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2023 TCU HORNED FROGS BASEBALL
TCU Horned Frogs (10-9, 1-2 Big 12) vs. Abilene Christian Wildcats (16-4, 5-1 WAC)
GAME DAY INFORMATION
Location: Fort Worth, Texas
Field: Lupton Stadium
TV: Big 12 Now on ESPN+
Audio: KTCU 88.7 FM
Live Stats: GoFrogs.com
Live Video: WatchESPN.com
Twitter: @TCU_Baseball Instagram: @tcubaseball
Facebook: www.facebook.com/TCUBaseball
TCU HORNED FROGS
Record: 10-9
Home Record: 4-4
Big 12: 1-2
Head Coach: Kirk Saarloos
ABILENE CHRISTIAN WILDCATS
Record: 16-4
Away Record: 2-1
WAC: 5-1
Head Coach: Rick McCarty
GAME INFORMATION
Tuesday • March 21 • 6 p.m.
Chase Hoover vs. Blake Anderson
TCU NOTABLES
• TCU dropped a 2-1 series at Oklahoma in the opening weekend of conference play. The Frogs won the opener on Friday night before dropping the final two.
• TCU ranks eighth in the Big 12 with a .264 average and fifth with a 4.40 ERA.
• TCU hit four home runs over the weekend, running its streak to seven six straight games with a home run.
• The Horned Frogs have surrendered the second-fewest stolen bases (9) in the Big 12.
• TCU stole six bases over the weekend to run its season total to 27.
• Cole Fontenelle has reached safely in 12 straight contests.
• Brayden Taylor homered in all three games at Oklahoma and is tied for the league lead with seven on the season.
• Taylor has homered five times in the last six games.
• Kole Klecker (4th, 2.22) and Cam Brown (7th, 2.70) are ranked in the Top-10 among ERA leaders in the Big 12.
• Luke Savage and Garrett Wright made their returns to the mound over the weekend. Wright last pitched on Feb. 19 and Savage on March 3.
• Ben Abeldt leads the team with eight appearances out of the bullpen.
HOME NOTABLES
• TCU will play 32 home games during the 2022 season.
• TCU is 451-156 all-time at Lupton Stadium.
• TCU is 217-76 at home with Kirk Saarloos on staff.
• TCU has won 58-of-71 home series under Saarloos.
• TCU owns a 99-36 mark in midweek games at home.
• TCU has won 20 or more games in 15 of the 20 seasons Lupton Stadium has been in existence.
• TCU is one of 16 programs averaging over 4,000 fans per game this season (4,071).
ABILENE CHRISTIAN NOTABLES
• Abilene Christian is coming off a road series win at UT Arlington.
• The road games were the first true road games for the Wildcats this season.
• Abilene Christian is 2-0 in midweek games, defeating Oklahom 4-3 in 10 innings at Globe Life Field and Oral Roberts 10-8 at home.
• As a team, the Wildcats are hitting .310, pitching to the tune of a 5.63 ERA and boast a .993 fielding percentage.
• Garrett Williams leads the way with a .390 average, while Grayson Tatrow has a team-high 23 RBIs.
• Logan Britt has 11 of the team’s 32 stolen bases.
• Blake Anderson and Drake Boggan co-lead the team with eight appearances out of the bullpen.
• Anderson has tallied two of the teams saves and also has one start on the season.
• Opponents are hitting .257 against ACU this season.
SERIES NOTABLES
• TCU and Abilene Christian will be meeting on the diamond for the 29th time on Tuesday night.
• TCU holds a 26-2 record all-time against the Wildcats.
• The contest marks is the first of two meetings against the Wildcats this season.
• TCU will travel to Abilene on April 11.
• TCU went 1-1 against the Wildcats in 2023 with each team recording a road victory.
• 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 3-2 all-time against Abilene Christian at Lupton Stadium.
• TCU is 9-2 against the Wildcats since 2015.
See the full release at https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/sidearm.nextgen.sites/gofrogs.com/documents/2023/3/20/ACU1.pdf
TCU Horned Frogs (10-9, 1-2 Big 12) vs. Abilene Christian Wildcats (16-4, 5-1 WAC)
GAME DAY INFORMATION
Location: Fort Worth, Texas
Field: Lupton Stadium
TV: Big 12 Now on ESPN+
Audio: KTCU 88.7 FM
Live Stats: GoFrogs.com
Live Video: WatchESPN.com
Twitter: @TCU_Baseball Instagram: @tcubaseball
Facebook: www.facebook.com/TCUBaseball
TCU HORNED FROGS
Record: 10-9
Home Record: 4-4
Big 12: 1-2
Head Coach: Kirk Saarloos
ABILENE CHRISTIAN WILDCATS
Record: 16-4
Away Record: 2-1
WAC: 5-1
Head Coach: Rick McCarty
GAME INFORMATION
Tuesday • March 21 • 6 p.m.
Chase Hoover vs. Blake Anderson
TCU NOTABLES
• TCU dropped a 2-1 series at Oklahoma in the opening weekend of conference play. The Frogs won the opener on Friday night before dropping the final two.
• TCU ranks eighth in the Big 12 with a .264 average and fifth with a 4.40 ERA.
• TCU hit four home runs over the weekend, running its streak to seven six straight games with a home run.
• The Horned Frogs have surrendered the second-fewest stolen bases (9) in the Big 12.
• TCU stole six bases over the weekend to run its season total to 27.
• Cole Fontenelle has reached safely in 12 straight contests.
• Brayden Taylor homered in all three games at Oklahoma and is tied for the league lead with seven on the season.
• Taylor has homered five times in the last six games.
• Kole Klecker (4th, 2.22) and Cam Brown (7th, 2.70) are ranked in the Top-10 among ERA leaders in the Big 12.
• Luke Savage and Garrett Wright made their returns to the mound over the weekend. Wright last pitched on Feb. 19 and Savage on March 3.
• Ben Abeldt leads the team with eight appearances out of the bullpen.
HOME NOTABLES
• TCU will play 32 home games during the 2022 season.
• TCU is 451-156 all-time at Lupton Stadium.
• TCU is 217-76 at home with Kirk Saarloos on staff.
• TCU has won 58-of-71 home series under Saarloos.
• TCU owns a 99-36 mark in midweek games at home.
• TCU has won 20 or more games in 15 of the 20 seasons Lupton Stadium has been in existence.
• TCU is one of 16 programs averaging over 4,000 fans per game this season (4,071).
ABILENE CHRISTIAN NOTABLES
• Abilene Christian is coming off a road series win at UT Arlington.
• The road games were the first true road games for the Wildcats this season.
• Abilene Christian is 2-0 in midweek games, defeating Oklahom 4-3 in 10 innings at Globe Life Field and Oral Roberts 10-8 at home.
• As a team, the Wildcats are hitting .310, pitching to the tune of a 5.63 ERA and boast a .993 fielding percentage.
• Garrett Williams leads the way with a .390 average, while Grayson Tatrow has a team-high 23 RBIs.
• Logan Britt has 11 of the team’s 32 stolen bases.
• Blake Anderson and Drake Boggan co-lead the team with eight appearances out of the bullpen.
• Anderson has tallied two of the teams saves and also has one start on the season.
• Opponents are hitting .257 against ACU this season.
SERIES NOTABLES
• TCU and Abilene Christian will be meeting on the diamond for the 29th time on Tuesday night.
• TCU holds a 26-2 record all-time against the Wildcats.
• The contest marks is the first of two meetings against the Wildcats this season.
• TCU will travel to Abilene on April 11.
• TCU went 1-1 against the Wildcats in 2023 with each team recording a road victory.
• 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 3-2 all-time against Abilene Christian at Lupton Stadium.
• TCU is 9-2 against the Wildcats since 2015.
See the full release at https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/sidearm.nextgen.sites/gofrogs.com/documents/2023/3/20/ACU1.pdf