The pressure's on to make the postseason as the TCU Horned Frogs host the Kansas State Wildcats for a three-game Big 12 series.
Preseason expectation to host a Regional and compete for a spot in the College World Series has devolved into fighting for a berth to even participate in the postseason. Coming off another conference series loss, thenoted that TCU would need to finish the conference season out 6-3 or better to land a seat in the NCAA Tournament.
Kansas State at TCU kicks off Friday evening at 6:30 p.m. CT. Game 2 is scheduled for 4:00 p.m. and Sunday's Game 3 finale is set for 1:00 p.m. However, keep an eye for scheduling announcement as persistant and severe storms are forecast for the DFW Metroplex on Friday and Saturday. All three games stream on ESPN+ or can be broadcast on 88.7 FM KTCU.For the first time all season, Saarloos addressed the real urgency surrounding this season.
While Kansas State as a team allows a 5.58 ERA , a lot of that damage has come from opposing power – they've given up 52 home runs this year, tied for the second-most. The more telling story is the opposing batting average allowed, just a .254, the fifth-best mark in the league. A pitching staff that allows a low average and requires power hitting to score on them is Kryptonite for this TCU lineup that wants to excel at small ball and has scored the second-fewest runs in the conference.
Nine different Wildcats have starts this season. After a 31-run shelling in three games to Oklahoma, Kansas State changed up the rotation last weekend. Run mitigation was much better and they may opt to stick with the same plan this weekend. appeared for a start against the Pokes, going 6.1 quality innings. Wentworth has one of the lowest ERAs in the conferece, as well as the fourth-most strikeouts . Freshman was the Sunday starter, but closed Sunday's game against Oklahoma State instead.
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