Frogs Kick Off 13 Game Homestand Tuesday
3/21/2011 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
March 21, 2011
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FORT WORTH, Texas - Riding a two-game winning streak, the 11th-ranked TCU Horned Frogs return home to start a season-long 13 game homestand beginning Tuesday night. The Frogs will welcome Texas State to Lupton Stadium. First pitch is slated for 6:30 p.m.GAME INFORMATION
Andrew Mitchell (1-0, 0.39) vs. Lee Colon (1-2, 3.63)
TV: The Mtn. (Live) | Radio: KTCU 88.7 FM
Lupton Stadium | Fort Worth, Texas | 6:30 p.m.
TCU NOTABLES
• The Horned Frogs rebounded to take two fo three from UNLV on the road this weekend, pushing their road record to 6-2.
• Brance Rivera's hitting streak has hit 19 games. Twice this weekend he led off the game with a home run.
• Aaron Schultz continues to show his smarts on the base paths. He is a perfect 7-7 in stolen bases this season.
• The Frog pitching staff walked just four and fanned 31 over the weekend.
• Andrew Mitchell extended his streak of not allowing an earned run to 22 1/3 innings.
• Joe Weik had a good weekend, picking up four hits in the series finale and five on the weekend.
• The defense turned five double plays at UNLV.
HOME NOTABLES
• TCU is opening up a season-long 13 game homestand Tuesday night against Texas State.
• TCU is 172-53 at Lupton under Head Coach Jim Schlossnagle.
• The Frogs rank ninth nationally in attendance with an average of 4,455 fans per game.
TEXAS STATE NOTABLES
• Texas State is off to a 6-0 start in Southland Conference play with sweeps of Sam Houston State and TAMU-Corpus Christi.
• Tuesday's game will be just the sixth away from San Marcos.
• The Bobcats lone road lose was at Texas by a 3-1 score.
• Casey Kalenkosky has eight of the team's 20 home runs.
• The pitching staff has posted 160 strikeouts and issued just 66 walks.
• Joseph Dvorsky has five saves in his nine appearances.
• Tyler Sibley is leading the team with a .419 batting average.
SERIES NOTABLES
• Tuesday's meeting with the Bobcats will be the 37th in the series.
• TCU holds a 24-12 advantage over Texas State.
• The Frogs are 7-3 against Texas State since Jim Schlossnagle took over the program.
• TCU has won seven straight dating back to the 2006 season.
• Texas State is 3-4 at Lupton Stadium all-time.
