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Preview: vs. Baylor - TCU Athletics
FORT WORTH – The TCU baseball team, sitting in a three-way tie for second place in the league, return home to host Baylor for three games. The Horned Frogs have
Preview: vs. Baylor
TCU has won four of its last five league series
FORT WORTH – The TCU baseball team, sitting in a three-way tie for second place in the league, return home to host Baylor for three games. The Horned Frogs have won four of their last five Big 12 series and are 9-1 at home in their last 10 games.
INSIDE THE SERIES
TCU (29-12, 12-6 Big 12) vs. Baylor (26-14, 8-10 Big 12)
Friday, April 25 • 6 p.m.
TV: ESPN+
Radio: 88.7 KTCU FM/Varsity App
TCU Starter: Tommy LaPour
Saturday, April 26 • 2 p.m.
TV: ESPN+
Radio: 88.7 KTCU FM/Varsity App
TCU Starter: Caedmon Parker
Sunday, April 27 • 1 p.m.
TV: ESPN+
Radio: 88.7 KTCU FM/Varsity App
TCU Starter: Trever Baumler
TCU NOTABLES
• TCU saw its nine-game Big 12 winning streak snapped with a series loss at UCF.
• TCU's bats were silenced in the series as the Frogs hit just .224 against the Knights.
• Despite the series loss, TCU, 15-6 in its last 21 games, only fell to No. 17 in the latest RPI.
• TCU sits 10th in the Big 12 with a .286 average, second with a 4.03 ERA and eighth with a .971 fielding percentage.
• TCU has turned 17 double plays in its last 19 games to bring its season-total to 35, a mark that ranks second in the Big 12 and is tied for 19th nationally.
• TCU is tied for sixth nationally with 20 triples, while Sawyer Strosnider's seven rank second nationally.
• Chase Brunson has reached safely in all 40 games.
• Tommy LaPour turned in his fifth straight quality start and lowered his ERA to 2.15, a mark that leads the Big 12 and ranks 19th nationally.
• Chase Brunson hit his 10th home run of the season.
• Kade Eudy is tied for seventh nationally among freshmen with four saves.
HOME NOTABLES
• TCU will play 29 home games during the 2025 season.
• TCU is 507-175 all-time at Lupton Stadium.
• TCU is 273-97 at home with Kirk Saarloos on staff.
• TCU has won 73-of-97 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 (4,198) this season.
BAYLOR NOTABLES
• Baylor enters the weekend on a three-game winning streak as it won the final two games against Utah and picked up a midweek win over HCU.
• The Bears have won two of their Big 12 series (at Arizona, vs. Utah) and dropped four (at Kansas, vs. Kansas State, vs. Houston and at Texas Tech).
• Baylor ranks fourth in the league in batting average (.299), fifth in ERA (4.50) and 10th in fielding percentage (.970).
• Baylor has two hitters in the top 10 in the league - Travis Sanders (.379) and Hunter Simmons (.367).
• Wesley Jordan leads the team with nine home runs and 33 RBIs.
• On the mound, Gabe Craig leads the team with 17 appearances, a 0.95 ERA and six saves.
SERIES HISTORY
• TCU and Baylor will be meeting for the 346th time on Friday night.
• Baylor holds a 172-169-4 lead in the series.
• TCU swept Baylor at home in 2023 and on the road last season.
• TCU is 26-14 against Baylor since Kirk Saarloos arrived on campus in 2013, including 13-5 in Fort Worth.
• TCU is 19-9 all-time against Baylor at Lupton Stadium.
• TCU has won 31 of the last 45 meetings.
• TCU has won eight of 11 league series, including five of the six played in Fort Worth.
• TCU has registered four sweeps (2015, 2021, 2023, 2024) while Baylor has two (2018, 2019).
• The Frogs renewed their series with the Bears in 2000 and have played every year since except 2020.
• Current Baylor Bear Hunter Teplanszky (2022) and Jake Kolkhorst (2023) played at TCU.
