Frogs close home stand against Dallas Baptist
2/25/2008 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Feb. 25, 2008
FORT WORTH, Texas - The TCU Horned Frogs (1-2) will look to close out their four-game season-opening home stand with a victory when they host Dallas Baptist Tuesday night. The Patriots and the Frogs will square off in the first of three meetings this season. Game time is slated for 6:30 p.m. at Lupton Stadium.
Game Promotions:
• Aaron Schultz and Trent Appleby trading cards will be available.
Tuesday's Starters:
• Paul Gerrish (TCU) vs. Victor Black (DBU)
TCU NOTABLES
• This past weekend, the Horned Frogs saw their streak of 16 straight series victories come to an end against #14 CS Fullerton.
• The Frogs were led at the plate by Matt Vern, who hit .417 with six RBIs.
• On the mound, the Frogs got an outstanding effort from sophomore Steven Maxwell, who earned the Frogs lone win.
• Cal State Fullerton is one of seven schools on the Frogs schedule that appear in the various polls.
• The Frogs are one of just 20 schools to appear in the last four Regionals and one of just three Texas schools to accomplish that feat.
LUPTON STADIUM NOTES
• The Frogs own a record of 111-42 in the five-year history of the stadium.
• The Frogs' tallied the series attendance record this past weekend as 7,486 fans passed through the turnstiles.
• TCU is 90-33 at Lupton under Coach Schlossnagle.
DALLAS BAPTIST NOTABLES
• Recovered from dropping their season opener against Missouri State to win two on Saturday.
• Four Patriots hit over .400 on the weekend with Austin Knight leading the way at .462.
• They are 1-0 on the road this season, beating UT-Arlington 4-3 at Clay Gould Ballpark.
SERIES BASE KNOCKS
• TCU and DBU will be meeting for the 51st time on the diamond Tuesday night.
• TCU leads the series 33-17 after taking the only meeting between the schools in 2007.
• Jim Schlossnagle is 5-4 all-time against Dallas Baptist.
• The Frogs took a 6-5 victory over the Patriots in 12 innings a year ago at Lupton Stadium.
