2024 TCU Horned Frogs baseball team

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2024 TCU Horned Frogs baseball
TCU Horned Frogs logo.svg
Conference Big 12 Conference
Record20-8 (5–7 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • T. J. Bruce (2nd season)
  • John DiLaura (6th season)
  • Dave Lawn (1st season)
Home stadium Lupton Stadium
Seasons
←  2023
2025 →
2024 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 8 Oklahoma  ‍†‍‍y23–7 .76737–19 .661
No. 16 Oklahoma State  ‍‍‡‍y19–9 .67940–17 .702
Texas  ‍‍‍y20–10 .66735–22 .614
West Virginia  ‍‍‍y19–11 .63333–22 .600
Cincinnati  ‍‍‍17–13 .56732–25 .561
Kansas State  ‍‍‍y15–15 .50032–24 .571
Kansas  ‍‍‍15–15 .50031–23 .574
UCF  ‍‍‍y14–15 .48335–19 .648
TCU  ‍‍‍14–16 .46733–21 .611
Texas Tech  ‍‍‍12–17 .41433–26 .559
Baylor  ‍‍‍10–20 .33322–31 .415
Houston  ‍‍‍7–21 .25026–28 .481
BYU  ‍‍‍7–23 .23321–31 .404
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 25, 2024 [1]
Rankings from D1baseball

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

Contents

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

NamePositionSeasons at TCUAlma mater
Kirk Saarloos Head coach12 Cal State Fullerton (2001)
T. J. Bruce Associate head coach2 Long Beach State (2004)
John DiLauraAssistant Coach6 Michigan (2013)
Dave LawnAssistant coach1 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

2024 TCU Horned Frogs baseball game log [2]
Regular season (20–8)
February (9–0)
DateTime (CT)TVOpponentRankStadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverallBig 12
Feb 166:30 pm ESPN+ Florida Gulf Coast*No. 5 Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX 		W
10–9		Cawyer
(1–0)		Hartman
(0–1)		—4,5681–0— Stats
Story
Feb 172:00 pmESPN+Florida Gulf Coast*No. 5Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX		W
13–10		Sloan
(1–0)		Dempsey
(0–1)		Abeldt
(1)		4,0292–0— Stats
Story
Feb 1812:30 pmESPN+Florida Gulf Coast*No. 5Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX		W
13–10		Cawyer
(2–0)		Love
(0–1)		Hodges
(1)		4,0523-0— Stats
Story
Feb 206:00 pmESPN+ Texas State*No. 5Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX		W
6–5		Rodriguez
(1–0)		Robie
(0–1)		Abeldt
(2)		4,4124-0— Stats
Story
Feb 236:30 pmESPN+vs. No. 20 UCLA*No. 5Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX		W
4–3		Tolle
(1–0)		Jewett
(0–1)		Abeldt
(3)		5,0045-0— Stats
Story
Feb 244:00 pmESPN+vs. No. 20 UCLA*No. 5Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX		W
6–3		Sloan
(2–0)		McIlroy
(1–1)		Hoover
(1)		5,2786-0— Stats
Story
Feb 251:00 pmESPN+vs. No. 20 UCLA*No. 5Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX		W
13–3(7)		Morris
(1–0)		Barnett
(1–1)		—4,8257-0— Stats
Story
Feb 276:00 pmESPN+ Washington State*No. 5Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX		W
8–7(12)		Cawyer
(3–0)		Baughn
(0–1)		—3,9878-0— Stats
Story
Feb 286:00 pmESPN+ Arizona*No. 5Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX		W
6–1		Sloan
(3–0)		Garayzar
(0–2)		—3,7019-0— Stats
Story
March (11–7)
DateTime (CT)TVOpponentRankStadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverallBig 12
Mar 12:00 pm FloSports USC*No. 5 Globe Life Field
Arlington, TX 		W
9–8(11)		Ayers
(1–0)		Ryhlick
(0–1)		—10-0— Stats
Story
Mar 26:00 pmFloSports Arizona State*No. 5Globe Life Field
Arlington, TX		W
11–9		Cawyer
(4–0)		Behrens
(2–1)		—10,54711-0— Stats
Story
Mar 33:00 pmFloSportsUSC*No. 5Globe Life Field
Arlington, TX		W
9–5		Hierholzer
(1–0)		Hammond
(0–2)		—6,51612-0— Stats
Story
Mar 56:00 pm ESPN+ Abilene Christian*No.5 Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX 		W
4-0		Parker
(1–0)		McGarrh
(2–1)		—4,34413-0— Stats
Story
Mar 86:00 pmESPN+at Kansas No. 5 Hoglund Ballpark
Lawrence, KS 		L
1-3		Reese
(3–1)		Tolle
(1–1)		Cranton
(1)		56413-10-1 Stats
Story
Mar 92:00 pmESPN+at KansasNo. 5Hoglund Ballpark
Lawrence, KS		L
4-8		Voegele
(2–0)		Klecker
(0–1)		—90813-20-2 Stats
Story
Mar 101:00 pmESPN+at KansasNo. 5Hoglund Ballpark
Lawrence, KS		W
13-4		Cawyer
(5–0)		Moore
(0–1)		—1,11014-21-2 Stats
Story
Mar 126:30 pmESPN+at No. 19 Dallas Baptist*No. 12 Horner Ballpark
Dallas, TX 		W
9-6		Rodriguez
(2–0)		Benge
(1–1)		—2,21315-2— Stats
Story
Mar 156:30 pmESPN+ Oklahoma No. 12Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX		L
3-7		K. Witherspoon
(2–1)		Cawyer
(5–1)		—4,54715-31-3 Stats
Story
Mar 165:00 pmESPN+OklahomaNo. 12Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX		L
5-7		M. Witherspoon
(1–1)		Morris
(1–1)		—4,22415-41-4 Stats
Story
Mar 171:00 pmESPN+OklahomaNo. 12Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX		L
4-9		Hitt
(2–1)		Sloan
(3–1)		—4,50015-51-5 Stats
Story
Mar 196:00 pmESPN+ UT Arlington*No. 18Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX		W
7-3		Bixby
(1–0)		Wallace
(0–5)		—4,30716-5— Stats
Story
Mar 226:00 pmESPN+at Oklahoma State No. 18 O'Brate Stadium
Stillwater, OK 		W
1-0		Tolle
(2–1)		Garcia
(2–3)		—4,97917-52-5 Stats
Story
Mar 236:00 pmESPN+at Oklahoma StateNo. 18O'Brate Stadium
Stillwater, OK		L
2-6		Holiday
(2–1)		Klecker
(0–2)		—5,30917-62-6 Stats
Story
Mar 241:00 pmESPN+at Oklahoma StateNo. 18O'Brate Stadium
Stillwater, OK		L
3-6		Molsky
(3–0)		Sloan
(3–2)		—4,18417-72-7 Stats
Story
Mar 286:00 pmESPN+ Houston Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX		W
14-1		Rodriguez
(3–0)		Jean
(2–2)		—3,87518-73-7 Stats
Story
Mar 296:30 pmESPN+HoustonLupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX		W
6-2		Tolle
(3–1)		LaCalameto
(2–1)		—4,25119-74-7 Stats
Story
Mar 302:00 pmESPN+HoustonLupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX		W
6-4		Abeldt
(1–0)		Stuart
(2–2)		Cawyer
(1)		4,66820-75-7 Stats
Story
April (0–1)
DateTime (CT)TVOpponentRankStadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverallBig 12
Apr 26:00 pmat UT Arlington* Clay Gould Ballpark
Arlington, TX 		L
4-6		Wallace
(1–5)		Mosiello
(0–1)		Steeber
(2)		59220-8— Stats
Story
Apr 54:00 pm ESPN+ at Cincinnati UC Baseball Stadium
Cincinnati,OH
Apr 61:00 pmESPN+at CincinnatiUC Baseball Stadium
Cincinnati,OH
Apr 711:00 amESPN+at CincinnatiUC Baseball Stadium
Cincinnati,OH
Apr 96:00 pmESPN+ UT Rio Grande Valley* Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX 		—
Apr 106:00 pmESPN+UT Rio Grande Valley*Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX		—
Apr 126:30 pmESPN+ Texas Tech Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX
Apr 133:00 pm ESPNU Texas TechLupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX
Apr 141:00 pmESPN+Texas TechLupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX
Apr 166:05 pmESPN+at Abilene Christian*Crutcher Scott Field
Abilene, TX 		—
Apr 196:30 pmESPNUat Texas Disch-Falk Field
Austin, TX
Apr 206:00 pmESPNUat TexasDisch-Falk Field
Austin, TX
Apr 211:00 pm LHN at TexasDisch-Falk Field
Austin, TX
Apr 236:00 pmESPN+ Dallas Baptist*Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX		—
Apr 266:30 pmESPNU Kansas State Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX
Apr 274:00 pmESPNUKansas StateLupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX
Apr 281:00 pmESPNUKansas StateLupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX
May (0–0)
DateTime (CT)TVOpponentRankStadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverallBig 12
May 36:00 pmESPN+at Baylor Baylor Ballpark
Waco, TX
May 42:00 pmESPN+at BaylorBaylor Ballpark
Waco, TX
May 51:00 pmESPN+at BaylorBaylor Ballpark
Waco, TX
May 106:00 pmESPN+ New Mexico State*Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX		—
May 114:00 pmESPN+New Mexico State*Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX		—
May 121:00 pmESPN+New Mexico State*Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX		—
May 146:00 pmESPN+Baylor*Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX
May 166:00 pmESPN+ West Virginia Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX
May 176:30 pmESPN+West VirginiaLupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX
May 184:00 pmESPN+West VirginiaLupton 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

Ranking movements
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
Coaches' *
Baseball America
NCBWA†

† 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.

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References

  1. ↑ "2024 Baseball Standings". Big 12 Conference. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  2. ↑ "2024 Baseball Schedule". TCU Horned Frogs. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
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