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FORT WORTH – For the first time this season, the No. 5-ranked TCU Horned Frogs will hit the road for a trio of games. The Horned Frogs will take part in the Kubota
GoFrogs: Kubota College Baseball Series Preview
FORT WORTH – For the first time this season, the No. 5-ranked TCU Horned Frogs will hit the road for a trio of games. The Horned Frogs will take part in the Kubota College Baseball Series at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. TCU will face USC on Friday and Sunday and Arizona State on Saturday.
INSIDE THE WEEK
Friday, March 1 • vs. USC • 2 p.m.
TV: FloSports.TV
Radio: 88.7 KTCU FM/Varsity App
Starter: LHP Payton Tolle
Saturday, March 2 • vs. Arizona State • 6 p.m.
TV: FloSports.TV
Radio: 88.7 KTCU FM/Varsity App
Starter: RHP Kole Klecker
Sunday, March 3 • vs. USC • 3 p.m.
TV: FloSports.TV
Radio: 88.7 KTCU FM/Varsity App
Starter: LHP Zack Morris
TCU NOTABLES
• For the first time since the 1994 season, TCU has opened with a 9-0 record.
• TCU held steady as a top six team in all the polls.
• TCU is one of 13 remaining undefeated teams.
• TCU is currently in a stretch of playing eight straight games against the Pac 12. The Frogs are 5-0 so far.
• TCU sits fourth the Big 12 in batting average (.340), ninth in ERA (4.89) and seventh in fielding percentage (.973).
• TCU has turned 10 double plays this season, a mark that ranks sixth nationally.
• TCU has homered in six of nine games this season and is tied for second in the Big 12 with 13.
• TCU fanned 19 batters on Wednesday. It's the sixth-highest single game mark in the NCAA this year.
• Logan Maxwell stretched his hitting streak to 10 games dating back to last season. He is second on the squad with .393 average.
• Peyton Chatagnier hit his team-leading third home run of the season. Two of three have led off the game.
• Ben Abeldt picked up his third save of the season on Friday night which co-leads the Big 12.
• Zachary Cawyer and Braeden Sloan are tied for the national lead with three wins on the season.
NEUTRAL SITE NOTABLES
• TCU has played at least one regular season game in Globe Life since it opened
• The Horned Frogs have played 17 games in Globe Life over the last three seasons.
• TCU is 12-5 all-time at Globe Life Field.
• TCU is 20-4 in neutral site contests under the guidance of head coach Kirk Saarloos.
• Since Kirk Saarloos' arrival on campus, TCU is 69-36 (.657) in neutral site contests.
USC NOTABLES
• USC has just two wins in its first eight games this season, but have won two of their last three.
• The Trojans won a home series against Portland last weekend but dropped a midweek decision to Michigan.
• As a team, USC is hitting .207, pitching to the tune of a 4.76 ERA and fielding at a .964 clip.
ARIZONA STATE NOTABLES
• Arizona State is off to a 5-3 start to the season and is coming off a 2-2 series tie against Ohio State.
• The Sun Devils took 2-of-3 Opening Weekend against Santa Clara.
• Arizona State is hitting .354 as a team, has an 8.37 ERA and a .969 fielding percentage.
SERIES HISTORY
• TCU and USC will be meeting for the 11th time in program history.
• The all-time series is tied at 5 games apiece.
• Friday's meeting will be the second at a neutral venue.
• The series began with a USC 8-3 win in Round Rock on March 8, 2002.
• USC won the last meeting, 2-1, in Los Angeles on March 6, 2020.
• TCU and Arizona State will be meeting for the 12th time on Saturday night.
• Arizona State holds a slim 6-5 series lead, however, TCU has won five of the last seven meetings.
• Saturday will mark the second neutral site game between the schools who met in Corpus Christi on March 12, 2006. ASU won that game 2-1.
• TCU won 2-of-3 against the Sun Devils the last time they met Feb. 24-26, 2017 at Lupton Stadium.
