Friday, April 10
Fort Worth, Texas
6 p.m.
TCU
vs
Arizona
Preview: Arizona
4/9/2026 2:53:00 PM | Baseball
TCU is 13-3 at home this season
FORT WORTH – TCU opens a four-game homestand Friday night when it welcomes Arizona for the start of a three-game Big 12 series. The Horned Frogs have won their last two league series and have won four straight at home.
INSIDE THE GAME
TCU (20-11, 7-5 Big 12) vs. Arizona (10-21, 3-9)
Friday, April 10 • 6 p.m.
TV: ESPN+
Radio: 88.7 KTCU FM/Varsity App
TCU Starter: Trever Baumler
Saturday, April 11 • 2 p.m.
TV: ESPN+
Radio: 88.7 KTCU FM/Varsity App
TCU Starter: Lance Davis
Sunday, April 12 • 2:30 p.m.
TV: ESPN2
Radio: 88.7 KTCU FM/Varsity App
TCU Starter: Zack James
TCU NOTABLES
• After picking up a 2-1 series win at Kansas State over the weekend, the Frogs dropped a midweek game at Abilene Christian.
• TCU has overcome multiple run deficits in five of its last seven wins.
• The Frogs have 12 comeback wins this season, nine of which have seen the Frogs trail by multiple runs.
• Sunday's shutout victory at Kansas State was its second of the season.
• TCU has sits at 28 in the latest RPI report.
• TCU has tallied 15 home runs over the last eight games, bringing its season total to 38.
• TCU ranks tied for fourth nationally with 212 walks.
• TCU has turned 16 double plays in the last 12 games bringing their season total to 33, a mark that leads the Big 12 and is tied for fifth nationally.
• Walter Quinn has appeared in four of the last five games bringing his season total to 17 games, which is tied for 14th nationally.
• Cole Cramer is riding an nine-game hitting streak in which he is hitting .465 (20-for-43) with 12 RBIs.
ARIZONA NOTABLES
• Arizona is coming off a 13-3 midweek win over New Mexico State.
• The Wildcats have just two wins in their last eight games.
• Arizona has dropped league series at Utah and UCF and home series to Texas Tech and Arizona State.
• Arizona is hitting .259 as a team lead by Tony Lira's .351 average.
• Carson McEntire leads the team with seven home runs and 24 RBIs.
• On the mound, the staff boasts a 5.68 ERA and is allowing opponents to hit .282.
• Patrick Morris leads the team with 16 appearances, while Garrett Hicks has a team-high three saves.
• The Wildcats have a .971 fielding percentage.
SERIES NOTABLES
• TCU and Arizona will be meeting for the 16th time.
• The Wildcats hold a 10-5 series lead.
• TCU and Arizona met four times last season with Arizona joining the Big 12.
• The Wildcats snapped a three-game losing streak to the Frogs and took three of four last year.
• Arizona won the first two games of the 2025 series in Tucson and won the Big 12 Championship game.
• During TCU's three-game winning streak, two of those wins were in the NCAA Regionals - 11-5 (2010 Fort Worth); 12-4 (2023 Fayetteville).
• TCU picked up a 6-1 win over the Wildcats in its only trip to Lupton Stadium on Feb. 28, 2024.
• The series began in 1956, also in the NCAA Tournament. Arizona swept TCU in the two games.
• TCU and Arizona played a neutral site game in Round Rock on March 11, 2004 which Arizona won 5-2.
• TCU assistant coach Dave Lawn spent eight seasons (2016-23) as the pitching coach at Arizona.
HOME NOTABLES
• TCU will play 28 home games during the 2025 season.
• TCU is 525-180 all-time at Lupton Stadium.
• TCU is 291-102 at home with Kirk Saarloos on staff and 97-36 at home with Kirk Saarloos as head coach.
• TCU has won 78-of-103 home series under Saarloos.
• TCU owns a 121-39 mark in midweek games at home, including a 74-17 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 (4,079) this season.
• TCU has sold out of reserved seating for the 16th straight season.
INSIDE THE GAME
TCU (20-11, 7-5 Big 12) vs. Arizona (10-21, 3-9)
Friday, April 10 • 6 p.m.
TV: ESPN+
Radio: 88.7 KTCU FM/Varsity App
TCU Starter: Trever Baumler
Saturday, April 11 • 2 p.m.
TV: ESPN+
Radio: 88.7 KTCU FM/Varsity App
TCU Starter: Lance Davis
Sunday, April 12 • 2:30 p.m.
TV: ESPN2
Radio: 88.7 KTCU FM/Varsity App
TCU Starter: Zack James
TCU NOTABLES
• After picking up a 2-1 series win at Kansas State over the weekend, the Frogs dropped a midweek game at Abilene Christian.
• TCU has overcome multiple run deficits in five of its last seven wins.
• The Frogs have 12 comeback wins this season, nine of which have seen the Frogs trail by multiple runs.
• Sunday's shutout victory at Kansas State was its second of the season.
• TCU has sits at 28 in the latest RPI report.
• TCU has tallied 15 home runs over the last eight games, bringing its season total to 38.
• TCU ranks tied for fourth nationally with 212 walks.
• TCU has turned 16 double plays in the last 12 games bringing their season total to 33, a mark that leads the Big 12 and is tied for fifth nationally.
• Walter Quinn has appeared in four of the last five games bringing his season total to 17 games, which is tied for 14th nationally.
• Cole Cramer is riding an nine-game hitting streak in which he is hitting .465 (20-for-43) with 12 RBIs.
ARIZONA NOTABLES
• Arizona is coming off a 13-3 midweek win over New Mexico State.
• The Wildcats have just two wins in their last eight games.
• Arizona has dropped league series at Utah and UCF and home series to Texas Tech and Arizona State.
• Arizona is hitting .259 as a team lead by Tony Lira's .351 average.
• Carson McEntire leads the team with seven home runs and 24 RBIs.
• On the mound, the staff boasts a 5.68 ERA and is allowing opponents to hit .282.
• Patrick Morris leads the team with 16 appearances, while Garrett Hicks has a team-high three saves.
• The Wildcats have a .971 fielding percentage.
SERIES NOTABLES
• TCU and Arizona will be meeting for the 16th time.
• The Wildcats hold a 10-5 series lead.
• TCU and Arizona met four times last season with Arizona joining the Big 12.
• The Wildcats snapped a three-game losing streak to the Frogs and took three of four last year.
• Arizona won the first two games of the 2025 series in Tucson and won the Big 12 Championship game.
• During TCU's three-game winning streak, two of those wins were in the NCAA Regionals - 11-5 (2010 Fort Worth); 12-4 (2023 Fayetteville).
• TCU picked up a 6-1 win over the Wildcats in its only trip to Lupton Stadium on Feb. 28, 2024.
• The series began in 1956, also in the NCAA Tournament. Arizona swept TCU in the two games.
• TCU and Arizona played a neutral site game in Round Rock on March 11, 2004 which Arizona won 5-2.
• TCU assistant coach Dave Lawn spent eight seasons (2016-23) as the pitching coach at Arizona.
HOME NOTABLES
• TCU will play 28 home games during the 2025 season.
• TCU is 525-180 all-time at Lupton Stadium.
• TCU is 291-102 at home with Kirk Saarloos on staff and 97-36 at home with Kirk Saarloos as head coach.
• TCU has won 78-of-103 home series under Saarloos.
• TCU owns a 121-39 mark in midweek games at home, including a 74-17 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 (4,079) this season.
• TCU has sold out of reserved seating for the 16th straight season.
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