SAN MARCOS, Texas – For the final time in the regular season Texas State (33-19) plays a road game when it travels to take on TCU (30-21) on Tuesday. First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m. from Lupton Stadium.
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The contest will be streamed on ESPN+.
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PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS
Tuesday: TXST RHP
Peyton Zabel (2-1, 4.94 ERA) vs. TCU TBA
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ABOUT TEXAS STATE
The Bobcats will be looking to snap a season-long three-game losing streak after being swept at Louisiana over the weekend. Despite the setbacks, the team did clinch a spot in the Sun Belt Conference tournament following Coastal Carolina's sweep of South Alabama. TXST is 10-3 this season in midweek games.
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Davis Powell continues to lead the offense with a .350 average, 56 hits, 42 runs and 16 doubles. Freshman
Chase Mora has hit a team best 15 home runs while batting .323 with 49 RBI and 34 runs scored. The freshman enters the game on a 10-game hitting streak. Also with double-digit homers is
Jose Gonzalez (52 RBI) and
August Ramirez (31 RBI) with 12 and 10, respectively.
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Scheduled to start on Tuesday is
Peyton Zabel. The right-hander will be making his ninth start of the season and has recorded a 2-1 record, 4.94 ERA and 25 strikeouts in 27.1 innings.
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Triston Dixon (5-1, 4.86 ERA, 5 SV) has made a team-high 25 appearances in relief. Pacing all relievers with 58 strikeouts and a 3.38 ERA while also posting a 3-2 record and three saves is
Jack Stroud. Also with a sub-4.00 ERA out of the bullpen is
Jonathan Martinez at 3.86 over 16.1 innings.
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ABOUT TCU
The Horned Frogs enter the game on a five-game winning streak after sweeping Baylor. Tuesday will be the final home game of the season as they go on the road for a series against Kansas State to wrap up that campaign. TCU is 20-11 at home with a 5-2 record in midweeks.
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Anthony Silver enters leading the team with a .335 batting average. Cole Fontenelle has hit 10 homers with 41 RBI and a team best 16 doubles. Also batting over .300 is Karson Bowen (.329, 36 RBI) and Tre Richardson (.302, 38 RBI). A team best 17 long balls have come off the bat of Brayden Taylor, who is batting .295 with 44 RBI and scored 55 times.
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The starter for Tuesday is to be announced.
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Both Louis Rodriguez (2-1, 4.03 ERA, 45 K) and Garrett Wright (2-1, 2.21 ERA, 24 K) have earned three saves. Ben Abeldt has come out of the bullpen 21 times in his 22 appearances. The lefty is 1-3 with a 5.03 RA and 44 strikeouts over 34.0 innings. Cohen Feser has a staff-low 1.99 ERA in 22.2 innings spanning 15 relief outings.
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SERIES VS. HORNED FROGS
TCU leads the all-time series 25-15. Texas State has won the last two meetings and four of the last five including an 8-4 ballgame earlier this season back on Mar. 14 in San Marcos.
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When facing the Horned Frogs on the road, the Bobcats are 8-16. They were victorious in the last meeting in Fort Worth that came on Feb. 28, 2012 by a score of 1-0.
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