Five days ago, center fielder Nolan Brown said TCU would “absolutely love to” give their ace, Jared Janczak, another chance to pitch this year in Omaha.
They’ve done it.
The Horned Frogs defeated Florida 9-2 on Friday, their third consecutive elimination-game victory, to force a second semifinal against the Gators for a trip to the championship series — and Janczak will start.
He will face Florida’s Alex Faedo, a first-round Major League draft pick, on Saturday night in the same matchup as the CWS opener.
“He’ll give us a chance,” TCU coach Jim Schlossnagle said of his sophomore right-hander.