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Preview: at #15 Dallas Baptist
TCU is 5-0 on the road this season
DALLAS – The TCU baseball team kicks off a four-game road trip Tuesday night at #15 Dallas Baptist. The Horned Frogs, who are 5-0 on the road this season, will play seven of their next nine games away from home. First pitch against the Patriots is set for 6 p.m.
INSIDE THE SERIES
TCU (14-6) at #15 Dallas Baptist (14-5)
Tuesday, March 18 • 6 p.m.
TV: ESPN+
Radio: 88.7 KTCU FM/Varsity App
Starter: RHP Kole Klecker
TCU NOTABLES
• After running its winning streak to seven game, TCU dropped the final two games of its Big 12 opening series to Arizona State.
• TCU was outscored in the Arizona State series 40-23.
• On the season, TCU is hitting .282 on the season with a 4.83 ERA and a .963 fielding percentage.
• TCU ranks 23rd nationally in K:BB ratio at 2.95 and 12th nationally in BB/9 at 3.20.
• TCU hit two triples over their weekend, bringing their season total to nine which ranks 10th nationally.
• Sawyer Strosnider is riding a nine game hitting streak during which he is hitting .531 (17-for-32).
• Noah Franco took the team lead with two home runs against ASU. He has four on the season.
• Chase Brunson has a career-long 14-game hitting streak. He leads the team with 26 hits and 19 RBIs.
• Brunson and Isaac Cadena have reached base safely in all 20 games this season.
• Braeden Sloan lowered his ERA to 0.45 with four shutout innings, a mark that leads the Big 12 and ranks sixth nationally.
ROAD NOTABLES
• TCU opened the season with a road series for the first time since the 2018 season.
• TCU will play 22 road games this season.
• TCU has won 30 of 61 road series since Kirk Saarloos' arrival in 2013.
• TCU is 30-16 in road midweek games with Saarloos.
• TCU is 134-105 on the road with Saarloos on staff and 33-31 with Saarloos as head coach.
• TCU has been above .500 on the road in seven of Saarloos' 12 seasons on staff.
• TCU has won 18 of 43 road conference series since Kirk Saarloos' arrival in 2013.
DBU NOTABLES
• DBU is coming off a 2-1 series win over UTSA at home this past weekend.
• The Roadrunners handed the Patriots their only home loss of the year on Saturday.
• The Patriots are 2-2 in midweek games, including 2-0 at home this year.
• DBU is hitting .296 on the season with a 4.61 ERA and a .982 fielding percentage.
• The Patriots 35 home runs on the year rank 13th nationally.
• Tom Poole leads the team with a .377 average, while Grant Jay paces the team with eight home runs and Chayton Krauss leads them with 26 RBIs.
• On the mound, Mason Peters leads the team with eight appearances out of the bullpen.
SERIES HISTORY
• TCU and Dallas Baptist are meeting for the 87th time in program history.
• The Frogs hold a 55-31 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 23-18 in that stretch and has won four straight dating back to the 2023 season.
• Tuesday is the first of two meetings this season.
• DBU will make the return trip on April 15.
• TCU swept the season series in 2024 for the second straight year, winning 9-6 at DBU and 5-2 at home
• TCU is 6-4 all-time at Horner Ballpark since it opened in 2013.
• TCU is 13-9 against DBU with Kirk Saarloos on staff and 4-2 with him as the head coach.
• Prior to the last two season's series sweep, DBU had one five straight in the series.
