TCU Hits The Road; Travels To UTA Tuesday
2/20/2017 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Feb. 20, 2017
FORT WORTH - The No. 1-ranked TCU Horned Frogs will searching for a 4-0 start to the season Tuesday night when it travels to UT Arlington for its first road tilt of the season. First pitch at Clay Gould Ballpark is set for 6:30 p.m.
STARTING PITCHERS
RHP Mitchell Traver vs. LHP Adam Meyer
TCU NOTABLES
• TCU maintained its No. 1 ranking after sweeping Penn State on opening weekend.
• TCU is 3-0 to start a season for the first time since 2015 and the fourth time under Schlossnagle.
• The series attendance of 15,774 ranks third all-time in program history and second in regular season play. It's the largest opening weekend series attendance.
• TCU tallied double-digit hits and double-digit strikeout totals in two games.
• TCU stolen seven bases over the weekend, including six in Sunday's win, to lead the Big 12 on the bases.
• TCU has scored multiple runs in nine innings this season.
• The TCU bullpen allowed just one run in 10 innings pitched.
• Eight Horned Frogs made their TCU debut, including six on the mound.
• Nolan Brown made a successful return to the lineup, leading the team with a .556 average and five RBIs.
• Elliott Barzilli, Luken Baker and Cam Warner each homered for the Frogs over the weekend.
• Josh Watson extended his reached base streak to 16-game.
• Durbin Feltman collected his 10th career save in Friday's win.
UT ARLINGTON NOTABLES
• UT Arlington is off to a 2-2 start to the season.
• The Mavericks played in a tournament hosted by Stephen F. Austin.
• After dropping a pair of one-run contests in the first two games, the Mavericks bounced back with wins over SEMO and SFA.
• Defensively, the Mavericks committed six errors, but none led to any runs scoring.
• Josh Minjarez and Quintin Rohrbaugh both hit safely in all four games for the Mavericks.
• A trio of Mavericks are hitting over .400 in Minjarez (.429), Omar Salinas (.417) and Easton Johnson (.400).
• Johnson owns three of the four UTA stolen bases.
• Rohrbaugh and Noah Vaughn are the lone Mavericks to have hit a home run.
• On the mound, UTA put up a solid 3.03 ERA and allowed opponents to hit .272.
• Jordan West tallied a save in one of his two appearances.
• Dylan Schneider and Jake Wilcox lead the team with three appearances each.
SERIES NOTABLES
• The Horned Frogs and the Mavericks will be meeting for the 154th time on Tuesday.
• TCU holds a 95-58 edge in the all-time series.
• Tuesday is the first of three meetings between the two teams this season. TCU will play twice at Clay Gould Ballpark this season.
• TCU went 2-1 in the season series in 2016. The Frogs won 17-4 in the only meeting in Arlington.
• Since 2004, the Frogs are 24-7 against UTA.
• TCU and UT Arlington have played every season since 1969.
ROAD NOTABLES
• TCU will play 23 road games during the 2017 regular season.
• Under the guidance of Jim Schlossnagle, TCU is 187-114 in games played on the opposition's home field.
• TCU is 43-21 on the road over the last three seasons.
• TCU is 80-48 in games played on Tuesday since Schlossnagle's arrival in 2004.
No. 1 TCU (3-0) vs. UT Arlington (2-2) | |
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| Date | Time | Tuesday, February 21; 6:30 p.m. |
| Location | Arlington, Texas; Clay Gould Ballpark |
| Live Stats | |
| Listen | Live Audio |
| Watch | Watch Live |
| Game Notes | TCU Game Notes |
STARTING PITCHERS
RHP Mitchell Traver vs. LHP Adam Meyer
TCU NOTABLES
• TCU maintained its No. 1 ranking after sweeping Penn State on opening weekend.
• TCU is 3-0 to start a season for the first time since 2015 and the fourth time under Schlossnagle.
• The series attendance of 15,774 ranks third all-time in program history and second in regular season play. It's the largest opening weekend series attendance.
• TCU tallied double-digit hits and double-digit strikeout totals in two games.
• TCU stolen seven bases over the weekend, including six in Sunday's win, to lead the Big 12 on the bases.
• TCU has scored multiple runs in nine innings this season.
• The TCU bullpen allowed just one run in 10 innings pitched.
• Eight Horned Frogs made their TCU debut, including six on the mound.
• Nolan Brown made a successful return to the lineup, leading the team with a .556 average and five RBIs.
• Elliott Barzilli, Luken Baker and Cam Warner each homered for the Frogs over the weekend.
• Josh Watson extended his reached base streak to 16-game.
• Durbin Feltman collected his 10th career save in Friday's win.
UT ARLINGTON NOTABLES
• UT Arlington is off to a 2-2 start to the season.
• The Mavericks played in a tournament hosted by Stephen F. Austin.
• After dropping a pair of one-run contests in the first two games, the Mavericks bounced back with wins over SEMO and SFA.
• Defensively, the Mavericks committed six errors, but none led to any runs scoring.
• Josh Minjarez and Quintin Rohrbaugh both hit safely in all four games for the Mavericks.
• A trio of Mavericks are hitting over .400 in Minjarez (.429), Omar Salinas (.417) and Easton Johnson (.400).
• Johnson owns three of the four UTA stolen bases.
• Rohrbaugh and Noah Vaughn are the lone Mavericks to have hit a home run.
• On the mound, UTA put up a solid 3.03 ERA and allowed opponents to hit .272.
• Jordan West tallied a save in one of his two appearances.
• Dylan Schneider and Jake Wilcox lead the team with three appearances each.
SERIES NOTABLES
• The Horned Frogs and the Mavericks will be meeting for the 154th time on Tuesday.
• TCU holds a 95-58 edge in the all-time series.
• Tuesday is the first of three meetings between the two teams this season. TCU will play twice at Clay Gould Ballpark this season.
• TCU went 2-1 in the season series in 2016. The Frogs won 17-4 in the only meeting in Arlington.
• Since 2004, the Frogs are 24-7 against UTA.
• TCU and UT Arlington have played every season since 1969.
ROAD NOTABLES
• TCU will play 23 road games during the 2017 regular season.
• Under the guidance of Jim Schlossnagle, TCU is 187-114 in games played on the opposition's home field.
• TCU is 43-21 on the road over the last three seasons.
• TCU is 80-48 in games played on Tuesday since Schlossnagle's arrival in 2004.
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