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Preview: at No. 19 Dallas Baptist - TCU Athletics
FORT WORTH – No. 12 TCU will wrap up a four-game road trip Tuesday night at No. 19 Dallas Baptist. The Horned Frogs enter the week with a 14-2 record. Tuesday night's
Preview: at No. 19 Dallas Baptist
FORT WORTH – No. 12 TCU will wrap up a four-game road trip Tuesday night at No. 19 Dallas Baptist. The Horned Frogs enter the week with a 14-2 record. Tuesday night's game is slated to begin at 6:30 p.m. and will be televised on ESPN+.INSIDE THE WEEK
Tuesday, March 12 • 6:30 p.m.
TV: ESPN+
Radio: 88.7 KTCU FM/Varsity App
TCU NOTABLES
• TCU dropped its first two games of the season with a series loss at Kansas.
• Friday's loss in the Big 12 opener was its first since joining the league in 2013.
• TCU remains a unanimous Top 12 team in all the polls, including Top 10 in two polls.
• TCU sits fourth the Big 12 in average (.311), seventh in ERA (4.88) and fifth in fielding percentage (.973).
• TCU is one of 13 programs nationally with at least 14 wins on the season.
• TCU ranks 18th nationally with an 11.2 K/9 ratio. TCU's 180 total strikeouts on the year are the 10th-most.
• TCU has turned 14 double plays this season, a mark that sits second in the Big 12.
• Ryder Robinson and Sam Myers each hit their first career home runs over the weekend.
• Logan Maxwell stretched his hitting streak to 16 games dating back to last season. He is fifth in the Big 12 with a .438 average.
• Zachary Cawyer is alone in second with five wins on the season, one behind the national leader.
• Robinson stretched his hitting streak to nine games. He is hitting .414 (12-for-29) during the streak.
AWAY NOTABLES
• TCU will play 18 road games this season.
• TCU has won 29 of 54 road series since Kirk Saarloos' arrival in 2013.
• TCU is 29-14 in road midweek games under Saarloos.
• TCU is 117-96 on the road with Saarloos on staff.
• TCU has been above .500 on the road in seven of Saarloos' 11 seasons on staff.
• TCU has won 18 of 40 road conference series since Kirk Saarloos' arrival in 2013.
DBU NOTABLES
• Dallas Baptist is ranked in the top 20 of all the major polls entering the week.
• The Patriots picked up a 2-1 series win at home against San Diego.
• DBU's only other loss came at the hands of nationally-ranked Indiana in Week 2.
• As a team, DBU is hitting .318, owns a 4.57 ERA and is fielding at a .986 clip.
• The Patriots .986 fielding percentage ranks eighth nationally, while their 31 total home runs are 13th.
• Leading hitter, Grant Jay, ranks fourth nationally with nine home runs.
• Jay is one of three Patriots (Miguel Santos and Chayton Krauss) with at least 20 RBIs.
• Former Horned Frog River Ridings leads the staff with seven appearances.
SERIES HISTORY
• TCU and Dallas Baptist are meeting for the 85th time in program history.
• The Frogs hold a 53-31 lead in the all-time series.
• TCU and DBU have played each other every year since 2004 with the exception of the 2020 campaign.
• TCU leads the series 21-18 in that stretch.
• Tuesday is the first of two meetings this season.
• DBU will make a return trip to Lupton Stadium on April 23.
• The Horned Frogs swept the season series in 2023, winning 4-1 in 12 innings at DBU and 8-5 at home.
• TCU is 5-4 all-time at Horner Ballpark since it opened in 2013.
• TCU is 14-9 all-time against Dallas Baptist in Dallas.
• Prior to last season's series sweep, DBU had one five straight in the series.
