ABILENE – With inclement weather expected in Fort Worth throughout Tuesday, the 18th-ranked Horned Frogs and Abilene Christian baseball have agreed to move their game at Lupton Stadium to Wednesday, Feb. 20.
The game will air locally on 98.1 FM – The Ticket with
Zach Carlyle handling the play-by-play.
Real-time stats and
video stream will be offered at GoFrogs.com.
This is first of two games this season between the Wildcats and Horned Frogs. TCU is slated to make a return to trip to Abilene and Crutcher Scott Field on Tuesday, April, 30.
The two sides split last year's season series with each team winning on its opponents' field. The Wildcats topped TCU, 4-2, in 11 innings on April 17, 2017, but the Horned Frogs won the rematch, 4-0.
ACU went 1-2 in its opening weekend series vs. Bryant of the Northeastern Conference. The Wildcats were led at the plate by newcomer
Ryne Randle, who batted .385 with two runs scored. ACU also received a go-ahead, three-run double by senior
Koby Claborn en route to an 8-6 win in game two, and home runs from both Claborn and shortstop
Robert Salazar.
Overall, nine of ACU's 24 base hits vs. the Bulldogs went for extra bases.
TCU was in Scottsdale, Ariz. for its opening weekend, which featured a 10-2 win over No. 1 Vanderbilt Sunday in addition to a 2-0 loss to No. 18 Fullerton and 9-4 triumph over Virginia.
The Horned Frogs batted .350 in the desert and slugged .427 in scoring 19 runs, while their pitching staff posted a 2.42 ERA with 24 strikeouts.
