Tuesday, March 25
Fort Worth, Texas
6 p.m.
TCU
vs
UTRGV
Preview: vs. UTRGV
3/24/2025 6:31:00 PM | Baseball
Frogs are 5-0 in midweek games this season
FORT WORTH – TCU makes a brief stop at Lupton Stadium to host UTRGV for a pair of midweek contests starting Tuesday night. The Horned Frogs are 6-0 in midweek contests this season, including a 4-0 record at home. Both games of the series are slated for a 6 p.m. start.
INSIDE THE SERIES
TCU (17-7, 3-3 Big 12) vs. UTRGV (17-5, 10-2 Southland)
Tuesday, March 25 • 6 p.m.
TV: ESPN+
Radio: 88.7 KTCU FM/Varsity App
TCU Starter: RHP Trever Baumler
Wednesday, March 26 • 6 p.m.
TV: ESPN+
Radio: 88.7 KTCU FM/Varsity App
TCU Starter: RHP Zack James
TCU NOTABLES
• TCU left Texas Tech with a 2-1 series win after bookending the weekend with wins, its first in Lubbock since 2015.
• TCU improved to 2-0 in extra-inning games on Sunday.
• TCU rose to No. 47 in the latest RPI with the series win.
• On the season, TCU is hitting .282 on the season with a 4.75 ERA and a .968 fielding percentage.
• TCU ranks 33th nationally in K:BB ratio at 2.69 and 24th nationally in BB/9 at 3.41.
• TCU turned five double plays at Tech to bring its season-total to 23, a mark that ranks 10th nationally.
• Sawyer Strosnider is riding a 13-game hitting streak during which he is hitting .519 (27-for-52).
• Strosnider, the Big 12 Player and Newcomer of the Week, ranks 15th nationally among freshman with a .375 batting average.
• Noah Franco hit his team-leading fifth home run.
• Chase Brunson has a career-long 18-game hitting streak. He is tied for the team lead with 33 hits.
• Braeden Sloan's ERA of 1.07 leads the Big 12 and ranks ninth nationally.
HOME NOTABLES
• TCU will play 29 home games during the 2025 season.
• TCU is 498-174 all-time at Lupton Stadium.
• TCU is 264-96 at home with Kirk Saarloos on staff.
• TCU has won 70-of-94 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 16th nationally in average attendance (4,336) this season.
UTRGV NOTABLES
• UTRGV suffered a 2-1 series loss at home to Houston Christian over the weekend.
• The Vaqueros are 4-1 in midweek games this season with wins over DBU, Houston and two against Texas Southern. The loss came to Southern Miss.
• UTRGV sits 15th in the latest RPI report.
• As a team, UTRGV is hitting .314 with a .985 fielding percentage and a 3.68 ERA.
• The Vaqueros are averaging 8.6 runs per game this season. They have scored 10 or more runs 10 times this season.
• Armani Raygoza paces the team in average (.378), home runs (8) and RBIs (28).
• Jack Lopez leads the Vaqueros with 12 appearances out of the bullpen.
• Steven Oliva has two of the Vaqueros three saves on the year.
SERIES HISTORY
• TCU and UT Rio Grande Valley (formerly UT Pan American) will be meeting for the 75th time.
• TCU holds a 54-20 lead in the all-time series.
• TCU has won the last 28 games in the series dating back to the 2005 season.
• TCU is 24-0 all-time against UT Rio Grande Valley at Lupton Stadium.
• TCU is 11-0 against UTRGV with Kirk Saarloos on staff.
• TCU and UTRGV have not met on the diamond since the 2023 campaign when the Frogs won 14-4.
• UTRGV last defeated TCU on March 9, 2002 at Dell Diamond in the Express College Classic.
• The first meeting between the schools came in 1969 and was an 11-6 win for the Horned Frogs.
• UTRGV head coach Derek Matlock was a volunteer assistant at TCU from 2005-06.
INSIDE THE SERIES
TCU (17-7, 3-3 Big 12) vs. UTRGV (17-5, 10-2 Southland)
Tuesday, March 25 • 6 p.m.
TV: ESPN+
Radio: 88.7 KTCU FM/Varsity App
TCU Starter: RHP Trever Baumler
Wednesday, March 26 • 6 p.m.
TV: ESPN+
Radio: 88.7 KTCU FM/Varsity App
TCU Starter: RHP Zack James
TCU NOTABLES
• TCU left Texas Tech with a 2-1 series win after bookending the weekend with wins, its first in Lubbock since 2015.
• TCU improved to 2-0 in extra-inning games on Sunday.
• TCU rose to No. 47 in the latest RPI with the series win.
• On the season, TCU is hitting .282 on the season with a 4.75 ERA and a .968 fielding percentage.
• TCU ranks 33th nationally in K:BB ratio at 2.69 and 24th nationally in BB/9 at 3.41.
• TCU turned five double plays at Tech to bring its season-total to 23, a mark that ranks 10th nationally.
• Sawyer Strosnider is riding a 13-game hitting streak during which he is hitting .519 (27-for-52).
• Strosnider, the Big 12 Player and Newcomer of the Week, ranks 15th nationally among freshman with a .375 batting average.
• Noah Franco hit his team-leading fifth home run.
• Chase Brunson has a career-long 18-game hitting streak. He is tied for the team lead with 33 hits.
• Braeden Sloan's ERA of 1.07 leads the Big 12 and ranks ninth nationally.
HOME NOTABLES
• TCU will play 29 home games during the 2025 season.
• TCU is 498-174 all-time at Lupton Stadium.
• TCU is 264-96 at home with Kirk Saarloos on staff.
• TCU has won 70-of-94 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 16th nationally in average attendance (4,336) this season.
UTRGV NOTABLES
• UTRGV suffered a 2-1 series loss at home to Houston Christian over the weekend.
• The Vaqueros are 4-1 in midweek games this season with wins over DBU, Houston and two against Texas Southern. The loss came to Southern Miss.
• UTRGV sits 15th in the latest RPI report.
• As a team, UTRGV is hitting .314 with a .985 fielding percentage and a 3.68 ERA.
• The Vaqueros are averaging 8.6 runs per game this season. They have scored 10 or more runs 10 times this season.
• Armani Raygoza paces the team in average (.378), home runs (8) and RBIs (28).
• Jack Lopez leads the Vaqueros with 12 appearances out of the bullpen.
• Steven Oliva has two of the Vaqueros three saves on the year.
SERIES HISTORY
• TCU and UT Rio Grande Valley (formerly UT Pan American) will be meeting for the 75th time.
• TCU holds a 54-20 lead in the all-time series.
• TCU has won the last 28 games in the series dating back to the 2005 season.
• TCU is 24-0 all-time against UT Rio Grande Valley at Lupton Stadium.
• TCU is 11-0 against UTRGV with Kirk Saarloos on staff.
• TCU and UTRGV have not met on the diamond since the 2023 campaign when the Frogs won 14-4.
• UTRGV last defeated TCU on March 9, 2002 at Dell Diamond in the Express College Classic.
• The first meeting between the schools came in 1969 and was an 11-6 win for the Horned Frogs.
• UTRGV head coach Derek Matlock was a volunteer assistant at TCU from 2005-06.
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