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FORT WORTH – TCU hits the road for a key Big 12 weekend series at Kansas State. The Horned Frogs enter the series riding a five-game winning streak.
Preview: at Kansas State
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FORT WORTH – TCU hits the road for a key Big 12 weekend series at Kansas State. The Horned Frogs enter the series riding a five-game winning streak.
INSIDE THE GAME
TCU (18-10, 5-4 Big 12) at Kansas State (19-10, 4-5 Big 12)
Friday, April 3 • 6 p.m.
TV: ESPN+
Radio: 88.7 KTCU FM/Varsity App
TCU Starter: LHP Mason Brassfield
Saturday, April 4 • 4 p.m.
TV: ESPN+
Radio: 88.7 KTCU FM/Varsity App
TCU Starter: RHP Lance Davis
Sunday, April 5 • 1 p.m.
TV: ESPN+
Radio: 88.7 KTCU FM/Varsity App
TCU NOTABLES
• TCU swept Texas Tech over the weekend and rallied to beat Lamar Tuesday to run its winning streak to five.
• TCU has three straight come-from-behind wins, rallying from multiple run deficits in all three games.
• Tuesday's win was the fourth time the Frogs have rallied from a five-run deficit to win this season.
• TCU hit 10 home runs over the weekend, bringing its season total to 33.
• TCU leads the Big 12 and ranks fifth nationally with 189 walks.
• TCU has turned 12 double plays in the last nine games bringing their season total to 28, a mark that leads the Big 12 and is tied for seventh nationally.
• Sawyer Strosnider has homered six times in the last nine games and has 23 RBIs in his last nine games.
• Strosnider ranks 14th nationally with 41 RBIs, 35 of which came in the month of March.
• Noah Franco homered in back-to-back games in his return to the lineup this past weekend.
• Jack Bell has four multi-hits contests in the last five games and is hitting .579 during the winning streak.
KANSAS STATE NOTABLES
• Kansas State rebounded from a series loss at Utah with a 16-3 midweek win at BYU on Tuesday.
• The Wildcats have just four wins in their last 10 games.
• In league play, K-State has a series win at Houston and series losses against Arizona State and at Utah.
• The Wildcats rank eighth nationally with a .330 batting average.
• Dee Kennedy ranks ninth nationally with a .442 average, third with 48 RBIs and eighth with 14 home runs. He leads the nation with 46 runs scored.
• On the mound the staff has a 5.82 ERA and is holding opponents to a .276 average.
• Tazell Butler leads the team with 11 appearances on the mound.
• The Wildcats boast a .980 fielding percentage and have limited opponents to just 14 stolen bases in 26 attempts.
SERIES NOTABLES
• TCU and Kansas State will be meeting for the 51st time in series history.
• TCU holds a 35-15 lead in the series.
• TCU picked up a 2-1 series win at Kansas State in Manhattan in its last trip to Kansas in 2023.
• TCU is 23-10 against Kansas State as conference foes.
• TCU has won seven of the 11 series played since joining the Big 12 in 2013.
• TCU has won just two of the six series played in Manhattan.
• TCU has won three straight series.
• TCU is 9-9 against the Wildcats in Manhattan.
• TCU and Kansas State played only a non-conference tilt in 2025 with the Wildcats coming out victorious at Globe Life Field.
• Prior to 2013, TCU and Kansas State played eight non-conference games dating back to 1966.
ROAD NOTABLES
• TCU will play 21 road games this season and 25 total games away from home in 2026.
• TCU has won 35 of 68 road series since Kirk Saarloos' arrival in 2013.
• The Frogs have tallied series wins in nine of 23 series with Saarloos as head coach.
• TCU is 33-17 in road midweek games with Saarloos.
• TCU is 146-120 on the road with Saarloos on staff and 45-45 with Saarloos as head coach.
• TCU has been above .500 on the road in eight of Saarloos' 13 seasons on staff.
• TCU has won 23 of 51 road conference series since Kirk Saarloos' arrival in 2013.
