2021 TCU Horned Frogs baseball team explained

Year:2021
Team:TCU Horned Frogs
Sport:baseball
Conference:Big 12 Conference
Short Conf:Big 12
Coachrank:6
Cbrank:5
Record:40–17
Conf Record:17–7
Head Coach:Jim Schlossnagle
Hc Year:18th
Asst Coach1:Bill Mosiello
Ac1 Year:8th
Asst Coach2:Kirk Saarloos
Ac2 Year:9th
Asst Coach3:John DiLaura
Ac3 Year:3rd
Asst Coach4:Matt Purke
Ac4 Year:1st
Stadium:Lupton Stadium
Champion:Big 12 Regular Season champions
Big 12 Tournament champions

The 2021 TCU Horned Frogs baseball team represented Texas Christian University during the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Horned Frogs played their home games at Lupton Stadium as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They were led by head coach Jim Schlossnagle, in his 18th and final season at TCU.

Previous season

The 2020 TCU Horned Frogs baseball team notched an 11–4 record in February and early March; however, the remainder of the season was abruptly halted on March 13, 2020, when the Big 12 Conference canceled the remainder of the athletics season due to the Coronavirus pandemic.[1]

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name Position Seasons at TCUAlma Mater
Head coach 18 Elon (1992)
Bill Mosiello Associate head coach 8 Fresno State (1986)
Assistant Coach/recruiting coordinator 9 Cal State Fullerton (2001)
John DiLaura Volunteer assistant coach 3 Michigan (2013)
Student assistant coach 1 TCU

Roster

2021 TCU Horned Frogs Roster[2]
 Pitchers
  • 12 - Jacob Meador – Freshman
  • 15 - Riley Cornelio – Freshman
  • 17 - Jacob Speaker – Freshman
  • 19 - Harrison Beethe – Junior
  • 20 - Cam Brown – Freshman
  • 21 - Charles King – Senior
  • 23 - Haylen Green – Senior
  • 24 - John Kodros – RS Sophomore
  • 26 - Braxton Pearson – Freshman
  • 29 - Augie Mihlbauer – Junior
  • 30 - Drew Hill – Junior
  • 31 - Dalton Brown – RS Senior
  • 33 - Russell Smith – RS Sophomore
  • 36 - Marcelo Perez – Sophomore
  • 37 - Johnny Ray – RS Sophomore
  • 39 - Austin Krob – Sophomore
  • 41 - Storm Hierholzer – Freshman
  • 43 - Christian Williams – Freshman
  • 44 - River Ridings – Freshman
  • 46 - Dylan Bright – Freshman
  • 49 - Garrett Wright – Freshman
  • 52 - Gehrig Mosiello – Freshman
  • 53 - Luke Savage – Freshman
 Catchers
  • 4 - Kurtis Byrne – Freshman
  • 10 - Zach Humphreys – Senior
  • 13 - Mason Speaker – Freshman

Infielders

  • 3 - Austin Henry – RS Senior
  • 7 - Rhett Maynard – Freshman
  • 9 - Conner Shepherd – RS Senior
  • 16 - Gene Wood – RS Senior
  • 18 - Bobby Goodloe – Sophomore
  • 25 - Tommy Sacco – Junior
  • 28 - Gray Rodgers – Junior
  • 55 - Brayden Taylor – Freshman
 Outfielders
  • 1 - Elijah Nunez – Freshman
  • 5 - Sam Thompson – Freshman
  • 6 - Hunter Wolfe – RS Senior
  • 11 - Phillip Sikes – Junior
  • 27 - Porter Brown – RS Freshman
  • 38 - Cruz Shope – Junior
  • 45 - Luke Boyers – Freshman
  • 48 - Garrison Berkley – Freshman
 

Schedule and results

|-! style="" | Regular Season (34–12)|- valign="top" |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| February 20 || 3:00 pm || FloSports || vs. #6 Ole Miss* || #10 || Globe Life Field
Arlington, TX || L
3–7 || Kimbrell
(1–0) || Ray
(0–1) || Broadway
(1) || 16,908 || 0–1 || - || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| February 21 || 11:00 am || FloSports || vs. #7 Mississippi State* || #10 || Globe Life Field
Arlington, TX || W
3–2 || Smith
(1–0) || Harding
(0–1) || Wright
(1) || 17,587 || 1–1 || - || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| February 22 || 6:00 pm || FloSports || vs. #8 Arkansas* || #10 || Globe Life Field
Arlington, TX || L
1–4 || Costeiu
(1–0) || King
(0–1) || Kopps
(1) || 13,659 || 1–2 || - || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| February 23 || 6:30 pm || ESPN+ || * || #14 || Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX || W
20–0 || Brown
(1–0) || Williams
(0–1) || - || 2,243 || 2–2 || - || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| February 26 || 6:30 pm || ESPN+ || Liberty* || #14 || Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX || W
4–1 || Green
(1–0) || Delaite
(0–1) || - || 2,206 || 3–2 || - || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| February 27 || 12:00 pm || ESPN+ || Liberty* || #14 || Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX || W
9–2 || King
(1–1) || Meyer
(0–1) || - || 2,101 || 4–2 || - || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| February 27 || 4:00 pm || ESPN+ || Liberty* || #14 || Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX || W
12–2 || Krob
(1–0) || Gibson
(0–2) || - || 2,101 || 5–2 || - || Stats
Story|-|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| March 2 || 6:30 pm || ESPN+ || Stephen F. Austin* || #13 || Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX || W
9–3 || Meador
(1–0) || Sgambelluri
(0–1) || - || 2,101 || 6–2 || - || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| March 5 || 3:00 pm || AT&T SW || vs. TAMU–CC* || #13 || Minute Maid Park
Houston, TX || W
15–5(7) || Hill
(1–0) || Perez
(1–1) || - || || 7–2 || - || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| March 6 || 7:00 pm || AT&T SW || vs. Texas State* || #13 || Minute Maid Park
Houston, TX || W
10–0(8) || Smith
2–0 || Sundgren
(0–1) || - || || 8–2 || - || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| March 7 || 3:00 pm || AT&T SW || vs. Sam Houston State* || #13 || Minute Maid Park
Houston, TX || L
5–6(10) || Havlicek
(1–0) || Wright
(0–1) || - || || 8–3 || - || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| March 9 || 6:00 pm || || at Texas State* || #9 || Bobcat Ballpark
San Marcos, TX || L
1–11(7) || Herrmann
(1–0) || Meador
(1–1) || - || 700 || 8–4 || - || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| March 10 || 6:00 pm || || at UTSA* || #9 || Roadrunner Field
San Antonio, TX || W
6–3 || Brown
(2–0) || Ward
(0–1) || Green
(1) || 152 || 9–4 || - || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| March 12 || 6:30 pm || ESPN+ || * || #9 || Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX || L
8–13 || Mullan
(1–0) || Cornelio
(0–1) || - || 1,975 || 9–5 || - || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| March 13 || 2:00 pm || ESPN+ || Gonzaga* || #9 || Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX || W
7–1 || Smith
(3–0) || Kempner
(1–1) || Green
(2) || 1,943 || 10–5 || - || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| March 14 || 1:00 pm || ESPN+ || Gonzaga* || #9 || Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX || L
7–10(11) || Naughton
(1–0) || Green
(1–1) || - || 2,071 || 10–6 || - || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| March 16 || 6:30 pm || ESPN+ || * || #15 || Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX || W
20–2(7) || Cornelio
(1–1) || Mapston
(0–2) || - || 2,214 || 11–6 || - || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| March 19 || 6:00 pm || ESPN+ || at Louisiana* || #15 || Moore Field
Lafayette, LA || L
2–7 || Arrighetti
(3–1) || Smith
(3–1) || - || 918 || 11–7 || - || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| March 20 || 2:00 pm || ESPN+ || at Louisiana* || #15 || Moore Field
Lafayette, LA || W
13–4 || Krob
(2–0) || Durke
(2–2) || - || 902 || 12–7 || - || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| March 21 || 1:00 pm || ESPN+ || at Louisiana* || #15 || Moore Field
Lafayette, LA || W
5–1 || Ray
(1–1) || Robinson
(1–1) || Green
(3) || 894 || 13–7 || - || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| March 26 || 6:30 pm || ESPN+ || Baylor || #13 || Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX || W
3–1 || Smith
(4–1) || Thomas
(2–2) || Green
(4) || 2,701 || 14–7 || 1–0 || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| March 27 || 2:00 pm || ESPN+ || Baylor || #13 || Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX || W
11–2 || Krob
(3–0) || Helton
(1–2) || - || 2,579 || 15–7 || 2–0 || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| March 28 || 1:00 pm || ESPN+ || Baylor || #13 || Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX || W
10–1 || Ray
(2–1) || Kettler
(2–1) || - || 2,279 || 16–7 || 3–0 || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| March 30 || 6:30 pm || || at UT Arlington* || #12 || Clay Gould Ballpark
Arlington, TX || W
5–3 || King
(2–1) || Winquest
(0–3) || Green
(5) || 314 || 17–7 || - || Stats
Story|-|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| April 2 || 6:30 pm || || at || #12 || Mitchell Park
Norman, OK || W
11–7 || Smith
(5–1) || Olds
(1–3) || Green
(6) || 727 || 18–7 || 4–0 || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| April 3 || 4:00 pm || || at Oklahoma || #12 || Mitchell Park
Norman, OK || W
17–6 || Krob
(4–0) || Bennett
(3–2) || - || 790 || 19–7 || 5–0 || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| April 4 || 2:00 pm || || at Oklahoma || #12 || Mitchell Park
Norman, OK || W
7–3 || King
(3–1) || Carmichael
(4–1) || - || 603 || 20–7 || 6–0 || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| April 6 || 3:00 pm || ESPN+ || at * || #10 || Ballow Baseball Complex
Stephenville, TX || W
13–9 || Ridings
(1–0) || Cody
(0–1) || - || 796 || 21-7 || - || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| April 9 || 6:30 pm || ESPN+ || at #8 Texas Tech || #10 || Dan Law Field
Lubbock, TX || W
7–3 || Smith
(6–1) || Dallas
(1–2) || - || 4,432 || 22-7 || 7-0 || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| April 10 || 2:00 pm || ESPN+ || at #8 Texas Tech || #10 || Dan Law Field
Lubbock, TX || L
5–6(10) || Sublette
(4–0) || Ridings
(1–1) || - || 4,432 || 22-8 || 7-1 || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| April 11 || 12:00 pm || ESPN+ || at #8 Texas Tech || #10 || Dan Law Field
Lubbock, TX || L
7–17|| Key
(2–0) || Ray
(2–2) || - || 3,896 || 22-8 || 7-2 || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| April 13 || 6:30 pm || ESPN+ || Tarleton State* || #12 || Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX || W
10–2 || Perez
(1–0) || Thomas
(0–3) || Green
(7) || 2,188 || 23-9 || - || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| April 16 || 6:30 pm || ESPN+ || #13 Oklahoma State || #12 || Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX || W
9–8 || King
(4–1) || Davis
(0–1) || Green
(8) || 2,218 || 24-9 || 8-2 || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| April 17 || 2:00 pm || ESPN+ || #13 Oklahoma State || #12 || Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX || W
8–7 || Ridings
(2–1) || Standlee
(3–1) || - || 2,736 || 25-9 || 9-2 || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| April 18 || 1:00 pm || ESPN+ || #13 Oklahoma State || #12 || Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX || W
12–6 || King
(5–1) || McLean
(0–1) || - || 2,589 || 26-9 || 10-2 || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| April 20 || 6:30 pm || ESPN+ || UT Arlington* || #8 || Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX || W
9–1 || Savage
(1–0) || Bost
(0–1) || - || 2,145 || 27-9 || - || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| April 23 || 8:00 pm || ESPN+ || || #8 || Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX || W
15–1 || Krob
(5–0) || Cyr
(3–6) || - || 2,136 || 28-9 || 11-2 || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| April 24 || 4:00 pm || ESPN+ || Kansas || #8 || Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX || W
10–3 || Ray
(3–2) || Larsen
(4–4) || - || 2,708 || 29-9 || 12-2 || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| April 25 || 1:00 pm || ESPN+ || Kansas || #8 || Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX || L
1–2 || Davis
(4–4) || King
(5–2) || Ulane
(8) || 2,300 || 29-10 || 12-3 || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| April 27 || 6:30 pm || || at UT Arlington* || #5 || Clay Gould Ballpark
Arlington, TX || W
8–3 || Savage
(2–0) || Winquest
(1–5) || - || 314 || 30-10 || - || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| April 30 || 5:30 pm || ESPN+ || at || #5 || Mon. County Ballpark
Granville, WV || W
8–2 || Hill
(2–0) || Wolf
(3–5) || - || 600 || 31-10 || 13-3 || Stats
Story|-|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| May 1 || 1:00 pm || ESPNU || at West Virginia || #5 || Mon. County Ballpark
Granville, WV || W
5–3 || Krob
(6–0) || Carr
(1–4) || Ridings
(1) || 600 || 32-10 || 14-3 || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| May 2 || 12:00 pm || ESPN+ || at West Virginia || #5 || Mon. County Ballpark
Granville, WV || W
9–1 || Savage
(3–0) || Watters
(3–1) || - || 600 || 33-10 || 15-3 || Stats
Story|- align="center" bgcolor="lightgrey"| May 4 || 6:30 pm || ESPN+ || Incarnate Word* || || Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX || || || || || || || - || |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| May 7 || 7:30 pm || ESPNU || #6 Texas || #3 || Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX || L
4–5 || Witt
(3–0) || Hill
(2–1) || Nixon
(7) || 3,485 || 33-11 || 15-4 || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| May 8 || 2:00 pm || ESPNU || #6 Texas || #3 || Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX || W
2–1 || Krob
(7–0) || Stevens
(7–3) || Green
(9) || 2,957 || 34-11 || 16-4 || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| May 9 || 1:00 pm || ESPN+ || #6 Texas || #3 || Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX || L
3–9 || Hansen
(6–1) || Ray
(5–2) || - || 2,912 || 34-12 || 16-5 || Stats
Story|- align="center" bgcolor="lightgrey"| May 11 || 6:30 pm || ESPN+ || * || || Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX || || || || || || || - || |- align="center" bgcolor=""| May 14 || 6:30 pm || ESPN+ || Louisiana–Monroe* || #6 || Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX || || || || || || || - || |- align="center" bgcolor=""| May 15 || 4:00 pm || ESPN+ || Louisiana–Monroe* || #6 || Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX || || || || || || || - || |- align="center" bgcolor=""| May 16 || 1:00 pm || ESPN+ || Louisiana–Monroe* || #6 || Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX || || || || || || || - || |- align="center" bgcolor=""| May 18 || 6:30 pm || ESPN+ || Texas State* || || Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX || || || || || || || - || |- align="center" bgcolor=""| May 20 || 6:00 pm || ESPN+ || at Kansas State || || Tointon Family Stadium
Manhattan, KS || || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor=""| May 21 || 6:00 pm || ESPN+ || at Kansas State || || Tointon Family Stadium
Manhattan, KS || || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor=""| May 22 || 1:00 pm || ESPN+ || at Kansas State || || Tointon Family Stadium
Manhattan, KS || || || || || || || || |-| Legend:      = Win      = Loss      = Canceled      Bold = TCU team member|-|"*" indicates a non-conference game.
"#" represents ranking. All rankings from D1Baseball on the date of the contest.
"" represents postseason seeding in the Big 12 Tournament or NCAA Regional, respectively.|-

Rankings

See also: 2021 NCAA Division I baseball rankings.

2021 MLB draft

PlayerPositionRoundOverallMLB Team
Russell Smith RHP251Milwaukee Brewers
Johnny RayRHP12365Chicago White Sox
Phillip SikesOF18526Boston Red Sox
Harrison BeetheRHP18529Kansas City Royals
Marcelo PerezRHP20591Los Angeles Angels
Haylen GreenLHP20605Chicago White Sox

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 Season Cancellation. Big 12 Conference. February 19, 2021.
  2. Web site: 2021 TCU Baseball Fact Book. TCU Horned Frogs. February 19, 2021.

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