2015 TCU Horned Frogs baseball team

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2015 TCU Horned Frogs baseball
TCU Horned Frogs logo.svg
Conference Big 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
Record51–15 (18–5 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Bill Mosiello (2nd season)
  • Kirk Saarloos (3rd season)
  • Zach Etheredge (2nd season)
Home stadium Lupton Stadium
Seasons
←  2014
2016  →
2015 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 TCU  ‍†‍‍y18–5 .78351–15 .773
No. 19 Oklahoma State  ‍‍‍y14–8 .63638–20 .655
Oklahoma  ‍‍‍13–11 .54234–27 .557
Texas Tech  ‍‍‍13–11 .54231–24 .564
Texas  ‍‍‡‍y11–13 .45830–27 .526
Kansas State  ‍‍‍10–14 .41727–30 .474
West Virginia  ‍‍‍9–13 .40927–27 .500
Baylor  ‍‍‍9–15 .37523–32 .418
Kansas  ‍‍‍8–15 .34823–32 .418
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball [1]

The 2015 TCU Horned Frogs baseball team represented Texas Christian University during the 2015 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 12th year at TCU.

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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. The Horned Frogs were selected as the #7 national seed, the first-ever national seed earned in program history.

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. 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. 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.

Regular season

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.

The Frogs responded to the late-April loss by piling up 9 wins in a row to complete the regular season, On May 6, 2015, the Horned Frogs clinched their first-ever outright Big 12 Regular season Baseball Championship and secured the #1 seed in the 2015 Big 12 Baseball Tournament by winning a 5–4 thriller at Oklahoma. TCU concluded the regular series with a series sweep of Oklahoma, their fifth consecutive series sweep.

Postseason

Big 12 Conference tournament

As the Big 12 regular season champion, TCU earned the #1 seed in the 2015 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament. TCU was defeated by the Baylor Bears in their first tournament game and eliminated by the Texas Tech Red Raiders in their second game. The Frogs' 0–2 run in the Big 12 Tournament marked only the second time in Big 12 history that the top-seeded team failed to win a game in the Tournament. The losses also marked the first time TCU lost back-to-back games during the 2015 season.

NCAA Fort Worth Regional

TCU received an at-large bid to the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball tournament and was awarded the #7 National Seed, the second consecutive National Seed and the second in program history. 2015 marked the Horned Frogs' thirteenth NCAA tournament appearance and their eleventh in twelve seasons. For the fifth time in program history and second consecutive year, TCU was selected as one of the sixteen NCAA Regional tournament hosts. The Horned Frogs were the top-seeded team in the double-elimination regional tournament which also included North Carolina State, Stony Brook and Sacred Heart.

TCU won its Regional opener over Sacred Heart 10–0. The shutout marked the Frogs' 10th of the season. TCU fell into the losers' bracket with a second-game, 4–5 loss to NC State. The Frogs bounced back by sweeping a Sunday doubleheader with an 8–3 win over Stony Brook and an 8–2 win over NC State. The doubleheader sweep forced a decisive final game between TCU and NC State on Monday, June 1. NC State built an 8–1 lead by the top of the 8th inning, but allowed TCU to score 6 unearned runs in the bottom of the frame. TCU tied the game at 8 in the bottom of the 9th and took the game and Regional Tournament championship in the bottom of the 10th off an RBI single by Elliott Barzilli.

NCAA Fort Worth Super Regional

For the second consecutive year and fifth time in the past seven seasons, the Horned Frogs won an NCAA Regional and advanced to an NCAA Super Regional.

As a top-8 National Seed, the Fort Worth Regional Champions were awarded the right to host Texas A&M, the winner of the College Station Regional, in the 2015 NCAA Fort Worth Super Regional. The winner of the Fort Worth Super Regional will advance to the 2015 College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska. The Super Regional is a best-of-3 series to be played June 6, 7, and 8 (if necessary). June 6, 2015, marked the first time TCU and in-state rival Texas A&M faced off since the 2012 NCAA College Station Regional, in which the Horned Frogs defeated the host Aggies to advance to the 2012 Los Angeles Super Regional.

TCU took game one of the Fort Worth Super Regional, defeating Texas A&M 13–4 in front of a record Lupton Stadium crowd of 7,199. The Aggies bounced back to claim game two, defeating the Frogs 2–1 in front of another record Lupton Stadium crowd of 7,383, forcing a decisive game three. With a 5–4 win in 16 innings, the Horned Frogs clinched the Fort Worth Super Regional Championship and advanced to the 2015 College World Series.

NCAA College World Series

For the third time in program history and second consecutive year, the TCU Horned Frogs, the Big 12 Regular season Champion, Fort Worth Regional Champion and Fort Worth Super Regional Champion, advanced to the College World Series.

The Horned Frogs opened CWS play against the #2 National Seed and SEC Regular season Champion LSU Tigers on Sunday, June 14. TCU stunned the Tigers 10–3 to advance into the winners' bracket. The opening CWS win marked the Frogs' 50th win of the season, making 2015 the second 50-win season in TCU history. The Frogs fell to the defending National Champion Vanderbilt Commodores 1–0 on June 16. The loss marked the Frogs' first shutout loss in 113 games. TCU bounced back in a June 18 elimination game with an 8–4 win over LSU to eliminate the Tigers, but the Vanderbilt Commodores again defeated to Frogs on June 19, bring an end to the Horned Frogs' exceptional season.

TCU's final season record for 2015 was 51–15 (18–5 Big 12).

Personnel

Roster

2015 TCU Horned Frogs [2]
 

Pitchers

  • 11 - Travis Evans - Senior
  • 12 - Riley Ferrell - Junior
  • 13 - Tyler Alexander - Sophomore
  • 17 - Ryan Burnett - Redshirt.svg Freshman
  • 18 - Preston Morrison - Senior
  • 20 - Preston Guillory - Junior
  • 21 - Brian Trieglaff - Redshirt.svg Sophomore
  • 23 - Alex Young - Junior
  • 29 - Connor Reich - Freshman
  • 33 - Mitchell Traver - Redshirt.svg Sophomore
  • 36 - Matt Myers - Freshman
  • 40 - Trey Teakell - Redshirt.svg 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 - Redshirt.svg Freshman
  • 19 - Bradley Barnett - Freshman
  • 26 - Keaton Jones - Senior
  • 34 - Garrett Crain - Senior
 

Outfielders

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

Coaching staff

NamePositionSeasons at
TCU		Alma Mater
Jim Schlossnagle Head coach12 Elon University (1992)
Bill MosielloAssociate head coach2 Fresno State University (1986)
Kirk SaarloosAssistant coach3 California State University, Fullerton (2001)
Zach EtheredgeVolunteer Assistant2 University of Texas at San Antonio (2008)

Schlossnagle Hits Milestones

TCU Head Coach Jim Schlossnagle became only the second head coach in TCU Baseball history to notch a 500th win as TCU's head coach on May 1, 2015, in a 9–4 win at West Virginia. Earlier in the season, the TCU skipper earned his 200th conference win at TCU on April 11, 2015, at Kansas State.

At the conclusion of the 2015 season, Schlossnagle's 516 wins was just one victory shy of tying 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.

Schedule

Legend
 TCU win
 TCU loss
BoldTCU team member
2015 TCU Horned Frogs baseball game log
Regular season
February
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordB12 Record
February 13 Southern Illinois #2 Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX W 5–0Morrison (1–0)Hauge (0–1)4,3551–0–
February 14Southern Illinois#2Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TXW 14–6Howard (1–0)Pruemer (0–1)4,1642–0–
February 15Southern Illinois#2Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TXW 11–0Young (1–0)Lesiak (0–1)3,2753–0–
February 17 Texas–Arlington #1Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TXW 4–1Traver (1–0)Laberge (0–1)3,0054–0–
February 20at #9 Arizona State #1 Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ W 3–0Morrison (2–0)Lilek (0–1)4,0775–0–
February 21at #9 Arizona State#1Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZL 6–7Kellogg (2–0)Alexander (0–1)Burr (3)3,5595–1–
February 22at #9 Arizona State#1Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZW 3–2Burnett (1–0)Aboites (0–1)Ferrell (1)3,1126–1–
February 24 Texas Southern #1Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TXW 1–0Traver (2–0)Gomez (0–2)Ferrell (2)2,7887–1–
March
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordB12 Record
March 3#16 Rice #1Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TXW 3–1Young (2–0)Solecitto (0–1)Ferrell (3)3,3328–1–
March 6at #20 Southern California #1 Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA L 6–7 12Davis (1–0)Teakell (0–1)1,1268–2–
March 7at #7 UCLA #1 Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CAW 3–1Young (3–0)Watson (2–1)Ferrell (4)1,5589–2–
March 8vs. #4 Vanderbilt #1 Dodger Stadium • Los Angeles, CAW 4–2Morrison (3–0)Pfeifer (1–1)Ferrell (5)N/A10–2–
March 10at Loyola Marymount #1 George C. Page Stadium • Los Angeles, CAW 6–2Howard (2–0)Arriaga (1–1)25811–2–
March 13 Baylor #1Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TXW 3–1Traver (3–0)Tolson (0–3)Ferrell (6)4,01812–21–0
March 14Baylor#1Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TXW 3–2Morrison (4–0)Castano (0–3)Ferrell (7)4,25913–22–0
March 15Baylor#1Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TXW 10–1Young (4–0)Stone (0–2)4,32314–23–0
March 17 Texas–Pan American #1Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TXW 5–0Howard (3–0)Gallegos (1–2)3,27415–2–
March 18Texas–Pan American#1Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TXW 11–5Alexander (1–1)San Nicolas (0–1)3.08316–2–
March 20#19 Oklahoma State #1Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TXL 6–7 12Glover (1–2)Ferrell (0–1)3,73816–33–1
March 21#19 Oklahoma State#1Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TXW 7–4Morrison (5–0)Buffett (1–1)3,94117–34–1
March 22#19 Oklahoma State#1Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TXL 2–7Freeman (4–0)Young (4–1)4,02517–44–2
March 24 Oklahoma #4Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TXW 4–3 10Teakell (1–1)Neuse (0–1)3,69618–4–
March 27 Wichita State #4Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TXW 14–1Traver (4–0)Hilliard (0–3)3,87119–4–
March 28Wichita State#4Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TXW 8–4Morrison (6–0)Bargfeldt (2–1)3,62720–4–
March 29Wichita State#4Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TXW 11–2Young (5–1)Tewes (1–2)3,73121–4–
March 31at Texas–Arlington#2 Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX L 1–8James (2–1)Alexander (1–2)1,20121–5–
April
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordB12 Record
April 2at #19 Texas Tech #2 Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX W 8–0Traver (5–0)Moseley (2–3)4,39322–55–2
April 3at #19 Texas Tech#2Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TXL 1–5Smith (4–2)Morrison (6–1)3,97422–65–3
April 4at #19 Texas Tech#2Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TXW 4–1Young (6–1)Damron (2–2)Ferrell (8)4,43223–66–3
April 6at Abilene Christian #6 Crutcher Scott Field • Abilene, TXW 4–3Trieglaff (1–0)Altimont (1–5)Ferrell (9)1,58824–6–
April 7#16 Dallas Baptist #6Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TXW 6–2Alexander (2–2)Fritz (0–1)3,70225–6–
April 10at Kansas State #6 Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS L 4–14Kalmus (1–2)Traver (5–1)3,08125–76–4
April 11at Kansas State#6Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KSW 9–0Morrison (7–1)Courville (0–3)2,78626–77–4
April 12at Kansas State#6Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KSL 2–6MaVorhis (2–0)Young (6–2)2,55426–87–5
April 14at Texas–Arlington#8Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TXW 7–1Alexander (3–2)Vassar (2–4)66427–8–
April 18 Santa Clara #8Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TXW 1–0Morrison (8–1)Karalus (1–4)Ferrell (10)28–8–
April 18Santa Clara#8Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TXW 6–1Traver (6–1)Lex (2–4)4,87129–8–
April 19Santa Clara#8Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TXW 9–2Young (7–2)Brisentine (2–3)3,63730–8–
April 21 Incarnate Word #7Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TXW 6–1Howard (4–0)Looper (1–5)Guillory (1)3,26631–8–
April 25 Texas #7Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TXW 6–5Morrison (9–1)French (2–3)Ferrell (11)4,25432–88–5
April 25Texas#7Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TXW 11–6Trieglaff (2–0)Culbreth (3–3)5,19833–89–5
April 26Texas#7Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TXW 7–1Young (8–2)Hollingsworth (3–5)4,59834–810–5
April 29at #19 Dallas Baptist#4Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX L 4–6Fritz (4–1)Traver (6–2)1,27434–9–
May
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordB12 Record
May 1at West Virginia #4 Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV W 9–4Alexander (4–2)Myers (2–4)2,54135–911–5
May 2at West Virginia#4Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WVW 6–2Morrison (10–1)Vance (6–4)2,10736–912–5
May 3at West Virginia#4Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WVW 5–0Young (9–2)Donato (6–5)1,69137–913–5
May 8 Kansas #6Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TXW 4–2Morrison (11–1)Krauth (7–4)Ferrell (12)3,36338–914–5
May 9Kansas#6Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TXW 2–1Ferrell (1–1)Villines (3–4)3,68639–915–5
May 12Abilene Christian#5Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TXW 8–2Traver (7–2)Hanson (1–3)3,63440–9–
May 14at Oklahoma#5 L. Dale Mitchell Park • Norman, OK W 5–4Evans (1–0)Evans, J. (5–1)Ferrell (13)1,11341–916–5
May 15at Oklahoma#5L. Dale Mitchell Park • Norman, OKW 11–9Gooch (1–0)Garza (2–4)Ferrell (14)1,41642–917–5
May 16at Oklahoma#5L. Dale Mitchell Park • Norman, OKW 4–2Alexander (5–2)Handsen (5–6)Guillory (2)1,00443–918–5
Post-season
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordB12 Tourn. Record
May 20Baylor#4 ONEOK Field • Tulsa, OK L 5–6Kuntz (1–1)Ferrell (1–2)2,80143–100–1
May 21Texas Tech#4ONEOK Field • Tulsa, OKL 1–8Taylor (4–0)Morrison (11–2)43–110–2
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordNCAA Tourn. RecordRegional Record
May 29 Sacred Heart #4Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TXW 10–0Traver (8–2)Cooksey (7–3)3,66244–111–01–0
May 30 NC State #4Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TXL 4–5Orwig (2–0)Ferrell (1–3)4,00944–121–11–1
May 31 Stony Brook #4Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TXW 8–3Guillory (1–0)Rodliff (1–2)3,31545–122–12–1
May 31NC State#4Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TXW 8–2Alexander (6–2)Williamson (4–4)3,48046–123–13–1
June 1NC State#4Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TXW 9–8 10Trieglaff (3–0)Britt (3–1)4,27747–124–14–1
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordNCAA Tourn. RecordSuper Reg. Record
June 6#9 Texas A&M #4Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TXW 13–4Teakell (2–1)Long (9–1)7,19948–125–11–0
June 7#9 Texas A&M#4Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TXL 1–2 10Hendrix (6–3)Morrison (11–3)7,38348–135–21–1
June 8#11 Texas A&M#3Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TXW 5–4 16Traver (9–2)Hendrix (6–4)7,29449–136–22–1
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordNCAAT RecordCWS Record
June 14#1 LSU #3 TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE W 10–3Morrison (12–3)Poche' (9–2)24,50650–137–21–0
June 16#5 Vanderbilt #3TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NEL 0–1Pfeifer (6–4)Young (9–3)Wright (4)24,15650–147–31–1
June 18#1 LSU#3TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NEW 8–4Teakell (3–1)Bain (2–3)26,80351–148–32–1
June 19#5 Vanderbilt#3TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NEL 1–7Buehler (5–2)Alexander (6–3)26,01151–158–42–2
All rankings from Collegiate Baseball.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches' 33*33321424655432444
Baseball America 7777743554655555774
Collegiate Baseball^2211111426874654434
NCBWA†3322221435764332554
D1Baseball8876622543875544444

^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

Awards and honors

Tyler Alexander
Nolan Brown
Garrett Crain
Jeremie Fagnan
Riley Ferrell
Cody Jones
Keaton Jones
Preston Morrison
Derek Odell
Jim Schlossnagle
Evan Skoug
Dane Steinhagen
Trey Teakell
Mitchell Traver
Connor Wanhanen
Alex Young

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References

  1. ↑ "2020 Big 12 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–8. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Official Baseball Roster". TCU Horned Frogs. Archived from the original on February 5, 2015. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
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