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GoFrogs: TCU Hosts UT Arlington Wednesday Night
No. 6 TCU (22-5) vs. UT Arlington (16-13)
Date | Time Wednesday, April 6; 6:30 p.m.
Location Fort Worth, Texas; Lupton Stadium
Radio KTCU 88.7 FM
TV FSSW+
Live Stats Gametracker
Game Notes TCU Game Notes
FORT WORTH – The fifth-ranked TCU baseball team makes a brief stop at home for Wednesday night contest against UT Arlington. The game, set to be televised on FSSW+, will begin at 6:30 p.m.
TCU NOTABLES
• TCU stretched its winning streak to five games with a sweep at Wichita State over the weekend.
• The NCAA released its first RPI report and TCU comes in at No. 15.
• With its five-game winning streak, the Horned Frogs are ranked in the top 10 of all the major polls.
• Cam Warner hit safely in all three games at Wichita State and now owns a 16-game hitting streak, the longest active streak in the Big 12.
• Dane Steinhagen homered in back-to-back games over the weekend to give him four on the season.
• TCU continues to pace the league offensively with a .315 batting average (18th nationally), a .414 on-base percentage (13th nationally) and a .494 slugging percentage (14th nationally).
• Elliott Barzilli tops the Big 12 with a .455 average and ranks sixth nationally.
• TCU has four hitters in the top 10 in RBIs in the Big 12, led by Luken Baker’s 31.
• TCU committed just one error over the weekend and ranks second in the Big 12 with a .976 fielding percentage.
UT ARLINGTON NOTABLES
• UT Arlington is coming off a series win at Georgia State.
• The Mavericks have won six of their last eight games heading into Wednesday’s game.
• UTA enters the game with a 5-8 record in games played away from home.
• Wednesday’s game will be UT Arlington’s eighth meeting against a member of the Big 12. The Mavericks are 3-4 in the first seven games.
• Brady Cox paces the offense with a .387 batting average, while Christian Hollie has a team-leading 28 RBIs.
• Ten different Mavericks have contributed 30 stolen bases this season.
• Jacob Moreland is the go-to guy in the bullpen with 17 appearances.
• Defensively, UTA has a .966 fielding percentage. The 38 errors have led to 44 unearned runs.
SERIES HISTORY
• The Horned Frogs and the Mavericks will be meeting for the 153rd time on Wednesday.
• TCU holds a 95-57 edge in the all-time series.
• Wednesday is the third and final meeting between the two teams this season. It’s the second meeting at Lupton Stadium.
• TCU took a 5-1 victory at Lupton Stadium in the first game this season and tallied a 17-4 win in Arlington last week.
• Since 2004, the Frogs are 24-6 against UTA.
• TCU and UT Arlington have played every season since 1969.
TEARING IT UP
Elliott Barzilli has had a torrid first half of the campaign, ranking fifth nationally with his .455 batting average.
The junior enters the week carrying a 12 game hitting streak. During the streak, Barzilli is hitting .488 with eight multi-hit games and five multiple-RBI contests.
This season, Barzilli has hit safely in 25 of 27 games. He leads the team and the Big 12 with 16 multi-hit games and 11 multiple-RBI games.
WALK THIS WAY
Over the weekend, TCU hitters worked 23 walks, improving its season total to 146. The Horned Frogs rank second in the Big 12, just two behind league-leading Texas Tech. That mark also sits 15th nationally.
Despite only having a plate appearance in 23 of the 27 games played this season, Austen Wade leads the team with 22 walks. He has worked two or more walks in seven games this season. Luken Baker is the only other Horned Frogs to have 20 walks on the season. Seven Frogs have 10 or more walks.
#WINNING
After dropping back-to-back games for the first time this season, TCU has responded with a five-game winning streak.
During the streak, TCU is averaging 11.6 runs per game, while allowing just 4.0 per game. Elliott Barzilli paces the offensive group with a .500 average, while Cam Warner leads all hitters with 10 hits. Josh Watson has collected nine RBIs. On the mound, Jared Janczak has two of the team’s five wins. Rex Hill leads the way with 10 strikeouts.
Defensively, the Frogs have committed just two errors.
EARNING HIS STRIPES
Jared Janczak redshirted last season in his first year with the program. The year-long hiatus from game action has paid dividends for Janczak, who leads the team with 12 appearances.
He’s made the most of the opportunities, posting a 4-1 record in those 12 appearances. In 24 2/3 innings pitched, Janczak has 28 strikeouts. He has held opponents scoreless in eight of those appearances. Additionally, he has allowed just one of his eight inherited runners to score.