Frogs Wrap Up Four-Game Homestand; Host Dallas Baptist
2/28/2011 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Feb. 28, 2011
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FORT WORTH, Texas - The No. 8 TCU Horned Frogs will wrap up a four-game homestand Tuesday night when they host Dallas Baptist. First pitch for the contest is slated for 6:30 p.m. Freshman Stefan Crichton will get his first career start.
TCU NOTABLES
• Cal State Fullerton snapped the Frogs 19 straight regular season series victories with a 2-1 win on Sunday, giving the Titans a 2-1 series lead.
• Andrew Mitchell continues to shine as he stretched his streak of not allowing a run to 13 innings after tossing five shutout innings on Sunday.
• Brance Rivera has hit safely in all seven games this season.
• Brett Johnson went 1-for-3 in his first collegiate start on Sunday.
• Kyle Winkler dominated for the second week, moving to 2-0 with a solid performance on Friday.
HOME NOTABLES
• The Horned Frogs will play 33 home games in 2011.
• The Frogs average 4,952 fans per game, which ranks seventh nationally.
• TCU established a school-record with 6,099 fans at the season-opener.
• Under Coach Schlossnagle, the Horned Frogs have a record of 167-50 at Lupton Stadium.
DALLAS BAPTIST NOTABLES
• Dallas Baptist went 1-2 this past weekend at a tournament hosted by UT Arlington.
• The Patriots suffered losses to UTA and Missouri State, but bounced back to defeat South Dakota State on Saturday.
• DBU's lone road victory this seaon came at Oklahoma State last Tuesday.
• Jason Krizan and Ryan Behmanesh have gotten off to hot starts with 12 hits each.
• Austin Elkins has all four of DBU's home runs and has driven in 12 runs.
• Jared Stafford has two of the Patriots five wins and Chris Haney has their lone save.
• The Patriots have committed 10 errors.
SERIES NOTABLES
• Tuesday's game will mark the 57th all-time meeting between Dallas Baptist and TCU.
• TCU holds a 38-18 series lead.
• The Frogs dropped an 8-7 decision to the Patriots in their only meeting of the season last year.
• TCU has won three straight over Dallas Baptist in Fort Worth dating back to 2006.
• DBU's last win in the series came on May 2, 2006 at Lupton Stadium (3-0).
PASSING THROUGH THE GATES
For two straight weekends, over 14,000 fans have passed through the gates. Opening weekend against Kansas saw 14,893 fans, while the Cal State Fullerton series had 14,819 fans. Opening night, the Frogs set a school record with 6,099 fans. The first six home game attendances are tops in school history. All 10 of the top crowds have come in the last four years. TCU's average of 4,951 fans per game ranks eighth nationally, while its total attendance of 29,712 fans ranks seventh nationally.
THE SHINING STAR
Andrew Mitchell has made a splash in the first three appearances of his collegiate career. The freshman from Houston is 1-0 with a miniscule 0.66 ERA. Since surrendering a run in his first inning of work, Mitchell has tossed 13 scoreless innings. Even more impressive is that 11 2/3 of those innings came as a starting pitcher. On Tuesday, he limited the Baylor Bears to a pair of hits in 6 2/3 innings. He faced just one batter over the minimum thanks to defensive plays. Earning a start on Sunday, Mitchell held the Titans scoreless for five innings and gave up just one hit. For his efforts he was named MWC Pitcher of the Week.
