GoFrogs: No. 11 TCU Baseball at Texas State Preview

[TopFrog]

2023 TCU HORNED FROGS BASEBALL
#11 TCU Horned Frogs (9-6, 0-0 Big 12) at Texas State Bobcats (10-5, 0-0 Sunbelt)

GAME DAY INFORMATION
Location: San Marcos, Texas
Field: Bobcat Ballpark
TV: 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: 9-6
Away Record: 1-0
Big 12: 0-0
Head Coach: Kirk Saarloos

TEXAS STATE BOBCATS
Record: 10-5
Home Record: 8-3
Sunbelt: 0-0
Head Coach: Steven Trout

GAME INFORMATION
Tuesday • March 14 • 6 p.m.
Braeden Sloan vs. Tony Robie

TCU NOTABLES
• TCU bounced back from a Friday night with back-to-back wins Saturday and Sunday to take the series from San Diego.
• TCU ranks sixth in the Big 12 with a .274 average and third with a 4.21 ERA.
• TCU caught two baserunners stealing, increasing its total to 10 on the year.
• The Horned Frogs have surrendered the fewest stolen bases (5) in the Big 12.
• Tre Richardson and Cole Fontenelle stretched their hitting streaks to six games.
• Brayden Taylor hit two home runs over the weekend to bring his season total to four.
• Kurtis Byrne became the eighth Horned Frog to hit a home run this season.
• Louis Rodriguez notched his first two career saves in helping TCU win the series.
• Jax Traeger became the 10th freshman to make his collegiate debut this season.
• Kole Klecker ranks 13 in K:BB ratio (16.00). He has issued just one walk in 19 1/3 innings of work.
• Ben Abeldt leads the team with six appearances out of the bullpen.

ROAD NOTABLES
• TCU will play 17 road games this season. Tuesday night at Texas State is just its second true road game in ‘23.
• TCU has won 28 of 50 road series since Kirk Saarloos’ arrival in 2013.
• TCU is 26-13 in road midweek games under Saarloos.
• TCU is 110-85 on the road with Saarloos on staff.
• TCU has been above .500 on the road in six of Saarloos’ 10 seasons on staff.
• TCU has won 17 of 35 road conference series since Kirk Saarloos’ arrival in 2013.

TEXAS STATE NOTABLES
• Texas State is coming off a series sweep of North Dakota State at home this past weekend.
• Texas State is 2-1 in midweek contests this season with wins over Incarnate Word and Sam Houston along with a loss to UTSA.
• The Bobcats have scored double-digit runs five times this season.
• As a team, Texas State is hitting .283 as a team, pitching to the tune of a 5.68 ERA and fielding at a .962 clip.
• Freshmah Chase Mora has splashed onto the scene. He has a team-high seven home runs and ranks third on the squad with 17 RBIs.
• Jose Gonzalez leads the Bobcats with a .380 average and 25 RBIs.
• Texas State has been successful in 13 of 15 stolen base attempts, while limiting opponents to just nine in 15 attempts.
• Triston Dixon leads the Bobcats with nine appeances on the season and has three saves.

SERIES NOTABLES
• TCU and Texas State will be meeting for the 42nd time on Tuesday night.
• TCU owns a 26-15 series record, including a 6-4 mark in San Marcos.
• TCU and Texas State met twice in a four-day span in 2021.
• Each team tallied a run-rule victory. TCU took a 10-0 win at Minute Maid Park (March 6), while the Bobcats picked up an 11-1 win in San Marcos (March 9).
• Prior to the 2021 games, the teams had met since March 20, 2012 when Texas State won 8-4.
• Texas State head coach Steven Trout played at TCU from 2006-07.

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[Eight]

this could be interesting

 

[Opintel]

TS sounds like a good team. I'll just go ahead and be scared, OK?

 

[ShreveFrog]

Hope Sloan has a bounce-back win!

 

[SoonerFrogs]

glad to see Trout succeeding there. he was a huge part of where TCU baseball is today.

 

[ShreveFrog]

Anyone else lose audio on their stream?

 

[Eight]

Anyone else lose audio on their stream?

they have medication for that type of issue now​

 

[ShreveFrog]

Duer does it! First collegiate hit, first ribbie.

 

[McFroggin]

Anyone else lose audio on their stream?

We can stream the games somewhere?

 

[ShreveFrog]

@McFroggin - ESPN+

 

[PurpleBlood87]

 

[ShreveFrog]

Sloan is done after failing to get an out in the 3rd. Walked the bases full and gave up a solid single. 2-1 TSU.
Mason Speaker on in relief.
Groundout plates a run.
Now a 2-run blast.
5-1 TSU.
Strikeout ends the inning. On to the 4th.

 

[NewFrogFan]

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So will spotty infield play……..again.

 

[Bizarro Frog]

We can stream the games somewhere?

I am watching on ESPN+.

 

[PurpleBlood87]

So will spotty infield play……..again.

Don't walk those guys and it doesn't matter.
It was a ground ball to third and the runner was going to be safe at second.
Did you want him to try and turn the double play and get no one out?

 

[ShreveFrog]

Davis HR makes it 5-2. Going to bottom of 4.

 

[PurpleBlood87]

One step forward. Two steps back.

 

[ShreveFrog]

2-run HR makes it 7-2, bottom of 4. Fortunately the previous batter lined into a double play. TSU has a good, aggressive lineup. We head to the 5th.

 

[NewFrogFan]

Don't walk those guys and it doesn't matter.
It was a ground ball to third and the runner was going to be safe at second.
Did you want him to try and turn the double play and get no one out?

He double clutched again. They did walk the batters, 5 already, so yes it matters. The radio guys dont agree w your assessment of what could have happened at second.

 

[hornedfrog86]

Need big O