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Preview: at Abilene Christian - TCU Athletics
FORT WORTH – TCU will wrap up a four-game road swing Tuesday night when it heads to Abilene for a match-up against Abilene Christian. The contest will wrap u...
Preview: at Abilene Christian
Game wraps up a four-game road tripLive Stats
FORT WORTH – TCU will wrap up a four-game road swing Tuesday night when it heads to Abilene for a match-up against Abilene Christian. The contest will wrap up the home-and-home season series.
INSIDE THE GAME
TCU (20-11) at Abilene Christian (16-16)
Tuesday, April 7 • 6 p.m.
TV: ESPN+
Radio: 88.7 KTCU FM/Varsity App
TCU NOTABLES
• TCU picked up a big 2-1 road series win at Kansas State and have now won seven of its last eight games.
• TCU has overcome multiple run deficits in four of its last seven wins.
• TCU's offense has come alive in the last eight games as they are hitting .325 and averaging 9.6 runs per game.
• Sunday's shutout victory at Kansas State was its second of the season.
• TCU has climbed to 25 in the latest RPI report.
• TCU has tallied 15 home runs over the last seven games, bringing its season total to 38.
• TCU ranks sixth nationally with 205 walks.
• TCU has turned 16 double plays in the last 12 games bringing their season total to 32, a mark that leads the Big 12 and is fifth nationally.
• Walter Quinn has appeared in four straight games bringing his season total to 17 games, which is tied for 12th nationally.
• Cole Cramer is riding an eight-game hitting streak in which he is hitting .475 (19-for-40) with 11 RBIs.
ABILENE CHRISTIAN NOTABLES
• Abilene Christian snapped a four game losing streak with a win in the series finale against Cal Baptist.
• The Wildcats are 2-5 in midweek games this season, including a 1-1 mark in home midweek games.
• ACU is hitting .274 on the season with 60 home runs, a mark that is tied for 11th nationally.
• The duo of Grant Watkins (16 home runs) and Diego Cardenas (15 home runs) are top 10 nationally.
• Zandt Payne is the leading hitter with a .339 average.
• The pitching staff has a 6.28 ERA and is limiting opponents to a .272 average.
• Evan Whiteaker and Caden Greanead co-lead the team with 10 appearances out of the bullpen.
• ACU has surrendered 69 stolen bases on the year and is fielding at a .968 clip.
SERIES NOTABLES
• TCU and Abilene Christian will be meeting on the diamond for the 34th time on Tuesday night.
• TCU holds a 30-3 record all-time against the Wildcats.
• The contest is the second of two meetings against the Wildcats this season.
• TCU picked up a walk-off, come-from-behind 7-6 win over ACU on March 3.
• Brady Dallimore hit the walk-off home run.
• TCU and ACU split the last season series played in 2024 with both teams securing a home win.
• With the exception of the 2021 and 2025 season, TCU and Abilene Christian have met every year since 2015.
• Two of ACU's three 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 9-1 all-time against Abilene Christian at Crutcher Scott Field since it opened in 1991.
• TCU is 14-3 against the Wildcats since 2015.
ROAD NOTABLES
• TCU will play 21 road games this season and 25 total games away from home in 2026.
• TCU has won 36 of 69 road series since Kirk Saarloos' arrival in 2013.
• The Frogs have tallied series wins in 10 of 24 series with Saarloos as head coach.
• TCU is 33-17 in road midweek games with Saarloos.
• TCU is 148-122 on the road with Saarloos on staff and 47-46 with Saarloos as head coach.
• TCU has been above .500 on the road in eight of Saarloos' 13 seasons on staff.
• TCU has won 24 of 52 road conference series since Kirk Saarloos' arrival in 2013.
