TCU Rifle Team Heading To Natonal Championships

The second-ranked TCU Rifle team is heading to the NCAA Rifle Championships for the 13th consecutive season. The event is scheduled to be held March 8-9 at the WVU Coliseum on the West Virginia campus in Morgantown, West Virginia.

Air Force, Alaska-Fairbanks, Army, Kentucky, Murray State, Navy and West Virginia round out the field of eight.

Individual and team competitions in smallbore three-position (60 shots) will be held Friday, March 8. Individual and team competitions in air rifle (60 shots) will be held Saturday, March 9. The overall team champion will be determined by combining the smallbore and air rifle team total scores into one aggregate score for each institution.

TCU won national titles in 2010 and 2012. Additionally, the squad claimed the air rifle National Championship in 2010 and 2012, and the smallbore National Championship in 2013. 

 

TCU's Watson, Lodolo on College Baseball Awards Watch Lists

TCU baseball stars Josh Watson (left) and Nick Lodolo

Two TCU baseball players are among several Big 12 players who have been named to college baseball awards watch lists.

TCU senior outfielder Josh Watson has been named to the Bobby Bragan Collegiate Slugger Award watch list. TCU junior left-handed pitcher Nick Lodolo is on the USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award watch list.

Watson is among six Big 12 players on the Bobby Bragan Collegiate Slugger Award watch list. The others are Richard Cunningham (Baylor), Josh Jung (Texas Tech), Andy Thomas (Baylor), Brylie Ware (Oklahoma) and Zach Zubia (Texas).

The award, created by the Bobby Bragan Youth Foundation, was open to nominations from Division I baseball programs in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana and New Mexico. This year’s watch list consists of 30 players representing 26 programs in the five states. The BBCSA is based on performance at the plate, academics and personal integrity.

Finalists will be named in May. The winner will be announced in June.

Lodolo is one of five Big 12 baseball student-athletes named to the USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award watch list. The others are Cody Bradford (Baylor), Shea Langeliers (Baylor), Josh Jung (Baylor) and Alex Manoah (West Virginia).

The Golden Spikes Award watch list features 55 of the nation’s top amateur players, from high school and college baseball.

Finalists will be announced on May 29. The winner will be named on June 14.

2019 TCU Baseball Videos, Roster, Schedule

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Access the 2019 TCU Baseball roster here.

Access the 2019 TCU Baseball schedule here.