Baseball welcomes 14 new members to squad
8/19/2009 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Aug. 19, 2009
FORT WORTH, Texas - Head baseball coach Jim Schlossnagle announced the addition of 14 members to the baseball team. Highlighting the recruiting class are 2009 first-year Major League draft picks Matt Purke from Klein High School in Houston, Round Rock-native Josh Elander and Jerome Pena of Cave Creek, Ariz.
The class of 14 features nine high school players and five junior college transfers.
Purke, a left-handed pitcher, was the 14th overall pick in the draft by the Texas Rangers out of Klein High School in Houston. The Washington Nationals drafted Elander, a catcher from Round Rock, in the 37th round. A utility player, Pena transfers to TCU from Western Nevada Community College and was selected in the 40th round by the New York Mets.
| Name | Position | Hometown/Previous School |
| Matt Bean | RHP | Houston, Texas/Kincaid HS |
| Cason Brown | Utility | Houston, Texas/Stratford HS |
| Griffin Davis | RHP | Friendswood, Texas/Friendswood HS |
| Tyler Duffie | RHP | Friendswood, Texas/Lamar HS |
| Josh Elander | Catcher | Round Rock, Texas/Round Rock HS |
| Matt Elliott | INF | El Paso, Texas/Weatherford J.C. |
| Jarrod Fancher | Utility | Katy, Texas/Katy HS |
| Steven Murray | LHP | Houston, Texas/Memorial HS |
| Jerome Pena | Utility | Cave Creek, Ariz./Western Nevada College |
| Matt Purke | LHP | Houston, Texas/Klein HS |
| Kyle Starratt | RHP | Boise, Idaho/Western Nevada College |
| Scott Tabrett | INF | Sydney, Australia/Clarendon J.C. |
| Kyle Von Tungeln | OF | Sugar Land, Texas/Kempner HS |
| Joe Weik | INF | Fort Worth, Texas/Weatherford J.C. |
