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FORT WORTH – No. 12 TCU returns home to start a four-game homestand Friday night. TCU will host Oklahoma in its first Big 12 home series. Friday's series opener
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FORT WORTH – No. 12 TCU returns home to start a four-game homestand Friday night. TCU will host Oklahoma in its first Big 12 home series. Friday's series opener is set for 6:30 p.m. The entire series will be televised on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.
INSIDE THE WEEK
Friday, March 15 • 6:30 p.m.
TV: Big 12 Now on ESPN+
Radio: 88.7 KTCU FM/Varsity App
Starter: LHP Payton Tolle
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Saturday, March 16 • 5 p.m.
TV: Big 12 Now on ESPN+
Radio: 88.7 KTCU FM/Varsity App
Starter: RHP Kole Klecker
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Sunday, March 17 • 1 p.m.
TV: Big 12 Now on ESPN+
Radio: 88.7 KTCU FM/Varsity App
Starter: LHP Braeden Sloan
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New Addition:
TCU baseball games are now available via the Varsity Network app (download).
TCU NOTABLES
• TCU bounced back from a series loss at Kansas with a Top 20 win at DBU on Tuesday night.
• Friday's loss in the Big 12 opener was its first since joining the league in 2013.
• TCU remains a unanimous Top 12 team in all the polls, including Top 10 in two polls.
• TCU sits No. 15 in the latest RPI rankings
• TCU sits fifth the Big 12 in average (.306), seventh in ERA (4.88) and fifth in fielding percentage (.972).
• TCU is one of 14 programs nationally with at least 15 wins on the season.
• TCU ranks 13th nationally with an 11.4 K/9 ratio. TCU's 180 total strikeouts on the year are the tied for eighth.
• TCU has turned 14 double plays this season, a mark that sits third in the Big 12.
• Ryder Robinson and Sam Myers each hit their first career home runs over the weekend.
• Logan Maxwell stretched his hitting streak to 17 games dating back to last season. He is third in the Big 12 with a .434 average.
• Zachary Cawyer is alone in second with five wins on the season, one behind the national leader.
HOME NOTABLES
• TCU has won 17 straight home games dating back to the 2023 season.
• TCU will play 33 home games during the 2024 season.
• TCU is 479-162 all-time at Lupton Stadium.
• TCU is 245-84 at home with Kirk Saarloos on staff.
• TCU has won 65-of-84 home series under Saarloos.
• TCU owns a 107-38 mark in midweek games at home.
• TCU has won 20 or more games in 16 of the 20 seasons Lupton Stadium has been in existence.
• TCU ranks 15th nationally in average attendance (4,420) in 2024.
OKLAHOMA NOTABLES
• Oklahoma swept UCF at home to open Big 12 play.
• The Sooners have five wins in their last six games, the lone loss coming Tuesday at home to Oklahoma State.
• Oklahoma sits second in the Big 12 with a .326 average, rank ninth with a 5.22 ERA and 11th with a .959 fielding percentage.
• The duo of Easton Carmichael and John Spikerman co-lead the team with a .419 average which is tied for fifth-best in the Big 12.
• Michael Snyder's team-leading 24 RBIs are tied for fifth-most in the league.
• Spikerman has stolen nine bases this year, the second-most in the Big 12.
• Carson Atwood and Carter Campbell co-lead the Sooners with seven appearances out of the bullpen.
SERIES HISTORY
• TCU and Oklahoma will be meeting for the 109th time on Friday night.
• Oklahoma holds a 66-42 lead in the series.
• Oklahoma has won the last two series, winning 2-of-3 at Lupton in 2022 and 2-of-3 in Norman in 2023.
• TCU's last series win against the Sooners was a sweep in Norman in 2021.
• TCU is 17-13 against the Sooners in league play since joining the Big 12 in 2012.
• TCU has won five of the 10 Big 12 series.
• TCU is 19-14 against the Sooners since Kirk Saarloos arrived on campus.
• TCU is 12-11 against Oklahoma at Lupton Stadium, including a 7-5 mark since joining the Big 12.
• TCU and Oklahoma have played every year since 1991, with the exception of 2020.
• Oklahoma leads 47-33 during that stretch.
