2014 TCU Horned Frogs baseball team

The 2014 TCU Horned Frogs baseball team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 2014 college baseball season. TCU competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) as a member of the Big 12 Conference. The Horned Frogs played home games at Lupton Stadium on the university's campus in Fort Worth, Texas. Eleventh year head coach Jim Schlossnagle led the Horned Frogs.

2014 TCU Horned Frogs baseball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record48–18 (17–7 Big 12)
Head coach
Hitting coachBill Mosiello (1st season)
Pitching coachKirk Saarloos (2nd season)
Home stadiumLupton Stadium
Seasons
← 2013
2015 →
2014 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 10 Oklahoma State ‍‍‍y 18 6   .750 48 18   .727
No. 5 TCU ‍‍y 17 7   .708 48 18   .727
Kansas ‍‍‍y 15 9   .625 35 26   .574
No. 8 Texas Tech ‍‍‍y 14 10   .583 45 21   .682
No. 3 Texas ‍‍‍y 13 11   .542 46 21   .687
West Virginia ‍‍‍ 9 14   .391 28 26   .519
Baylor ‍‍‍ 8 15   .348 26 31   .456
Oklahoma ‍‍‍ 8 16   .333 29 29   .500
Kansas State ‍‍‍ 5 19   .208 25 30   .455
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball [1]

Personnel

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Coaches

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2014 TCU Horned Frogs baseball coaching staff[2]
No. Name Position Tenure Alma mater
22 Jim Schlossnagle Head coach 11th season Elon University
14 Bill Mosiello Associate head coach 1st season California State University, Fresno
2 Kirk Saarloos Assistant coach 2nd season California State University, Fullerton
28 Zach Etheredge Volunteer assistant coach 1st season University of Texas at San Antonio

Players

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2014 TCU Horned Frogs baseball roster[2]
No. Name Pos. B T CL Hometown Previous school
00 Kevin Cron 1B R R Jr. Phoenix, Arizona Mountain Pointe High School
1 Cody Jones OF S R Jr. Round Rock, Texas Temple College
3 Ty Slanina OF L L Fr. East Bernard, Texas East Bernard High School
4 Connor Castellano INF L R Jr. Shreveport, Louisiana Santa Fe College
5 Derek Odell INF L R Jr. Canyon, Texas Canyon High School
6 Kyle Bacak C R R Sr. Katy, Texas San Jacinto College
7 Michael Landestoy 1B R R Fr. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Saint George School
8 Boomer White OF R R So. Houston, Texas Memorial High School
9 Michael Douglas INF R R Jr. Atlanta, Georgia Lee County High School
11 Travis Evans LHP L L Jr. Round Rock, Texas Round Rock High School
12 Riley Ferrell RHP R R So. College Station, Texas A&M Consolidated High School
13 Tyler Alexander LHP L L Fr. Southlake, Texas Carroll Senior High School
15 Dylan Delso C S R So. Broken Arrow, Oklahoma Cowley College
17 Ryan Burnett LHP L L Fr. The Woodlands, Texas The Woodlands High School
18 Preston Morrison RHP R R Jr. Waxhaw, North Carolina Cuthbertson High School
21 Brian Trieglaff INF R R RS Fr. Houston, Texas Houston Christian High School
23 Alex Young LHP L L So. Hawthorn Woods, Illinois Carmel Catholic High School
24 Connor Beck OF R R Fr. Midland, Texas Midland High School
25 Will Foreman C/OF R R Jr. Houston, Texas Lamar High School
26 Keaton Jones INF R R Jr. Laguna Beach, California Laguna Beach High School
27 Jordan Kipper RHP R R Jr. Phoenix, Arizona Central Arizona College
29 Brandon Finnegan LHP L L Jr. Fort Worth, Texas Southwest High School
31 Jerrick Suiter C/OF R R Jr. Valparaiso, Indiana Valparaiso High School
32 Jeremie Fagnan OF L R Jr. Calgary, Alberta Midland College
33 Mitchell Traver RHP R R RS Fr. Sugar Land, Texas Houston Christian High School
34 Garrett Crain INF S R Jr. Mustang, Oklahoma Rose State College
35 Robby Medel RHP R R Fr. Arlington, Texas Bowie High School
37 Walker Pennington OF R R Fr. Houston, Texas Memorial High School
38 Dylan Fitzgerald OF L R Sr. Santa Ana, California Cypress College
39 Preston Templer RHP R R Fr. Fort Worth, Texas All Saints' Episcopal School
40 Trey Teakell RHP R R RS Jr. Weatherford, Texas Weatherford High School
43 Brandon Gilson LHP L L Fr. Prosper, Texas Prosper High School
44 Brian Howard RHP R R Fr. St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis University High School
47 Will Fox INF L R Fr. Montgomery, Texas Montgomery High School

Schedule

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2014 TCU Horned Frogs baseball game log: 48–18
Regular season: 38–15
Post–season: 10–3

Ranking movements

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'2323*2119191910
Baseball America1919162223171213139
Collegiate Baseball^191912283027151310912932
NCBWA2223162127242822202020167

^ 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.

References

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  1. ^ "2020 Big 12 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–8. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Quick facts Archived 1 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine
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