
Preview: vs. Lamar
3/30/2026 3:29:00 PM | Baseball
TCU has won four straight entering Tuesday’s game
FORT WORTH – TCU wraps up its four-game homestand Tuesday night when it plays host to Lamar. The Horned Frogs are coming off a sweep of Texas Tech and own a 12-3 record at home this season.
INSIDE THE GAME
TCU (17-10) vs. Lamar (17-11)
Tuesday, March 31 • 6 p.m.
TV: ESPN+
Radio: 88.7 KTCU FM/Varsity App
TCU Starter: RHP Cade Nelson
TCU NOTABLES
• TCU swept Texas Tech over the weekend to run its winning streak to four games.
• TCU recorded two come-from-behind wins in the sweep, picking up victories in its final offensive innings on Saturday and Sunday.
• TCU is 5-1 in midweek games this season and has won five straight.
• TCU hit 10 home runs over the weekend, bringing its season total to 33.
• TCU leads the Big 12 and ranks sixth nationally with 180 walks.
• TCU has turned nine double plays in the last eight games bringing their season total to 25, a mark that leads the Big 12 and is tied for 18th nationally.
• Sawyer Strosnider has homered six times in the last eight games and has 21 RBIs in his last eight games.
• Noah Franco homered in back-to-back games in his return to the lineup this past weekend.
• Jack Bell has registered multi-hits in four straight games and is hitting .588 during the winning streak.
LAMAR NOTABLES
• Lamar is coming off a 2-1 series win against Incarnate Word over the weekend.
• The Cardinals have won five of their last six games entering Tuesday night.
• Lamar is 3-4 in midweek contests this season, including a 1-2 record against Power 4 teams.
• The Cardinals are hitting .270 as a team with 44 doubles, four triples and 16 home runs.
• Tab Tracy leads the squad with a 3.30 average and 13 stolen bases.
• Beau Durbin paces the squad with four home runs and 22 RBIs.
• On the mound, the staff boasts a 4.85 ERA and is holding opponents to a .237 batting average.
• Hayden Stallings has a team-high 14 appearances out of the bullpen.
• Nathan Darden leads the team with three saves.
• Lamar owns a .972 fielding percentage.
SERIES NOTABLES
• TCU and Lamar will be meeting for the 25th time on Tuesday night.
• TCU leads the all-time series 13-11, including a mark of 4-2 at Lupton Stadium.
• Lamar has won two straight in the series.
• TCU and Lamar last met in 2024 in a midweek contest that was won by Lamar by a 9-6 score.
• The Cardinals also won 10-5 in 2019.
• TCU swept a series from the Cardinals in 2018.
• Lamar's first visit to Lupton Stadium was in 2010 at the NCAA Fort Worth Regional.
• TCU is 10-8 all-time against Lamar in Fort Worth.
• The first-ever meeting came back in 1983. The teams split a doubleheader on March 7.
HOME NOTABLES
• TCU will play 28 home games during the 2025 season.
• TCU is 524-180 all-time at Lupton Stadium.
• TCU is 290-102 at home with Kirk Saarloos on staff and 96-36 at home with Kirk Saarloos as head coach.
• TCU has won 78-of-103 home series under Saarloos.
• TCU owns a 120-39 mark in midweek games at home, including a 73-17 record under Saarloos.
• TCU has won 20 or more games in 18 of the 23 seasons Lupton Stadium has been in existence.
• TCU ranks 15th nationally in average attendance (4,073) this season.
• TCU has sold out of reserved seating for the 16th straight season.
INSIDE THE GAME
TCU (17-10) vs. Lamar (17-11)
Tuesday, March 31 • 6 p.m.
TV: ESPN+
Radio: 88.7 KTCU FM/Varsity App
TCU Starter: RHP Cade Nelson
TCU NOTABLES
• TCU swept Texas Tech over the weekend to run its winning streak to four games.
• TCU recorded two come-from-behind wins in the sweep, picking up victories in its final offensive innings on Saturday and Sunday.
• TCU is 5-1 in midweek games this season and has won five straight.
• TCU hit 10 home runs over the weekend, bringing its season total to 33.
• TCU leads the Big 12 and ranks sixth nationally with 180 walks.
• TCU has turned nine double plays in the last eight games bringing their season total to 25, a mark that leads the Big 12 and is tied for 18th nationally.
• Sawyer Strosnider has homered six times in the last eight games and has 21 RBIs in his last eight games.
• Noah Franco homered in back-to-back games in his return to the lineup this past weekend.
• Jack Bell has registered multi-hits in four straight games and is hitting .588 during the winning streak.
LAMAR NOTABLES
• Lamar is coming off a 2-1 series win against Incarnate Word over the weekend.
• The Cardinals have won five of their last six games entering Tuesday night.
• Lamar is 3-4 in midweek contests this season, including a 1-2 record against Power 4 teams.
• The Cardinals are hitting .270 as a team with 44 doubles, four triples and 16 home runs.
• Tab Tracy leads the squad with a 3.30 average and 13 stolen bases.
• Beau Durbin paces the squad with four home runs and 22 RBIs.
• On the mound, the staff boasts a 4.85 ERA and is holding opponents to a .237 batting average.
• Hayden Stallings has a team-high 14 appearances out of the bullpen.
• Nathan Darden leads the team with three saves.
• Lamar owns a .972 fielding percentage.
SERIES NOTABLES
• TCU and Lamar will be meeting for the 25th time on Tuesday night.
• TCU leads the all-time series 13-11, including a mark of 4-2 at Lupton Stadium.
• Lamar has won two straight in the series.
• TCU and Lamar last met in 2024 in a midweek contest that was won by Lamar by a 9-6 score.
• The Cardinals also won 10-5 in 2019.
• TCU swept a series from the Cardinals in 2018.
• Lamar's first visit to Lupton Stadium was in 2010 at the NCAA Fort Worth Regional.
• TCU is 10-8 all-time against Lamar in Fort Worth.
• The first-ever meeting came back in 1983. The teams split a doubleheader on March 7.
HOME NOTABLES
• TCU will play 28 home games during the 2025 season.
• TCU is 524-180 all-time at Lupton Stadium.
• TCU is 290-102 at home with Kirk Saarloos on staff and 96-36 at home with Kirk Saarloos as head coach.
• TCU has won 78-of-103 home series under Saarloos.
• TCU owns a 120-39 mark in midweek games at home, including a 73-17 record under Saarloos.
• TCU has won 20 or more games in 18 of the 23 seasons Lupton Stadium has been in existence.
• TCU ranks 15th nationally in average attendance (4,073) this season.
• TCU has sold out of reserved seating for the 16th straight season.
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