Preview: UTSA

FORT WORTH – The TCU baseball team returns to Lupton Stadium to start a four-game homestand Tuesday night when UTSA comes to town. The Horned Frogs will play eight of their next nine games at home.

INSIDE THE SERIES
TCU (21-8, 5-4 Big 12) vs. UTSA (23-7, 5-1 American Athletic)
Tuesday, April 1 • 6 p.m.
TV: ESPN+
Radio: 88.7 KTCU FM/Varsity App
TCU Starter: RHP Trever Baumler

TCU NOTABLES
• TCU finished a busy week of games with a 4-1 record.
• The Frogs won the final two games at Houston to win the series.
• TCU rose to No. 33 in the latest RPI with the series win.
• On the season, TCU is hitting .281 on the season with a 4.22 ERA and a .969 fielding percentage.
• TCU recorded two shutouts last week and boasts a 1.64 ERA over the last five games.
• TCU ranks 34th nationally in K:BB ratio at 2.60 and 26th nationally in BB/9 at 3.52.
• TCU has turned 10 double plays in its last seven games to bring its season-total to 28, a mark that ranks sixth nationally.
• With 13 triples on the season, TCU ranks sixth nationally. Sawyer Strosnider leads the way with four.
• TCU ranks fith in the Big 12 with 45 stolen bases.
• TCU drew 20 walks over the weekend and ranks third in the Big 12 with 152 free passes.
• Chase Brunson has reached safely in all 28 games he's played this season.

HOME NOTABLES
• TCU will play 29 home games during the 2025 season.
• TCU is 500-174 all-time at Lupton Stadium.
• TCU is 266-96 at home with Kirk Saarloos on staff.
• TCU has won 71-of-95 home series under Saarloos.
• TCU owns a 115-38 mark in midweek games at home, including a 68-16 record under Saarloos.
• TCU has won 14 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 16th nationally in average attendance (4,336) this season.

UTSA NOTABLES
• UTSA heads into Tuesday's contest riding a six game winning streak.
• The Roadrunners swept Florida Atlantic, topped Texas State and took the final two at Charlotte.
• UTSA is 5-2 in midweek games this season with key wins at Texas A&M and Texas.
• UTSA is hitting .319 on the season with a 5.03 ERA and a .977 fielding percentage.
• The Roadrunners are averaging 8.3 runs per game.
• Mason Lytle leads the team with a .391 average, while Drew Detlefsen paces the squad with eight home runs and 48 RBIs.
• The Roadrunner pitching staff has surrendered 40 home runs this season and are limiting opponents to a .258 average.
• Kendall Dove leads the Roadrunners with 12 appearances out of the bullpen.

SERIES HISTORY
• TCU and UTSA will be meeting for the 15th time Tuesday night.
• It's the first meeting between the schools since the 2022 campaign.
• UTSA snapped a seven-game losing streak to the Horned Frogs with a 12-8 victory at Lupton Stadium on March 30, 2022.
• Tuesday's game will be only the fifth at Lupton Stadium since it opened.
• TCU is 3-1 against the Roadrunners at Lupton, including a weekend sweep in 2003.
• The series began in San Antonio with a TCU sweep in 1993.
• TCU is 2-1 against the Roadrunners with Kirk Saarloos on staff.

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Players Mentioned

Trever Baumler

Chase Brunson

Sawyer Strosnider

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