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FORT WORTH – No. 5 TCU will make a brief stop at Lupton Stadium Tuesday night to host Abilene Christian in its final tune-up before Big 12 action begins Friday.
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FORT WORTH – No. 5 TCU will make a brief stop at Lupton Stadium Tuesday night to host Abilene Christian in its final tune-up before Big 12 action begins Friday. The Horned Frogs are off to their best start in program history with a 12-0 record. Tuesday's game is slated to begin at 6 p.m.
INSIDE THE WEEK
Tuesday, March 4 • vs. Abilene Christian • 6 p.m.
TV: Big 12 Now on ESPN+
Radio: 88.7 KTCU FM/Varsity App
Starter: TBA
TCU NOTABLES
• With another sweep over the weekend, TCU has set the standard for the best start to a season with a 12-0 record.
• TCU is a unanimous Top 5 team in all the polls.
• TCU is one of five remaining undefeated teams and the only team with 12 wins.
• TCU just won eight straight games against five different Pac 12 teams.
• TCU sits second the Big 12 in average (.336), ninth in ERA (5.15) and sixth in fielding percentage (.969).
• TCU pitchers have recorded double-digit strikeouts eight times this year and have the third-most strikeouts in the NCAA this season (144).
• Five Horned Frogs made their season debut in Sunday's win over USC.
• Sam Myers' .419 batting average is tied for eighth among all NCAA freshmen.
• Logan Maxwell stretched his hitting streak to 13 games dating back to last season. He is 10th in the Big 12 with .421 average.
• Zachary Cawyer is tied for the national lead with four wins on the season.
• Peyton Chatagnier leads the Big 12 with 15 walks drawn, a mark that is seventh in the NCAA.
HOME NOTABLES
• TCU will play 33 home games during the 2024 season.
• TCU is 478-162 all-time at Lupton Stadium.
• TCU is 244-84 at home with Kirk Saarloos on staff.
• TCU has won 65-of-84 home series under Saarloos.
• TCU owns a 106-38 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 14th nationally in average attendance (4,519) in 2024.
ABILENE CHRISTIAN NOTABLES
• Abilene Christian is in the midst of a nine-game road trip.
• The Wildcats are coming off a 2-1 series loss at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi this past weekend.
• ACU is 1-1 in midweek games this season, dropping an 8-4 decision to Oklahoma State at Globe Life Field and topping Baylor 6-4 last week.
• ACU is scheduled to play eight games combined against six Big 12 opponents.
• As a team, ACU is hitting .282, pitching to a 4.99 ERA and fielding at a .971 clip.
• Miller Ladusau leads the team with a .400 average, while Gino D'Alessio paces the team with three home runs and 18 RBIs.
• On the mound, Dash Albus, Caden Greanead and Chandler Benson co-lead the team with five appearances out of the bullpen.
SERIES HISTORY
• TCU and Abilene Christian will be meeting on the diamond for the 31st time on Tuesday night.
• TCU holds a 28-2 record all-time against the Wildcats.
• The contest marks is the first of two meetings against the Wildcats this season.
• TCU swept the season series against ACU in 2023, winning 7-0 at home and 7-5 in Abilene.
• With the exception of the 2021 season, TCU and Abilene Christian have met every year since 2015.
• The 2015 season marked the first time the teams had met since the 1995 campaign.
• TCU is 5-2 all-time against Abilene Christian at Lupton Stadium.
• The Wildcats have tallied wins at Lupton in 2018 and 2022.
• TCU is 12-2 against the Wildcats since 2015.
