Preview: West Virginia
5/10/2018 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
May 10, 2018 
FORT WORTH -- TCU will wrap up its home schedule this weekend when it hosts West Virginia in a key Big 12 Conference series. The Horned Frogs enter the weekend carrying a season-long six game winning streak. Friday's series opener is set for a 6:30 p.m. start.
MATCH-UP
Friday: LHP Nick Lodolo vs. RHP BJ Myers
Saturday: RHP Jake Eissler vs. RHP Kade Strowd
Sunday: TBA vs. TBA
TCU NOTABLES
• TCU went 5-0 last week to stretch its winning streak to a season-long six games.
• The Horned Frogs tallied four shutouts in the five games last week, allowing just three runs in 45 innings pitched.
• TCU ranks seventh in batting average (.267), second in the Big 12 in ERA (3.41) and sixth in fielding percentage (.970).
• Haylen Green became just the fourth pitcher in school history to toss a solo nine inning one-hitter earning him National Pitcher of the Week honors.
• Jake Eissler picked up where he left off last week facing the minimum in six innings in his first start of the season. He's faced just 33 batters (1 hit allowed) over his last 11 innings pitched with 23 strikeouts.
• TCU hit five home runs over the weekend. Josh Watson was responsible for two, while Connor Wanhanen hit his first home run since 2015.
• TCU tallied 37 strikeouts over the weekend and ranks third in the Big 12 with 443 on the season. Nationally, TCU ranks 11th in K:BB ratio (2.90) and 13th in K/9 (9.80).
WEST VIRGINIA NOTABLES
• West Virginia is coming off a 2-1 series loss to Kansas and a midweek win over Virginia Tech.
• The Mountaineers are winners of seven of their last 10 games.
• WVU is 2-4 in Big 12 series this season with series victories over Texas (2-1) and Kansas State (2-1).
• The Mountaineers rank fourth in the Big 12 in batting average (.281), sixth in ERA (4.68) and ninth in fielding percentage (.962).
• West Virginia leads the Big 12 with 83 stolen bases and has been thrown out a league-high 27 times.
• Braden Zarbnisky's 24 stolent bases rank third in the league.
• Kyle Gray ranks third in the Big 12 with his .368 batting average and 13 home runs.
• On the mound, Shane Ennis leads the team with 25 appearances, while Sam Kessler has a team-high four saves.
SERIES NOTABLES
• TCU and West Virginia began their series in 2013 and will be meeting on the diamond for just the 19th time on Friday night.
• TCU is 14-4 all-time against West Virginia.
• The Horned Frogs have swept the regular season series three of the last four seasons.
• West Virginia took a 2-1 series victory in Morgantown last season.
• TCU is 6-0 against West Virginia at Lupton Stadium, sweeping the season series in 2014 and 2016.
• Head coach Randy Mazey was an assistant from 2007-2012.
TCU
(27-18, 8-9 Big 12)
(27-18, 8-9 Big 12)
West Virginia
(25-21, 7-11 Big 12)
(25-21, 7-11 Big 12)
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Friday | 6:30 p.m. | Watch Live | KTCU 88.7 FM |
Saturday | 4 p.m. | FSSW | KTCU 88.7 FM |
Sunday | 1 p.m. | Watch Live | KTCU 88.7 FM |
Friday | 6:30 p.m. | Watch Live | KTCU 88.7 FM |
Saturday | 4 p.m. | FSSW | KTCU 88.7 FM |
Sunday | 1 p.m. | Watch Live | KTCU 88.7 FM |
MATCH-UP
Friday: LHP Nick Lodolo vs. RHP BJ Myers
Saturday: RHP Jake Eissler vs. RHP Kade Strowd
Sunday: TBA vs. TBA
TCU NOTABLES
• TCU went 5-0 last week to stretch its winning streak to a season-long six games.
• The Horned Frogs tallied four shutouts in the five games last week, allowing just three runs in 45 innings pitched.
• TCU ranks seventh in batting average (.267), second in the Big 12 in ERA (3.41) and sixth in fielding percentage (.970).
• Haylen Green became just the fourth pitcher in school history to toss a solo nine inning one-hitter earning him National Pitcher of the Week honors.
• Jake Eissler picked up where he left off last week facing the minimum in six innings in his first start of the season. He's faced just 33 batters (1 hit allowed) over his last 11 innings pitched with 23 strikeouts.
• TCU hit five home runs over the weekend. Josh Watson was responsible for two, while Connor Wanhanen hit his first home run since 2015.
• TCU tallied 37 strikeouts over the weekend and ranks third in the Big 12 with 443 on the season. Nationally, TCU ranks 11th in K:BB ratio (2.90) and 13th in K/9 (9.80).
WEST VIRGINIA NOTABLES
• West Virginia is coming off a 2-1 series loss to Kansas and a midweek win over Virginia Tech.
• The Mountaineers are winners of seven of their last 10 games.
• WVU is 2-4 in Big 12 series this season with series victories over Texas (2-1) and Kansas State (2-1).
• The Mountaineers rank fourth in the Big 12 in batting average (.281), sixth in ERA (4.68) and ninth in fielding percentage (.962).
• West Virginia leads the Big 12 with 83 stolen bases and has been thrown out a league-high 27 times.
• Braden Zarbnisky's 24 stolent bases rank third in the league.
• Kyle Gray ranks third in the Big 12 with his .368 batting average and 13 home runs.
• On the mound, Shane Ennis leads the team with 25 appearances, while Sam Kessler has a team-high four saves.
SERIES NOTABLES
• TCU and West Virginia began their series in 2013 and will be meeting on the diamond for just the 19th time on Friday night.
• TCU is 14-4 all-time against West Virginia.
• The Horned Frogs have swept the regular season series three of the last four seasons.
• West Virginia took a 2-1 series victory in Morgantown last season.
• TCU is 6-0 against West Virginia at Lupton Stadium, sweeping the season series in 2014 and 2016.
• Head coach Randy Mazey was an assistant from 2007-2012.
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