TCU hosts Baylor Wednesday at Lupton
5/1/2007 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
May 1, 2007
FORT WORTH, Texas -The No. 23 TCU Horned Frogs will wrap up a season-long nine-game homestand Tuesday night when they host Baylor at 6:30 p.m. The game is being aired nationally on CSTV (152 Dish /610 DirecTV). TCU is coming off a series sweep of San Diego State this past weekend and entered the Baseball America poll ranked No. 23 after a 14-2 month of April
TCU NOTABLES
• The Frogs finished with a 14-2 record in the month of April and are in the midst of a nine-game home stand.
• They are currently 7-1 in that stretch, including a win over Oklahoma, Texas Tech, a sweep of SDSU and a series win over BYU.
• The offense has been on fire, led by Bryan Kervin's .424 average.
• The pitching staff has posted a 3.21 ERA in 73 innings pitched.
• The Frogs committed just five errors in the last eight games.
• Six of the wins in April have come on the road.
LUPTON STADIUM NOTES
• TCU is 84-25 at home under Schlossnagle.
• It owns an all-time record of 106-34 since Lupton opened in 2003.
• TCU comes into the game having won 25 of its last 26 home games dating back to 2005.
BAYLOR NOTABLES
• The Bears are 4-2 in their last six games, but dropped a series against Texas A&M last weekend
• The pitching staff has a 4.49 ERA with 335 strikeouts.
• They are fielding at a .965 clip on the season with 62 errors.
• Offensively, the Bears are hitting at a .282 clip with 145 extra base hits.
SERIES BASE KNOCKS
• TCU took a 6-3 win in Waco earlies this season.
• The Frogs and the Bears split the series last season with both teams winning on their home fields.
• Baylor leads the all-time series 153-134-4, making this the 292nd meeting all-time.
• Jim Schlossnagle 3-5 all-time against Baylor.
HOME SWEET HOME
• TCU is 18-1 at home this season, the only blemish a 5-0 loss to BYU last Thursday.
• Steven Trout is the leading hitter at Lupton this season with a .392 average and 18 RBIs.
• The Frogs are hitting .335 as a team, while their opponents are hitting just .228
• The pitching staff has a 2.48 ERA and 177 strikeouts in 174.0 innings pitched.
A STEADY HAND
• Ben Carruthers has been one of the top performers on the field this season.
• He has not committed an error in the last 29 games dating back to March 9 against Rice.
• He has not committed an error in his last 143 chances in the field.
• He has also produced offensively with 10 extra base hits, including four home runs.
• In his collegiate career, the sophomore has made just two errors and boasts a career fielding percentage of .990 .
APRIL SUCCESS
• The Frogs boast an impressive 14-2 mark in the month of April, including a 8-1 mark at home and a 6-1 mark on the road.
• Offensively, the team has been on fire, hitting .333 as a team. They are led by Steven Trout's .394 batting average.
• The starters have registered a 8-1 record in that stretch.
• The staff boasts a 4.12 ERA in 144 innings pitched.
• Chris Johnson and Chance Corgan each finished with a 3-0 mark in the month of April.
• Defensively, the Frogs have shined, committing just 12 errors for a .981 fielding percentage.
