Preview: Kansas State
3/22/2018 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
March 22, 2018 
TCU NOTABLES
• TCU opens conference play Friday night. The Horned Frogs have won a conference championship each of the last four years (2 regular, 2 tournament).
• TCU 3-1 in weekend series this season.
• TCU is 5-0 in Big 12 openers and 13-1 in conference openers under head coach Jim Schlossnagle.
• TCU has seen six games affected by weather already this season.
• TCU ranks second in the Big 12 in ERA (2.99), sixth in batting average (.257) and fourth in fielding (.969).
• TCU has allowed the second-fewest stolen bases (11) in the Big 12.
• TCU ranks second in the Big 12 with just 3.10 walks allowed per nine innings and second with 9.78 strikeouts per nine.
• Augie Mihlbauer continues to impress out of the bullpen with nine shutout innings to begin his career.
• Michael Landestoy and Adam Oviedo each tallied three hits in TCU's Tuesday win over UAPB.
• Josh Watson ranks ninth in the Big 12 with a .470 on-base percentage.
KANSAS STATE NOTABLES
• Kansas State is coming off a midweek split against Austin Peay. That came on the heels of a 2-1 series loss to College of Charleston.
• The Wildcats are 5-5 in their last 10 games played.
• Kansas State ranks second offensively (.291), ninth in ERA (5.32) and fifth defensively (.965) in the Big 12.
• The Wildcats lead the league and rank 7th nationally with 47 stolen bases.
• Sophomore Will Brennan is the league's top hitter with a .430 batting average.
• Junior Drew Mount leads the league in home runs (7), RBIs (30) and stolen bases (15).
• Defensively, the Wildcats are tied for the league lead with 18 double plays turned.
• The pitching staff is allowing opponents to hit .309 and has surrendered a league-high 21 home runs.
• The staff has issued the second-fewest walks in the league (66).
• Jared Marolf leads the team with two saves in seven appearances.
SERIES NOTABLES
• TCU and Kansas State will be meeting for the 25th time in series history.
• TCU holds a 17-7 lead in the series.
• The Frogs and the Wildcats met on the diamond in 2013 for the first time since 1987.
• TCU is 11-4 against Kansas State as conference foes.
• TCU holds a 3-2 series lead as conference foes.
• TCU is 6-0 all-time against Kansas State at Lupton Stadium.
• TCU has won both conference series against Kansas State in Fort Worth, all via the sweep.
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 344-109 in games played at Lupton Stadium.
• TCU is 119-26 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.
#15 TCU
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March 23-25, 2018 | Fort Worth, Texas | Lupton Stadium | Game Notes | Twitter
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FORT WORTH -- TCU opens its sixth season in the Big 12 Friday night when the Horned Frogs host Kansas State in a three game series. The Frogs have won a conference championship in each of the last four seasons. Game time Friday is set for 6:30 p.m.
WEEKEND ROTATION
Friday:RHP Jared Janczak vs. RHP Kasey Ford
Saturday: LHP Nick Lodolo vs. RHP Caleb Littlejim
Sunday: RHP Sean Wymer vs. RHP Justin Heskett
TCU NOTABLES
• TCU opens conference play Friday night. The Horned Frogs have won a conference championship each of the last four years (2 regular, 2 tournament).
• TCU 3-1 in weekend series this season.
• TCU is 5-0 in Big 12 openers and 13-1 in conference openers under head coach Jim Schlossnagle.
• TCU has seen six games affected by weather already this season.
• TCU ranks second in the Big 12 in ERA (2.99), sixth in batting average (.257) and fourth in fielding (.969).
• TCU has allowed the second-fewest stolen bases (11) in the Big 12.
• TCU ranks second in the Big 12 with just 3.10 walks allowed per nine innings and second with 9.78 strikeouts per nine.
• Augie Mihlbauer continues to impress out of the bullpen with nine shutout innings to begin his career.
• Michael Landestoy and Adam Oviedo each tallied three hits in TCU's Tuesday win over UAPB.
• Josh Watson ranks ninth in the Big 12 with a .470 on-base percentage.
KANSAS STATE NOTABLES
• Kansas State is coming off a midweek split against Austin Peay. That came on the heels of a 2-1 series loss to College of Charleston.
• The Wildcats are 5-5 in their last 10 games played.
• Kansas State ranks second offensively (.291), ninth in ERA (5.32) and fifth defensively (.965) in the Big 12.
• The Wildcats lead the league and rank 7th nationally with 47 stolen bases.
• Sophomore Will Brennan is the league's top hitter with a .430 batting average.
• Junior Drew Mount leads the league in home runs (7), RBIs (30) and stolen bases (15).
• Defensively, the Wildcats are tied for the league lead with 18 double plays turned.
• The pitching staff is allowing opponents to hit .309 and has surrendered a league-high 21 home runs.
• The staff has issued the second-fewest walks in the league (66).
• Jared Marolf leads the team with two saves in seven appearances.
SERIES NOTABLES
• TCU and Kansas State will be meeting for the 25th time in series history.
• TCU holds a 17-7 lead in the series.
• The Frogs and the Wildcats met on the diamond in 2013 for the first time since 1987.
• TCU is 11-4 against Kansas State as conference foes.
• TCU holds a 3-2 series lead as conference foes.
• TCU is 6-0 all-time against Kansas State at Lupton Stadium.
• TCU has won both conference series against Kansas State in Fort Worth, all via the sweep.
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 344-109 in games played at Lupton Stadium.
• TCU is 119-26 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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