No. 19 TCU Opens Road Trip at No. 9 Texas
4/7/2009 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
April 7, 2009
FORT WORTH, Texas - The No. 19 TCU Horned Frogs will take a four-game winning streak on the road as the head south for a meeting against the ninth-ranked Texas Longhorns. TCU and UT will be meeting for the first time since the 2002 season. Game time is slated for 6:05 p.m. at UFCU Disch-Falk Field.
Pitching Match-Up
Greg Holle (3-0, 1.64) vs. Cole Green (2-0, 2.89)
TCU NOTABLES
√ The Frogs wrapped up a seven-game home stand with a 4-0 week last week to finish with a 5-2 record.
√ TCU moved into a first-place tie in the league with San Diego State after sweeping then-No. 18 New Mexico.
√ Jimmie Pharr and Matt Carpenter each hit a grand slam in the fifth inning of the Frogs' 19-3 win on Sunday.
√ Matt Vern continued his torrid hitting with a 7-for-9 weekend against the Lobos.
√ The starting pitching was dominating as they combined to go 2-0 in 17 2/3 innings pitched
ROAD NOTES
√ TCU owns a record of 73-53 (.579) on the road under Jim Schlossnagle.
√ TCU has lost its last two road games and is embarking on a four-game road trip Tuesday night.
√ Chris Ellington leads all Frogs with a .455 average in 10 road games.
TEXAS NOTABLES
√ The Longhorns are coming off a series win at nationally-ranked Oklahoma State this past weekend.
√ Texas relies heavily on a strong pitching staff that leads the nation with a 2.26 ERA.
√ Offensively, they are hitting just .266 and have just three hitters over .300.
√ Along with solid pitching, the Longhorns have an outstanding fielding team with just 20 errors in 28 games (.981).
√ Opponents are hitting just .215 off of the staff with 200 strikeouts.
SERIES NOTES
√ TCU and Texas will be meeting for the 273rd time on Tuesday night.
√ Texas holds a commanding 215-55-2 lead.
√ The Frogs and the Longhorns played three times in 2002 with Texas winning two.
√ The Frogs last played in Austin in 2001.
