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TCU Set To Host Stephen F. Austin Tuesday Night

TUESDAY, MARCH 29 • 6:30 PM
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• PROBABLE STARTERS •
TCU - RHP Erik Miller
0-4, 5.17 ERA, 15.2 IP, 5 BB, 13 K
Stephen F. Austin - RHP Cody Priest
0-0, 2.13 ERA, 12.2 IP, 3 BB, 8 K

FORT WORTH, Texas - The TCU baseball team's season-long 13-game homestand continues Tuesday night when the Horned Frogs host Stephen F. Austin. First pitch for the contest is set for 6:30 p.m. at Lupton Stadium.

TCU NOTABLES
• TCU rebounded from a tough loss on Friday night to win the next two, securing its fifth series win of the season.
• Friday night's loss broke a string of 86 straight victories when leading after eight. The streak dated back to the 2009 campaign.
Brance Rivera extended his hitting streak to 23 games, the longest streak in Coach Schlossnagle's tenure.
• Rivera's .427 batting average ranks third in the league.
Aaron Schultz blasted his second career grand slam on Sunday. He is working a nine-game hitting streak.
Andrew Mitchell lowered his ERA to 0.60, a mark that is tops in the league as well.
• TCU leads the league with a 2.27 ERA, 188 strikeouts and a .208 batting average against.

HOME NOTABLES
• TCU has started its season-long 13-game homestand with a 3-1 record.
• TCU is 175-54 at Lupton under Head Coach Jim Schlossnagle.
• The Frogs rank ninth nationally in attendance with an average of 4,401 fans per game.

STEPHEN F. AUSTIN NOTABLES
• The Lumberjacks are tied for the top spot in the Southland Conference with an 8-1 record.
• They are winners of 15 of their last 17 games.
• Bryson Miles is the offensive catalyst with a .438 avearage, while Darren Crabtree is the run producer with 22 RBIs on the season.
• The Lumberjack pitching staff has a combined ERA of 2.56 and is holding opponents to a .222 batting average.
• The Achilles Heel for SFA is its defense as the Lumberjacks are fielding just .954 on the season.

SERIES NOTABLES
• Tuesday's meeting will be the 12th of the series.
• The Horned Frogs hold a 9-2 series lead.
• TCU is 2-0 against the Lumberjacks under coach Schlossnagle.
• The Horned Frogs have won seven straight dating ack to the 1990 season.
• The Lumberjacks' head coach Johnny Cardenas is a former Frog (1992-93).
• TCU threw a no-hitter against SFA on Feb. 19, 2006 in Corpus Christi, Texas at the Whataburger Classic.
 
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