2024 TCU Horned Frogs baseball team

2024 TCU Horned Frogs baseball
2024 TCU Horned Frogs baseball
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	20-8 (5–7 Big 12)
Head coach	Kirk Saarloos (3rd as head coach, 12th overall season);
Assistant coaches	T. J. Bruce (2nd season); John DiLaura (6th season); Dave Lawn (1st season);
Home stadium	Lupton Stadium

2024 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 18 Oklahoma ‍†‍‍^y	23	–	7	.767	40	–	21	.656
No. 21 Oklahoma State ‍‍‡‍^y	19	–	9	.679	42	–	19	.689
Texas ‍‍‍^y	20	–	10	.667	36	–	24	.600
No. 13 West Virginia ‍‍‍^y	19	–	11	.633	36	–	24	.600
Cincinnati ‍‍‍	17	–	13	.567	32	–	25	.561
No. 14 Kansas State ‍‍‍^y	15	–	15	.500	35	–	26	.574
Kansas ‍‍‍	15	–	15	.500	31	–	23	.574
UCF ‍‍‍^y	14	–	15	.483	37	–	21	.638
‍‍‍	14	–	16	.467	33	–	21	.611
Texas Tech ‍‍‍	12	–	17	.414	33	–	26	.559
Baylor ‍‍‍	10	–	20	.333	22	–	31	.415
Houston ‍‍‍	7	–	21	.250	26	–	28	.481
BYU ‍‍‍	7	–	23	.233	21	–	31	.404

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 26, 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.

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 TCU	Alma mater
Kirk Saarloos	Head coach	12	Cal State Fullerton (2001)
T. J. Bruce	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

2024 TCU Horned Frogs baseball game log^[2]

Regular season (20–8)

February (9–0)

Date	Time (CT)	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	Big 12
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

March (11–7)

Date	Time (CT)	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	Big 12
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

April (0–1)

Date	Time (CT)	TV	Opponent	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	Big 12
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
Apr 5	4:00 pm	ESPN+	at Cincinnati	UC Baseball Stadium Cincinnati, OH
Apr 6	1:00 pm	ESPN+	at Cincinnati	UC Baseball Stadium Cincinnati, OH
Apr 7	11:00 am	ESPN+	at Cincinnati	UC Baseball Stadium Cincinnati, OH
Apr 9	6:00 pm	ESPN+	UT Rio Grande Valley*	Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX							—
Apr 10	6:00 pm	ESPN+	UT Rio Grande Valley*	Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX							—
Apr 12	6:30 pm	ESPN+	Texas Tech	Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX
Apr 13	3:00 pm	ESPNU	Texas Tech	Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX
Apr 14	1:00 pm	ESPN+	Texas Tech	Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX
Apr 16	6:05 pm	ESPN+	at Abilene Christian*	Crutcher Scott Field Abilene, TX							—
Apr 19	6:30 pm	ESPNU	at Texas	Disch-Falk Field Austin, TX
Apr 20	6:00 pm	ESPNU	at Texas	Disch-Falk Field Austin, TX
Apr 21	1:00 pm	LHN	at Texas	Disch-Falk Field Austin, TX
Apr 23	6:00 pm	ESPN+	Dallas Baptist*	Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX							—
Apr 26	6:30 pm	ESPNU	Kansas State	Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX
Apr 27	4:00 pm	ESPNU	Kansas State	Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX
Apr 28	1:00 pm	ESPNU	Kansas State	Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX

May (0–0)

Date	Time (CT)	TV	Opponent	Stadium	Big 12
May 3	6:00 pm	ESPN+	at Baylor	Baylor Ballpark Waco, TX
May 4	2:00 pm	ESPN+	at Baylor	Baylor Ballpark Waco, TX
May 5	1:00 pm	ESPN+	at Baylor	Baylor Ballpark Waco, TX
May 10	6:00 pm	ESPN+	New Mexico State*	Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX	—
May 11	4:00 pm	ESPN+	New Mexico State*	Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX	—
May 12	1:00 pm	ESPN+	New Mexico State*	Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX	—
May 14	6:00 pm	ESPN+	Baylor*	Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX
May 16	6:00 pm	ESPN+	West Virginia	Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX
May 17	6:30 pm	ESPN+	West Virginia	Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX
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

Ranking movements
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
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.

References

^ "2024 Baseball Standings". Big 12 Conference. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
^ "2024 Baseball Schedule". TCU Horned Frogs. Retrieved February 28, 2024.

[1] "2024 Baseball Standings". Big 12 Conference. Retrieved June 30, 2024.

[schedule-2] "2024 Baseball Schedule". TCU Horned Frogs. Retrieved February 28, 2024.

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TCU Horned Frogs baseball
Venues	TCU Diamond (1962–2002) Lupton Stadium (2003–present)
People	Head coaches Players
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College World Series appearances in italics