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FORT WORTH – Fresh off a series win over Texas Tech, the TCU baseball team will hit the road for four straight starting Tuesday night at Abilene Christian. First
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FORT WORTH – Fresh off a series win over Texas Tech, the TCU baseball team will hit the road for four straight starting Tuesday night at Abilene Christian. First pitch at Crutcher Scott Field is set for 6:05 p.m. The contest will be televised on ESPN+.
INSIDE THE SERIES
TCU (22-12) at Abilene Christian (21-15)
Tuesday, April 16 • 6:05 p.m.
TV: ESPN+
Radio: 88.7 KTCU FM/Varsity App
Starter: LHP Braeden Sloan
TCU NOTABLES
• TCU bounced back with a series win over Texas Tech this past weekend.
• TCU is 6-1 in midweek games this season.
• TCU held the Red Raiders, who were averaging over 10 runs per game, to just 12 runs over the weekend.
• TCU climbed to No. 32 in the latest RPI rankings.
• TCU ranks 12th in the Big 12 in average (.268), fifth in ERA (4.92) and third in fielding percentage (.977).
• TCU added 37 strikeouts over the weekend and ranks seventh nationally in K/9 (11.5).
• TCU's 380 strikeouts rank second in the Big 12 and are ninth nationally.
• Sam Myers stretched his hitting streak to six straight with a hit in all three games.
• Chase Brunson led the team with four hits on the weekend, hitting .364.
• Brunson is hitting .389 since taking over the lead-off spot in the order.
• Karson Bowen and Luke Boyers each homered in the series.
• Payton Tolle added 11 strikeouts to his season total which stands at 83, good enough for sixth nationally.
• Kole Klecker and Caedmon Parker each tallied their first career save over the weekend.
ROAD NOTABLES
• TCU will play 18 road games this season.
• TCU has won 29 of 56 road series since Kirk Saarloos' arrival in 2013.
• TCU is 30-15 in road midweek games with Saarloos.
• TCU is 119-102 on the road with Saarloos on staff.
• TCU has been above .500 on the road in seven of Saarloos' 11 seasons on staff.
• TCU has won 18 of 42 road conference series since Kirk Saarloos' arrival in 2013.
ABILENE CHRISTIAN NOTABLES
• Abilene Christian is in the midst of an eight-game homestand in which it is 2-2
• The Wildcats are coming off a 2-1 series win over UC Davis this past weekend.
• ACU is 2-5 in midweek games this season.
• The Wildcats are 1-4 against Big 12 opponents this year with a win over Baylor, two losses to Texas Tech and one to TCU and Oklahoma State
• As a team, ACU is hitting .273, pitching to a 4.98 ERA and fielding at a .971 clip.
• Gino D'Alessio paces the team with a .376 average, eight home runs and 39 RBIs.
• On the mound, Dash Albus leads the team with 13 appearances out of the bullpen.
• Cade McGarrh has three of the teams six saves on the year.
SERIES HISTORY
• TCU and Abilene Christian will be meeting on the diamond for the 32nd time on Tuesday night.
• TCU holds a 29-2 record all-time against the Wildcats.
• The contest is the second of two meetings against the Wildcats this season.
• TCU earned a 4-0 win at Lupton Stadium on March 5.
• TCU swept the season series against ACU in 2023, winning 7-0 at home and 7-5 in Abilene.
• With the exception of the 2021 season, TCU and Abilene Christian have met every year since 2015.
• ACU's only two wins in the series came at Lupton Stadium in 2018 and 2022.
• The 2015 season marked the first time the teams had met since the 1995 campaign.
• TCU is 9-0 all-time against Abilene Christian at Crutcher Scott Field since it opened in 1991.
• TCU is 13-2 against the Wildcats since 2015.
