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Rain and cold forecast has pushed TCU baseball’s home opener back. Here’s the new date

TCU baseball fans will have to wait an extra day for the home opener.

With a rainy and cold forecast for Tuesday night, the Frogs will move their home opener against Abilene Christian to Wednesday.

First pitch will remain at 6:30 p.m. 

Saturday’s game against Grand Canyon University has moved to a 3 p.m. first pitch.

TCU returns home after opening its season by going 2-1 in the MLB4 Tournament in Scottsdale, Arizona. The weekend was capped with an upset of top-ranked Vanderbilt on Sunday.

Junior left-hander Haylen Green is expected to start the home opener against Abilene Christian.

Green appeared in 16 games, including five starts, for the Frogs last season. He went 2-2 with a 4.29 ERA.

Brown honored

TCU freshman Porter Brown was named the Big 12 newcomer of the week. He batted .583 and scored five runs in the MLB4 Tournament last weekend.

This story was originally published February 18, 2019 at 12:18 PM.

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Drew Davison
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Drew Davison was a TCU and Big 12 sports writer for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram until 2022. He covered everything in DFW from Rangers to Cowboys to motor sports.
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