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TCU Baseball Mid-Week Preview: Vs Air Force

After dropping their last two games, the Frogs hope to right the ship with two mid-week games against the Air Force Academy.
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TCU second baseman Cole Cramer waiting to receive the ball from Nolan Traeger, 02/25/2025
TCU second baseman Cole Cramer waiting to receive the ball from Nolan Traeger, 02/25/2025 | Brian McLean, OnAssignment/TCU On SI

After going 1-2 for the second straight weekend. The TCU Horned Frogs are looking to bounce back as they begin the first of two mid-week games against Air Force.

Louis Rodriguez will start game one. The junior has a 2.45 ERA on the season in 7.1 innings pitched with ten strikeouts and only two walks allowed. In typical mid-week fashion, though, expect both games to be effectively bullpen games for Head Coach Kirk Saarloos as he tries to navigate which pitchers he can go to early in the season. With the game two starters TBA so far, I would expect Mason Brassfield to get the start. The Freshman has been impressive lately, with six innings pitched in the last week and only one run allowed.

The Mid-Week games will be a significant bounce-back opportunity on the offensive side of the ball. Despite their fast start on opening weekend, the Frogs are only hitting .240 on the season. In the last six games, the offense has only averaged 3.3 runs. Anthony Silva had a big weekend with his first home run of the season, and Chase Brunson led the team in batting average with a .364 against Southern Miss

Air Force is a sneaky 4-7 on the season, winning four of their last six games after opening the season 0-5 with losses to Florida and Vanderbilt. Easton Miller will be the game-one starter, carrying a 5.59 ERA into the contest, while the Falcons have a team ERA of 6.70.

The Falcons' offense is paced by Walker Zapp, who leads the team in batting average with a .342, and Tripp Garrish, who leads the team in home runs (2) and OPS (1.046). They are hitting .243 as a team and have a fielding percentage of .972.

Game one will be at Lupton Stadium on Tuesday, March 4, at 5 p.m. CT.

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JD is the voice of TCU On SI. He is the writer of the weekly “What Did We Learn” article on football, basketball, and baseball. He covers all things football, MBB, WBB, Baseball, Equestrian and Rifle. JD hosts many of TCU ON SI’s podcasts, including host of “The Bullpen” (baseball), co-host of “Splash Pad” (women’s basketball), co-host of “Gridiron Frogs” (football), and co-host of “Campus Tour” (multiple sports). Stay up to date by following him on X. Fight em’ till Hell Freezes over and then fight em’ on the ice.

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