2021 TCU Horned Frogs baseball team

2021 TCU Horned Frogs baseball
2021 TCU Horned Frogs baseball
Big 12 Regular Season champions; Big 12 Tournament champions
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 6
CB	No. 5
Record	40–17 (17–7 Big 12)
Head coach	Jim Schlossnagle (18th season);
Assistant coaches	Bill Mosiello (8th season); Kirk Saarloos (9th season); John DiLaura (3rd season); Matt Purke (1st season);
Home stadium	Lupton Stadium
	Seasons ← 2020 2022 →

2021 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
No. 3 Texas ‍†‍‍^y	17	–	7	–	0	.708	50	–	17	–	0	.746
No. 8 TCU ‍†‍‡‍^y	17	–	7	–	0	.708	41	–	19	–	0	.683
No. 9 Texas Tech ‍‍‍^y	14	–	10	–	0	.583	39	–	17	–	0	.696
No. 23 Oklahoma State ‍‍‍^y	12	–	12	–	0	.500	36	–	19	–	1	.652
Oklahoma ‍‍‍	11	–	13	–	0	.458	27	–	28	–	0	.491
Baylor ‍‍‍	11	–	13	–	0	.458	31	–	20	–	0	.608
Kansas State ‍‍‍	10	–	14	–	0	.417	34	–	23	–	0	.596
West Virginia ‍‍‍	8	–	16	–	0	.333	25	–	27	–	0	.481
Kansas ‍‍‍	8	–	16	–	0	.333	30	–	27	–	0	.526

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 26, 2021^[1] Rankings from D1baseball

The 2021 TCU Horned Frogs baseball team represented Texas Christian University during the 2021 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 18th and final season at TCU.

Previous season

The 2020 TCU Horned Frogs baseball team notched an 11–4 record in February and early March; however, the remainder of the season was abruptly halted on March 13, 2020, when the Big 12 Conference canceled the remainder of the athletics season due to the Coronavirus pandemic.^[2]

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Seasons at TCU	Alma Mater
Jim Schlossnagle	Head coach	18	Elon (1992)
Bill Mosiello	Associate head coach	8	Fresno State (1986)
Kirk Saarloos	Assistant Coach/recruiting coordinator	9	Cal State Fullerton (2001)
John DiLaura	Volunteer assistant coach	3	Michigan (2013)
Matt Purke	Student assistant coach	1	TCU

Roster

2021 TCU Horned Frogs Roster^[3]

Pitchers

12 - Jacob Meador – Freshman
15 - Riley Cornelio – Freshman
17 - Jacob Speaker – Freshman
19 - Harrison Beethe – Junior
20 - Cam Brown – Freshman
21 - Charles King – Senior
23 - Haylen Green – Senior
24 - John Kodros – RS Sophomore
26 - Braxton Pearson – Freshman
29 - Augie Mihlbauer – Junior
30 - Drew Hill – Junior
31 - Dalton Brown – RS Senior
33 - Russell Smith – RS Sophomore
36 - Marcelo Perez – Sophomore
37 - Johnny Ray – RS Sophomore
39 - Austin Krob – Sophomore
41 - Storm Hierholzer – Freshman
43 - Christian Williams – Freshman
44 - River Ridings – Freshman
46 - Dylan Bright – Freshman
49 - Garrett Wright – Freshman
52 - Gehrig Mosiello – Freshman
53 - Luke Savage – Freshman

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
55 - Brayden Taylor – Freshman

Outfielders

1 - Elijah Nunez – Freshman
5 - Sam Thompson – Freshman
6 - Hunter Wolfe – RS Senior
11 - Phillip Sikes – Junior
27 - Porter Brown – RS Freshman
38 - Cruz Shope – Junior
45 - Luke Boyers – Freshman
48 - Garrison Berkley – Freshman

Schedule and results

2021 TCU Horned Frogs Baseball Game Log^[4]

Regular Season (34–12)

February (5–2)

Date	Time (CT)	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	Big 12
February 20	3:00 pm	FloSports	vs. #6 Ole Miss*	#10	Globe Life Field Arlington, TX	L 3–7	Kimbrell (1–0)	Ray (0–1)	Broadway (1)	16,908	0–1	—	Stats Story
February 21	11:00 am	FloSports	vs. #7 Mississippi State*	#10	Globe Life Field Arlington, TX	W 3–2	Smith (1–0)	Harding (0–1)	Wright (1)	17,587	1–1	—	Stats Story
February 22	6:00 pm	FloSports	vs. #8 Arkansas*	#10	Globe Life Field Arlington, TX	L 1–4	Costeiu (1–0)	King (0–1)	Kopps (1)	13,659	1–2	—	Stats Story
February 23	6:30 pm	ESPN+	Texas Southern*	#14	Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX	W 20–0	Brown (1–0)	Williams (0–1)	—	2,243	2–2	—	Stats Story
February 26	6:30 pm	ESPN+	Liberty*	#14	Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX	W 4–1	Green (1–0)	Delaite (0–1)	—	2,206	3–2	—	Stats Story
February 27	12:00 pm	ESPN+	Liberty*	#14	Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX	W 9–2	King (1–1)	Meyer (0–1)	—	2,101	4–2	—	Stats Story
February 27	4:00 pm	ESPN+	Liberty*	#14	Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX	W 12–2	Krob (1–0)	Gibson (0–2)	—	2,101	5–2	—	Stats Story

March (12–5)

Date	Time (CT)	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	Big 12
March 2	6:30 pm	ESPN+	Stephen F. Austin*	#13	Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX	W 9–3	Meador (1–0)	Sgambelluri (0–1)	—	2,101	6–2	—	Stats Story
March 5	3:00 pm	AT&T SW	vs. TAMU–CC*	#13	Minute Maid Park Houston, TX	W 15–5⁽⁷⁾	Hill (1–0)	Perez (1–1)	—		7–2	—	Stats Story
March 6	7:00 pm	AT&T SW	vs. Texas State*	#13	Minute Maid Park Houston, TX	W 10–0⁽⁸⁾	Smith 2–0	Sundgren (0–1)	—		8–2	—	Stats Story
March 7	3:00 pm	AT&T SW	vs. Sam Houston State*	#13	Minute Maid Park Houston, TX	L 5–6⁽¹⁰⁾	Havlicek (1–0)	Wright (0–1)	—		8–3	—	Stats Story
March 9	6:00 pm		at Texas State*	#9	Bobcat Ballpark San Marcos, TX	L 1–11⁽⁷⁾	Herrmann (1–0)	Meador (1–1)	—	700	8–4	—	Stats Story
March 10	6:00 pm		at UTSA*	#9	Roadrunner Field San Antonio, TX	W 6–3	Brown (2–0)	Ward (0–1)	Green (1)	152	9–4	—	Stats Story
March 12	6:30 pm	ESPN+	Gonzaga*	#9	Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX	L 8–13	Mullan (1–0)	Cornelio (0–1)	—	1,975	9–5	—	Stats Story
March 13	2:00 pm	ESPN+	Gonzaga*	#9	Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX	W 7–1	Smith (3–0)	Kempner (1–1)	Green (2)	1,943	10–5	—	Stats Story
March 14	1:00 pm	ESPN+	Gonzaga*	#9	Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX	L 7–10⁽¹¹⁾	Naughton (1–0)	Green (1–1)	—	2,071	10–6	—	Stats Story
March 16	6:30 pm	ESPN+	UAPB*	#15	Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX	W 20–2⁽⁷⁾	Cornelio (1–1)	Mapston (0–2)	—	2,214	11–6	—	Stats Story
March 19	6:00 pm	ESPN+	at Louisiana*	#15	Moore Field Lafayette, LA	L 2–7	Arrighetti (3–1)	Smith (3–1)	—	918	11–7	—	Stats Story
March 20	2:00 pm	ESPN+	at Louisiana*	#15	Moore Field Lafayette, LA	W 13–4	Krob (2–0)	Durke (2–2)	—	902	12–7	—	Stats Story
March 21	1:00 pm	ESPN+	at Louisiana*	#15	Moore Field Lafayette, LA	W 5–1	Ray (1–1)	Robinson (1–1)	Green (3)	894	13–7	—	Stats Story
March 26	6:30 pm	ESPN+	Baylor	#13	Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX	W 3–1	Smith (4–1)	Thomas (2–2)	Green (4)	2,701	14–7	1–0	Stats Story
March 27	2:00 pm	ESPN+	Baylor	#13	Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX	W 11–2	Krob (3–0)	Helton (1–2)	—	2,579	15–7	2–0	Stats Story
March 28	1:00 pm	ESPN+	Baylor	#13	Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX	W 10–1	Ray (2–1)	Kettler (2–1)	—	2,279	16–7	3–0	Stats Story
March 30	6:30 pm		at UT Arlington*	#12	Clay Gould Ballpark Arlington, TX	W 5–3	King (2–1)	Winquest (0–3)	Green (5)	314	17–7	—	Stats Story

April (14–3)

Date	Time (CT)	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	Big 12
April 2	6:30 pm		at Oklahoma	#12	Mitchell Park Norman, OK	W 11–7	Smith (5–1)	Olds (1–3)	Green (6)	727	18–7	4–0	Stats Story
April 3	4:00 pm		at Oklahoma	#12	Mitchell Park Norman, OK	W 17–6	Krob (4–0)	Bennett (3–2)	—	790	19–7	5–0	Stats Story
April 4	2:00 pm		at Oklahoma	#12	Mitchell Park Norman, OK	W 7–3	King (3–1)	Carmichael (4–1)	—	603	20–7	6–0	Stats Story
April 6	3:00 pm	ESPN+	at Tarleton State*	#10	Ballow Baseball Complex Stephenville, TX	W 13–9	Ridings (1–0)	Cody (0–1)	—	796	21-7	—	Stats Story
April 9	6:30 pm	ESPN+	at #8 Texas Tech	#10	Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX	W 7–3	Smith (6–1)	Dallas (1–2)	—	4,432	22-7	7-0	Stats Story
April 10	2:00 pm	ESPN+	at #8 Texas Tech	#10	Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX	L 5–6⁽¹⁰⁾	Sublette (4–0)	Ridings (1–1)	—	4,432	22-8	7-1	Stats Story
April 11	12:00 pm	ESPN+	at #8 Texas Tech	#10	Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX	L 7–17	Key (2–0)	Ray (2–2)	—	3,896	22-8	7-2	Stats Story
April 13	6:30 pm	ESPN+	Tarleton State*	#12	Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX	W 10–2	Perez (1–0)	Thomas (0–3)	Green (7)	2,188	23-9	—	Stats Story
April 16	6:30 pm	ESPN+	#13 Oklahoma State	#12	Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX	W 9–8	King (4–1)	Davis (0–1)	Green (8)	2,218	24-9	8-2	Stats Story
April 17	2:00 pm	ESPN+	#13 Oklahoma State	#12	Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX	W 8–7	Ridings (2–1)	Standlee (3–1)	—	2,736	25-9	9-2	Stats Story
April 18	1:00 pm	ESPN+	#13 Oklahoma State	#12	Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX	W 12–6	King (5–1)	McLean (0–1)	—	2,589	26-9	10-2	Stats Story
April 20	6:30 pm	ESPN+	UT Arlington*	#8	Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX	W 9–1	Savage (1–0)	Bost (0–1)	—	2,145	27-9	—	Stats Story
April 23	8:00 pm	ESPN+	Kansas	#8	Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX	W 15–1	Krob (5–0)	Cyr (3–6)	—	2,136	28-9	11-2	Stats Story
April 24	4:00 pm	ESPN+	Kansas	#8	Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX	W 10–3	Ray (3–2)	Larsen (4–4)	—	2,708	29-9	12-2	Stats Story
April 25	1:00 pm	ESPN+	Kansas	#8	Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX	L 1–2	Davis (4–4)	King (5–2)	Ulane (8)	2,300	29-10	12-3	Stats Story
April 27	6:30 pm		at UT Arlington*	#5	Clay Gould Ballpark Arlington, TX	W 8–3	Savage (2–0)	Winquest (1–5)	—	314	30-10	—	Stats Story
April 30	5:30 pm	ESPN+	at West Virginia	#5	Mon. County Ballpark Granville, WV	W 8–2	Hill (2–0)	Wolf (3–5)	—	600	31-10	13-3	Stats Story

May (3–2)

Date	Time (CT)	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	Big 12
May 1	1:00 pm	ESPNU	at West Virginia	#5	Mon. County Ballpark Granville, WV	W 5–3	Krob (6–0)	Carr (1–4)	Ridings (1)	600	32-10	14-3	Stats Story
May 2	12:00 pm	ESPN+	at West Virginia	#5	Mon. County Ballpark Granville, WV	W 9–1	Savage (3–0)	Watters (3–1)	—	600	33-10	15-3	Stats Story
May 4	6:30 pm	ESPN+	Incarnate Word*		Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX							—
May 7	7:30 pm	ESPNU	#6 Texas	#3	Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX	L 4–5	Witt (3–0)	Hill (2–1)	Nixon (7)	3,485	33-11	15-4	Stats Story
May 8	2:00 pm	ESPNU	#6 Texas	#3	Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX	W 2–1	Krob (7–0)	Stevens (7–3)	Green (9)	2,957	34-11	16-4	Stats Story
May 9	1:00 pm	ESPN+	#6 Texas	#3	Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX	L 3–9	Hansen (6–1)	Ray (5–2)	—	2,912	34-12	16-5	Stats Story
May 11	6:30 pm	ESPN+	UTRGV*		Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX							—
May 14	6:30 pm	ESPN+	Louisiana–Monroe*	#6	Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX							—
May 15	4:00 pm	ESPN+	Louisiana–Monroe*	#6	Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX							—
May 16	1:00 pm	ESPN+	Louisiana–Monroe*	#6	Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX							—
May 18	6:30 pm	ESPN+	Texas State*		Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX							—
May 20	6:00 pm	ESPN+	at Kansas State		Tointon Family Stadium Manhattan, KS
May 21	6:00 pm	ESPN+	at Kansas State		Tointon Family Stadium Manhattan, KS
May 22	1:00 pm	ESPN+	at Kansas State		Tointon Family Stadium Manhattan, KS

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
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
Coaches'^[5]	11	11*	9	11	16	12	11	7	10	7	6	3	6
Baseball America^[6]	13	10	10	9	24	24	22	14	15	11	9	5	6
Collegiate Baseball^^[7]	19	19	19	20	—	—	25	6	6	5	5	3	5
NCBWA†^[8]	11	14	12	11	17	13	11	9	12	8	6	2
D1Baseball^[9]	10	14	13	9	15	13	12	10	12	8	5	3	6

^ 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.

2021 MLB draft

Player	Position	Round	Overall	MLB Team
Russell Smith	RHP	2	51	Milwaukee Brewers
Johnny Ray	RHP	12	365	Chicago White Sox
Phillip Sikes	OF	18	526	Boston Red Sox
Harrison Beethe	RHP	18	529	Kansas City Royals
Marcelo Perez	RHP	20	591	Los Angeles Angels
Haylen Green	LHP	20	605	Chicago White Sox

References

^ "2020–21 Baseball Standings". big12sports.com. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
^ "2020 Season Cancellation". Big 12 Conference. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
^ "2021 TCU Baseball Fact Book" (PDF). TCU Horned Frogs. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
^ "2021 Baseball Schedule". TCU Horned Frogs. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
^ "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] "2020–21 Baseball Standings". big12sports.com. Retrieved May 31, 2021.

[2] "2020 Season Cancellation". Big 12 Conference. Retrieved February 19, 2021.

[factbook-3] "2021 TCU Baseball Fact Book" (PDF). TCU Horned Frogs. Retrieved February 19, 2021.

[schedule-4] "2021 Baseball Schedule". TCU Horned Frogs. Retrieved February 19, 2021.

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

[6] Baseball America College: Top 25

[CBNPoll-7] NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper

[8] NCBWA Division I poll

[9] D1Baseball poll

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