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2023 TCU HORNED FROGS BASEBALL
TCU Horned Frogs (12-9, 1-2 Big 12) vs. Kansas Jayhawks (8-11, 0-0 Big 12)
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: 12-9
Home Record: 6-4
Big 12: 1-2
Head Coach: Kirk Saarloos
KANSAS JAYHAWKS
Record: 8-11
Away Record: 2-6
Big 12: 0-0
Head Coach: Dan Fitzgerald
GAME INFORMATION
Friday • March 24 • 6:30 p.m.
Ryan Vanderhei vs. Collin Baumgartner
Saturday • March 25 • 2 p.m.
Kole Klecker vs. Sam Ireland
Sunday • March 26 • 1 p.m.
Cam Brown vs. TBA
TCU NOTABLES
• TCU rebounded with a 2-1 series loss at Oklahoma over the weekend but bounced back with a pair of midweek
wins over Abilene Christian and Northwestern.
• TCU ranks seventh in the Big 12 with a .266 average, fifth with a 4.07 ERA and fifth with a .969 fielding percentage.
• TCU ran its streak to eight straight games with a home run. TCU has 13 home runs in that stretch.
• Karson Bowen threw out his eighth base stealer on Wednesday. TCU has 11 caught stealings this season.
• TCU has played errorless baseball in five of its last six games.
• TCU stole two bases on Wednesday to run its season total to 29.
• Cole Fontenelle has reached safely in 14 straight contests.
• Luke Boyers has homered in back-to-back games. The switch-hitter homered from each side of the plate.
• Brayden Taylor has homered five times in the last eight 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.
• 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 453-156 all-time at Lupton Stadium.
• TCU is 219-76 at home with Kirk Saarloos on staff.
• TCU has won 58-of-71 home series under Saarloos.
• TCU owns a 101-36 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 15 programs averaging over 4,000 fans per game this season (4,006).
KANSAS NOTABLES
• Kansas dropped a midweek game to Missouri at Kaufman Stadium in Kansas City by an 8-3 score on
Wednesday.
• The Jayhawks have played all but one game this season away from home.
• Since opening the season with a 5-1 record, the Jayhawks have gone 3-10 since.
• Kansas ranks eighth in the Big 12 with a .264 average, eighth in ERA with a 5.09 ERA and leads the league with a .982 fielding percentage.
• Chase Jans leads the squad with a .328 average and co-leads the team with 13 RBIs.
• Janson Reeder and Jake English co-lead the squad with four home runs each.
• On the mound, the trio of Thaniel Trumper, Kolby Dougan and Stone Hewlett lead the team with nine appearances each out of the bullpen.
• Gavin Brasosky has two of the team’s four saves.
SERIES NOTABLES
• TCU and Kansas are meeting on the diamond for the 35th time in school history.
• TCU leads the all-time series 23-11, including a mark of 19-9 with Kirk Saarloos on staff.
• TCU swept Kansas in Lawrence last season, outscoring the Jayhawks 53-11.
• TCU took two of three against Kansas at Lupton Stadium in 2021.
• TCU has won eight of the nine series against Kansas since joining the league in 2013.
• The Jayhawks only series victory came in 2013 at Lupton Stadium.
• TCU is 13-6 against the Jayhawks in Fort Worth.
• TCU has won 11 of the last 13 games since the 2017 season.
See the full release at https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/sidearm.nextgen.sites/gofrogs.com/documents/2023/3/23/Kansas.pdf
TCU Horned Frogs (12-9, 1-2 Big 12) vs. Kansas Jayhawks (8-11, 0-0 Big 12)
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: 12-9
Home Record: 6-4
Big 12: 1-2
Head Coach: Kirk Saarloos
KANSAS JAYHAWKS
Record: 8-11
Away Record: 2-6
Big 12: 0-0
Head Coach: Dan Fitzgerald
GAME INFORMATION
Friday • March 24 • 6:30 p.m.
Ryan Vanderhei vs. Collin Baumgartner
Saturday • March 25 • 2 p.m.
Kole Klecker vs. Sam Ireland
Sunday • March 26 • 1 p.m.
Cam Brown vs. TBA
TCU NOTABLES
• TCU rebounded with a 2-1 series loss at Oklahoma over the weekend but bounced back with a pair of midweek
wins over Abilene Christian and Northwestern.
• TCU ranks seventh in the Big 12 with a .266 average, fifth with a 4.07 ERA and fifth with a .969 fielding percentage.
• TCU ran its streak to eight straight games with a home run. TCU has 13 home runs in that stretch.
• Karson Bowen threw out his eighth base stealer on Wednesday. TCU has 11 caught stealings this season.
• TCU has played errorless baseball in five of its last six games.
• TCU stole two bases on Wednesday to run its season total to 29.
• Cole Fontenelle has reached safely in 14 straight contests.
• Luke Boyers has homered in back-to-back games. The switch-hitter homered from each side of the plate.
• Brayden Taylor has homered five times in the last eight 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.
• 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 453-156 all-time at Lupton Stadium.
• TCU is 219-76 at home with Kirk Saarloos on staff.
• TCU has won 58-of-71 home series under Saarloos.
• TCU owns a 101-36 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 15 programs averaging over 4,000 fans per game this season (4,006).
KANSAS NOTABLES
• Kansas dropped a midweek game to Missouri at Kaufman Stadium in Kansas City by an 8-3 score on
Wednesday.
• The Jayhawks have played all but one game this season away from home.
• Since opening the season with a 5-1 record, the Jayhawks have gone 3-10 since.
• Kansas ranks eighth in the Big 12 with a .264 average, eighth in ERA with a 5.09 ERA and leads the league with a .982 fielding percentage.
• Chase Jans leads the squad with a .328 average and co-leads the team with 13 RBIs.
• Janson Reeder and Jake English co-lead the squad with four home runs each.
• On the mound, the trio of Thaniel Trumper, Kolby Dougan and Stone Hewlett lead the team with nine appearances each out of the bullpen.
• Gavin Brasosky has two of the team’s four saves.
SERIES NOTABLES
• TCU and Kansas are meeting on the diamond for the 35th time in school history.
• TCU leads the all-time series 23-11, including a mark of 19-9 with Kirk Saarloos on staff.
• TCU swept Kansas in Lawrence last season, outscoring the Jayhawks 53-11.
• TCU took two of three against Kansas at Lupton Stadium in 2021.
• TCU has won eight of the nine series against Kansas since joining the league in 2013.
• The Jayhawks only series victory came in 2013 at Lupton Stadium.
• TCU is 13-6 against the Jayhawks in Fort Worth.
• TCU has won 11 of the last 13 games since the 2017 season.
See the full release at https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/sidearm.nextgen.sites/gofrogs.com/documents/2023/3/23/Kansas.pdf
