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Preview: vs. UT Arlington - TCU Athletics
FORT WORTH – Bark in the Park returns to Lupton Stadium Tuesday night when TCU hosts UT Arlington in its final midweek game of the season. The Horned Frogs are 8-2
Preview: vs. UT Arlington
Bark in the Park returns to Lupton Stadium
FORT WORTH – Bark in the Park returns to Lupton Stadium Tuesday night when TCU hosts UT Arlington in its final midweek game of the season. The Horned Frogs are 8-2 in midweek games this season. First pitch is set for 6 p.m.
INSIDE THE SERIES
TCU (31-13) vs. UT Arlington (14-26)
Tuesday, April 29 • 6 p.m.
TV: ESPN+
Radio: 88.7 KTCU FM/Varsity App
TCU Starter: RHP Kole Klecker
TCU NOTABLES
• TCU picked up its fifth Big 12 series win, going 2-1 against Baylor this past weekend.
• After drawing just 12 walks combined in the previous two series, the Horned Frogs drew 15 walks against Baylor.
• TCU, 17-7 in its last 24 games, held steady at No. 17 in the latest RPI.
• TCU's strength of schedule sits at 23rd nationally.
• TCU is eighth in the Big 12 with a .289 average, second with a 4.03 ERA and seventh with a .971 fielding percentage.
• TCU's 4.03 ERA ranks 18th nationally and eighth among Power 4 programs.
• TCU is tied for fifth nationally with 22 triples, while Sawyer Strosnider's seven rank second nationally.
• Chase Brunson has reached safely in all 43 games.
• Tommy LaPour turned in his sixth straight quality start and lowered his ERA to 2.14, a mark that leads the Big 12 and ranks 13th nationally.
• Kade Eudy is sixth nationally among freshmen with five saves.
HOME NOTABLES
• TCU will play 29 home games during the 2025 season.
• TCU is 509-176 all-time at Lupton Stadium.
• TCU is 275-98 at home with Kirk Saarloos on staff.
• TCU has won 74-of-98 home series under Saarloos.
• TCU owns a 116-39 mark in midweek games at home, including a 69-17 record under Saarloos.
• TCU's 15 game home midweek winning streak dating back to the 2023 season was snapped vs. DBU.
• TCU has won 20 or more games in 17 of the 22 seasons Lupton Stadium has been in existence.
• TCU ranks 17th nationally in average attendance (4,276) this season.
UT ARLINGTON NOTABLES
• UT Arlington snapped a seven-game losing streak with a win in the series finale at Grand Canyon.
• The Mavericks are 1-7 in midweek games this season.
• UTA has played eight games against Big 12 opponents (Arizona, TCU, Oklahoma State, Houston and Baylor twice) this season and is 2-6 in those contests.
• As a team, the Mavericks are hitting .263 with a 6.06 ERA and a .962 fielding percentage.
• Defensively, the Mavericks have turned 36 double plays this season.
• Cade Dodson leads the squad with a .325 batting average, while Tyce Armstrong paces the team with 10 home runs and 34 RBIs.
• Cade Dodson has 10 of the team's 42 stolen bases on the year.
• Ty Zahradnik and Rhys Stevens co-lead the team with 17appearances out of the bullpen.
• Caden Noah has a team-high three saves.
SERIES HISTORY
• The Horned Frogs and the Mavericks will be meeting for the 180th time on Tuesday.
• TCU holds a 115-63-1 edge in the all-time series.
• TCU is 7-3 against UTA in the last 10 meetings.
• Tuesday is the second of two meetings between the two teams in 2025.
• UTA handed TCU its first midweek loss, 6-4, on April 8.
• TCU went 1-1 against the Mavericks last season with each team securing a win at their home field.
• TCU holds a 24-7 advantage all-time in games played at Lupton Stadium.
• Since Kirk Saarloos' arrival in 2013, TCU is 25-8 against UT Arlington, including a mark of 11-3 at Clay Gould.
• TCU and UT Arlington have played every season since 1969.
