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SportsExtra June 20, 2010
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Curry enjoys perfect stretch
Red Oak alum living a dream scenario to the finish By ALEX RILEY
Daily Light sports writer
There’s luck. There’s good fortune. And then, there’s the stretch TCU first baseman Matt Curry is having. Somewhere between hearing his name called in the Major League Baseball draft and taking the trip to Omaha for the College World Series, Curry has found a way to contain his sheer giddiness. It hasn’t been easy but it has been fun. The list of good happenings is long but none of them are by chance. Curry has earned the right to be excited about everything that is going on in his life. “I got drafted, that’s one of my top goals, going to Omaha has always been a dream since I was about 8 years old watching TV and watching those guys play. Now I get the opportunity to play there myself, it’s pretty awesome,” Curry said. All the good news started when the former Red Oak standout heard his name called in the 16th round of the MLB First Year Player Draft on June 8. He was selected by the Minnesota Twins. That was a 21-round change from last season when Curry was selected by Pittsburgh in the 37th round. His stats bear out the rise in his stock – a .346 batting average (fifth best on the team) and team highs in walks (54) and home runs
2010 College World Series
Game 1 Saturday 1 p.m TCU vs. Florida St
Game 6 or 5 Monday 4:30 or 9 p.m. TCU vs. TBA
(17) make him one of the most vaunted weapons the Horned Frogs have. His 26 doubles and 544 putouts are both single season records in the program and the 54 walks tie the single season record. He has also accumulated 60 RBI and scored 62 runs. All those numbers added up to Curry being selected as a Mountain West first-team all-conference player. But the personal success takes a backseat to the run TCU is currently on. After being part of the team that set the record for most wins last season, Curry and his teammates came back with an even better 2010 with a 51-12 record, a seventh-straight Mountain West Conference title and more importantly the program’s first trip to the College World Series See CURRY, Page 4B
Photo courtesy of TCU Media Relations
Red Oak alum Matt Curry helped TCU earn its first College World Series berth with the best season in school history.
Harrison opens career with trip to Omaha Former Waxahachie standout ready for run at college baseball’s top prize By ALEX RILEY
Daily Light sports writer
The fact that Oklahoma advanced to the College World Series really doesn’t surprise Drew Harrison. The Sooners were a good team all season with talented players who posted a 49-16 record. Going to Omaha might not be surprising but the situation Waxahachie native has been put in is a little different. This season, Omaha’s famed Rosenblatt Stadium will host its final championship tournament after 60 years of memories. The cathedral to college baseball has served as the site for memorable games, standout play-
2010 College World Series
Game 3 Sunday 1 p.m Oklahoma vs. South Caroilna
Game 8 or 7 Tuesday 4:30 or 9 p.m. Oklahoma vs. TBA
ers and amazing moments. Harrison is just happy to add his name to the list of people to get the opportunity to add another memory. “The cool thing is that it’s the last
year that it’s being played in that stadium. I’m pretty lucky to get to go my freshman year,” Harrison said. More importantly, the standard for the Sooner baseball program has been set. And for Harrison it has been set early. With the program’s first appearance in Omaha since 1995, Harrison knows the level of play has been raised for his next three years. The freshman has no problem with high expectations from Photo by Chad Wilson/The Daily Light the outside world. In fact, he and the Former Waxahachie star Drew team set those same standards within. Harrison will take part in the See HARRISON, Page 3B College World Series during his freshman season.
Graphic Illustration by Alex Riley/The Daily Light
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Future Waxahachie athletes hit the camp scene
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