The no. 2 ranked TCU Horned Frogs (21-5, 4-2) come to the Hub City to square off with the No.19 Texas Tech Red Raider (18-11, 3-3) baseball team in a three-game series beginning with a 6:30 p.m. first pitch Thursday (April 2).

The Horned Frogs are the first nationally-ranked opponent to travel to Lubbock this season.

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Tech is 15-4 at home this season and coming off a 6-5 loss at New Mexico on Tuesday during its first midweek road game. TCU fell 8-1 at UT Arlington on Tuesday.

Thursday’s series opener will mark the 157th time the Frogs and Red Raiders have tangled on the diamond. TCU leads the all-time series 87-68-1. Tech owns a 36-33 lead in the all-time series with TCU in games played in Lubbock.

Tech won the regular season series between the two squads last year taking 2-of-3 in Ft. Worth. TCU extracted revenge by topping the Red Raiders in both the Big 12 Tournament and Tech’s first ever NCAA College World Series game 3-2.

2014 Big 12 Pitcher of the Year Preston Morrison (6-0, 1.79 ERA) leads a pitching staff that enters the series with a nation’s best 2.00 ERA.

The projected starting rotation for TCU Traver Mitchell, Morrison, and Alex Young sport a combined 15-1 record with a 1.34 ERA.

Tech will counter with sophomore Ryan Mosley (2-2, 3.56) on Thursday, and senior left-hander Cameron Smith (3-2, 3.12),  on Friday.

Red Raider Head Coach Tim Tadlock has not announced a starter for Saturday. Sophomore Dylan Dusek, who was projected to be a weekend starter for Tech at the beginning of the season, has been scratched from his last three scheduled starts due to injuries.

This weekend several events are taking place on the campus of Texas Tech University, including Tech baseball hosting TCU, Tech track and field hosting the Texas Tech Open and the ABC Pro Rodeo at the City Bank Coliseum.

Follow this link to see the parking options. Fans are encouraged to arrive early due to the increased traffic within the area.

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