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TCU Baseball: Frogs Host Lamar in Midweek Action

LHP Braeden Sloan takes the mound in the game against the Cardinals.
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TCU Baseball: Frogs Host Lamar in Midweek Action
TCU Baseball: Frogs Host Lamar in Midweek Action

The TCU Horned Frogs (22-14, 7-5 Big 12) end their four-game homestand with a Tuesday night game against the Lamar Cardinals (19-12, 5-7 Southland).

Braeden Sloan (2-2) will take the mound. This will be the 20th home game of the season for the Frogs. So far this year, TCU is a rather disappointing 12-7 at Lupton Stadium.

This will be the 24th meeting between the two programs. TCU holds a 13-10 lead in the series, including 4-1 at Lupton. The last time the two teams met was in 2019, with the Cardinals winning 10-5.

Lamar dropped a road series this past weekend against Incarnate Word but did win Sunday’s game 6-1. The win snapped a four-game losing streak. The Cardinals are 4-5 in midweek action this season. However, they are 2-1 this season in midweek games against Power Five teams with wins over Texas A&M and Kansas State. Their one P5 loss was to No. 1 LSU.

Tuesday’s game marks the end of a nine-game road trip for the Cardinals. They are 2-6 during this stretch.

Lamar, as a team, is hitting .247, owns a 4.19 ERA, and boasts a .977 fielding percentage. Outfielder Ben MacNaughton leads the team with a .317 batting average. He also leads the team with 20 of the team’s 46 steals. Catcher Ryan Snell leads the team with 12 home runs and 36 RBIs.

Defensively, they have only allowed 13 stolen bases on 25 attempts. On the other hand, TCU has 88 stolen bases, tied with Kansas State for the most in the Big 12 and 10th nationally. The Frogs have stolen a base in 16 straight games and are 61-of-62 during that stretch in steal attempts.

Frogs third baseman Brayden Taylor hit three home runs over the weekend. His 38 career home runs rank him fourth all-time at TCU. He needs just one more to move into third place all-time.

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Barry Lewis
BARRY LEWIS

Barry is the managing editor/publisher of TCU Horned Frogs On SI and oversees a team of 15+ writers, photographers, and podcasters covering all 22 of TCU’s sports. He writes on football, basketball (men’s and women’s), baseball, men’s tennis, and other sports as needed. His weekly articles include Big 12 Power Rankings and Poll Watching during the football, basketball, and baseball seasons. He is a frequent guest on one of the many podcasts that TCU Horned Frogs On SI writers host covering football, baseball, basketball, and other sports. Barry is a member of the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA), and National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA). He has represented TCU Horned Frogs On SI at the 2022 Fiesta Bowl, the 2023 College Football National Championship, the 2023 College World Series, the 2024 NCAA Men’s Tennis National Championship, Big 12 Football Media Days, and Big 12 Basketball Media Days. Barry has followed TCU sports since the Jim Wacker days. He is an avid sports fan and traveler, and he loves any opportunity to see a sporting event in person. He has been to 18 of the 30 MLB ballparks, experienced game day at 25 college football stadiums, seen 21 NFL stadiums, and been to 16 bowl games.

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