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Preview: vs. UT Arlington - TCU Athletics
FORT WORTH – No. 18 TCU will look to get back in the win column on Tuesday night when it wraps up a four-game homestand against UT Arlington. TCU will host its first-ever
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FORT WORTH – No. 18 TCU will look to get back in the win column on Tuesday night when it wraps up a four-game homestand against UT Arlington. TCU will host its first-ever Bark at the Park event in conjunction with the game which is slated to begin at 6 p.m. The contest will be televised on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.
INSIDE THE GAME
No. 18 TCU (15-5) vs. UT Arlington (7-13)
Tuesday, March 19 • 6 p.m.
TV: Big 12 Now on ESPN+
Radio: 88.7 KTCU FM/Varsity App
TCU NOTABLES
• TCU suffered its first home series sweep since the 2019 campaign (Baylor).
• TCU dropped its first two league series since the 2013 campaign.
• TCU remains ranked, coming in as high as No. 18 in a pair of polls (D1Baseball; Baseball America).
• TCU sits No. 38 in the latest RPI rankings.
• TCU is just 2-5 since starting the season 13-0. The Horned Frog bats have cooled as they are hitting just .226 in those games.
• TCU ranks sixth the Big 12 in average (.294), ninth in ERA (5.10) and fifth in fielding percentage (.973).
• TCU ranks 16th nationally with an 11.0 K/9 ratio.
• TCU's 220 total strikeouts on the year are tied for 12th nationally.
• TCU has turned 17 double plays this season, a mark that sits second in the Big 12 and 28th nationally.
• Logan Maxwell has reached safely in 20 straight games dating back to last season. His .406 average ranks third in the Big 12.
• Anthony Silva has reached safely in each of the last 11 games.
• Zachary Cawyer is tied for second in the nation with five wins on the season.
HOME NOTABLES
• TCU will play 33 home games during the 2024 season.
• TCU is 479-165 all-time at Lupton Stadium.
• TCU is 245-87 at home with Kirk Saarloos on staff.
• TCU has won 65-of-85 home series under Saarloos.
• TCU owns a 107-38 mark in midweek games at home.
• TCU has won 20 or more games in 16 of the 20 seasons Lupton Stadium has been in existence.
• TCU ranks 15th nationally in average attendance (4,420) in 2024.
UT ARLINGTON NOTABLES
• UT Arlington with 1-2 at Abilene Christian over the weekend.
• The Mavericks are 0-4 in midweek games with losses to Texas Tech, Sam Houston, Arizona State and Oklahoma.
• As a team, the Mavericks are hitting .235, have a 5.66 ERA and a .963 fielding percentage.
• Tyson Pointer leads the team with a .313 average, while Parker Airhart paces the squad with five of the team's 15 home runs.
• Former Horned Frog Garrison Berkley leads the team with 12 RBIs.
• Nicholas Robb, Austin Wallace and Collin Horton co-lead the team with eight appearances out of the bullpen.
SERIES HISTORY
• The Horned Frogs and the Mavericks will be meeting for the 177th time on Tuesday.
• TCU holds a 114-61-1 edge in the all-time series.
• TCU is 8-2 against the Mavericks in the last 10 meetings.
• Tuesday is the first of two meetings between the two teams in 2024.
• The Frogs will travel to UTA on April 6.
• TCU went 2-1 against the Mavericks last season, splitting a pair of games at Lupton Stadium and winning the lone contest played in Arlington.
• TCU holds a 23-7 advantage all-time in games played at Lupton Stadium.
• Since Kirk Saarloos' arrival in 2013, TCU is 24-6 against UT Arlington, including a mark of 12-3 at Lupton Stadium.
• TCU and UT Arlington have played every season since 1969.
