Frogs Open Final Homestand Tuesday Against Baylor

May 10, 2011

BAYLOR GAME NOTES

April 26, 2011

Baylor Bears

24-21 (9-12 Big 12)

No. 8 TCU Horned Frogs

33-14 (15-2 MWC)

TUESDAY, MAY 10 • 6:30 PM

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• PROBABLE STARTERS •
TCU - RHP Nick Frey
1-0, 6.52 ERA, 9.2 IP, 1 BB, 6 K
Baylor - RHP Brooks Pinckard
4-2, 3.25 ERA, 36.0 IP, 23 BB, 29 K

FORT WORTH, Texas - The TCU Horned Frog baseball team will open its final five game homestand Tuesday night when they host Baylor. Game time at Lupton Stadium is set for 6:30 p.m. The Frogs are 9-4 against the Big 12 this season.

TCU NOTABLES
• The Horned Frogs took a 2-1 series victory at No. 16 Oklahoma State with an 8-7 extra inning victory on Sunday.
• In Sunday's game, Trent Appleby became the all-time leader in appearances with his 89th, surpassing Tyler Lockwood's record of 88 appearances from 2007-10.
• Zac Jordan's third home run of the season was the game winner in the 10th.
• Joe Weik had a solid weekend with five hits, four of which went for extra bases.
• Weik and Jason Coats improved their season home run totals to seven, tying for the team lead.
• Erik Miller turned in his third straight solid performance for his fifth win of the year.
• Brett Johnson hit his first career home run on Sunday.
• Kyle Winkler set a personal best in strikeouts with nine on Friday, giving him 96 for the season.

HOME NOTABLES
• The Horned Frogs are looking for their 20th win of the season at home.
• TCU ranks ninth nationally in attendance with an average of 4,230 fans per game.
• Under Coach Schlossnagle, the Horned Frogs have a record of 185-57 at home.

BAYLOR NOTABLES
• Baylor has not played a game since defeating Nebraska 2-0 on May 1.
• The Bears' 9-7 record in Big 12 play is tied for fifth in the standings.
• Offensively, the Bears are hitting just .270, led by Max Muncy's .320 average.
• Muncy (6) has teamed with Dan Evatt (7) to hit 13 of the Bears' 26 home runs.
• They are a dangerous team on the bases with 72 stolen bases in 89 attempts, led by Brooks Pinckards' 30.
• On the mound, the staff has posted an ERA of 4.23.
• The Bears have a .974 fielding percentage.

SERIES NOTABLES
• TCU and Baylor will be meeting for the 303rd time on Tuesday night.
• Baylor holds a 157-141-4 lead in the series.
• TCU is 10-9 against Baylor since Jim Schlossnagle took over the reigns in 2004.
• The Horned Frogs took a 2-0 decision in Waco earlier this season.
• TCU has won three of the last four meetings.
• Baylor is 4-5 all-time at Lupton Stadium.

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