Friday Links O' War: March 21, 2014

TCU hopes to turn up bats against Texas Tech as Big 12 play begins | Fort Worth Star Telegram

There are reasons to be hopeful as the Horned Frogs (12-8) begin Big 12 play with a three-game series against Texas Tech (17-6, 1-2 Big 12) at Lupton Stadium this weekend.

TCU Opens Big 12 Play Against Texas Tech | GoFrogs.com

TCU opens up Big 12 play this weekend when it hosts No. 25 Texas Tech for a three-game series. The Red Raiders are coming to Fort Worth as a conference foe for the first time since the 1995 season.

New face will replace TCU cornerstone Verrett | Fort Worth Star Telegram

You don’t ask a player to fill the shoes of an All-American. At least you don’t frame it that way. Every player is replaced eventually, it’s just that some leave bigger shoes to fill than others.

Smith, Tabor Set New School Records | GoFrogs.com

TCU's Megan Smith set a new school record and Lowdon Track and Field Complex record in the women's discus with a throw of 181 feet, 3 inches, while Cameron Tabor, in finishing fourth, set a new standard in the men's hammer throw at 186-06, breaking his old record of 186-01.

TCU Edged in Tight Battle with Columbia | GoFrogs.com

In the ninth match this season decided on the final singles court, the No. 47 TCU men’s tennis team was barely edged out by No. 19 Columbia, 4-3, on Thursday night at the Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center.