2020 TCU Horned Frogs baseball team

The 2020 TCU Horned Frogs baseball team represents Texas Christian University during the 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Horned Frogs play their home games at Lupton Stadium as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They are led by head coach Jim Schlossnagle, in his 17th season at TCU.

2020 TCU Horned Frogs baseball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
2020 record11–4 (0–0 Big 12)
Head coachJim Schlossnagle (17th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Bill Mosiello (7th season)
  • Kirk Saarloos (8th season)
  • John DiLaura (1st season)
Home stadiumLupton Stadium
2020 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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
NamePositionSeasons at
TCU		Alma Mater
Jim SchlossnagleHead Coach17Elon University (1992)
Bill MosielloAssociate Head Coach7California State University, Fresno (1986)
Kirk SaarloosAssistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator8California State University, Fullerton (2001)
John DiLauraVolunteer Assistant Coach1University 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 & Results
2020 TCU Horned Frogs Baseball Game Log[5]
Legend:           = Win           = Loss           = Canceled      Bold = TCU team member
Regular Season (11–4)

"#" 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
See also: 2020 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place 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* RV* 18 RV  
Baseball America[7] NR NR NR 22 NR  
Collegiate Baseball^[8] 20 20 21 18 NR  
NCBWA†[9] 28 25 26 20 29  
D1Baseball[10] NR NR NR 22 NR

^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
 † NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
 * 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. "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.
  4. "2020 Baseball Roster". TCU Horned Frogs. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
  5. "2020 Baseball Schedule". TCU Horned Frogs. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  6. Baseball Coaches Poll
  7. Baseball America College: Top 25
  8. NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
  9. NCBWA Division I poll
  10. D1Baseball poll
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