts
TCU head men's basketball coach Jim Christian has announced that Weatherford College standout Edvinas Ruzgas
(Vilnius, Lithuania/Weatherford College) has signed a National Letter of Intent and will join the Horned Frogs in the Fall of 2008.
The newly-inked Frog ranked eighth among all NJCAA players and first in Region V in three-point shooting percentage after connecting
on 50.3 percent (89-of-177) of his trey attempts. In addition to averaging 19.3 points per game - Ruzgas finished third
among all Region VI players in shooting percentage after connecting on 61.2 percent (177-of-289) of his field goal attempts to
go along with 84.3 percent (97-of-115) of his free throw percentage.
Ruzgas signs National Letter of Intent with TCU men's basketball program
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In front of an electrifying crowd of 49,831 senior Jonathan Jackson crushed his own school record to win the men's triple
jump and earn College Athlete of the Meet honors for individual events, while the men's 4x400 won the Championship of America
division for the first time since 2000 on the final day of competition at the 114th running of the Penn Relays.
Jackson, who's mark of 54 feet, 3 ¾ inches is currently tied for No. 1 in the NCAA and is the 10th longest jump in Penn Relays history,
became the first TCU track and field athlete ever to win both the men's long and triple jump at the Penn Relays.
The men's 4x400 unit of Che Chavez, Dell Guy, Clemore Henry and Matthew Love crossed the finish line in 3:07.83 to capture
the 4x400 title.
the women's 4x400 unit of Jessica Clarke, Shekila Wilkinson, Meaghan Peoples and Kishelle Paul won the college division of the 4x400
by recording an NCAA regional qualifying time of 3:39.72.
TCU will close its regular season this week at the Arkansas Twilight in Fayetteville, Ark.
Jackson and 4x400 dominate on historic day at Penn Relays
Quotes from the Penn Relays
Jonathan Jackson became only the second male in TCU history to win the men's long jump at the Penn Relays.
Jackson soared 24 feet, 2 1/2 inches to win the men's college long jump title.
Neidra Covington earned runner-up honors in the championship division of the women's triple jump,
soaring 43 feet, 3 3/4 inches. Her regional qualifying mark broke her own school record.
Tommy Killen who tossed the discus 175 feet, 3 inches to place third overall in the men's discus.
Jackson wins long jump at Penn Relays
The TCU men's golf program notched its best-ever finish at the MWC Championships
as the Horned Frogs finished second overall following the final round of action at the Tucson National Golf Resort.
James Sacheck and Robby Ormand were the top finishers for the Frogs at the MWC Championships as the TCU duo
notched an even-par score of 213 en route to finishing fifth overall.
TCU men's golf finishes second at MWC Championships
Horned Frogs tied for lead at MWC Championships
Franklin Corpening was honored on Monday as the TCU senior was cited as a first team
All-Mountain West Conference selection for the first time in his career.
Corpening earns first team All-Mountain West Conference accolades
The TCU women's golf team received an at-large bid Monday to the NCAA Central Regional in Austin, Texas, which will represent its
13th consecutive postseason appearance.
Regional play begins May 8. Joining the 30th-ranked Horned Frogs, seeded 11th, in the NCAA Central Regional field at the
University of Texas Golf Course will be top-seed UCLA along with Purdue, Alabama, Denver, Kent State, Pepperdine, LSU,
Texas A&M, Notre Dame, Texas, Florida State, N.C. State, East Tennessee State, Texas Tech, Washington, Nebraska, Harvard,
Texas State, Illinois State and Fairleigh Dickinson.
Frogs receive at-large bid to NCAA Regionals
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Compliance Corner
The TCU Athletics Compliance Office is committed to a comprehensive compliance program that educates
its constituents about the importance of adhering to NCAA, Mountain West Conference, and institutional rules.
Each week we will provide you with the latest in the world of athletics compliance, whether it is a new NCAA regulation, a story
from the headlines or an interpretation of a specific NCAA bylaw. The information we provide is meant to educate you, the TCU fan.
It is also meant to bring about questions that you may have concerning NCAA or TCU rules compliance. We welcome all questions and
look forward to hearing from you.
Student-Athlete Employment
Many issues involving boosters and student-athletes have garnered national media attention as of late, including the decision of
one university to dismiss two student-athletes due to violations of NCAA student-athlete employment regulations. Over time, the
student-athletes received payment in excess of time actually worked. The institution determined that the student-athletes and the
employer at the time, a known booster, knowingly violated NCAA rules.
Please remember that, while enrolled student-athletes may seek employment during both the academic year and the summer, the employment
must meet the following regulations:
Student-athletes must be compensated only for work actually performed.
Student-athletes may NOT be paid in advance. Pay can only be provided after work is performed.
Student-athletes must be compensated at a rate commensurate with the going rate for similar services in that locality.
Student-athletes may NOT be compensated for the value or utility they may have for the employer because of the publicity, reputation, fame or personal following they have obtained because of athletics ability.
In regards to a sales position, student-athlete's names, photographs or athletics reputations may NOT be used to promote the employer's business or product.
Provided these regulations are met, there is no limit on the amount of money student-athletes can earn. If you intend to hire
a TCU student-athlete at your place of business, please be sure to remind the student-athlete that he/she must consult the TCU
Athletics Compliance office regarding the employment arrangements. The TCU Department of Athletics appreciates your efforts to
comply with NCAA rules and regulations.
Remember, always ask before you act!!
Please feel free to contact the Athletics Compliance Office at (817) 257-7525.
Compliance Staff
| Andrea Nordmann - Associate Athletics Director for Compliance |
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John Cunningham - Director of Compliance |
| Kyle Yates - Assistant Director of Compliance |
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Stephanie Key - Administrative Assistant |
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