2020 TCU Horned Frogs baseball team

2020 TCU Horned Frogs baseball
2020 TCU Horned Frogs baseball
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	11–4 (0–0 Big 12)
Head coach	Jim Schlossnagle (17th season);
Assistant coaches	Bill Mosiello (7th season); Kirk Saarloos (8th season); John DiLaura (1st season);
Home stadium	Lupton Stadium
	Seasons ← 2019 2021 →

The 2020 TCU Horned Frogs baseball team represented Texas Christian University during the 2020 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 17th season at TCU.

2020 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 3 Texas Tech ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	16	–	3	.842
No. 22 Texas ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	14	–	3	.824
No. 13 Oklahoma ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	14	–	4	.778
TCU ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	11	–	4	.733
Oklahoma State ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	13	–	5	.722
West Virginia ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	11	–	5	.688
Baylor ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	10	–	6	.625
Kansas State ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	10	–	7	.588
Kansas ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	7	–	10	.412

‡ – Tournament champion As of March 15, 2020^[1] Rankings from D1baseball

On March 13, the Big 12 Conference canceled the remainder of the season due to the Coronavirus pandemic.^[2]

Previous season

The 2019 TCU Horned Frogs baseball team notched a 29–24 (11–13) regular season record and finished sixth in the Big 12 Conference standings. The Horned Frogs reached the 2019 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament semifinals, where they were defeated by Oklahoma State. TCU received an at-large bid to the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball tournament, where they were defeated in the Fayetteville Regional final by Arkansas.^[3]

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Seasons at TCU	Alma Mater
Jim Schlossnagle	Head coach	17	Elon University (1992)
Bill Mosiello	Associate head coach	7	California State University, Fresno (1986)
Kirk Saarloos	Assistant Coach/recruiting coordinator	8	California State University, Fullerton (2001)
John DiLaura	Volunteer Assistant Coach	1	University of Michigan (2013)

Roster

2020 TCU Horned Frogs Roster^[4]

Pitchers

12 - Jacob Meador - Freshman
15 - Riley Cornelio - Freshman
17 - Jacob Speaker - Freshman
19 - Harrison Beethe - Junior
20 - Cal Coughlin - Senior
21 - Charles King - Senior
23 - Haylen Green - Senior
24 - John Kodros - RS Sophomore
26 - Matt Rudis - Sophomore
29 - Augie Mihlbauer - Junior
30 - Drew Hill - Junior
31 - Dalton Brown - RS Senior
33 - Russell Smith - RS Sophomore
34 - Nolan Hudi - Freshman
35 - Grant Miller - Junior
36 - Marcelo Perez - Sophomore
37 - Johnny Ray - RS Sophomore
39 - Austin Krob - Sophomore
44 - Caleb Sloane - RS Sophomore

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

Outfielders

5 - Sam Thompson - Freshman
6 - Hunter Wolfe - RS Senior
8 - Cole Johnson - Sophomore
11 - Phillip Sikes - Junior
27 - Porter Brown - RS Freshman
38 - Cruz Shope - Junior

Schedule and results

2020 TCU Horned Frogs Baseball Game Log^[5]

Regular Season (11–4)

February (9–1)

Date	Time (CT)	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	MVC
February 14	6:30 pm		Kentucky*	#20	Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	W 5–1	Green (1–0)	Ramsey (0–1)	–	3,879	1–0	–	Stats Story
February 15	2:00 pm		Kentucky*	#20	Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	W 7–1	Krob (1–0)	Stupp (0–1)	–	3,986	2–0	–	Stats Story
February 16	12:30 pm		Kentucky*	#20	Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	W 10–5	Hill (1–0)	Marsh (0–1)	–	4,030	3–0	–	Stats Story
February 18	6:30 pm		Abilene Christian*	#20	Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	W 14–4	Cornelio (1–0)	Chirpich (0–1)	–	3,499	4–0	–	Stats Story
February 22	6:30 pm	BTN+	at Minnesota*	#20	U.S. Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	W 12–0	Ray (1–0)	Meyer (1–1)	–	1,255	5–0	–	Stats Story
February 23	2:00 pm	BTN+	at Minnesota*	#20	U.S. Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	L 6–7	Massey (1–0)	King (0–1)	Horton (2)	938	5–1	–	Stats Story
February 24	12:15 pm	BTN+	at Minnesota*	#21	U.S. Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	W 11–2	Smith (1–0)	Fredrickson (0–2)	–	242	6–1	–	Stats Story
February 26	6:30 pm		Stephen F. Austin*	#21	Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	W 12–3	Hill (2–0)	Sgambelluri (0–2)	–	3,712	7–1	–	Stats Story
February 28	6:30 pm	FSSW+	California*	#21	Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	W 5–4	Perez (1–0)	Zobac (1–1)	Beethe (1)	3,809	8–1	–	Stats Story
February 29	3:00 pm		California*	#21	Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	W 3–0	King (1–1)	Holman (0–3)	Green (1)	4,507	9–1	–	Stats Story

March (2–3)

Date	Time (CT)	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	Big 12
March 1	1:00 pm		California*	#21	Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	W 6–1	Russell (2–0)	Sullivan (0–1)	–	3,770	10–1	–	Stats Story
March 3	6:30 pm		UT Arlington*	#18	Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	L 4–6¹²	Austin (1–0)	Rudis (0–1)	–	3,304	10–2	–	Stats Story
March 6	8:00 pm		at USC*	#18	Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA	L 1–2	Hurt (2–1)	Ray (1–1)	Wanger (2)	1,194	10–3	–	Stats Story
March 7	4:00 pm		at #1 UCLA*	#18	Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 8–4	King (2–1)	Nastrini (2–1)	Krob (1)	952	11–3	–	Stats Story
March 8	12:00 pm		#5 Vanderbilt*	#18	Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA	L 3–4	Brown (1–2)	Hill (2–1)	–	711	11–4	–	Stats
March 10	8:00 pm		at San Diego State*		Tony Gwynn Stadium • San Diego, CA
March 13	6:30 pm	FSSW+	Maryland*		Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX
March 14	2:00 pm		Maryland*		Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX
March 15	1:00 pm		Maryland*		Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX
March 17	6:30 pm		Sam Houston State*		Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX
March 20	6:00 pm	ESPN+	at Oklahoma State		O'Brate Stadium • Stillwater, OK
March 21	3:00 pm	ESPN+	at Oklahoma State		O'Brate Stadium • Stillwater, OK
March 22	1:00 pm	ESPN+	at Oklahoma State		O'Brate Stadium • Stillwater, OK
March 24	6:30 pm		at UT Arlington*		Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX
March 27	6:30 pm		Oklahoma		Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX
March 28	2:00 pm	FSSW+	Oklahoma		Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX
March 29	12:00 pm	ESPNU	Oklahoma		Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX
March 31	6:30 pm		at Abilene Christian*		Crutcher Scott Field • Abilene, TX

April (0–0)

Date	Time (CT)	TV	Opponent	Stadium
April 3	6:00 pm	ESPN+	at Kansas	Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS
April 4	2:00 pm	ESPN+	at Kansas	Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS
April 5	1:00 pm	ESPN+	at Kansas	Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS
April 7	6:30 pm		UT Arlington*	Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX
April 9	6:30 pm		West Virginia	Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX
April 10	6:30 pm		West Virginia	Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX
April 11	12:00 pm		West Virginia	Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX
April 14	6:30 pm		at Dallas Baptist*	Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX
April 17	5:30 pm		at Stetson*	Melching Field • DeLand, FL
April 18	5:30 pm		at Stetson*	Melching Field • DeLand, FL
April 19	12:00 pm		at Stetson*	Melching Field • DeLand, FL
April 21	6:30 pm		Texas–Rio Grande Valley*	Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX
April 24	6:35 pm	ESPN+	at Baylor	Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX
April 25	3:05 pm	ESPN+	at Baylor	Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX
April 26	1:05 pm	ESPN+	at Baylor	Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX
April 28	6:30 pm		Dallas Baptist*	Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX

May (0–0)

Date	Time (CT)	TV	Opponent	Stadium
May 1	6:30 pm	FSSW+	Kansas State	Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX
May 2	4:00 pm	FSSW	Kansas State	Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX
May 3	1:00 pm	FSSW+	Kansas State	Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX
May 8	6:30 pm	LHN	at Texas	UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX
May 9	2:30 pm	LHN	at Texas	UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX
May 10	5:00 pm	FSN	at Texas	UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX
May 12	6:30 pm		Incarnate Word*	Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX
May 14	6:30 pm	FSSW+	Texas Tech	Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX
May 15	6:30 pm	FSSW+	Texas Tech	Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX
May 16	6:30 pm	ESPNU	Texas Tech	Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX

Legend: = Win = Loss = Canceled Bold = TCU team member

"#" represents ranking. All rankings from Collegiate Baseball on the date of the contest.
"()" represents postseason seeding in the Big 12 Tournament or NCAA Regional, respectively.

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
Coaches'^[6]	RV	RV*		18	RV
Baseball America^[7]	—	—	—	22	—
Collegiate Baseball^^[8]	20	20	21	18	—
NCBWA†^[9]	28	25	26	20	29
D1Baseball^[10]	—	—	—	22	—

^ 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

^ "2020 Baseball Standings". Big 12 Conference. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
^ "2020 Season Cancellation". Big 12 Conference. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
^ "2019 Baseball Schedule". TCU Horned Frogs. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
^ "2020 Baseball Roster". TCU Horned Frogs. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
^ "2020 Baseball Schedule". TCU Horned Frogs. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
^ "NCAA Baseball Coaches Poll | USA Today Sports". USA Today. Archived from the original on July 3, 2023.
^ Baseball America College: Top 25
^ NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
^ NCBWA Division I poll
^ D1Baseball poll

[1] "2020 Baseball Standings". Big 12 Conference. Retrieved March 15, 2020.

[2] "2020 Season Cancellation". Big 12 Conference. Retrieved March 15, 2020.

[3] "2019 Baseball Schedule". TCU Horned Frogs. Retrieved February 22, 2020.

[roster-4] "2020 Baseball Roster". TCU Horned Frogs. Retrieved February 24, 2020.

[schedule-5] "2020 Baseball Schedule". TCU Horned Frogs. Retrieved March 7, 2020.

[6] "NCAA Baseball Coaches Poll | USA Today Sports". USA Today. Archived from the original on July 3, 2023.

[7] Baseball America College: Top 25

[CBNPoll-8] NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper

[9] NCBWA Division I poll

[10] D1Baseball poll

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