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Preview: DBU - TCU Athletics
FORT WORTH – TCU concludes a four-game homestand Tuesday night as it plays host to DBU. It's the second and final meeting of the season against DBU. The Horned Frogs
Preview: DBU
TCU is 7-1 in the month of April
FORT WORTH – TCU concludes a four-game homestand Tuesday night as it plays host to DBU. It's the second and final meeting of the season against DBU. The Horned Frogs are 8-1 in midweek games this season.
INSIDE THE SERIES
TCU (28-9, 11-4 Big 12) vs. DBU (24-11, 8-4 C-USA)
Tuesday, April 15 • 6 p.m.
TV: ESPN+
Radio: 88.7 KTCU FM/Varsity App
TCU Starter: Trever Baumler
TCU NOTABLES
• TCU ran its Big 12 winning streak to eight games with a sweep of No. 22 Kansas.
• TCU outscored Kansas 25-6 in the series and held the Jayhawks to a .184 batting average.
• TCU, which is 14-3 in its last 16 games, sits at No. 15 in the latest RPI.
• TCU sits seventh in the Big 12 with a .292 average, second with a 4.05 ERA and ninth with a .971 fielding percentage.
• TCU has turned 15 double plays in its last 15 games to bring its season-total to 33, a mark that ranks second in the Big 12 and 13th nationally.
• TCU ranks sixth nationally with 17 triples, while Sawyer Strosnider's six rank third nationally.
• Strosnider raised his average to .400 after hitting .500 against Kansas. He is tied for fourth in the Big 12, fifth nationally among NCAA freshmen and first among Power 4 freshmen.
• Chase Brunson has reached safely in all 36 games.
• Kade Eudy is tied for sixth nationally among freshmen with four saves.
HOME NOTABLES
• TCU will play 29 home games during the 2025 season.
• TCU is 507-174 all-time at Lupton Stadium.
• TCU is 273-96 at home with Kirk Saarloos on staff.
• TCU has won 73-of-97 home series under Saarloos.
• TCU owns a 116-38 mark in midweek games at home, including a 69-16 record under Saarloos.
• TCU has won 15 straight midweek home games dating back to the 2023 season.
• 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.
DBU NOTABLES
• DBU enters the week riding a five-game winning streak after sweeping Jacksonville State on the road completing a 4-0 week that included a midweek win at nationally-ranked Oklahoma.
• The Patriots are 4-3 in midweek games, including 1-0 on the road this year.
• DBU is hitting .303 on the season with a 4.87 ERA and a .980 fielding percentage.
• The Patriots 62 home runs on the year rank 14th nationally.
• Grant Jay leads the team with a .371 average and his 15 home runs rank fifth nationally. He has 42 RBIs.
• On the mound, Mason Peters leads the team with 13 appearances out of the bullpen and has a team-high four saves.
SERIES HISTORY
• TCU and Dallas Baptist are meeting for the 88th time in program history.
• The Frogs hold a 56-31 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 24-18 in that stretch and has won five straight dating back to the 2023 season.
• Tuesday is the second of two meetings this season.
• TCU picked up an 8-5 win at DBU on March 18.
• TCU swept the season series in 2024 for the second straight year, winning 9-6 at DBU and 5-2 at home
• DBU is 13-12 all-time at Lupton Stadium since it opened in 2003, but the series is tied 9-9 at Lupton Stadium in midweek games.
• TCU is 14-9 against DBU with Kirk Saarloos on staff and 5-2 with him as the head coach.
• Prior to the last two season's series sweep, DBU had one five straight in the series.
