Frogs gear up for first road test of 2008
2/28/2008 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Feb. 28, 2008
FORT WORTH, Texas - The TCU Horned Frogs will get their first taste of road action this weekend as they head north to take part in the Dairy Queen Classic hosted by Minnesota. The Frogs will square off against the host school, Minnesota, Friday night at 6:35 p.m. at the H.H.H. Metrodome. On Saturday at noon, the Frogs will face their second ranked opponent of the season, #29 Pepperdine. They will wrap up play in the tournament on Sunday at 11 a.m. against Tulane.
STARTING ROTATION:
Friday vs. Minnesota
Seth Garrison (0-1, 18.00) vs. Tom Buske (0-1, 4.91)
Saturday vs. Pepperdine
Steven Maxwell (1-0, 2.57) vs. N. Newman (0-1, 13.50)
Sunday vs. Tulane
Greg Holle (0-0, 3.86) vs. Robby Broach (1-0, 3.60)
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 recovered with a convincing 6-1 win over Dallas Baptist on Tuesday.
* On the mound, the Frogs got an outstanding effort from sophomore Paul Gerrish, who earned his first win as a Frog.
* Hunt Woodruff connected for the Frogs' first home run of the season in a three-run seventh inning.
ROAD/NEUTRAL SITE NOTES
* This weekend marks the first three games of 24 road games.
* TCU is 52-43 overall under Schlossnagle on the road.
* The Frogs own a 25-13 record at neutral sites.
* TCU was 15-7 on the road and 6-4 at neutral sites in 2007.
TOURNAMENT NOTABLES
* Both Pepperdine and Tulane enter the weekend undefeated.
* Minnesota will be searching for their first win of the 2008 campaign after facing Top 5 Ole Miss (a future Frog opponent) in the opening weekend.
* Tulane and TCU have history that dates back to when the pair were members of Conference USA.
SERIES BASE KNOCKS
* TCU and Tulane will be meeting for the 13th time on the diamond Friday night.
* The series is tied at six games apiece.
* Jim Schlossnagle was an assistant coach at Tulane for eight seasons.
* TCU and Minnesota have played twicebefore with the Frogs earning the victory in each game.
