2015 TCU Horned Frogs baseball team

2015 TCU Horned Frogs baseball

Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#5
2015 record	34–9 (10–5 Big 12)
Head coach	Jim Schlossnagle (12th year)
Assistant coach	Bill Mosiello (2nd year)
Assistant coach	Kirk Saarloos (3rd year)
Home stadium	Lupton Stadium

	Conf				Overall
2015 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#10 Oklahoma State	8	–	4	.667	24	–	12	.667
#23 Oklahoma	8	–	4	.667	24	–	15	.615
#8 TCU	7	–	5	.583	27	–	8	.771
#27 Texas Tech	7	–	5	.583	23	–	14	.622
Texas	6	–	6	.500	19	–	18	.514
West Virginia	4	–	5	.444	21	–	13	.618
Kansas State	4	–	8	.333	17	–	18	.486
Baylor	4	–	8	.333	14	–	22	.389
Kansas	3	–	6	.333	15	–	2	.882

‡ – Tournament champion As of April 16, 2015^[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2015 TCU Horned Frogs baseball team represents Texas Christian University during the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Horned Frogs play their home games at Lupton Stadium as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They are led by head coach Jim Schlossnagle, in his 12th year at TCU.

Coming off the program's second College World Series appearance in 2014, TCU entered the 2015 season ranked as high as #2 in preseason polls. The Horned Frogs opened the 2015 season with a 7–1 record in the month of February, including a series win at #9-ranked Arizona State, that pushed the Frogs as high as #1 in the polls. TCU opened the month of March with a home win over the #16 Rice Owls, then traveled to Los Angeles to compete in the 2015 Dodgertown Classic, where the Horned Frogs notched a win at #7 UCLA and knocked off the defending national champion Vanderbilt Commodores at Dodger Stadium. The Frogs compiled a record of 14-4 in the month of March, losing only one series to conference foe and defending Big 12 regular season champion Oklahoma State.

TCU entered the month of April with an overall record of 21–5 (4–2 Big 12). The Frogs notched a 13–4 record in the month of April to run their overall record to 34–9 (10–5 Big 12). The team's only losses came on the road, where they dropped a series at Kansas State, a single game at Texas Tech, and a mid-week tilt at Dallas Baptist. The Horned Frogs were undefeated at home in April, including series sweeps of Santa Clara and Texas. TCU's sweep of Texas ran the Frogs' all-time Big 12 record versus the Longhorns to 8–1.

Jim Schlossnagle notched his 200th conference win as TCU's head coach on April 11, 2015, at Kansas State, and he is nearing the 500-win mark as TCU's head coach. Through the 2014 season, Schlossnagle had accumulated 465 wins at TCU. His 500th win would coincide with the Frogs' 35th win of 2015, which could come as early as early May 2015. Schlossnagle is also closing in on the all-time TCU head coach win-record set by his predecessor (the former TCU head coach, TCU alum and Southwest Conference Hall of Famer) Lance Brown, who retired in 2003 with 517 wins.

Previous Season

The 2014 Horned Frogs earned a 38–15 (17–7) regular season record and finished second in the Big 12 Conference behind regular season champion Oklahoma State. They qualified for the 2014 Big 12 Conference Baseball Tournament and defeated Oklahoma State 7–1 in the tournament final for TCU's first-ever Big 12 Championship. The championship earned the Frogs the Big 12's automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. Fellow Big 12 members Kansas, Oklahoma State, Texas and Texas Tech also received bids to the NCAA tournament. The Horned Frogs were selected as the #7 national seed, the first-ever national seed earned in program history. As a national seed, TCU was awarded the right to host a Regional and, should they advance, a Super Regional.

The #7 national seed Horned Frogs hosted the Fort Worth Regional, which also included Dallas Baptist, Sam Houston State, and Siena. TCU opened NCAA Tournament play with two extra innings victories: first, a 2–1 victory over Siena in 11 innings, and second, a 3–2 victory over Sam Houston State in 22 innings. In the regional final, the Horned Frogs defeated Sam Houston State, 6–1, to advance to the Fort Worth Super Regional, hosting the Pepperdine Waves. TCU was one of four Big 12 clubs to advance to the Super Regionals: Texas advanced and hosted Houston in the Austin Super Regional, Texas Tech advanced and hosted the College of Charleston in the Lubbock Super Regional, and Oklahoma State advanced to face #1 national seed Oregon State in the Corvallis Super Regional.

The 2014 Fort Worth Super Regional was the first Super Regional ever hosted by TCU. The Horned Frogs prevailed over the Pepperdine Waves in game one with a 3–2 victory, but fell in game two by a score of 2–3. The Frogs and Waves played a third and final game, a game the Frogs won 6–5, earning TCU a berth to the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska. The 2014 College World Series berth was the second in school history. TCU was joined in Omaha by fellow Big 12 members Texas and Texas Tech.

In the College World Series, the Horned Frogs first faced Big 12 foe Texas Tech. TCU defeated the Red Raiders 3–2 but went on to lose their second CWS game to Virginia 2–3 in 15 innings. In their third game, the Frogs fell to Ole Miss, 4–6, and were eliminated from the NCAA Tournament. The Horned Frogs finished the 2014 season ranked #5 in both the Coaches' Poll and CBN Poll.

Personnel

Roster

2015 TCU Horned Frogs^[2]

Pitchers

11 - Travis Evans - Senior
12 - Riley Ferrell - Junior
13 - Tyler Alexander - Sophomore
17 - Ryan Burnett - Freshman
18 - Preston Morrison - Senior
20 - Preston Guillory - Junior
21 - Brian Trieglaff - Sophomore
23 - Alex Young - Junior
29 - Connor Reich - Freshman
33 - Mitchell Traver - Sophomore
36 - Matt Myers - Freshman
40 - Trey Teakell - Senior
41 - Jared Janczak - Freshman
44 - Brian Howard - Sophomore
47 - Drew Gooch - Freshman

Catchers

9 - Evan Skoug - Freshman
35 - Cullen Vaught - Freshman
38 - Zack Plunkett - Freshman

Infielders

3 - Elliott Barzilli - Sophomore
5 - Derek Odell - Senior
7 - Michael Landestoy - Freshman
19 - Bradley Barnett - Freshman
26 - Keaton Jones - Junior
34 - Garrett Crain - Junior

Outfielders

1 - Cody Jones - Senior
6 - Nolan Brown - Junior
8 - Austen Wade - Freshman
10 - Dane Steinhagen - Junior
16 - Connor Wanhanen - Freshman
24 - Connor Beck - Freshman
27 - Evan Williams - Junior
32 - Jeremie Fagnan - Senior

Coaching Staff

Name	Position	Seasons at TCU	Alma Mater
Jim Schlossnagle	Head Coach	12	Elon University (1992)
Bill Mosiello	Associate Head Coach	2	Fresno State University (1986)
Kirk Saarloos	Assistant Coach	3	California State University, Fullerton (2001)

Schedule

Legend
	TCU win
	TCU loss
	Postponement
Bold	TCU team member

2015 TCU Horned Frogs Baseball Game Log

Regular Season

February

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	B12 Record
February 13	Southern Illinois	#2	Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	5–0	Morrison (1–0)	Hauge (0–1)		4,355	1–0	–
February 14	Southern Illinois	#2	Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	14–6	Howard (1–0)	Pruemer (0–1)		4,164	2–0	–
February 15	Southern Illinois	#2	Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	11–0	Young (1–0)	Lesiak (0–1)		3,275	3–0	–
February 17	Texas–Arlington	#1	Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	4–1	Traver (1–0)	Laberge (0–1)		3,005	4–0	–
February 20	at #9 Arizona State	#1	Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ	3–0	Morrison (2–0)	Lilek (0–1)		4,077	5–0	–
February 21	at #9 Arizona State	#1	Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ	6–7	Kellogg (2–0)	Alexander (0–1)	Burr (3)	3,559	5–1	–
February 22	at #9 Arizona State	#1	Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ	3–2	Burnett (1–0)	Aboites (0–1)	Ferrell (1)	3,112	6–1	–
February 24	Texas Southern	#1	Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	1–0	Traver (2–0)	Gomez (0–2)	Ferrell (2)	2,788	7–1	–

March

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	B12 Record
March 3	#16 Rice	#1	Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	3–1	Young (2–0)	Solecitto (0–1)	Ferrell (3)	3,332	8–1	–
March 6	at #20 USC	#1	Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA	6–7 ⁽¹²⁾	Davis (1–0)	Teakell (0–1)		1,126	8–2	–
March 7	at #7 UCLA	#1	Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	3–1	Young (3–0)	Watson (2–1)	Ferrell (4)	1,558	9–2	–
March 8	vs. #4 Vanderbilt	#1	Dodger Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	4–2	Morrison (3–0)	Pfeifer (1–1)	Ferrell (5)	N/A	10–2	–
March 10	at Loyola Marymount	#1	George C. Page Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	6–2	Howard (2–0)	Arriaga (1–1)		258	11–2	–
March 13	Baylor	#1	Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	3–1	Traver (3–0)	Tolson (0–3)	Ferrell (6)	4,018	12–2	1–0
March 14	Baylor	#1	Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	3–2	Morrison (4–0)	Castano (0–3)	Ferrell (7)	4,259	13–2	2–0
March 15	Baylor	#1	Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	10–1	Young (4–0)	Stone (0–2)		4,323	14–2	3–0
March 17	Texas–Pan American	#1	Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	5–0	Howard (3–0)	Gallegos (1–2)		3,274	15–2	–
March 18	Texas–Pan American	#1	Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	11–5	Alexander (1–1)	San Nicolas (0–1)		3.083	16–2	–
March 20	#19 Oklahoma State	#1	Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	6–7 ⁽¹²⁾	Glover (1–2)	Ferrell (0–1)		3,738	16–3	3–1
March 21	#19 Oklahoma State	#1	Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	7–4	Morrison (5–0)	Buffett (1–1)		3,941	17–3	4–1
March 22	#19 Oklahoma State	#1	Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	2–7	Freeman (4–0)	Young (4–1)		4,025	17–4	4–2
March 24	Oklahoma	#4	Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	4–3 ⁽¹⁰⁾	Teakell (1–1)	Neuse (0–1)		3,696	18–4	–
March 27	Wichita State	#4	Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	14–1	Traver (4–0)	Hilliard (0–3)		3,871	19–4	–
March 28	Wichita State	#4	Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	8–4	Morrison (6–0)	Bargfeldt (2–1)		3,627	20–4	–
March 29	Wichita State	#4	Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	11–2	Young (5–1)	Tewes (1–2)		3,731	21–4	–
March 31	at Texas–Arlington	#2	Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX	1–8	James (2–1)	Alexander (1–2)		1,201	21–5	–

April

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	B12 Record
April 2	at #19 Texas Tech	#2	Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX	8–0	Traver (5–0)	Moseley (2–3)		4,393	22–5	5–2
April 3	at #19 Texas Tech	#2	Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX	1–5	Smith (4–2)	Morrison (6–1)		3,974	22–6	5–3
April 4	at #19 Texas Tech	#2	Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX	4–1	Young (6–1)	Damron (2–2)	Ferrell (8)	4,432	23–6	6–3
April 6	at Abilene Christian	#6	Crutcher Scott Field • Abilene, TX	4–3	Trieglaff (1–0)	Altimont (1–5)	Ferrell (9)	1,588	24–6	–
April 7	#16 Dallas Baptist	#6	Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	6–2	Alexander (2–2)	Fritz (0–1)		3,702	25–6	–
April 10	at Kansas State	#6	Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS	4–14	Kalmus (1–2)	Traver (5–1)		3,081	25–7	6–4
April 11	at Kansas State	#6	Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS	9–0	Morrison (7–1)	Courville (0–3)		2,786	26–7	7–4
April 12	at Kansas State	#6	Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS	2–6	MaVorhis (2–0)	Young (6–2)		2,554	26–8	7–5
April 14	at Texas–Arlington	#8	Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX	7–1	Alexander (3–2)	Vassar (2–4)		664	27–8	–
April 18	Santa Clara	#8	Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	1–0	Morrison (8–1)	Karalus (1–4)	Ferrell (10)		28–8	–
April 18	Santa Clara	#8	Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	6–1	Traver (6–1)	Lex (2–4)		4,871	29–8	–
April 19	Santa Clara	#8	Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	9–2	Young (7–2)	Brisentine (2–3)		3,637	30–8	–
April 21	Incarnate Word	#7	Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	6–1	Howard (4–0)	Looper (1–5)	Guillory (1)	3,266	31–8	–
April 25	Texas	#7	Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	6–5	Morrison (9–1)	French (2–3)	Ferrell (11)	4,254	32–8	8–5
April 25	Texas	#7	Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	11–6	Trieglaff (2–0)	Culbreth (3–3)		5,198	33–8	9–5
April 26	Texas	#7	Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	7–1	Young (8–2)	Hollingsworth (3–5)		4,598	34–8	10–5
April 29	at #19 Dallas Baptist	#4	Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX	4–6	Fritz (4–1)	Traver (6–2)		1,274	34–9	–

May

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium
May 1	at West Virginia	#4	Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV
May 2	at West Virginia	#4	Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV
May 3	at West Virginia	#4	Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV
May 8	Kansas		Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX
May 9	Kansas		Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX
May 10	Kansas		Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX
May 12	Abilene Christian		Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX
May 14	at Oklahoma		L. Dale Mitchell Park • Norman, OK
May 15	at Oklahoma		L. Dale Mitchell Park • Norman, OK
May 16	at Oklahoma		L. Dale Mitchell Park • Norman, OK

Post-Season

Big 12 Tournament

#	Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	Tourn. Record
		TBD		ONEOK Field • Tulsa, OK
		TBD		ONEOK Field • Tulsa, OK

All rankings from Collegiate Baseball.

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
Coaches'	3	3*	3	3	3	2	1	4	2	4	6	5	5
Baseball America	7	7	7	7	7	4	3	5	5	4	6	5	5
Collegiate Baseball^	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	4	2	6	8	7	4
NCBWA†	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	4	3	5	7	6

^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* Coaches' does not release a week 1 poll so for comparison purposes the pre-season poll ranking is inserted in the week 1 slot.

Awards and honors

Riley Ferrell

Louisville Slugger Pre-season National Player of the Year^[3]
Louisville Slugger Pre-season First team All-American^[3]
Perfect Game USA Pre-season First team All-American^[4]
Baseball America Pre-season First team All-American^[5]

Preston Morrison

Louisville Slugger Pre-season First team All-American^[3]
Perfect Game USA Pre-season Second team All-American^[4]

References

↑ "2014–15 Baseball Standings". Big 12 Conference. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
↑ "Official Baseball Roster". TCU Horned Frogs. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "NCAA Div. I Pre-Season All-Americans". Collegiate Baseball Newspaper. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
↑ 4.0 4.1 "Preseason College All-Americans". Perfect Game USA. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
↑ "2015 College Preview: All-America Teams". Baseball America. Retrieved February 2, 2015.

TCU Horned Frogs baseball

Venues	TCU Diamond (1962–2002) Lupton Stadium (2003–present)

People	Head coaches Players

Seasons	1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

College World Series appearances in italics