GoFrogs: #10 TCU Horned Frogs at Shriners Hospitals for Children College Classic Preview

[TopFrog]

TCU BASEBALL 2023 TCU HORNED FROGS BASEBALL
#10 TCU Horned Frogs (5-3, 0-0 Big 12) at Shriners Hospitals for Children College Classic

GAME DAY INFORMATION
Location: Houston, Texas
Field: Minute Maid Park
TV: AT&T Sports SW
Audio: KTCU 88.7 FM
Live Stats: GoFrogs.com
Live Video: Astros.com
Twitter: @TCU_Baseball Instagram: @tcubaseball
Facebook: www.facebook.com/TCUBaseball

TCU HORNED FROGS
Record: 5-3
Neutral Record: 2-1
Big 12: 0-0
Head Coach: Kirk Saarloos

TOURNAMENT FIELD
Michigan Wolverines
(4-4, 2-2 Neutral)
Louisville Cardinals
(7-1, 0-0 Neutral)
Rice Owls
(3-5, 0-0 Neutral)

GAME INFORMATION
Friday • March 3 • 3 p.m.
Ryan Vanderhei vs. TBA
Saturday • March 4 • 3 p.m.
TBA vs. Greg Farone
Sunday • March 5 • 3 p.m.
TBA vs. TBA

TCU NOTABLES
• TCU snapped a five-game losing streak to DBU and picked up its first extra-inning victory on Tuesday night.
• TCU is one of five Power 5 teams (Vanderbilt, Auburn, Indian and Texas) to have played only Power 5 teams in weekend series.
• TCU’s opponents have a combined 34-15 record on the season.
• TCU sits second in the Big 12 with a .292 batting average and fifth in ERA at 4.74.
• TCU ranks third in the Big 12 with 16 stolen bases.
• Opponents have been successful in just three of eight stolen base attempts this season.
• Sixteen Horned Frogs have made their debuts this season.
• Anthony Silva has hit safely in all eight games this season, including collecting a career-high three hits on Sunday. His .379 average is ninth in the Big 12.
• Cam Brown and Ryan Vanderhei matched their career-highs with nine strikeouts in their respective starts.
• Kurtis Byrne has reached safely in every game he has played this season.
• Tre Richardson’s five doubles rank 14th nationally.

NEUTRAL SITE
• Six of TCU’s first 11 games will be played at a neutral site venue.
• The Horned Frogs opened the season at the Higgenbotham College Baseball Showdown and travel to Houston for the Shriners Hospitals for Children College Classic at Minute Maid Park.
• TCU went 2-1 in the opening tournament.
• Since Kirk Saarloos’ arrival on campus, TCU is 61-34
(.642) in neutral site contests.

COLLEGE CLASSIC NOTABLES
• 2023 marks the program’s 10th appearance in the tournament.
• TCU previously appeared in 2001, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019 and 2021.
• The Frogs own an 17-10 record in the tournament.
• TCU was crowned champions in 2016 and 2017 after going 3-0 both years.
• TCU went 2-1 in its last appearance in the College Classic.
• The Frogs are 10-5 the Classic with head coach Kirk Saarloos on staff.

SERIES NOTABLES
• TCU and Michigan will be meeting for the first time on Friday.
• TCU Assistant Coach John DiLaura is a Michigan alum, playing from 2010-13. He was a volunteer assistant in 2018.
• TCU and Louisville will be meeting for just the 19th time on Saturday afternoon.
• TCU holds a 12-6 edge over Louisville.
• TCU and Louisville were conference foes in Conference USA from 2002-05.
• TCU is 4-1 against Louisville in neutral site games - 3-1 in conference tournaments and 1-0 in the 2017 College World Series.
• TCU and Louisville played a midweek game in 2022 with the Cardinals winning by a 9-8 score.
• TCU and Rice will be meeting for the 246th time on Sunday.
• The Owls hold a 125-119-1 record including a mark of 1-4 in the College Classic.
• Rice and TCU last met in 2019 at the College Classic with the Owls securing a 12-2 win.

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[TopFrog]

Hello again, Michigan.

 

[Frognosticator]

Odd that in the same school year, the football and baseball teams are playing Michigan for the first time.

 

[PurplFrawg]

After 6 innings, Rice leads Tech 2-0. Game is moving along quickly.

 

[McFroggin]

I’ll be there Sunday!

 

[Virginia Frog]

Odd that in the same school year, the football and baseball teams are playing Michigan for the first time.

...and the football squad will be certain NOT (to schedule) to play TCU again! They don't any more of that "special sauce" that led to their big "L" a couple months ago.

 

[Eight]

After 6 innings, Rice leads Tech 2-0. Game is moving along quickly.

thank the pitch clock

 

[PurplFrawg]

And the first game is done. Rice closed it out 3-2 over the Raiders.

 

[HToady]

Does Michigan have to play with orange baseballs due to snow cover?

 

[LVH]

Does Michigan have to play with orange baseballs due to snow cover?

I don't get how Big 10 baseball works. I guess they dont play any home games the first 2 months

 

[bc puckett]

I guess the Blue Bevo types aren't baseball fans. I haven't seen any page long posts about how the analytics prove that TCU has never faced such a superior opponent and will be lucky not to get mercy ruled.

 

[PurplFrawg]

Does Michigan have to play with orange baseballs due to snow cover?

Only after eating Cheetos....or is that different?

 

[QuilterFrawg]

Nunez thrown out trying to steal 2b.

 

[QuilterFrawg]

Statbroadcast not working?

 

[PurplFrawg]

thank the pitch clock

the pitch clock is abhorrent to me. whoever came up with that idea has no respect for the game.

 

[LVH]

I guess the Blue Bevo types aren't baseball fans. I haven't seen any page long posts about how the analytics prove that TCU has never faced such a superior opponent and will be lucky not to get mercy ruled.

I lived in Iowa for a while and I don't think I ever heard a single Hawkeye talk about Iowa Baseball. They were all about football and basketball, but not a peep over baseball. And Iowa baseball made the tournament as a 2 seed that year.

Wrestling was more important to that fanbase. High school kids who played baseball in Iowa wouldn't even start their season until May and the season would run well into the summer.

 

[hometown frog]

The dreaded soft tossing lefty today seems to still be a solid bet against us.

 

[TopFrog]

Does Michigan have to play with orange baseballs due to snow cover?

They play with blue balls early in the season up there.

 

[hometown frog]

Nice defensive play by Silva to end that inning.

 

[PurplFrawg]

Luken Baker is smiling.