TCU lefthander Nick Lodolo (Aaron Fitt)

TCU’s Lodolo Has Coming-Out Party

LUBBOCK, Texas — TCU knew it was getting a bona fide, blue-chip Friday night ace when Nick Lodolo opted for school over the professional ranks last summer. This one was a no-brainer, just like Matt Purke in 2009. Tall lefthanders with advanced feel for pitching and excellent stuff — like Purke and Lodolo — don’t turn down opportunities to sign for seven figures out of high school very often, and when a guy like that shows up on campus, all a coach can do is pinch himself a few times and enjoy the ride.

And Purke made a[…]