Issue date: 6/8/09 Section: Sports

Media Credit: Associated Press UT's Travis Tucker tags out TCU's Aaron Shultz Sunday [Click to enlarge]

TCU fell into an 0-1 hole with a Friday loss to No. 1 overall seed Texas, but Saturday they came roaring back to even the three game series 1-1. TCU took home the series' evening victory 3-2, holding on despite attempted Longhorn comebacks in the seventh and eighth innings.

TCU starter Paul Gerrish held Texas to five hits through seven innings before relinquishing to the bullpen and Eric Marshall.

TCU's offense took advantage of opportunities to put runs on the board. Matt Vern hit his seventeenth home run of the season to put the Frogs up 2-0 in the fourth inning. Matt Carpenter provided the only other run with a lone homer of his own in the sixth to put TCU up 3-0.

Texas made the game interesting, with Kevin Keyes scoring a lone run in the seventh, resulting in Marshall taking the mound. Marshall would allow a run in the eight, but locked down the save in the ninth to secure the 3-2 win. The win forces a winner-take-all game three for a spot in the College World Series.

The Horned Frogs will be playing in their first Super Regional Championship for a chance at their first trip to Omaha. Texas is the winningest program in college baseball history with 32 College World Series appearances and six national championships.

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