
Preview: vs. Fresno State
3/6/2025 4:15:00 PM | Baseball
TCU meets its third straight former conference foe
FORT WORTH – TCU continues a run of games against former conference opponents when it hosts Fresno State for three games starting Friday night. The Horned Frogs are on a two game winning streak and is 4-2 on its current nine-game homestand.
INSIDE THE SERIES
TCU (9-4) vs. Fresno (5-7)
Friday, March 7 • 6 p.m.
TV: ESPN+
Radio: 88.7 KTCU FM/Varsity App
Starter: RHP Caedmon Parker
TCU (9-4) vs. Fresno (5-7)
Saturday, March 8 • 2 p.m.
TV: ESPN+
Radio: 88.7 KTCU FM/Varsity App or GoFrogs.com
Starter: RHP Tommy LaPour
TCU (9-4) vs. Fresno (5-7)
Sunday, March 9 • 1 p.m.
TV: ESPN+
Radio: 88.7 KTCU FM/Varsity App or GoFrogs.com
Starter: RHP Trever Baumler
TCU NOTABLES
• TCU ended a two-game skid with a midweek series sweep of Air Force.
• TCU outscored the Falcons 28-7 and tallied a pair of run-rule victories.
• TCU is hitting .261 on the season with a 3.87 ERA and a .965 fielding percentage.
• TCU has turned 10 double plays on the year.
• TCU ranks 37th nationally in K:BB ratio at 2.91 and 30th nationally in BB/9 at 3.39.
• TCU found its offensive groove, hitting .383 with eight extra base hits against Air Force.
• Anthony Silva hit .800 with a double and four RBI against Air Force. He has three straight two-hit games.
• Sawyer Strosnider double his RBI output in two games, driving in five runs against the Falcons.
• Kole Klecker made his season debut against Air Force on Wednesday.
• Blake Rogers made his return to the mound. It had been 732 days since his last collegiate appearance.
• Sam Myers has reached safely in 29 straight games dating back to the 2024 campaign.
HOME NOTABLES
• TCU will play 29 home games during the 2025 season.
• TCU is 494-172 all-time at Lupton Stadium.
• TCU is 260-94 at home with Kirk Saarloos on staff.
• TCU has won 69-of-92 home series under Saarloos.
• TCU owns a 113-38 mark in midweek games at home, including a 66-16 record under Saarloos.
• TCU has won 12 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 (4,419) this season.
FRESNO STATE NOTABLES
• Fresno State is off to a 5-7 start to the year with a series tie against BYU, a series win against Cal State Fullerton and a series loss at UC Santa Barbara.
• The Bulldogs have just one win in their last five games.
• Five of Fresno State's games have been decided by three runs or less. The Bulldogs are 2-3 in those games.
• As a team, the Bulldogs are hitting .266, have a 5.15 ERA and a .972 fielding percentage.
• Fresno State is averaging 5.3 runs per game.
• As a team, the Bulldogs have stolen 10 bases while giving up only three.
• Bobby Blandford is the squad's leading hitter at .306, two home runs and 12 RBIs.
• JT Guerrero and Cooper Bergman co-lead the team with six appearances out of the bullpen.
• Three different Bulldogs have contributed a save this season.
SERIES NOTABLES
• TCU and Fresno State will be meeting on the diamond for the 21st time on Friday.
• Fresno State leads the all-time series 12-8.
• TCU is 3-6 all-time against Fresno State in Fort Worth, though none of those meetings took place at Lupton.
• TCU and Fresno State were conference foes from 1997-2001.
• Of the 20 previous match-ups, 18 came while both were in the WAC.
• Fresno State took two of three the last time the schools met back in May of 2001.
• The Bulldogs won four of the six series played.
• The squads split a pair of games March 10-11, 1987 in Fresno in the only non-conference matchup in the series.
INSIDE THE SERIES
TCU (9-4) vs. Fresno (5-7)
Friday, March 7 • 6 p.m.
TV: ESPN+
Radio: 88.7 KTCU FM/Varsity App
Starter: RHP Caedmon Parker
TCU (9-4) vs. Fresno (5-7)
Saturday, March 8 • 2 p.m.
TV: ESPN+
Radio: 88.7 KTCU FM/Varsity App or GoFrogs.com
Starter: RHP Tommy LaPour
TCU (9-4) vs. Fresno (5-7)
Sunday, March 9 • 1 p.m.
TV: ESPN+
Radio: 88.7 KTCU FM/Varsity App or GoFrogs.com
Starter: RHP Trever Baumler
TCU NOTABLES
• TCU ended a two-game skid with a midweek series sweep of Air Force.
• TCU outscored the Falcons 28-7 and tallied a pair of run-rule victories.
• TCU is hitting .261 on the season with a 3.87 ERA and a .965 fielding percentage.
• TCU has turned 10 double plays on the year.
• TCU ranks 37th nationally in K:BB ratio at 2.91 and 30th nationally in BB/9 at 3.39.
• TCU found its offensive groove, hitting .383 with eight extra base hits against Air Force.
• Anthony Silva hit .800 with a double and four RBI against Air Force. He has three straight two-hit games.
• Sawyer Strosnider double his RBI output in two games, driving in five runs against the Falcons.
• Kole Klecker made his season debut against Air Force on Wednesday.
• Blake Rogers made his return to the mound. It had been 732 days since his last collegiate appearance.
• Sam Myers has reached safely in 29 straight games dating back to the 2024 campaign.
HOME NOTABLES
• TCU will play 29 home games during the 2025 season.
• TCU is 494-172 all-time at Lupton Stadium.
• TCU is 260-94 at home with Kirk Saarloos on staff.
• TCU has won 69-of-92 home series under Saarloos.
• TCU owns a 113-38 mark in midweek games at home, including a 66-16 record under Saarloos.
• TCU has won 12 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 (4,419) this season.
FRESNO STATE NOTABLES
• Fresno State is off to a 5-7 start to the year with a series tie against BYU, a series win against Cal State Fullerton and a series loss at UC Santa Barbara.
• The Bulldogs have just one win in their last five games.
• Five of Fresno State's games have been decided by three runs or less. The Bulldogs are 2-3 in those games.
• As a team, the Bulldogs are hitting .266, have a 5.15 ERA and a .972 fielding percentage.
• Fresno State is averaging 5.3 runs per game.
• As a team, the Bulldogs have stolen 10 bases while giving up only three.
• Bobby Blandford is the squad's leading hitter at .306, two home runs and 12 RBIs.
• JT Guerrero and Cooper Bergman co-lead the team with six appearances out of the bullpen.
• Three different Bulldogs have contributed a save this season.
SERIES NOTABLES
• TCU and Fresno State will be meeting on the diamond for the 21st time on Friday.
• Fresno State leads the all-time series 12-8.
• TCU is 3-6 all-time against Fresno State in Fort Worth, though none of those meetings took place at Lupton.
• TCU and Fresno State were conference foes from 1997-2001.
• Of the 20 previous match-ups, 18 came while both were in the WAC.
• Fresno State took two of three the last time the schools met back in May of 2001.
• The Bulldogs won four of the six series played.
• The squads split a pair of games March 10-11, 1987 in Fresno in the only non-conference matchup in the series.
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