
Preview: vs. Kansas
3/9/2026 3:54:00 PM | Baseball
TCU has won seven of its last eight games
FORT WORTH – The No 17 TCU baseball team will wrap up its season-long eight-game homestand Tuesday night when it hosts Kansas in a non-conference tilt. The Horned Frogs are 6-1 on the homestand entering the contest.
No. 17 TCU (9-6) vs. Kansas (10-5)
Tuesday, March 10 • 6 p.m.
TV: ESPN+
Radio: 88.7 KTCU FM/Varsity App
TCU NOTABLES
• TCU, winners of seven of its last eight games, picked up its second straight series victory with a 2-1 series win over Tulane.
• TCU remains ranked in four of five major polls, coming in as high as No. 14 in the Baseball America poll.
• TCU leads the Big 12 and ranks 15th nationally with 87 walks. Seven times they have drawn more walks than they have struck out in a game.
• TCU is averaging 11.0 runs per game over the last eight games.
• TCU added six stolen bases over the weekend and ranks second in the Big 12 with 29.
• Nolan Traeger has driven in a run in seven of last eight games and leads the team with 17 RBIs in that stretch.
• Preston Gamster hit his first career home run on Sunday. He's the seventh Horned Frog to homer this year.
• Ethan Thomas threw five scoreless innings last week and won two games.
KANSAS NOTABLES
• Kansas took three of four from St. Thomas over the weekend.
• The Sunday loss snapped a four-game winning streak for the Jayhawks.
• Kansas is 1-1 in midweek games this season with a loss at Lamar and a win at Minnesota.
• Kansas is hitting .246 as a team with 16 home runs.
• Jordan Bach paces the squad with a .393 average, four home runs and nine RBIs.
• On the mound, the staff has a 5.47 ERA and is holding opponents to a .263 average.
• Riane Ritter leads the Jayhawks with nine appearances out of the bullpen, while Caleb Deer has two of the teams' three saves.
• They Jayhawks have surrendered 19 stolen bases.
SERIES NOTABLES
• TCU and Kansas are meeting on the diamond for the 47th time in school history.
• TCU leads the all-time series 32-14, including a mark of 28-12 with Kirk Saarloos on staff.
• TCU won all four games played against Kansas in 2025, sweeping the regular season series and topping the Jayhawks 11-1 in the Big 12 Tournament.
• TCU has won 10 of the 12 series against Kansas since joining the league in 2013.
• The Jayhawks only series victory prior to 2024 came in 2013 at Lupton Stadium.
• TCU is 19-6 against the Jayhawks in Fort Worth, including 17-6 at Lupton Stadium.
• TCU has won 20 of the last 25 games since the 2017 season.
• TCU and Kansas are meeting in a non-conference tilt for the first time since a home series Feb. 18-20, 2011.
HOME NOTABLES
• TCU will play 28 home games during the 2025 season.
• TCU is 518-178 all-time at Lupton Stadium.
• TCU is 284-100 at home with Kirk Saarloos on staff.
• TCU is 90-34 at home with Kirk Saarloos as head coach.
• TCU has won 77-of-101 home series under Saarloos.
• TCU owns a 118-39 mark in midweek games at home, including a 71-17 record under Saarloos.
• TCU has won 20 or more games in 18 of the 23 seasons Lupton Stadium has been in existence.
• TCU ranks 16th nationally in average attendance (4,064) this season.
• TCU has sold out of reserved seating for the 16th straight season.
No. 17 TCU (9-6) vs. Kansas (10-5)
Tuesday, March 10 • 6 p.m.
TV: ESPN+
Radio: 88.7 KTCU FM/Varsity App
TCU NOTABLES
• TCU, winners of seven of its last eight games, picked up its second straight series victory with a 2-1 series win over Tulane.
• TCU remains ranked in four of five major polls, coming in as high as No. 14 in the Baseball America poll.
• TCU leads the Big 12 and ranks 15th nationally with 87 walks. Seven times they have drawn more walks than they have struck out in a game.
• TCU is averaging 11.0 runs per game over the last eight games.
• TCU added six stolen bases over the weekend and ranks second in the Big 12 with 29.
• Nolan Traeger has driven in a run in seven of last eight games and leads the team with 17 RBIs in that stretch.
• Preston Gamster hit his first career home run on Sunday. He's the seventh Horned Frog to homer this year.
• Ethan Thomas threw five scoreless innings last week and won two games.
KANSAS NOTABLES
• Kansas took three of four from St. Thomas over the weekend.
• The Sunday loss snapped a four-game winning streak for the Jayhawks.
• Kansas is 1-1 in midweek games this season with a loss at Lamar and a win at Minnesota.
• Kansas is hitting .246 as a team with 16 home runs.
• Jordan Bach paces the squad with a .393 average, four home runs and nine RBIs.
• On the mound, the staff has a 5.47 ERA and is holding opponents to a .263 average.
• Riane Ritter leads the Jayhawks with nine appearances out of the bullpen, while Caleb Deer has two of the teams' three saves.
• They Jayhawks have surrendered 19 stolen bases.
SERIES NOTABLES
• TCU and Kansas are meeting on the diamond for the 47th time in school history.
• TCU leads the all-time series 32-14, including a mark of 28-12 with Kirk Saarloos on staff.
• TCU won all four games played against Kansas in 2025, sweeping the regular season series and topping the Jayhawks 11-1 in the Big 12 Tournament.
• TCU has won 10 of the 12 series against Kansas since joining the league in 2013.
• The Jayhawks only series victory prior to 2024 came in 2013 at Lupton Stadium.
• TCU is 19-6 against the Jayhawks in Fort Worth, including 17-6 at Lupton Stadium.
• TCU has won 20 of the last 25 games since the 2017 season.
• TCU and Kansas are meeting in a non-conference tilt for the first time since a home series Feb. 18-20, 2011.
HOME NOTABLES
• TCU will play 28 home games during the 2025 season.
• TCU is 518-178 all-time at Lupton Stadium.
• TCU is 284-100 at home with Kirk Saarloos on staff.
• TCU is 90-34 at home with Kirk Saarloos as head coach.
• TCU has won 77-of-101 home series under Saarloos.
• TCU owns a 118-39 mark in midweek games at home, including a 71-17 record under Saarloos.
• TCU has won 20 or more games in 18 of the 23 seasons Lupton Stadium has been in existence.
• TCU ranks 16th nationally in average attendance (4,064) this season.
• TCU has sold out of reserved seating for the 16th straight season.
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