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#20 TCU Horned Frogs (4-0, 0-0 Big 12) vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers (2-2, 0-0 Big Ten)
GAME DAY INFORMATION
TV: BTN+
Radio: KTCU 88.7 FM
Live Stats: GopherSports.com
Live Video: BTN+ ($)
Twitter: @TCU_Baseball
Instagram: @ TCUBaseball
Facebook: TCUBaseball

TCU HORNED FROGS
Record: 4-0
Away Record: 0-0
Big 12 : 0-0
Head Coach: Jim Schlossnagle

MINNESOTA GOLDEN GOPHERS
Record: 2-2
Home Record: 0-0
Big 12 : 0-0
Head Coach: John Anderson

GAME INFORMATION
Saturday, Feb. 22 • 6:30 p.m.
Johnny Ray vs. Max Meyer
Sunday, Feb. 23 • 2 p.m.
Charles King vs. Sam Thoresen
Monday, Feb. 24 • 12 :15 p.m.
Russell Smith vs. Patrick Fredrickson

TCU NOTABLES
• TCU is off to a 4-0 start to the season for the first time since the 2 017 campaign.
• It’s the third time (2010, ‘15, ‘17) under the guidance of head coach Jim Schlossnagle that TCU has opened the year 4-0.
• Sixteen Horned Frogs have made their TCU debuts in the opening four games.
• TCU ranks second in the Big 12 with a 2.00 ERA after the first weekend of action.
• TCU is averaging 9.0 runs per game and hitting .275 with a .522 slugging percentage in the early going.
• TCU ranks third in the Big 12 with 10 stolen bases.
• TCU’s seven home runs this season rank fifth nationally.
• The weekend rotation of Johnny Ray, Charles King and Russell Smith allowed just two earned runs.
• Gray Rodgers paces the team with a .571 average, ranking in a tie for third in the Big 12.
• Gene Wood has hit three home runs in the last two games, while Rodgers has also homered in back-to-back games.
• Hunter Wolfe sits second in the Big 12 with four stolen bases .

ROAD NOTABLES
• TCU will play 24 road games during the 2020 season.
• TCU went 9-12 on the road in 2019.
• TCU is 70-60 in road regular season non-conference games since 2004.
• TCU is 217-148 on the road under the guidance of Jim Schlossnagle.
• TCU has won 59 of 89 (66%) of road series since Schlossnagle took over in 2004.

MINNESOTA NOTABLES
• Minnesota went 2-2 in the opening weekend of action, defeating Oregon and Arizona, while dropping contests to Pepperdine and San Diego.
• The Golden Gophers are hitting .296 as a team, fielding at a .957 clip and own a 6.62 ERA.
• Minnesota has surrendered 12 stolen bases in 15 at-tempts.
• The Golden Gophers are averaging 5.5 walks per game.
• Andrew Wilhite leads the team with a .444 average while Zack Raabe and Jack Kelly pace the team with six hits each.
• Jack Wassel paces the squad with four RBIs.
• Junior utility player Max Meyer owns a 1.80 ERA after his first start of the year. He also ranks second on the team with a .364 average.
• J.P. Massey leads the pitching staff with six innings pitched.
• Ryan Duffy, Josh Culliver and Drake Davis have each made two appearances out of the bull pen.

SERIES NOTABLES
• Saturday’s meeting will mark the 10th in the all-time series .
• TCU leads the all-time series 5-4.
• The Frogs and the Gophers last met in a three game series at Lupton Stadium in 2018. Minnesota took a 2-1 series victory.
• TCU and Minnesota played a three-game series in 2009 with the Golden Gophers taking a 2-1 series win at Lupton Stadium.
• TCU and Minnesota also met in the Dairy Queen Classic in 2008 with the Frogs coming out victorious by a 7- 4 score.
 
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