2017 TCU Horned Frogs baseball team
2017 TCU Horned Frogs baseball | |
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Conference | Big 12 Conference |
2017 record | 0–0 (0–0 Big 12) |
Head coach | Jim Schlossnagle (14th year) |
Assistant coach | Bill Mosiello (4th year) |
Assistant coach | Kirk Saarloos (5th year) |
Assistant coach | Zach Etheredge (4th year) |
Home stadium | Lupton Stadium |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baylor | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Virginia | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
‡ – Tournament champion As of October 3, 2016[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
The 2017 TCU Horned Frogs baseball team will represent Texas Christian University during the 2017 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Horned Frogs will play their home games at Charlie & Marie Lupton Baseball Stadium as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They will be led by head coach Jim Schlossnagle, the winningest coach in TCU baseball history, in his 14th year at TCU.
Previous Season
The Horned Frogs will enter the 2017 season on the heels of three consecutive trips to the College World Series.[2] The 2016 TCU Horned Frogs baseball team notched a 38–14 (15–9) regular season record to finish third in the Big 12 Conference standings.[3] In the postseason, the Horned Frogs won the Big 12 Tournament Championship with wins over Baylor, Oklahoma State, Texas and West Virginia,[4] were selected as one of sixteen NCAA Regional Tournament hosts for the third year in a row and the sixth time in eight years,[5] swept through the Fort Worth Regional with wins over Oral Roberts, Gonzaga and Arizona State;[6] advanced to the Super Regional round of the Tournament for the third straight year, where they faced #4 National Seed Texas A&M in College Station, TX for the best-of-three series;[7] won the College Station Super Regional after an 8–2 win, 1–7 loss and 4–1 win; and advanced to their third consecutive College World Series.[8] At the 2016 CWS, the Frogs notched a 2–2 record, winning their first two games over Texas Tech[9] and Coastal Carolina[10] before losing two consecutive games to Coastal Carolina and being eliminated from the tournament.[11] TCU finished the season with a 49–18 record and ranked third in the final polls.[12][13][14][15][16][17]
Preseason
MLB Draft
The following Horned Frogs on the 2016 roster were selected in the 2016 Major League Baseball draft:
List of Drafted Players | ||||||
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Name | 2016 Class | Pos. | Team | Round | No. | Signed/Returned |
Brian Trieglaff | RS Junior | RHP | New York Yankees | 13 | 398 | Signed[18] |
Mitchell Traver | RS Junior | RHP | Cincinnati Reds | 17 | 498 | Returned[19] |
Brian Howard | Junior | RHP | Houston Astros | 17 | 517 | Returned[20] |
Rex Hill | Junior | LHP | Kansas City Royals | 27 | 823 | Signed[21] |
Elliott Barzilli | Junior | INF | Houston Astros | 29 | 877 | Returned[22] |
Preston Guillory | Senior | RHP | Miami Marlins | 31 | 923 | Signed*[23] |
* indicates draftee had no more college eligibility
Departed Players
The following Horned Frogs on the 2016 roster departed the program prior to the 2017 season:
List of Departed Players | |||
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Name | 2016 Class | Pos. | Reason |
Zach Alaniz | Freshman | OF | Departed |
Preston Guillory | Senior | RHP | Graduated[24] and Drafted/Signed[23] |
Rex Hill | Junior | LHP | Drafted/Signed[21] |
Dillon Meadows | Freshman | RHP | Transferred to Weatherford College |
Zack Plunkett | Sophomore | C | Transferred to Arkansas[25] |
Devon Roedahl | Freshman | RHP | Transferred to San Jacinto College |
Mitch Sewald | Junior | RHP | Departed |
Dane Steinhagen | Senior | OF | Graduated[24] |
Brian Trieglaff | RS Junior | RHP | Drafted/Signed[18] |
Summer Leagues
Between the 2015–16 and 2016–17 academic years, the following 15 Horned Frogs participated in summer collegiate baseball leagues:[26]
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Player | 2017 Class | Pos. | League | Team |
Evan Skoug | Junior | C | USA Baseball | Collegiate National Team |
Josh Watson | Sophomore | OF | Cape Cod Baseball League | Falmouth Commodores |
Dalton Horton | Sophomore | LHP | Cape Cod Baseball League | Wareham Gatemen |
Austen Wade | Junior | OF | Cape Cod Baseball League | Wareham Gatemen |
Nolan Brown | RS Senior | OF | Cape Cod Baseball League | Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox |
Jared Janczak | RS Sophomore | RHP | Cape Cod Baseball League | Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox |
Connor Wanhanen | Junior | 1B/OF | Cape Cod Baseball League | Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox |
Drew Gooch | Junior | LHP | Alaska Baseball League | Anchorage Bucs |
Ryan Johnson | Sophomore | OF | Alaska Baseball League | Anchorage Bucs |
Dalton Brown | Sophomore | RHP | New England Collegiate Baseball League | Sanford Mainers |
Michael Landestoy | RS Junior | INF | New England Collegiate Baseball League | Sanford Mainers |
Austin Boyles | RS Freshman | RHP | California Collegiate League | Orange County Riptide |
Sean Wymer | Sophomore | RHP | California Collegiate League | Orange County Riptide |
Shane Mosiello | RS Freshman | LHP | Futures Collegiate Baseball League | Brockton Rox |
Recruiting Class
The Horned Frogs added the following 12 players to the roster as part of their 2016 recruiting class:
List of 2016 Recruits | ||||
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Name | 2016 Class | Pos. | Previous School | Hometown |
Zack Arambula | Freshman | 1B/OF | Antonian College Prep. H.S. | San Antonio, TX |
Cal Coughlin | Freshman | RHP/3B | Lake Forest H.S. | Lake Forest, IL |
Alec Creel | Freshman | RHP | Homeschool | Wake Forest, NC |
Jake Eissler | Freshman | RHP/1B | ThunderRidge H.S. | Littleton, CO |
Haylen Green | Freshman | LHP | Lufkin H.S. | Lufkin, TX |
Dion Henderson | Freshman | LHP | Oak Park H.S. | Detroit, MI |
Zach Humphreys | Freshman | C | Midlothian H.S. | DeSoto, TX |
Austin Ingraham | Junior | OF | North Central Texas College | Keller, TX |
Charles King | Freshman | RHP | Coppell H.S. | Coppell, TX |
Nick Lodolo | Freshman | LHP | Damien H.S. | La Verne, CA |
Trey Morris | Freshman | RHP | Taylor H.S. | Katy, TX |
Bryan Sturges | Freshman | C/OF | Seven Lakes H.S. | Katy, TX |
Season Projections
Coming off three straight College World Series appearances in 2014, 2015 and 2016, losing only four players to graduation and the Draft, and adding a highly-ranked recruiting class, the 2017 Horned Frogs were projected as one of the "Eight for Omaha" in July 2016 by Baseball America,[27] D1 Baseball[28] and Perfect Game.[29]
Personnel
Coaching Staff
TCU returns its entire coaching staff from the Frogs' 2014, 2015 and 2016 College World Series seasons. After leading the Frogs to their third consecutive College World Series and being named Baseball America's 2016 National Coach of the Year,[30][31] Jim Schlossnagle, the winningest coach in TCU Horned Frogs baseball history, inked a six-year contract extension worth over $1 million per year,[32] and assistants Shane Mosiello and Kirk Saarloos inked multi-year contract extensions.[33]
Name | Position | Season at TCU | Alma Mater |
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Jim Schlossnagle | Head Coach | 14 | Elon University (1992) |
Bill Mosiello | Associate Head Coach | 4 | Fresno State University (1986) |
Kirk Saarloos | Assistant Coach | 5 | California State University, Fullerton (2001) |
Zach Etheredge | Volunteer Assistant Coach | 4 | University of Texas at San Antonio (2008) |
Roster
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See also
References
- ↑ "2016–17 Baseball Standings". Big 12 Conference. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
- ↑ Triebwasser, Melissa (June 14, 2016). "TCU News: Frogs Prep for Third Straight College World Series". SB Nation Frogs O War. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
- ↑ Mendez, Carlos (May 21, 2016). "TCU sweeps Kansas State to head into postseason on a roll". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
- ↑ "TCU Wins 2016 Big 12 Baseball Championship". Big 12 Conference. May 29, 2016. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
- ↑ Mendez, Carlos (May 30, 2016). "TCU opens against Oral Roberts in Fort Worth baseball regional". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
- ↑ Mendez, Carlos (June 5, 2016). "TCU heads to Super Regionals behind four-run eighth, strong pitching". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
- ↑ "TCU to 6th NCAA Super Regional after 8-1 win over Arizona St". USA Today (Associated Press). June 6, 2016. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
- ↑ "NCAA Super Regional baseball: TCU advances to College World Series with a 4-1 victory over Texas A&M". Dallas Morning News (Associated Press). June 13, 2016. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
- ↑ Mendez, Carlos (June 19, 2016). "Baker power strikes again for TCU, winning CWS opener". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
- ↑ "TCU beats Coastal Carolina to move to CWS bracket final". ESPN (Associated Press). June 22, 2016. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
- ↑ "Coastal Carolina takes down TCU, readies for Arizona in CWS finals". ESPN (Associated Press). June 26, 2016. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
- ↑ "Final College Top 25 (June 30)". Baseball America. July 1, 2016. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
- ↑ "D1Baseball Top 25: Final 2016 Rankings". D1 Baseball. July 1, 2016. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
- ↑ "Coastal Carolina No. 1 in Final 2016 CB Poll". Collegiate Baseball Newspaper. July 1, 2016. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
- ↑ "Final 2016 College Top 25". Perfect Game. July 1, 2016. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
- ↑ "Baseball Coaches Poll". USA Today. June 30, 2016. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
- ↑ "Coastal Carolina Tops Final 2016 NCBWA Division I Poll". National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association. June 30, 2016. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
- 1 2 Rogers, Caitlin (June 12, 2016). "Yankees 2016 draft pick results tracker and social media guide". SB Nation Pinstripe Alley. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
- ↑ Triebwasser, Melissa (July 7, 2016). "Mitchell Traver Announces His Return to TCU Baseball". SB Nation Frogs 'O War. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
- ↑ Mendez, Carlos (July 5, 2016). "TCU pitcher Howard wants one more shot at national title". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
- 1 2 Rieper, Max (June 20, 2016). "Royals 2016 MLB draft signings". SB Nation Royals Review. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
- ↑ Smith, Hunter (July 1, 2016). "Brian Howard and Elliott Barzilli to return to TCU". Armchair All-Americans. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
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- 1 2 TCU Baseball [TCU_Baseball] (May 20, 2016). "Senior day starts at 6:15. We will honor two very special Horned Frogs. #ThanksDane #ThanksPreston" (Tweet). Retrieved July 12, 2016 – via Twitter.
- ↑ Jones, Matt (August 22, 2016). "Arkansas adds TCU transfer Zack Plunkett". Arkansas Democrat Gazette. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
- ↑ "Fifteen Frogs Off Playing Summer Ball". Texas Christian University Department of Athletics. July 7, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
- ↑ Cahill, Teddy (July 5, 2016). "Eight for Omaha 2016". Baseball America. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
- ↑ "Early Predictions: Eight For Omaha In 2017". D1 Baseball. July 5, 2016. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
- ↑ "Eight for Omaha 2017". Perfect Game. July 5, 2016. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
- ↑ Cahill, Teddy (July 5, 2016). "Coach of the Year". Baseball America. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
- ↑ "Schlossnagle Named National Coach of the Year". Texas Christian University Department of Athletics. July 5, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
- ↑ Rogers, Kendall (June 27, 2016). "TCU Inks Schlossnagle To Blockbuster Deal". D1 Baseball. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
- ↑ "Mosiello and Saarloos Ink Extensions". Texas Christian University Department of Athletics. July 12, 2016. Retrieved July 13, 2016.