Year: | 2017 |
Team: | TCU Horned Frogs |
Sport: | baseball |
Conference: | Big 12 Conference |
Short Conf: | Big 12 |
Coachrank: | 4 |
Cbrank: | 4 |
Record: | 50–18 |
Conf Record: | 16–8 |
Head Coach: | Jim Schlossnagle |
Hc Year: | 14th |
Asst Coach1: | Bill Mosiello |
Ac1 Year: | 4th |
Asst Coach2: | Kirk Saarloos |
Ac2 Year: | 5th |
Asst Coach3: | Zach Etheredge |
Ac3 Year: | 4th |
Stadium: | Lupton Stadium |
Champion: | Big 12 Regular season Co-champion NCAA Fort Worth Regional champions NCAA Fort Worth Super Regional champions |
Tourney: | College World Series |
The 2017 TCU Horned Frogs baseball team represented Texas Christian University during the 2017 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Horned Frogs played their home games at Charlie & Marie Lupton Baseball Stadium as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They were led by head coach Jim Schlossnagle, the winningest coach in TCU baseball history, in his 14th year at TCU.
The Horned Frogs entered the 2017 season on the heels of three consecutive trips to the College World Series.[1] 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.[2] In the postseason, the Horned Frogs won the Big 12 tournament Championship with wins over Baylor, Oklahoma State, Texas and West Virginia,[3] were selected as one of sixteen NCAA Regional Tournament hosts for the third year in a row and the sixth time in eight years,[4] swept through the Fort Worth Regional with wins over Oral Roberts, Gonzaga and Arizona State;[5] 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;[6] 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.[7] At the 2016 CWS, the Frogs notched a 2–2 record, winning their first two games over Texas Tech[8] and Coastal Carolina[9] before losing two consecutive games to Coastal Carolina and being eliminated from the tournament.[10] TCU finished the season with a 49–18 record and ranked third in the final polls.[11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16]
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 | 13 | 398 | Signed[17] | ||
Mitchell Traver | RS Junior | RHP | 17 | 498 | Returned[18] | ||
Brian Howard | Junior | RHP | 17 | 517 | Returned[19] | ||
Rex Hill | Junior | LHP | 27 | 823 | Signed[20] | ||
Elliott Barzilli | Junior | INF | Houston Astros | 29 | 877 | Returned[21] | |
Preston Guillory | Senior | RHP | 31 | 923 | Signed*[22] |
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 | |
Drew Gooch | Sophomore | LHP | Transferred to UT Arlington | |
Preston Guillory | Senior | RHP | Graduated[23] and Drafted/Signed | |
Rex Hill | Junior | LHP | Drafted/Signed | |
Ryan Johnson | Sophomore | OF | Transferred to San Jacinto College[24] | |
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 | Transferred to LSU Eunice | |
Dane Steinhagen | Senior | OF | Graduated | |
Brian Trieglaff | RS Junior | RHP | Drafted/Signed |
Between the 2015–16 and 2016–17 academic years, the following 2017 Horned Frogs participated in summer collegiate baseball leagues:[26]
List of Players in Summer Leagues | |||||
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Player | 2017 Class | Pos. | League | Team | |
Evan Skoug | Junior | C | Collegiate National Team | ||
Josh Watson | Sophomore | OF | 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 | |
Dalton Brown | Sophomore | RHP | Sanford Mainers | ||
Michael Landestoy | RS Junior | INF | New England Collegiate Baseball League | Sanford Mainers | |
Austin Boyles | RS Freshman | RHP | Orange County Riptide | ||
Sean Wymer | Sophomore | RHP | California Collegiate League | Orange County Riptide |
The Horned Frogs added the following 11 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 | |
Cal Coughlin | Freshman | RHP/3B | Lake Forest, IL | ||
Alec Creel | Freshman | RHP | Homeschool | Wake Forest, NC | |
Jake Eissler | Freshman | RHP/1B | Littleton, CO | ||
Haylen Green | Freshman | LHP | Lufkin, TX | ||
Dion Henderson | Freshman | LHP | Detroit, MI | ||
Zach Humphreys | Freshman | C | DeSoto, TX | ||
Austin Ingraham | Junior | OF | Keller, TX | ||
Charles King | Freshman | RHP | Coppell, TX | ||
Nick Lodolo | Freshman | LHP | La Verne, CA | ||
Trey Morris | Freshman | RHP | Katy, TX | ||
Bryan Sturges | Freshman | C/OF | Katy, TX |
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]
The Horned Frogs started the 2017 season as the unanimous preseason #1 club. For the third straight year, TCU was picked to finish first in the Big 12 Conference.[30]
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,[31] [32] Jim Schlossnagle, the winningest coach in TCU Horned Frogs baseball history, inked a six-year contract extension worth over $1 million per year,[33] and assistants Shane Mosiello and Kirk Saarloos inked multi-year contract extensions.[34]
Name | Position | Season at TCU | Alma Mater | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Head coach | 14 | Elon University (1992) | ||
Bill Mosiello | Associate head coach | 4 | Fresno State University (1986) | |
Assistant coach | 5 | California State University, Fullerton (2001) | ||
Zach Etheredge | Volunteer Assistant Coach | 4 | University of Texas at San Antonio (2008) |
! style="background:#4d1979;color:white;"| Regular season|- valign="top"|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| February 17 || 6:30 pm || || * || #1 || Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX || W
6–3 || Janczak
(1–0) || Biasi
(0–1) || Feltman
(1) || 5,812 || 1–0 || – || Stats[35]
Story[36] |- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| February 18 || 2:00 pm || || Penn State* || #1 || Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX || W
12–1 || Howard
(1–0) || Lehman
(0–1) || – || 5,507 || 2–0 || – || Stats[37]
Story[38] |- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| February 19 || 11:00 am || FSSW+ || Penn State* || #1 || Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX || W
9–3 || Lodolo
(1–0) || Hagenman
(0–1) || – || 4,455 || 3–0 || – || Stats[39]
Story[40] |- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| February 21 || 6:30 pm || || at UT Arlington* || #1 || Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX || W
7–2 || Eissler
(1–0) || West
(0–1) || – || 2,008 || 4–0 || – || Stats[41]
Story[42] |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| February 24 || 6:30 pm || || #19 * || #1 || Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX || L
9–13 || Lingos
(2–0) || Howard
(1–1) || – || 5,062 || 4–1 || – || Stats[43]
Story[44] |- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| February 25 || 4:00 pm || || #19 Arizona State* || #1 || Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX || W
8–4 || Lodolo
(2–0) || Hingst
(0–1) || Wymer
(1) || 5,153 || 5–1 || – || Stats[45]
Story[46] |- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| February 26 || 1:00 pm || FSSW+ || #19 Arizona State* || #1 || Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX || W
5–2 || Janczak
(2–0) || Montoya
(0–1) || Feltman
(2) || 4,481 || 6–1 || – || Stats[47]
Story[48] |- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| February 28 || 6:30 pm || || * || #1 || Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX || W
13–5 || Eissler
(2–0) || Amador
(0–2) || – || 4,205 || 7–1 || – || Stats[49]
Story[50] |-|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| March 3 || 7:05 pm || FS2 || #3 LSU* || #1 || Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX
(Shriners Hospitals for Children College Classic) || W
9–6 || Howard
(2–1) || Lange
(2–1) || King
(1) || 17,145 || 8–1 || – || Stats[51]
Story[52] |- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| March 4 || 7:05 pm || FS2 || #11 Texas A&M* || #1 || Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX
(Shriners Hospitals for Children College Classic) || W
11–1015 || Feltman
(1–0) || Chafin
(1–1) || – || 21,843 || 9–1 || – || Stats[53]
Story[54] |- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| March 5 || 1:35 pm || FSN || #9 Ole Miss* || #1 || Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX
(Shriners Hospitals for Children College Classic) || W
5–3 || Janczak
(3–0) || Feigl
(1–1) || Feltman
(3) || 6,497 || 10–1 || – || Stats[55]
Story[56] |- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| March 7 || 6:30 pm || || #16 * || #1 || Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX || W
3–210 || Feltman
(2–0) || Elledge
(0–1) || – || 4,600 || 11–1 || – || Stats[57]
Story[58] |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| March 10 || 8:30 pm || || at * || #1 || Anteater Ballpark • Irvine, CA || L
2–11 || Raymond
(3–1) || Howard
(2–2) || – || 1,148 || 11–2 || – || Stats[59]
Story[60] |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| March 11 || 4:00 pm || || at UC Irvine* || #1 || Anteater Ballpark • Irvine, CA || L
3–6 || Spear
(2–0) || Lodolo
(2–1) || Faucher
(6) || 1,168 || 11–3 || – || Stats[61]
Story[62] |- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| March 12 || 3:00 pm || || at UC Irvine* || #1 || Anteater Ballpark • Irvine, CA || W
16–7 || Janczak
(4–0) || Martin
(1–1) || – || 1,394 || 12–3 || – || Stats[63]
Story[64] |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| March 14 || 8:00 pm || || at * || #3 || Blair Field • Long Beach, CA || L
0–7 || Villalobos
(1–0) || Horton
(0–1) || – || 1,732 || 12–4 || – || Stats[65]
Story[66] |- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| March 17 || 6:30 pm || || || #3 || Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX || W
3–1 || Wymer
(1–0) || Leban
(0–1) || Feltman
(4) || 4,521 || 13–4 || 1–0 || Stats[67]
Story[68] |- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| March 18 || 5:00 pm || FSSW || Kansas || #3 || Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX || W
5–1 || Janczak
(5–0) || Turski
(1–2) || – || 4,904 || 14–4 || 2–0 || Stats[69]
Story[70] |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| March 19 || 1:00 pm || FSSW+ || Kansas || #3 || Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX || L
3–4 || Villines
(1–2) || Wymer
(1–1) || – || 4,535 || 14–5 || 2–1 || Stats[71]
Story[72] |- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| March 21 || 6:30 pm || || at *
*(Game completed May 2 in Fort Worth) || #3 || Crutcher Scott Field • Abilene, TX || W
3–0 || Eissler
(3–0)* || Skeffington
(1–4)* || Feltman
(11)* || 1,432 || 33–11* || – || Stats[73]
Story[74] |- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| March 24 || 6:30 pm || || || #3 || Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX || W
7–5 || Green
(1–0) || Teel
(2–2) || Feltman
(5) || 4,794 || 15–5 || 3–1 || Stats[75]
Story[76] |- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| March 25 || 7:00 pm || ESPN2 || Oklahoma State || #3 || Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX || W
6–5 || Morris
(1–0) || Hearrean
(0–1) || Feltman
(6) || 5,502 || 16–5 || 4–1 || Stats[77]
Story[78] |- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| March 26 || 1:00 pm || ESPN2 || Oklahoma State || #3 || Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX || W
5–1 || Howard
(3–2) || Battenfield
(2–1) || Eissler
(1) || 4,745 || 17–5 || 5–1 || Stats[79]
Story[80] |- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| March 28 || 6:30 pm || || * || #3 || Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX || W
10–2 || Eissler
(3–0) || Martinez
(2–1) || – || 3,760 || 18–5 || – || Stats[81]
Story[82] |- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| March 29 || 6:30 pm || || UTRGV* || #3 || Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX || W
18–27 || Boyles
(1–0) || Delgado
(2–2) || – || 3,854 || 19–5 || – || Stats[83]
Story[84] |- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| March 31 || 6:35 pm || ESPN3 || at || #3 || Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS || W
5–011 || Wymer
(2–1) || Floyd
(1–3) || – || 1,872 || 20–5 || 6–1 || Stats[85]
Story[86] |-|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| April 1 || 2:05 pm || ESPN3 || at || #3 || Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS || W
1–010 || Green
(2–0) || Ward
(0–2) || Feltman
(7) || 2,060 || 21–5 || 7–1 || Stats[87]
Story[88] |- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| April 2 || 1:05 pm || ESPN3 || at Kansas State || #3 || Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS || W
12–4 || Howard
(4–2) || Heinen
(1–2) || – || 1,836 || 22–5 || 8–1 || Stats[89]
Story[90] |- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| April 4 || 6:30 pm || || at UT Arlington* || #3 || Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX || W
5–4 || Traver
(1–0) || West
(0–2) || Feltman
(8) || 1,187 || 23–5 || – || Stats[91]
Story[92] |- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| April 7 || 6:30 pm || || * || #3 || Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX || W
9–2 || Janczak
(6–0) || Dills
(2–1) || – || 5,024 || 24–5 || – || Stats[93]
Story[94] |- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| April 8 || 2:00 pm || FSSW || Murray State* || #3 || Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX || W
15–6 || Lodolo
(3–1) || Dubsky
(2–4) || – || 4,780 || 25–5 || – || Stats[95]
Story[96] |- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| April 9 || 1:00 pm || || Murray State* || #3 || Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX || W
13–27 || Howard
(5–2) || Hranec
(2–2) || – || 4,733 || 26–5 || – || Stats[97]
Story[98] |- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| April 11 || 6:30 pm || || at * || #2 || Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX || W
9–3 || Traver
(2–0) || Johnson
(0–2) || – || 1,245 || 27–5 || – || Stats[99]
Story[100] |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| April 14 || 5:30 pm || || at West Virginia || #2 || Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV || L
4–5 || Zarbnisky
(4–0) || Wymer
(2–2 || – || 2,914 || 27–6 || 8–2 || Stats[101]
Story[102] |- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| April 15 || 2:00 pm|| || at West Virginia || #2 || Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV || W
8–6 || Boyles
(2–0) || McDonald
(1–2) || Feltman
(9) || 3,415 || 28–6 || 9–2 || Stats[103]
Story[104] |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| April 16 || 11:00 am || || at West Virginia || #2 || Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV || L
4–5 || Sigman
(1–2) || Feltman
(2–1) || – || 1,103 || 28–7 || 9–3 || Stats[105]
Story[106] |- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| April 21 || 6:30 pm || FCS || || #3 || Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX || W
9–4 || Lodolo
(4–1) || Lewis
(4–4) || – || 4,885 || 29–7 || 10–3 ||Stats[107]
Story[108] |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| April 22 || 3:00 pm || FSSW || Baylor || #3 || Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX || L
5–16 || Parsons
(3–2) || Traver
(2–1) || – || 5,287 || 29–8 || 10–4 || Stats[109]
Story[110] |- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| April 23 || 1:00 pm || || Baylor || #3 || Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX || W
8–5 || Howard
(6–2) || Bradford
(4–3) || Brown
(1) || 5,227 || 30–8 || 11–4 || Stats[111]
Story[112] |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| April 25 || 6:30 pm || FSSW+ || * || #2 || Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX || L
2–6 || Nouis
(2–2) || King
(0–1) || – || 4,129 || 30–9 || – || Stats[113]
Story[114] |- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| April 28 || 6:30 pm || FS1 || at #6 Texas Tech || #2 || Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX || W
4–1 || Lodolo
(5–1) || Lanning
(2–1) || Feltman
(10) || 4,432 || 31–9 || 12–4 || Stats[115]
Story[116] |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| April 29 || 3:00 pm || ESPNU || at #6 Texas Tech || #2 || Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX || L
4–6 || Kilian
(4–0) || King
(0–2) || Mushinski
(2) || 4,432 || 31–10 || 12–5 || Stats[117]
Story[118] |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| April 30 || 1:30 pm || ESPN || at #6 Texas Tech || #2 || Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX || L
3–21 || Shetter
(3–0) || Howard
(6–3) || – || 4,432 || 31–11 || 12–6 || Stats[119]
Story[120] |-|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| May 5 || 7:00 pm || ESPNU || Texas || #8 || Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX || W
11–1011 || Coughlin
(1–0) || Ridgeway
(1–2) || – || 5,078 || 33–11 || 13–6 || Stats[121]
Story[122] |- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| May 6 || 12:00 pm || ESPN2 || Texas || #8 || Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX || W
8–2 || Howard
(7–3) || Kingham
(7–4) || – || 5,324 || 34–11 || 14–6 || Stats[123]
Story[124] |- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| May 7 || 1:00 pm || ESPNU || Texas || #8 || Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX || W
4–310 || Wymer
(3–2) || Kennedy
(7–1) || – || 5,460 || 35–11 || 15–6 || Stats[125]
Story[126] |- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| May 12 || 6:30 pm || || at || #4 || L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK || W
9–6 || Wymer
(4–2) || Olson
(3–1) || Feltman
(12) || 1,507 || 36–11 || 16–6 || Stats[127]
Story[128] |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| May 13 || 2:00 pm || FSN || at Oklahoma || #4 || L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK || L
8–9 || Olsen
(4–1) || Feltman
(2–2) || – || 1,607 || 36–12 || 16–7 || Stats[129]
Story[130] |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| May 14 || 1:00 pm || FSN || at Oklahoma || #4 || L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK || L
9–10 || Olsen
(5–1) || Wymer
(4–3) || – || 1,379 || 36–13 || 16–8 || Stats[131]
Story[132] |- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| May 16 || 6:30 pm || FSSW+ || UT Arlington* || #6 || Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX || W
6–1 || Morris
(2–0) || Vassar
(3–2) || – || 4,376 || 37–13 || 16–8 || Stats[133]
Story[134] |- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| May 18 || 9:05 pm || || at * || #6 || Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA || W
3–0 || Janczak
(7–0) || Matulovich
(4–3) || Feltman
(13) || 568 || 38–13 || – || Stats[135]
Story[136] |- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| May 19 || 8:05 pm || P12N || at California* || #6 || Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA || W
5–4 || Howard
(8–3) || Martinez
(4–4) || Feltman
(14) || 885 || 39–13 || – || Stats[137]
Story[138] |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| May 20 || 3:05 pm || P12N || at California* || #6 || Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA || L
3–8 || Dodson
(2–5) || King
(0–3) || – || 1,169 || 39–14 || – || Stats[139]
Story[140] |-|-! style="background:#4d1979;color:white;"| Postseason|-|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| May 24 || 4:00 pm || FSSW+ || (7) || #7 (2) || Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK || L
3–7 || Weiman
(5–1) || Wymer
(4–4) || – || 4,034 || 39–15 || 0–1 || Stats[141]
Story[142] |- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| May 25 || 12:30 pm || FSSW+ || (3) || #7 (2) || Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK || W
9–4 || Janczak
(8–0) || Irvin
(6–2) || – || 3,493 || 40–15 || 1–1 || Stats[143]
Story[144] |- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| May 26 || 7:00 pm || FSSW+ || (7) Kansas || #7 (2) || Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK || W
6–0 || Howard
(9–3) || Rockoski
(5–6) || – || 5,424 || 41–15 || 2–1 || Stats[145]
Story[146] |- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| May 27 || 12:30 pm || FSSW+ || (6) Texas || #7 (2) || Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK || W
9–2 || Traver
(3–1) || Johnston
(3–2) || – || 5,598 || 42–15 || 3–1 || Stats[147]
Story[148] |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| May 27 || 6:00 pm || FSSW+ || (6) Texas || #7 (2) || Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK || L
3–9 || Henley
(4–4) || Green
(2–1) || – || 3,469 || 42–16 || 3–2 || Stats[149]
Story[150] |-|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| June 3 || 9:45 pm || ESPN3 || (4) || #8 (1) || Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX || W
9–6 || Traver
(4–1) || Smith
(5–8) || Feltman
(16) || 4,151 || 43–16 || 1–0 || Stats[151]
Story[152] |- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| June 4 || 9:00 pm || ESPN3 || #11 (2) || #8 (1) || Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX || W
5–1 || Janczak
(9–0) || Lynch
(7–5) || Feltman
(17) || 4,133 || 44–16 || 2–0 || Stats[153]
Story[154] |- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| June 5 || 7:20 pm || ESPN3 || #20 (3) || #8 (1) || Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX || W
15–3 || Howard
(10–3) || Fritz
(0–1) || – || 4,172 || 45–16 || 3–0 || Stats[155]
Story[156] |-|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| June 10 || 5:00 pm || ESPNU || #8 || #5 || Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX || W
3–2 || Wymer
(5–4) || Knutson
(8–4) || Feltman
(18) || 5,181 || 46–16 || 1–0 || Stats[157]
Story[158] |- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| June 11 || 5:00 pm || ESPNU || #8 Missouri State || #5 || Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX || W
8–1 || Howard
(11–3) || Still
(8–3) || – || 5,277 || 47–16 || 2–0 || Stats[159]
Story|-|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| June 18 || 6:00 pm || ESPN2 || #3 Florida || #5 || TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE || L
0–3 || Faedo
(8–2) || Janczak
(9–1) || – || 23,543 || 47–17 || 5–1 || 0–1 || Stats[160]
Story[161] |- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| June 20 || 1:00 pm || ESPN || #8 Texas A&M || #5 || TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE || W
4–1 || Howard
(12–3) || Kolek
(4–5) || Wymer
(2) || 17,940 || 48–17 || 6–1 || 1–1 || Stats[162]
Story[163] |- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| June 22 || 7:00 pm || ESPN2 || #4 Louisville || #5 || TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE || W
4–3 || Wymer
(6–4) || Bennett
(5–1) || – || 24,985 || 49–17 || 7–1 || 2–1 || Stats[164]
Story[165] |- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| June 23 || 7:00 pm || ESPN || #3 Florida || #5 || TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE || W
9–2 || King
(1–3) || Kowar
(12–1) || – || 25,329 || 50–17 || 8–1 || 3–1 || Stats[166]
Story[167] |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| June 24|| 7:00 pm || ESPN || #3 Florida || #5 || TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE || L
0–3 || Faedo
(9–2) || Janczak
(9–2) || – || 18,093 || 50–18 || 8–2 || 3–2 || Stats[168]
Story[169] |-| style="font-size:88%" | Legend: = Win = Loss Bold = TCU team member|-| style="font-size:88%" | "#" 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.
See also: 2017 NCAA Division I baseball rankings.
The Horned Frogs started 2017 as the unanimous preseason #1 club. On December 20, 2016, TCU was ranked preseason #1 by Collegiate Baseball.[170] The Frogs' were also ranked preseason #1 by Perfect Game on January 11, 2017,[171] D1 Baseball on January 17, 2017,[172] Baseball America on January 23, 2017,[173] the USA Today Coaches Poll on January 26, 2017,[174] and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association on January 31, 2017.[175]
List of Preseason All-Americans | |||||
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Player | Class | Position | Selected By | Team | |
Sophomore | DH DH 1B DH DH | Collegiate Baseball Newspaper[176] Perfect Game[177] Baseball America[178] National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association[179] D1 Baseball[180] | First Team Second Team Third Team First Team First Team | ||
Elliot Barzilli | Senior | 3B | Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Perfect Game National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association D1 Baseball | Third Team Second Team Second Team Third Team | |
Sophomore | RP | Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Perfect Game National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association | Second Team Second Team Second Team | ||
Brian Howard | Senior | SP | Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Perfect Game National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association | First Team Second Team Third Team | |
Evan Skoug | Junior | C | Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Perfect Game Baseball America National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association D1 Baseball | Second Team Second Team Second Team Second Team First Team |
List of Preseason Big 12 Awards | |||||
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Player | Class | Position | Selected By | Award | |
Sophomore | DH/1B | Baseball America Perfect Game D1 Baseball | Player of the Year Player of the Year Player of the Year | ||
Nick Lodolo | Freshman | LHP | Baseball America Perfect Game D1 Baseball | Freshman of the Year Freshman of the Year Freshman of the Year |
List of Weekly Awards | ||||||
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Player | Class | Position | Date | Selected By | Award | |
Sophomore | DH/1B | March 6 | Player of the Week | |||
Jared Janczak | Sophomore | RHP | March 20 April 3 | Big 12 Big 12 | Pitcher of the Week Pitcher of the Week[181] | |
Nick Lodolo | Freshman | LHP | April 3 | Big 12 | Newcomer of the Week | |
Austen Wade | Junior | OF | March 27 | Big 12 | Player of the Week[182] | |
Evan Skoug | Junior | C | May 8 | Big 12 | Co-Player of the Week[183] | |
Brian Howard | Senior | RHP | May 8 | Big 12 | Pitcher of the Week |