TCU Closes Out Regular Season At New Mexico
5/18/2011 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
May 18, 2011
FORT WORTH, Texas -The TCU Horned Frogs will wrap up the regular season with a three-game series at New Mexico beginning Thursday afternoon at Isotopes Park. TCU has already clinched the MWC regular season crown. All three games will be played at 1 p.m. (CST). Matt Purkewill make his return to the mound on Thursday.TCU NOTABLES
• The Horned Frogs locked up their sixth straight regular season crown with a 2-1 win over Utah on Sunday.
• TCU closed out its 2011 home schedule with a 6-4 win over Oral Roberts Tuesday.
• TCU improved to 22-6 since the start of April.
• Joe Weik extended his career-long hit streak to 13 games on Tuesday.
• Kyle Starratt earned his first career victory at TCU in Tuesday's win over Oral Roberts.
• Nick Frey set career highs in innings pitched (6) and strikeouts (5) on Sunday.
• Jerome Pena has hit safely in five straight.
• Stefan Crichton tallied his fifth save Tuesday.
• Jimmie Pharr hit his second home run of the season on Friday night.
ROAD NOTABLES
• The Horned Frogs will close out the regular season on the road for the fifth time since 2004.
• The Frogs own an impressive 14-5 record away from Lupton Stadium this season.
• Under Coach Schlossnagle, the Horned Frogs have a record of 118-71 on the road.
NEW MEXICO NOTABLES
• The Lobos are coming off being swept in a four-game series at Oklahoma this past weekend.
• New Mexico is jockeying for position in the conference tournament. They currently sit third with a minisculed 1.0 game lead over sixth placed San Diego State.
• Offense has been a challenge for the Lobos, who are hitting just .268 as a team with only 13 home runs.
• On the mound, the staff has a 5.73 ERA and is allowing opponents to hit for a .292 average.
• Defensively, the have committed 68 errors.
SERIES NOTABLES
• Friday's meeting with the Lobos will be the 48th in the series.
• TCU holds a 34-13 advantage in the series.
• Since joining the MWC in 2006, the Frogs are 20-6 against the Lobos.
• The Frogs 12-3 all-time at New Mexico.
• TCU is 8-1 against the Lobos at Isotopes Park under Jim Schlossnagle.
• TCU took a 2-1 series victory over New Mexico earlier this season (April 8-10).
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