
Preview: vs. #22 Southern Miss
2/27/2025 3:23:00 PM | Baseball
Top 25 battle headed to Lupton Stadium
FORT WORTH – No. 19 TCU continues its homestand this weekend when it hosts nationally-ranked Southern Miss for a trio of games. Friday's series opener is set for a 6 p.m. first pitch.
INSIDE THE SERIES
#19 TCU (6-2) vs. #22 Southern Miss (7-2)
Friday, Feb. 28 • 6 p.m.
TV: ESPN+
Radio: 88.7 KTCU FM/Varsity App
Starter: RHP Caedmon Parker
#19 TCU (6-2) vs. #22 Southern Miss (7-2)
Saturday, March 1 • 1 p.m.
TV: ESPN+
Radio: 88.7 KTCU FM/Varsity App
Starter: RHP Tommy LaPour
#19 TCU (6-2) vs. #22 Southern Miss (7-2)
Sunday, March 2 • 1 p.m.
TV: ESPN+
Radio: 88.7 KTCU FM/Varsity App
Starter: RHP Trever Baumler
TCU NOTABLES
• TCU ended a two-game skid with a 4-2 win over Tarleton Tuesday night.
• TCU utilized five pitchers Tuesday against Tarleton, four of which were freshmen.
• TCU is now ranked in all five major polls, coming in as high as No. 19 in the Perfect Game and NCBWA polls.
• TCU is hitting .242 on the season with a 3.70 ERA and a .967 fielding percentage.
• Noah Franco made his season-debut on the mound. It's the second straight season the TCU roster has featured a two-way player.
• TCU has four come-from-behind victories this season, three of which have been rallies from down multiple runs.
• TCU's 13 home runs on the season rank third in the Big 12. TCU has five multi-home run games.
• Kade Eudy is one of four freshmen to have a pair of saves this season.
• Braeden Sloan earned his first save of the season in the win over Michigan.
• TCU is second in the league with seven double plays.
HOME NOTABLES
• TCU will play 29 home games during the 2025 season.
• TCU is 491-170 all-time at Lupton Stadium.
• TCU is 257-92 at home with Kirk Saarloos on staff.
• TCU has won 68-of-90 home series under Saarloos.
• TCU owns a 111-38 mark in midweek games at home, including a 64-16 record under Saarloos.
• TCU has won 10 straight midweek home games dating back to the 2023 season.
• TCU has won 20 or more games in 17 of the 22 seasons Lupton Stadium has been in existence.
• TCU ranks 15th nationally in average attendance (4,476) this season.
SOUTHERN MISS NOTABLES
• Southern Miss got off to a 7-0 start to the season with a four-game sweep of Lafayette and a midweek win over nationally-ranked Mississippi State.
• The Golden Eagles have dropped two straight, losing the series finale to Louisiana Tech and dropping a midweek at Ole Miss.
• As a team, USM is hitting .290, owns a 3.44 ERA and a .976 fielding percentage.
• The pitching staff is limiting opponents to a .209 average and has 95 strikeouts to just 36 walks.
• Tucker Stockman leads the team with a .583 average.
• Davis Gillespie has a team-high 12 hits, three home runs and 13 RBIs.
• Josh Och and Landen Payne co-lead the team with four appearance.
• Friday starter JB Middleton has yet to allow a run in 11 innings of work.
SERIES NOTABLES
• TCU and Southern Miss will be meeting on the diamond for the 19th time on Friday.
• Southern Miss leads the all-time series 12-6, but TCU has won five of the last six games.
• TCU is 2-1 all-time against Southern Miss at Lupton Stadium, winning a league series in 2005.
• The Horned Frogs and Golden Eagles are meeting for the first time since the 2005 season.
• TCU and Southern Miss were conference foes from 2002-05.
• The non-conference series between the two programs is the first since the 1996, a series the Golden Eagles swept in Hattiesburg.
• TCU was swept in the first-ever series played between the schools in Fort Worth back in 1994.
INSIDE THE SERIES
#19 TCU (6-2) vs. #22 Southern Miss (7-2)
Friday, Feb. 28 • 6 p.m.
TV: ESPN+
Radio: 88.7 KTCU FM/Varsity App
Starter: RHP Caedmon Parker
#19 TCU (6-2) vs. #22 Southern Miss (7-2)
Saturday, March 1 • 1 p.m.
TV: ESPN+
Radio: 88.7 KTCU FM/Varsity App
Starter: RHP Tommy LaPour
#19 TCU (6-2) vs. #22 Southern Miss (7-2)
Sunday, March 2 • 1 p.m.
TV: ESPN+
Radio: 88.7 KTCU FM/Varsity App
Starter: RHP Trever Baumler
TCU NOTABLES
• TCU ended a two-game skid with a 4-2 win over Tarleton Tuesday night.
• TCU utilized five pitchers Tuesday against Tarleton, four of which were freshmen.
• TCU is now ranked in all five major polls, coming in as high as No. 19 in the Perfect Game and NCBWA polls.
• TCU is hitting .242 on the season with a 3.70 ERA and a .967 fielding percentage.
• Noah Franco made his season-debut on the mound. It's the second straight season the TCU roster has featured a two-way player.
• TCU has four come-from-behind victories this season, three of which have been rallies from down multiple runs.
• TCU's 13 home runs on the season rank third in the Big 12. TCU has five multi-home run games.
• Kade Eudy is one of four freshmen to have a pair of saves this season.
• Braeden Sloan earned his first save of the season in the win over Michigan.
• TCU is second in the league with seven double plays.
HOME NOTABLES
• TCU will play 29 home games during the 2025 season.
• TCU is 491-170 all-time at Lupton Stadium.
• TCU is 257-92 at home with Kirk Saarloos on staff.
• TCU has won 68-of-90 home series under Saarloos.
• TCU owns a 111-38 mark in midweek games at home, including a 64-16 record under Saarloos.
• TCU has won 10 straight midweek home games dating back to the 2023 season.
• TCU has won 20 or more games in 17 of the 22 seasons Lupton Stadium has been in existence.
• TCU ranks 15th nationally in average attendance (4,476) this season.
SOUTHERN MISS NOTABLES
• Southern Miss got off to a 7-0 start to the season with a four-game sweep of Lafayette and a midweek win over nationally-ranked Mississippi State.
• The Golden Eagles have dropped two straight, losing the series finale to Louisiana Tech and dropping a midweek at Ole Miss.
• As a team, USM is hitting .290, owns a 3.44 ERA and a .976 fielding percentage.
• The pitching staff is limiting opponents to a .209 average and has 95 strikeouts to just 36 walks.
• Tucker Stockman leads the team with a .583 average.
• Davis Gillespie has a team-high 12 hits, three home runs and 13 RBIs.
• Josh Och and Landen Payne co-lead the team with four appearance.
• Friday starter JB Middleton has yet to allow a run in 11 innings of work.
SERIES NOTABLES
• TCU and Southern Miss will be meeting on the diamond for the 19th time on Friday.
• Southern Miss leads the all-time series 12-6, but TCU has won five of the last six games.
• TCU is 2-1 all-time against Southern Miss at Lupton Stadium, winning a league series in 2005.
• The Horned Frogs and Golden Eagles are meeting for the first time since the 2005 season.
• TCU and Southern Miss were conference foes from 2002-05.
• The non-conference series between the two programs is the first since the 1996, a series the Golden Eagles swept in Hattiesburg.
• TCU was swept in the first-ever series played between the schools in Fort Worth back in 1994.
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