2018 TCU Horned Frogs baseball team

2018 TCU Horned Frogs baseball
Conference Big 12 Conference
Head coach Jim Schlossnagle (15th season)
Assistant coach Bill Mosiello (5th season)
Assistant coach Kirk Saarloos (6th season)
Assistant coach Zach Etheredge (5th season)
Home stadium Lupton Stadium

The 2018 TCU Horned Frogs baseball team will represent Texas Christian University during the 2018 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 15th year at TCU.

Previous season

The Horned Frogs will the 2018 season on the heels of four consecutive trips to the College World Series. The 2017 TCU Horned Frogs baseball team entered the season as the unanimous preseason #1 team, and the favorite to win the Big 12 regular season championship. They notched a 39–14 (16–8) regular season record, and won a Big 12 Conference championship for the fourth-straight season, sharing the regular season co-championship with Texas Tech. In the postseason, the Horned Frogs advanced to the Big 12 Tournament semifinals, before being eliminated by Texas. TCU was selected as the #6 National Seed the NCAA Tournament, the Horned Frogs' highest-ever national seed. Star-first baseman/designated hitter Luken Baker was for the the Tournament after a late-regular season injury. The Frogs coasted to a 3–0 record in the Fort Worth Regional, with wins over Central Connecticut, #11 Virginia, and #20 Dallas Baptist, and a 2–0 sweep of #8 Missouri State in the Fort Worth Super Regional to advance to the College World Series for the fourth-straight year. In Omaha, the Frogs fell in their opener to eventual-national champion, Florida, an 0–3 loss at the hands of Gator starting pitcher Alex Faedo. TCU then eliminated #8 Texas A&M and #4 Louisville to advance to a rematch with Florida in the national semifinals. The Frogs' win over the Aggies marked the third consecutive season, and the fourth in the past six seasons, that TCU eliminated Texas A&M from the NCAA Tournament. The Frogs then beat #3 Florida 9–2 in the teams' first rematch before falling to the Gators in a decisive national semifinal game, again an 0–3 loss to Alex Faedo. The loss marked the third-straight year that TCU's season ended in the national semifinals. TCU finished the season ranked #4 in every poll, with a 50–18 record (the Frogs' third 50-win season).

Preseason

MLB Draft

The following Horned Frogs on the 2016 roster were selected in the 2017 Major League Baseball draft:

List of Drafted Players
Name 2017 Class Pos. Team Round No. Signed/Returned

* indicates draftee had no more college eligibility

Departed Players

The following Horned Frogs on the 2017 roster departed the program prior to the 2018 season:

List of Departed Players
Name 2016 Class Pos. Reason

Summer Leagues

Between the 2016–17 and 2017–18 academic years, the following 2018 Horned Frogs participated in summer collegiate baseball leagues:

List of Players in Summer Leagues
Player 2017 Class Pos. League Team

Recruiting Class

The Horned Frogs added the following players to the roster as part of their 2017 recruiting class:

List of 2016 Recruits
Name 2016 Class Pos. Previous School Hometown

Season Projections

Coming off four-straight College World Series appearances in 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017, returning anticipated starting pitchers Jared Janczak, Rex Hill and Nick Lodolo, and adding a highly-ranked recruiting class, the 2018 Horned Frogs were projected as one of the "Eight for Omaha" in July 2017 by Baseball America, D1 Baseball, and Perfect Game.

Personnel

Coaching Staff

TCU will return its entire coaching staff from the Frogs' 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017 College World Series seasons. Pitching coach Kirk Saarloos, a California native, was reported courted by Stanfrod to replace 31-season head coach Mark Marquess, but Saarloos opted to remain at TCU.

Name Position Season at TCU Alma Mater
Jim Schlossnagle Head Coach 15 Elon University (1992)
Bill Mosiello Associate Head Coach 5 Fresno State University (1986)
Kirk Saarloos Assistant Coach 6 California State University, Fullerton (2001)
Zach Etheredge Volunteer Assistant Coach 5 University of Texas at San Antonio (2008)

Roster

2018 TCU Horned Frogs baseball team
Players Coaches
# Pos. Name Bats/Throws Height Weight Year High School/Junior College Home town
7 OF Watson, JoshJosh Watson S/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Arlington Martin, H.S. Arlington, TX
10 INF Humphreys, ZachZach Humphreys R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Midlothian H.S. DeSoto, TX
11 LHP Horton, DaltonDalton Horton L/L 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Center H.S. Center, TX
12 LHP Lodolo, NickNick Lodolo L/L 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Damien H.S. LaVerne, CA
13 INF Landestoy, MichaelMichael Landestoy R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Sr 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) Jr Oak Ridge, H.S. Conroe, TX
16 INF Wanhanen, ConnorConnor Wanhanen L/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Flower Mound H.S. Flower Mound, TX
19 INF Baker, LukenLuken Baker  R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Jr Oak Ridge, H.S. Spring, TX
20 INF Coughlin, CalCal Coughlin S/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Lake Forest H.S. Lake Forest, IL
21 RHP King, CharlesCharles King R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Coppell H.S. Coppell, TX
23 INF Green, HaylenHaylen Green L/L 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Lufkin H.S. Lufkin, TX
24 RHP Eissler, JakeJake Eissler R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Thunder Ridge H.S. Littleton, CO
26 RHP Wymer, SeanSean Wymer R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Flower Mound H.S. Flower Mound, TX
30 RHP Creel, AlecAlec Creel R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Fr Home School Wake Forest, NC
31 RHP Brown, DaltonDalton Brown R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 204 lb (93 kg) Jr Arlington Heights H.S. Benbrook, TX
34 RHP Morris, TreyTrey Morris R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 207 lb (94 kg) So Taylor H.S. Katy, TX
37 RHP Boyles, AustinAustin Boyles R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 187 lb (85 kg) RS So Klein Collins H.S. Spring, TX
41 RHP Janczak, JaredJared Janczak R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Belton H.S. Belton, TX
43 LHP Henderson, DionDion Henderson L/L 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Fr Oak Park H.S. Detroit, MI
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 8, 2017

Schedule & Results

2018 TCU Horned Frogs Baseball Schedule & Results
Legend:           = Win           = Loss      Bold = TCU team member
Regular Season
Postseason

"#" represents ranking. All rankings from Collegiate Baseball on the date of the contest.
"()" represents postseason seeding in the Big 12 Tournament or NCAA Regional, respectively.

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'[1] *  
Baseball America[2]  
Collegiate Baseball^[3]  
NCBWA†[4]

^ 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.
* New poll was not released for this week so for comparison purposes the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

See also

References

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