Preview: Minnesota
3/15/2018 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
March 15, 2018 
TCU NOTABLES
• TCU opens an eight game homestand Friday night against Minnesota.
• TCU saw its fifth game impacted by weather already this season when its game against UCLA was canceled on Saturday.
• The Frogs went 1-2 on their six-day road trip, topping USC and dropping contests to Vanderbilt and Rice.
• TCU ranks fifth in the Big 12 in offense (.271), third in pitching (3.08) and second in fielding (.974).
• TCU is 10th nationally with just 2.58 walks allowed per game, second in K:BB ratio (3.75) and 15th in WHIP (1.11).
• TCU's 14 errors are the fewest in the Big 12, while the eight stolen bases against are the second fewest.
• Jared Janczak was named the Big 12 Pitcher of the Week for the third time in his career.
• Conner Shepherd hit his first career home run at Dodger Stadium on Sunday and led TCU with 4 RBIs over the weekend.
• A.J. Balta has reached base safely in 13 straight games and leads the team with six doubles.
MINNESOTA NOTABLES
• Minnesota played a pair of midweek games this week, topping George Washington 12-5 on Tuesday in Dallas, before dropping a 13-5 decision at UTA on Wednesday.
• The Golden Gophers dropped a 2-1 series decision to Creighton last weekend.
• This weekend's series is only the second for the Golden Gophers, who have participated in a trio of tournaments this season.
• Minnesota is one of the top offensive teams in the country ranking 23rd in average (.307), first in sacrifice flies (14) and seventh in hits (202).
• Alex Boxwell (.406) and Terrin Vavra (.392) pace the Golden Gophers offensively.
• On the mound, the staff owns a 3.92 ERA and are limiting opponents to a .232 batting average.
• Jackson Rose is the go-to bullpen guy with nine appearances, while Max Meyer has four saves in seven appearances.
• Defensively, Minnesota is fielding at a .978 clip and has allowed 13 stolen bases.
SERIES NOTABLES
• Friday's meeting will mark the seventh in the all-time series.
• TCU leads the all-time series 4-2.
• TCU and Minnesota played a three-game series in 2009 with the Golden Gophers taking a 2-1 series win at Lupton Stadium.
• TCU and Minnesota also met in the Dairy Queen Classic in 2008 with the Frogs coming out victorious by a 7-4 score.
HOME NOTABLES
• TCU will play 31 games at home this season.
• TCU went 28-4 at home last season.
• Under the guidance of Jim Schlossnagle, TCU is 342-107 in games played at Lupton Stadium.
• TCU is 117-24 at home over the last three-plus seasons.
• TCU sold a school-record 2,764 season tickets.
• TCU ranked 10th nationally in average attendance this year with an average of 4,785.
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FORT WORTH -- TCU will start an eight game homestead Friday night when it plays host to Minnesota for three games. The Horned Frogs own a 6-2 mark at home this season. Friday's series opener is set for 6:30 p.m.
WEEKEND ROTATION
Friday:RHP Jared Janczak vs. RHP Reggie Meyer
Saturday: LHP Nick Lodolo vs. LHP Nick Lackney
Sunday: RHP Sean Wymer vs. RHP Patrick Frederickson
TCU NOTABLES
• TCU opens an eight game homestand Friday night against Minnesota.
• TCU saw its fifth game impacted by weather already this season when its game against UCLA was canceled on Saturday.
• The Frogs went 1-2 on their six-day road trip, topping USC and dropping contests to Vanderbilt and Rice.
• TCU ranks fifth in the Big 12 in offense (.271), third in pitching (3.08) and second in fielding (.974).
• TCU is 10th nationally with just 2.58 walks allowed per game, second in K:BB ratio (3.75) and 15th in WHIP (1.11).
• TCU's 14 errors are the fewest in the Big 12, while the eight stolen bases against are the second fewest.
• Jared Janczak was named the Big 12 Pitcher of the Week for the third time in his career.
• Conner Shepherd hit his first career home run at Dodger Stadium on Sunday and led TCU with 4 RBIs over the weekend.
• A.J. Balta has reached base safely in 13 straight games and leads the team with six doubles.
MINNESOTA NOTABLES
• Minnesota played a pair of midweek games this week, topping George Washington 12-5 on Tuesday in Dallas, before dropping a 13-5 decision at UTA on Wednesday.
• The Golden Gophers dropped a 2-1 series decision to Creighton last weekend.
• This weekend's series is only the second for the Golden Gophers, who have participated in a trio of tournaments this season.
• Minnesota is one of the top offensive teams in the country ranking 23rd in average (.307), first in sacrifice flies (14) and seventh in hits (202).
• Alex Boxwell (.406) and Terrin Vavra (.392) pace the Golden Gophers offensively.
• On the mound, the staff owns a 3.92 ERA and are limiting opponents to a .232 batting average.
• Jackson Rose is the go-to bullpen guy with nine appearances, while Max Meyer has four saves in seven appearances.
• Defensively, Minnesota is fielding at a .978 clip and has allowed 13 stolen bases.
SERIES NOTABLES
• Friday's meeting will mark the seventh in the all-time series.
• TCU leads the all-time series 4-2.
• TCU and Minnesota played a three-game series in 2009 with the Golden Gophers taking a 2-1 series win at Lupton Stadium.
• TCU and Minnesota also met in the Dairy Queen Classic in 2008 with the Frogs coming out victorious by a 7-4 score.
HOME NOTABLES
• TCU will play 31 games at home this season.
• TCU went 28-4 at home last season.
• Under the guidance of Jim Schlossnagle, TCU is 342-107 in games played at Lupton Stadium.
• TCU is 117-24 at home over the last three-plus seasons.
• TCU sold a school-record 2,764 season tickets.
• TCU ranked 10th nationally in average attendance this year with an average of 4,785.
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