TCU Continues Homestand; Hosts Houston For Three

March 24, 2011

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Houston Cougars

11-11 (0-0 Conference USA)

TCU Horned Frogs

13-7 (2-1 MWC)

FRIDAY, MARCH 25 • 6:30 PM

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TV: The Mtn.

• PROBABLE STARTERS •
TCU - RHP Kyle Winkler
4-1, 0.99 ERA, 36.1 IP, 3 BB, 37 K
Houston - RHP Mo Wiley
1-1, 3.77 ERA, 14.1 IP, 5 BB, 7 K

SATURDAY, MARCH 26 • 2 PM

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TV: The Mtn.

• PROBABLE STARTERS •
TCU - LHP Matt Purke
3-1, 0.47 ERA, 19.0 IP, 5 BB, 24 K
Houston - LHP Jordan Lewis
2-0, 4.67 ERA, 27.0 IP, 7 BB, 15 K

SUNDAY, MARCH 27 • 1 PM

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TV: The Mtn.

• PROBABLE STARTERS •
TCU - RHP Steven Maxwell
2-0, 4.03 ERA, 29.0 IP, 8 BB, 21 K
Houston - RHP TBA

FORT WORTH, Texas - The TCU Horned Frogs welcome in-state rival Houston to Lupton Stadium for a three-game series beginning Friday night at Lupton Stadium. The Frogs, winner's of three straight, are in the midst of a season-long 13-game homestand.

TCU NOTABLES
• The Horned Frogs stretched their winning streak to three games with a 3-1 victory over Texas State Tuesday night.
• Brance Rivera's hitting streak has hit 20 games. Twice in the last four games, 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 six and fanned 34 in the last four games.
• Andrew Mitchell saw his streak of 24 innings without allowing an earned run come to an end.
• Joe Weik had a good weekend, picking up four hits in the series finale and five on the weekend.

HOME NOTABLES
• TCU opened up a season-long 13 game homestand Tuesday night with a win over Texas State.
• TCU is 173-53 at Lupton under Head Coach Jim Schlossnagle.
• The Frogs rank ninth nationally in attendance with an average of 4,399 fans per game.

HOUSTON NOTABLES
• Two members of the Houston coaching staff are former Frogs. Head Coach Todd Whitting spent seven seasons (2004-10) with TCU, while assistant coach Steven Trout played two seasons at TCU (2006-07).
• The Cougars are 4-2 in their last six, but have won just one time away from home this season.
• Matt Creel is the offensive catalyst with a .397 average and Caleb Ramsey is the run-producer with 26 RBIs.
• On the mound, the staff has produced a 4.36 ERA.
• Defensively, the squad has committed 40 errors for a .955 fielding percentage.
• Houston is 27-37 in stolen bases.

SERIES NOTABLES
• Friday's meeting with the Cougars will be the 97th in the series.
• Houston holds a 52-42-2 series advantage.
• TCU holds a 10-3 series advantage since Jim Schlossnagle took over the program.
• The Horned Frogs have won four straight.
• Houston's last trip to Fort Worth was April 29-May 1, 2005. TCU won the series 2-1.

Schedule