2024 TCU Horned Frogs baseball team explained

Year:2024
Team:TCU Horned Frogs
Sport:baseball
Conference:Big 12 Conference
Short Conf:Big 12
Record:20-8
Conf Record:5–7
Head Coach:Kirk Saarloos
Hc Year:3rd as head coach, 12th overall
Asst Coach1:T. J. Bruce
Ac1 Year:2nd
Asst Coach2:John DiLaura
Ac2 Year:6th
Asst Coach3:Dave Lawn
Ac3 Year:1st
Stadium:Lupton Stadium

The 2024 TCU Horned Frogs baseball team represents Texas Christian University during the 2024 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 Kirk Saarloos, in his third year as head coach and twelfth season at TCU.

Previous season

The 2023 TCU Horned Frogs baseball team notched a 44-24 (13–11) record. They won the Big 12 tournament and advanced to the College World Series.

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name Position Seasons at TCUAlma Mater
Head coach 12 Cal State Fullerton (2001)
Associate head coach 2 Long Beach State (2004)
John DiLaura Assistant Coach 6 Michigan (2013)
Dave Lawn Assistant coach 1 UC Santa Barbara (1987)

Roster

2024 TCU Horned Frogs Roster
 Pitchers
  • 3 - Caedmon Parker – RS Sophomore
  • 11 - Ben Hampton – Senior
  • 12 Ben Abeldt – Sophomore
  • 17 - Kole Klecker – Sophomore
  • 18 - Storm Hierholzer – RS Junior
  • 21 - Zachary Cawyer – Junior
  • 25 - Jax Traeger – Sophomore
  • 27 - Carson Cormier – Freshman
  • 28 - Cohen Feser – Junior
  • 29 - Mason Bixby – Freshman
  • 30 - Louis Rodriguez – Sophomore
  • 31 - Andrew Mosiello - RS Junior
  • 32 - Braeden Sloan – Sophomore
  • 33 - Zack Morris – RS Senior
  • 36 - Chase Hoover – Sophomore
  • 38 - Colt Taylor – RS Senior
  • 41 - Holden Harris – Freshman
  • 43 - Jax Lewis – Freshman
  • 44 - Hunter Hodges – Senior
  • 47 - Blake Rogers – RS Freshman
  • 61 - Kyle Ayers – Junior
 Catchers
  • 4 - Kurtis Byrne – Senior
  • 14 - Karson Bowen – Sophomore
  • 34 - Dallen Leach – RS Senior
  • 37 - Tim Reynolds – Sophomore

Infielders

  • 0 - Ryder Robinson – Freshman
  • 1 - Peyton Chatagnier – RS Senior
  • 5 - Anthony Silva – Sophomore
  • 7 - Gabe Miranda – RS Freshman
  • 8 - Jack Basseer – Sophomore
  • 9 - Brody Green – Junior
  • 16 - Micah Kendrick – Freshman
  • 23 - Fisher Ingersoll – Sophomore
  • 26 - Cameron Sos – Freshman
  • 35 - Zach Wadas - Freshman
  • 49 - Payton Tolle – Junior
 Outfielders
  • 6 - Luke Boyers – Senior
  • 10 - Jake Duer – Sophomore
  • 13 - Sam Myers – Freshman
  • 15 - Chase Brunson – Freshman
  • 20 - Jack Arthur – RS Sophomore
  • 22 - Logan Maxwell – Junior
 

Schedule and results

|-! style="" | Regular season (20–8)|- valign="top" |- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| Feb 16 || 6:30 pm || ESPN+ || Florida Gulf Coast* || No. 5 || Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX || W
10–9 || Cawyer
(1–0) || Hartman
(0–1) || - || 4,568 || 1–0 || - || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| Feb 17 || 2:00 pm || ESPN+ || Florida Gulf Coast* || No. 5 || Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX || W
13–10 || Sloan
(1–0) || Dempsey
(0–1) || Abeldt
(1) || 4,029 || 2–0 || - || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| Feb 18 || 12:30 pm || ESPN+ || Florida Gulf Coast* || No. 5 || Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX || W
13–10 || Cawyer
(2–0) || Love
(0–1) || Hodges
(1) || 4,052 || 3-0 || - || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| Feb 20 || 6:00 pm || ESPN+ || Texas State* || No. 5 || Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX || W
6–5 || Rodriguez
(1–0) || Robie
(0–1) || Abeldt
(2) || 4,412 || 4-0 || - || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| Feb 23 || 6:30 pm || ESPN+ || vs. No. 20 UCLA* || No. 5 || Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX || W
4–3 || Tolle
(1–0) || Jewett
(0–1) || Abeldt
(3) || 5,004 || 5-0 || - || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| Feb 24 || 4:00 pm || ESPN+ || vs. No. 20 UCLA* || No. 5 || Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX || W
6–3 || Sloan
(2–0) || McIlroy
(1–1) || Hoover
(1) || 5,278 || 6-0 || - || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| Feb 25 || 1:00 pm || ESPN+ || vs. No. 20 UCLA* || No. 5 || Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX || W
13–3(7) || Morris
(1–0) || Barnett
(1–1) || - || 4,825 || 7-0 || - || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| Feb 27 || 6:00 pm || ESPN+ || Washington State* || No. 5 || Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX || W
8–7(12) || Cawyer
(3–0) || Baughn
(0–1) || - || 3,987 || 8-0 || - || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| Feb 28 || 6:00 pm || ESPN+ || Arizona* || No. 5 || Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX || W
6–1 || Sloan
(3–0) || Garayzar
(0–2) || - || 3,701 || 9-0 || - || Stats
Story|-|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| Mar 1 || 2:00 pm || FloSports || USC* || No. 5 || Globe Life Field
Arlington, TX || W
9–8(11) || Ayers
(1–0) || Ryhlick
(0–1) || - || || 10-0 || - || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| Mar 2 || 6:00 pm || FloSports || Arizona State* || No. 5 || Globe Life Field
Arlington, TX || W
11–9 || Cawyer
(4–0) || Behrens
(2–1) || - || 10,547 || 11-0 || - || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| Mar 3 || 3:00 pm || FloSports || USC* || No. 5 || Globe Life Field
Arlington, TX || W
9–5 || Hierholzer
(1–0) || Hammond
(0–2) || - || 6,516 || 12-0 || - || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| Mar 5 || 6:00 pm || ESPN+ || Abilene Christian* || No.5 || Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX || W
4-0|| Parker
(1–0) || McGarrh
(2–1) || - || 4,344 || 13-0 || - || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#ffbbff"| Mar 8 || 6:00 pm || ESPN+ || at Kansas || No. 5 || Hoglund Ballpark
Lawrence, KS || L
1-3 || Reese
(3–1) || Tolle
(1–1) || Cranton
(1) || 564 || 13-1 || 0-1 || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#ffbbff"| Mar 9 || 2:00 pm || ESPN+ || at Kansas || No. 5 || Hoglund Ballpark
Lawrence, KS || L
4-8 || Voegele
(2–0) || Klecker
(0–1) || - || 908 || 13-2 || 0-2 || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| Mar 10 || 1:00 pm || ESPN+ || at Kansas || No. 5 || Hoglund Ballpark
Lawrence, KS || W
13-4 || Cawyer
(5–0) || Moore
(0–1) || - || 1,110 || 14-2 || 1-2 || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| Mar 12 || 6:30 pm || ESPN+ || at No. 19 Dallas Baptist* || No. 12 || Horner Ballpark
Dallas, TX || W
9-6 || Rodriguez
(2–0) || Benge
(1–1) || - || 2,213 || 15-2 || - || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#ffbbff"| Mar 15 || 6:30 pm || ESPN+ || Oklahoma || No. 12 || Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX || L
3-7 || K. Witherspoon
(2–1) || Cawyer
(5–1) || - || 4,547 || 15-3 || 1-3 || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#ffbbff"| Mar 16 || 5:00 pm || ESPN+ || Oklahoma || No. 12 || Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX || L
5-7 || M. Witherspoon
(1–1) || Morris
(1–1) || - || 4,224 || 15-4 || 1-4 || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#ffbbff"| Mar 17 || 1:00 pm || ESPN+ || Oklahoma || No. 12 || Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX || L
4-9 || Hitt
(2–1) || Sloan
(3–1) || - || 4,500 || 15-5 || 1-5 || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| Mar 19 || 6:00 pm || ESPN+ || UT Arlington* || No. 18 || Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX || W
7-3 || Bixby
(1–0) || Wallace
(0–5) || - || 4,307 || 16-5 || - || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| Mar 22 || 6:00 pm || ESPN+ || at Oklahoma State || No. 18 || O'Brate Stadium
Stillwater, OK || W
1-0 || Tolle
(2–1) || Garcia
(2–3) || - || 4,979 || 17-5 || 2-5 || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#ffbbff"| Mar 23 || 6:00 pm || ESPN+ || at Oklahoma State || No. 18 || O'Brate Stadium
Stillwater, OK || L
2-6 || Holiday
(2–1) || Klecker
(0–2) || - || 5,309 || 17-6 || 2-6 || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#ffbbff"| Mar 24 || 1:00 pm || ESPN+ || at Oklahoma State || No. 18 || O'Brate Stadium
Stillwater, OK || L
3-6 || Molsky
(3–0) || Sloan
(3–2) || - || 4,184 || 17-7 || 2-7 || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| Mar 28 || 6:00 pm || ESPN+ || Houston || || Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX || W
14-1 || Rodriguez
(3–0) || Jean
(2–2) || - || 3,875 || 18-7 || 3-7 || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| Mar 29 || 6:30 pm || ESPN+ || Houston || || Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX || W
6-2 || Tolle
(3–1) || LaCalameto
(2–1) || - || 4,251 || 19-7 || 4-7 || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| Mar 30 || 2:00 pm || ESPN+ || Houston || || Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX || W
6-4 || Abeldt
(1–0) || Stuart
(2–2) || Cawyer
(1) || 4,668 || 20-7 || 5-7 || Stats
Story|-|- bgcolor="#ffbbff"| Apr 2 || 6:00 pm || || at UT Arlington* || || Clay Gould Ballpark
Arlington, TX || L
4-6 || Wallace
(1–5) || Mosiello
(0–1) || Steeber
(2) || 592 || 20-8 || - || Stats
Story|- bgcolor=| Apr 5 || 4:00 pm || ESPN+ || at Cincinnati || || UC Baseball Stadium
Cincinnati,OH || || || || || || || || |- bgcolor=| Apr 6 || 1:00 pm || ESPN+ || at Cincinnati || || UC Baseball Stadium
Cincinnati,OH || || || || || || || || |- bgcolor=| Apr 7 || 11:00 am || ESPN+ || at Cincinnati || || UC Baseball Stadium
Cincinnati,OH || || || || || || || |||- bgcolor=| Apr 9 || 6:00 pm || ESPN+ || UT Rio Grande Valley* || || Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX || || || || || || || - || |- bgcolor=| Apr 10|| 6:00 pm || ESPN+ || UT Rio Grande Valley* || || Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX || || || || || || || - || |- bgcolor=| Apr 12 || 6:30 pm || ESPN+ || Texas Tech || || Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX || || || || || || || || |- bgcolor=| Apr 13 || 3:00 pm || ESPNU || Texas Tech || || Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX || || || || || || || || |- bgcolor=| Apr 14 || 1:00 pm || ESPN+ || Texas Tech || || Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX || || || || || || || || |- bgcolor=| Apr 16 || 6:05 pm || ESPN+ || at Abilene Christian* || || Crutcher Scott Field
Abilene, TX || || || || || || || - || |- bgcolor=| Apr 19 || 6:30 pm || ESPNU || at Texas || || Disch-Falk Field
Austin, TX || || || || || || || || |- bgcolor=| Apr 20 || 6:00 pm || ESPNU || at Texas || || Disch-Falk Field
Austin, TX || || || || || || || || |- bgcolor=| Apr 21 || 1:00 pm || LHN || at Texas || || Disch-Falk Field
Austin, TX || || || || || || || |||- bgcolor=| Apr 23 || 6:00 pm || ESPN+ || Dallas Baptist* || || Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX || || || || || || || - || |- bgcolor=| Apr 26 || 6:30 pm || ESPNU || Kansas State || || Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX || || || || || || || || |- bgcolor=| Apr 27 || 4:00 pm || ESPNU || Kansas State || || Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX || || || || || || || || |- bgcolor=| Apr 28 || 1:00 pm || ESPNU || Kansas State || || Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX || || || || || || || || |-|- bgcolor=| May 3 || 6:00 pm || ESPN+ || at Baylor || || Baylor Ballpark
Waco, TX || || || || || || || || |- bgcolor=| May 4 || 2:00 pm || ESPN+ || at Baylor || || Baylor Ballpark
Waco, TX || || || || || || || || |- bgcolor=| May 5 || 1:00 pm || ESPN+ || at Baylor || || Baylor Ballpark
Waco, TX || || || || || || || || |- bgcolor=| May 10 || 6:00 pm || ESPN+ || New Mexico State* || || Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX || || || || || || || - |||- bgcolor=| May 11 || 4:00 pm || ESPN+ || New Mexico State* || || Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX || || || || || || || - |||- bgcolor=| May 12 || 1:00 pm || ESPN+ || New Mexico State* || || Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX || || || || || || || - |||- bgcolor=| May 14 || 6:00 pm || ESPN+ || Baylor* || || Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX || || || || || || || |||- bgcolor=| May 16 || 6:00 pm || ESPN+ || West Virginia || || Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX || || || || || || || || |- bgcolor=| May 17 || 6:30 pm || ESPN+ || West Virginia || || Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX || || || || || || || || |- bgcolor=| May 18 || 4:00 pm || ESPN+ || West Virginia || || Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX || || || || || || || || |- | 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: 2024 NCAA Division I baseball rankings.