FWST: TCU juggles pitching rotation for Houston three-day tournament

Brian Howard (1-0) will start Friday against Louisiana Lafayette in the Horned Frogs’ opening game of the Shriners Hospitals for Children College Classic, coach Jim Schlossnagle said.

Luken Baker (1-0) will start Saturday night against Rice, and Rex Hill (0-1) will go on Sunday against Houston.

Last week, the Frogs used Hill, Howard, then Baker to open the season against Loyola Marymount. Howard and Baker had scoreless outings in recording victories. Hill gave up three runs in 4  1/3 innings.

TCU (3-1) has a 1.25 team ERA entering the tournament at Minute Maid Park. The bullpen ERA is 0.00 in 16.1 innings, having allowed two unearned runs against Loyola Marymount.