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TCU
set for weekend showdown The TCU baseball team is scheduled to be in action this weekend as they play a three-game series against Texas-Arlington.
The Frogs (5-6) will play the Mavericks (6-7) at 2 p.m. on Friday at Allan Saxe Stadium on the UTA campus. The series will then shift to the TCU Diamond where games scheduled for 1:05 p.m. Saturday and 1:35 p.m. Sunday. With a game against Oklahoma postponed due to weather this week, head coach Lance Brown said the team had a productive week of work. “We’re just looking for improvement every time out,” Brown said. “Whatever phase of the game we need work on, we are trying to get better.” Brown said pitching is the main thing the Frogs hope will get better. The pitching staff, especially the bullpen, has struggled with consistency, he said. They currently have a 5.08 ERA, and opponents have scored 54 earned runs with a .287 batting average. With the long break between games and an important stretch of competition coming up, Brown said the pitchers had some quality work this week. “I think it has given us a chance to work with them (the pitchers),” Brown said. “You get into a season, and pitchers have slumps like hitters do. We have a hard time finding time to work. Hitters can hit every day, but pitchers cannot pitch for 40 minutes everyday, so this has been a good week for us to get our pitchers out there. We’ve spent a lot of time in the bullpen.” Brown said the best thing about the pitchers work was them being able to throw without having to save something for any games during the week. One thing going well for the team right now is defense and hitting, he said. The defense has a .977 fielding percentage, committing 10 errors and turning 21 double plays. The Frogs are also currently batting .306 as a team, and have scored 44 runs in the last four games. “I think it’s important for us (hitting) because we did not the first five or six games,” Brown said. “Players start to wonder if they are ever going to, so I think it’s important for us that we are.” These positives lead this team into the series with UTA, who earlier this season beat the Frogs 5-3 in Arlington. Brown said that the team will be more settled and energized when playing the Mavericks this time around. “Early in the year, especially after your first series, you put so much more energy in,” Brown said. “I think when we came back from playing three games, the energy level wasn’t where it needed to be when we went over there.” Brown said the Frogs will face a solid UTA ballclub and that the home field may have the key in the series. “They always seem to play well in their ballpark,” Brown said. “It seems like we have trouble winning at their park, and they have trouble winning here. So hopefully we can go over there and get a win, we can come back on our own field and maybe get another couple of wins.” Brown said due to recent weather forecasts, game times may be changed or postponed. For any postponed times, check out (www.gofrogs.com). Danny
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