Baseball team splits TCU series.

[UNT96]

Club baseball team splits double-header with TCU

Team takes two of three from TCU in three game series

Stephen Howard

Daily Reporter

April 04, 2003

After blowing out TCU in game one of a three-game series on Tuesday, the NT baseball club team (7-4) did not know what to expect entering Wednesday afternoon's double-header in Fort Worth.

After all, the Eagles were missing three crucial starters, and their ace pitcher freshman Robert Flynn was still in class in Denton. Still, the team members that were on hand felt ready to take on TCU.

In the first game, the blinding sun and swirling winds that stirred up the infield dirt made it tough to see the action on the field.

But in the third inning, the only thing that made the game more painful to watch than the elements was TCU, as they scorched the Eagles for nine runs.

TCU took advantage of the depleted NT lineup and pitching woes with a series of line drive hits that put the Horned Frogs up 11-2 at the end of the third inning.

"It was bad, but I still thought we could come back after that," said sophomore team president Travis Hooker.

The Eagles, however, could not recover from this devastating blow and lost the game by a score of 14-4.

After the sun retreated behind the immense forest of oak trees behind the outfield fence, game two began with the Eagles eager to bounce back from their disappointing loss earlier that afternoon.

NT quickly responded in game two by aggressively going after the TCU pitching, which resulted in a two-run home run from junior second baseman Michael Foster.

The first inning ended with the Eagles in front by a score of 4-2, and they never looked back.

TCU mounted comeback streaks throughout the game, but in the end, the pitching of Flynn, who arrived moments before the game began, and a late home run from freshman Kyle Milliron would seal the game.

The Eagles won the game 12-8, and the three-game series against TCU 2-1.

"I go out to win," Flynn said.

"I go out to play the game of baseball." The team continues its brutal schedule with four games this weekend.

The Eagles engage Texas A&M-Commerce for a double-header beginning at noon Saturday at Integrity Park in Argyle.

On Sunday, the team finishes its three-game series with Texas A&M-Commerce at 11 a.m., and then moves to a 6 p.m. game with SMU at Mack Park in Denton.

[CMJ]

Man it'd be cool to have a varsity baseball squad.

[eeally]

AGAIN WHY IS BASEBALL NOT A TEAM SPORT............

I SALUTE ALL THE CLUB MEMBERS FOR KEEPING IT REAL!!!!!!

WE NEED TO MAKE THIS A TEAM SPORT ASAP...

SOMEONE E-MAIL R.V.

[ScreamingEaglesFan]

As soon as UNT gets an extra 300k annually for baseball expenses it will be. Note the phase 3 baseball field, there are so many other things in front of it I think it will be a while.