FORT WORTH – TCU takes a break from conference play to host New Mexico State for three contests. Friday night’s game starts a seven-game homestand to close out the regular season.
INSIDE THE SERIES
TCU (29-16) vs. New Mexico State (23-24)
Friday, May 10 • 6:30 p.m
TV: Big 12 Now on ESPN+
Radio: 88.7 KTCU FM/Varsity App
Starter: RHP Cole Klecker
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Saturday, May 11 • 4 p.m
TV: Big 12 Now on ESPN+
Radio: 88.7 KTCU FM/Varsity App
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Sunday, May 12 • 1 p.m
TV: Big 12 Now on ESPN+
Radio: 88.7 KTCU FM/Varsity App
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TCU NOTABLES
• TCU continued its climb up the Big 12 standings with a big sweep at Baylor over the weekend.
• TCU has won three of its last Big 12 series.
• TCU climbed to No. 29 in the latest RPI rankings.
• TCU ranks 12th in the Big 12 in average (.270), fourth in ERA (4.54) and second in fielding percentage (.977).
• TCU added 33 strikeouts in the Baylor series and ranks fifth nationally in K/9 (11.4).
• TCU’s 498 strikeouts are second in the Big 12 and are 10th nationally.
• TCU, winner of six of its last seven, is hitting .305 over that stretch with 25 extra base hits.
• The TCU bullpen has surrendered just 14 earned runs in its last 73 2/3 innings of work (1.71 ERA) spanning 13 games.
• TCU has a stolen base in 12 of the last 15 games. The Frogs are 23-for-30 in that stretch.
• Payton Tolle posted TCU’s 18th 100 strikeout season. He is the 17th pitcher to achieve the accomplishment.
• Logan Maxwell hit .727 (8-for-11) with a double, 2 home runs and four RBIs in the final two games at Baylor.
• Sam Myers extended his hitting streak to eight games.
• Ben Abeldt became the first pitcher since Riley Ferrell at Texas in 2014 to tally three saves in a series.
HOME NOTABLES
• TCU will play 33 home games during the 2024 season.
• TCU is 488-167 all-time at Lupton Stadium.
• TCU is 254-89 at home with Kirk Saarloos on staff.
• TCU has won 68-of-88 home series under Saarloos.
• TCU owns a 109-38 mark in midweek games at home.
• TCU has won 20 or more games in 16 of the 20 seasons Lupton Stadium has been in existence.
• TCU ranks 16th nationally in average attendance (4,462) in 2024.
NEW MEXICO STATE NOTABLES
• New Mexico State is coming off a home series win over Louisiana Tech this past weekend.
• The Aggies have won three of their last four series.
• The Aggies are hitting .307 as a team, which ranks 31st nationally, while their 8.7 runs per game are 23rd nationally.
• Three Aggies (Keith Jones II, Nick Gore and Logan Gallina) have hit at least 11 home runs.
• Leading hitter Keith Jones II ranks 29th nationally with a .394 average. He leads the team with 17 home runs, 18 doubles, three triples, 11 stolen bases and 67 RBIs.
• On the mound, the staff has an 8.70 ERA and is allowing opponents to hit .331.
• Saul Soto leads the staff with 18 appearances out of the bullpen.
• Hayden Lewis has two of the team’s three saves on the year.
SERIES HISTORY
• TCU and New Mexico State will meet for the seventh time in program history.
• TCU is undefeated in the all-time series, 6-0.
• TCU and New Mexico State last played March 17-18, 1992.
• Four of the six games were played in Fort Worth, while the other two were played in Las Cruces.
• TCU swept a four game series against the Aggies in 1991.
• The Horned Frogs won both meetings in Las Cruces in 1992.
• Five of the six games were decided by three runs or less.
• TCU and New Mexico State played a 10-inning game on March 17, 1992 with TCU winning 8-7.
