2017 TCU Horned Frogs baseball team

2017 TCU Horned Frogs baseball
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
2017 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
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
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
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]

List of Players in Summer Leagues
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
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
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

2017 TCU Horned Frogs baseball team
Players Coaches
# Pos. Name Bats/Throws Height Weight Year High School/Junior College Home town
1 INF Hesse, MasonMason Hesse R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Sr Navarro College Temple, TX
3 INF Barzilli, ElliottElliott Barzilli R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Georgia Tech Los Angeles, CA
4 INF Warner, CamCam Warner R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Sr Hill College Canberra, Australia
5 INF Merrill, RyanRyan Merrill L/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Iowa Western C.C. Omaha, NE
6 OF Brown, NolanNolan Brown L/L 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Sr Blinn College Colleyville, TX
7 OF Watson, JoshJosh Watson S/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Arlington Martin, H.S. Arlington, TX
8 OF Wade, AustenAusten Wade L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Midland H.S. Midland, TX
9 C Skoug, EvanEvan Skoug L/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Libertyville H.S. Libertyville, IL
11 LHP Horton, DaltonDalton Horton L/L 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Center H.S. Center, TX
13 INF Landestoy, MichaelMichael Landestoy R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Saint George School Santo Domingo, D.R.
15 RHP Feltman, DurbinDurbin Feltman R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Oak Ridge, H.S. Conroe, TX
16 INF Wanhanen, ConnorConnor Wanhanen L/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Flower Mound H.S. Flower Mound, TX
17 LHP Burnett, RyanRyan Burnett L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 208 lb (94 kg) RS Jr The Woodlands H.S. The Woodlands, TX
19 RHP Baker, LukenLuken Baker R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 265 lb (120 kg) So Oak Ridge, H.S. Spring, TX
25 INF Franson, TrentTrent Franson R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Lutheran South Academy Houston, TX
26 RHP Wymer, SeanSean Wymer R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Flower Mound H.S. Flower Mound, TX
27 OF Williams, EvanEvan Williams L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Sr McLennan C.C. McKinney, TX
31 RHP Brown, DaltonDalton Brown R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 204 lb (93 kg) So Arlington Heights H.S. Benbrook, TX
32 OF Johnson, RyanRyan Johnson L/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So College Station H.S. College Station, TX
33 RHP Traver, MitchellMitchell Traver R/R 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 255 lb (116 kg) RS Sr Houston Christian H.S. Sugar Land, TX
37 RHP Boyles, AustinAustin Boyles R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 187 lb (85 kg) RS Fr Klein Collins H.S. Spring, TX
39 LHP Mosiello, ShaneShane Mosiello L/L 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Fr Aledo H.S. Aledo, TX
41 RHP Janczak, JaredJared Janczak R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS So Belton H.S. Belton, TX
44 RHP Howard, BrianBrian Howard R/R 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr St. Louis University H.S. St. Louis, MO
47 LHP Gooch, DrewDrew Gooch L/L 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Argyle H.S. Argyle, TX
Head coach

Jim Schlossnagle

Assistant coach(es)

Bill Mosiello
Kirk Saarloos
Zach Etheredge

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: July 30, 2016

Schedule & Results

2017 TCU Horned Frogs Baseball Schedule & Results
Legend:           = Win           = Loss      Bold = TCU team member
Regular Season
Postseason

All rankings from Collegiate Baseball on the date of the contest.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2016–17 Baseball Standings". Big 12 Conference. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  2. ↑ Triebwasser, Melissa (June 14, 2016). "TCU News: Frogs Prep for Third Straight College World Series". SB Nation Frogs O War. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
  3. ↑ Mendez, Carlos (May 21, 2016). "TCU sweeps Kansas State to head into postseason on a roll". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
  4. ↑ "TCU Wins 2016 Big 12 Baseball Championship". Big 12 Conference. May 29, 2016. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
  5. ↑ Mendez, Carlos (May 30, 2016). "TCU opens against Oral Roberts in Fort Worth baseball regional". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
  6. ↑ Mendez, Carlos (June 5, 2016). "TCU heads to Super Regionals behind four-run eighth, strong pitching". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
  7. ↑ "TCU to 6th NCAA Super Regional after 8-1 win over Arizona St". USA Today (Associated Press). June 6, 2016. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ Mendez, Carlos (June 19, 2016). "Baker power strikes again for TCU, winning CWS opener". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
  10. ↑ "TCU beats Coastal Carolina to move to CWS bracket final". ESPN (Associated Press). June 22, 2016. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Coastal Carolina takes down TCU, readies for Arizona in CWS finals". ESPN (Associated Press). June 26, 2016. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Final College Top 25 (June 30)". Baseball America. July 1, 2016. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
  13. ↑ "D1Baseball Top 25: Final 2016 Rankings". D1 Baseball. July 1, 2016. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Coastal Carolina No. 1 in Final 2016 CB Poll". Collegiate Baseball Newspaper. July 1, 2016. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
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  16. ↑ "Baseball Coaches Poll". USA Today. June 30, 2016. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
  17. ↑ "Coastal Carolina Tops Final 2016 NCBWA Division I Poll". National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association. June 30, 2016. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
  18. 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.
  19. ↑ Triebwasser, Melissa (July 7, 2016). "Mitchell Traver Announces His Return to TCU Baseball". SB Nation Frogs 'O War. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
  20. ↑ Mendez, Carlos (July 5, 2016). "TCU pitcher Howard wants one more shot at national title". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
  21. 1 2 Rieper, Max (June 20, 2016). "Royals 2016 MLB draft signings". SB Nation Royals Review. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
  22. ↑ Smith, Hunter (July 1, 2016). "Brian Howard and Elliott Barzilli to return to TCU". Armchair All-Americans. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
  23. 1 2 Kraczkowski, Kevin (July 8, 2016). "Fish Farm Report: July 7th". SB Nation Fish Stripes. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
  24. 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.
  25. ↑ Jones, Matt (August 22, 2016). "Arkansas adds TCU transfer Zack Plunkett". Arkansas Democrat Gazette. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
  26. ↑ "Fifteen Frogs Off Playing Summer Ball". Texas Christian University Department of Athletics. July 7, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
  27. ↑ Cahill, Teddy (July 5, 2016). "Eight for Omaha 2016". Baseball America. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
  28. ↑ "Early Predictions: Eight For Omaha In 2017". D1 Baseball. July 5, 2016. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
  29. ↑ "Eight for Omaha 2017". Perfect Game. July 5, 2016. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
  30. ↑ Cahill, Teddy (July 5, 2016). "Coach of the Year". Baseball America. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
  31. ↑ "Schlossnagle Named National Coach of the Year". Texas Christian University Department of Athletics. July 5, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
  32. ↑ Rogers, Kendall (June 27, 2016). "TCU Inks Schlossnagle To Blockbuster Deal". D1 Baseball. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
  33. ↑ "Mosiello and Saarloos Ink Extensions". Texas Christian University Department of Athletics. July 12, 2016. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
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