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Preview: #22 Kansas
TCU trails Kansas by one game for top spot in the Big 12
FORT WORTH – TCU begins a four-game homestand starting Friday night when it hosts league-leading No. 22 Kansas. The Horned Frogs sit just one game behind the Jayhawks in the standings entering the weekend series.
INSIDE THE SERIES
TCU (25-9, 8-4 Big 12) vs. #22 Kansas (27-7, 9-3 Big 12)
Friday, April 11 • 6 p.m.
TV: ESPN+
Radio: 88.7 KTCU FM/Varsity App
TCU Starter: Tommy LaPour
TCU (25-9, 8-4 Big 12) vs. #22 Kansas (27-7, 9-3 Big 12)
Saturday, April 12 • 2 p.m.
TV: ESPN+
Radio: 88.7 KTCU FM/Varsity App
TCU (25-9, 8-4 Big 12) vs. #22 Kansas (27-7, 9-3 Big 12)
Sunday, April 13 • 1 p.m.
TV: ESPN+
Radio: 88.7 KTCU FM/Varsity App
TCU NOTABLES
• TCU's six-game winning streak was snapped with its first midweek loss of the season Tuesday at UTA.
• TCU, which is 11-3 in its last 13 games, sits at No. 21 in the latest RPI.
• With two home runs at UTA, TCU's season total stands at 46, matching the team's output from a year ago.
• TCU is hitting .289 as a team with a 4.23 ERA and a .969 fielding percentage.
• TCU has three shutouts in its last nine games, a mark that is tied for 16th nationally.
• TCU has turned 13 double plays in its last 12 games to bring its season-total to 31, a mark that leads the Big 12 and ranks 11th nationally.
• TCU ranks 10th nationally with 14 triples.
• Tommy LaPour's 2.62 ERA leads the Big 12.
• Sawyer Strosnider raised his average to .390 Tuesday. He ranks eighth in the Big 12, sixth nationally among NCAA freshmen and first among Power 4 freshmen.
• Jack Arthur hit TCU's first pinch hit homer since 2023.
• Chase Brunson has reached safely in all 33 games he has played this season.
HOME NOTABLES
• TCU will play 29 home games during the 2025 season.
• TCU is 504-174 all-time at Lupton Stadium.
• TCU is 270-96 at home with Kirk Saarloos on staff.
• TCU has won 72-of-96 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 18th nationally in average attendance (3,925) this season.
KANSAS NOTABLES
• Kansas' nine game winning streak came to an end with a 7-5 loss to Nebraska Tuesday night.
• Kansas has won seven of eight weekend series this season and three of four Big 12 series.
• Kansas sits No. 24 in the most recent RPI.
• The Jayhawks are hitting .307 with a league-high 74 home runs.
• On the mound, the staff has a 4.38 ERA with a .977 fielding percentage.
• Brady Ballinger leads the team and ranks second in the Big 12 with a .411 batting average.
• Jackson Hauge (15) and Ballinger (12) are the top two home run hitters in the Big 12.
• Alex Breckheimer and Eric Lin co-lead the team with 16 appearances out of the bullpen.
• Lin has three of the team's seven saves on the year.
• Dominic Voegele is tied for third in the Big 12 with five wins.
SERIES HISTORY
• TCU and Kansas are meeting on the diamond for the 43rd time in school history.
• TCU leads the all-time series 28-14, including a mark of 24-12 with Kirk Saarloos on staff.
• Kansas took three of four meetings last season, winning the regular-season series 2-1 and topping the Frogs in the Big 12 Tournament.
• TCU has won nine of the 11 series against Kansas since joining the league in 2013.
• The Jayhawks only series victory prior to last year came in 2013 at Lupton Stadium.
• TCU is 16-6 against the Jayhawks in Fort Worth, including 14-6 at Lupton Stadium.
• TCU has won 16 of the last 21 games since the 2017 season.
