Wednesday, March 27, 2002

Women’s tennis tops No. 42 Oklahoma State, 4-1

Men’s golf surges into third at Morris Williams

Baseball commissioner pledges no baseball lockout

Coaches: high expectations for signees
Lady Frogs recruit 3 players; Payne back for 2002-2003
By Nathan Loewen
Assistant Sports Editor

The Lady Frogs are predicting another Top-20 recruiting class for TCU, associate head coach Larry Tidwell said Monday.
The 2002 TCU Lady Frog recruiting class consists of two junior college transfers and one incoming freshman. Kimmie Ortega, a guard, and Tracy Wynn, a forward are both coming from Seward County Community College who just finished winning the national junior college championship this past season. Ortega was named Women’s Basketball Coaches Association player of the year.

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OU men, woman head to NCAAs
By JUSTIN JUOZAPAVICIUS
Associated Press

NORMAN, Okla. — Oklahoma prides itself on football. Just as that team starts spring practice, though, the school’s basketball players are getting all the attention.
A sea of red Sooners hats and Final Four T-shirts bobbed across campus Tuesday in celebration of a rare double: Oklahoma’s men’s and women’s teams are headed to the Final Four.

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New diamond shines for baseball recruits
By Danny Gillham
Skiff Staff

In basketball, the big story is about a 40-year-old assistant being hired as men’s basketball head coach who has a niche for recruiting.
In baseball, there is a 41-year-old stadium being replaced with a new field. It would also be key in recruiting.
The TCU Diamond, open since 1962, is in its last year of being the home of the Horned Frog baseball team. It’s being replaced by the Charles and Marie Lupton Baseball Stadium. The stadium is slated to open next season for the Frogs.

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Erin Munger/ SKIFF STAFF
The new baseball stadium, Charles and Marie Lupton Baseball Stadium, will attract high-profile high school recruits, head coach Lance Brown said.


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