Frogs Return To Diamond Tuesday
4/21/2009 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
April 21, 2009
FORT WORTH, Texas - After an unexpected week off, the No. 16 TCU Horned Frogs return to the diamond for a two-game series against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. The series-opener is slated for a 6:30 p.m. start on Tuesday night at Lupton Stadium. Greg Holle will take the mound for his seventh start of the season. Game two is set for 3 p.m. on Wednesday.
TCU NOTABLES
√ TCU has gone 4-2 in the last six games and has improved its record to 23-11 on the year.
√ Four Frogs combined to throw TCU's ninth no-hitter in school history on last Friday.
√ In last Saturday's win, four more Frog pitchers combined to throw the school's 15th one-hitter.
√ Chris Ellington and Matt Curry are leading the Frogs with 10 hits in the last six games.
√ The duo also lead with eight RBIs each.
√ The pitching staff posted an ERA of 3.29 in 52 innings pitched, including back-to-back shutouts.
HOME NOTES
√ TCU owns a record of 127-40 (.760) at Lupton Stadium under Jim Schlossnagle.
√ TCU has won five straight home games heading into Tuesday night's contest.
√ The Frogs play just nine games at home in the month of April and are 5-0 so far.
TAMU-CC NOTABLES
√ The Islanders went 1-4 last week, dropping two games each at Texas and against SE Louisiana.
√ They come into the midweek series with just six road wins and 15 losses.
√ Martin Parra is the leading hitter with a .329 average, while Trey Hernandez leads the team with 11 home runs.
√ On the mound, the Islanders' pitching staff has posted a 7.15 ERA.
√ Defensively, the Islanders have committed 67 errors for a .958 fielding percentage.
SERIES NOTES
√ The TCU vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi series is young, but it has been successful for the Frogs.
√ TCU is undefeated in four contests against the Islanders.
√ This marks the second straight season the Islanders have ventured to Fort Worth, with the Frogs winning 1-0 and 5-1 a year ago.
