FORT WORTH, Texas – The Texans (3-4) are set to take on their second consecutive Big 12 opponent when they travel to Lupton Stadium, home of the TCU Horned Frogs (5-2) for a Tuesday night clash at 6 p.m. 
 

This will be the Texans' first road matchup of the year. Following their game against TCU, Tarleton State will have four Power Four opponents remaining on its 2025 schedule. 
 

QUICK HITS: 

• Ben Bosse (probable starting pitcher on Tuesday) won the National JUCO Championship at Blinn College in 2024. 

• Senior Sergio Guerra notched his first home run in a Texan uniform on Sunday against Kansas. 

• Catcher Jaime "Mito" Perez is the only Texan to record a hit in every game he's played this season. 

• Braden Gostisha leads the Texans with a .450 batting average. Gostisha tallied three doubles against the Jayhawks over the weekend. 

• Tyson Drake is currently tied for secod in home runs (5) and 13th in RBIs (14) nationally. 

• The Texans have three players batting over .400 (Braden Gostisha, Slade McCloud, Lane Brewster). 

• Slade McCloud was named WAC Player of the Week during opening week. McCloud is the first Texan since Feb. 2024 to win a conference weekly award. The senior tallied 11 hits, eight runs, six steals and three RBIs in four games against Butler. 

• Tarleton State notched a 31-5 win against Butler on opening week, marking their biggest victory as an NCAA Division I program. 

• After a four-game series against St. Thomas this weekend, the Texans will head to Waco to face off against Baylor. 

• Slade McCloud currently ranks T-15 across NCAA Division I Baseball with 14 hits. 

• Tarleton State is 17th among NCAA Division I programs for total runs scored (74). 

• Hunter Smith is tied for seventh among NCAA Division I athletes in walks drawn (11). 

TYSON DRAKE'S HOT START: 

Junior infielder Tyson Drake led the team last season with nine home runs. In 2025, Drake already has five home runs through just seven games. The Keller, Texas, native has registered a hit in six straight games including two four-hit performances. Drake hit a home run on both Saturday and Sunday against Big 12 opponent Kansas. He currently ranks 2nd in total home runs and 13th across all NCAA Division I athletes with 14 RBIs in the 2025 season. Drake is also the fastest player to reach five home runs in a season during Tarleton State's Division I era. 

OPPONENT SCOUTING REPORT: 

The TCU Horned Frogs started their season 5-0 but are currently on a two-game losing streak following losses to Arkansas (1-2) and Kansas State (2-10). TCU holds a .243 batting average on the season and has totaled 47 runs in seven games. They rank seventh across the Big 12 with a 5-2 overall record. 

THE WHEELS KEEP TURNING: 

• Tarleton State currently ranks 14th across NCAA Division I with 20 stolen bases. 

• Slade McCloud and Trace Morrison are tied for tenth in the nation with six steals apiece in seven games. 

• The Purple and White average 2.86 steals per game as a team, which ranks among the NCAA Division I top 20. 

• Tarleton State has four times the amount of steals than they do against them (five). 

• Tarleton State is 14th across NCAA Division I programs with a .469 on base percentage. 

• The Texans have 78 hits through seven games, which is tied for 31st across NCAA Division I baseball. 

NEXT UP: 

Following their midweek matchup against the Horned Frogs, the Texans will head back home for a four-game series against St. Thomas starting Friday. This series will include a doubleheader on Saturday, the third twin bill for Tarleton State in the 2025 season. Get tickets here.