2023 TCU Horned Frogs baseball team

College Baseball Season

2023 TCU Horned Frogs baseball

Big 12 tournament champions
Fayetteville Regional champions
Fort Worth Super Regional champion

College World Series, 2–2

Conference| Big 12 Conference
CB| No. 23
Record| 44–24 (13–11 Big 12)
Head coach|

* Kirk Saarloos (2nd as head coach, 11th overall season)

Assistant coaches|

* T. J. Bruce (1st season)
* John DiLaura (5th season)
* Kyle Winkler (2nd season)

Home stadium| Lupton Stadium

Seasons

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2024 ->

2023 Big 12 Conference baseball standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | PCT |  |  | W |  | L |  | PCT
No. 14 Texas ‍†‍‍y | 15 | - | 9 |  | .625 |  |  | 42 | - | 22 |  | .656
Oklahoma State ‍†‍‍y | 15 | - | 9 |  | .625 |  |  | 41 | - | 20 |  | .672
West Virginia ‍†‍‍y | 15 | - | 9 |  | .625 |  |  | 40 | - | 20 |  | .667
No. 5 TCU ‍‍‡‍y | 13 | - | 11 |  | .542 |  |  | 44 | - | 24 |  | .647
Kansas State ‍‍‍ | 13 | - | 11 |  | .542 |  |  | 35 | - | 24 |  | .593
Texas Tech ‍‍‍y | 12 | - | 12 |  | .500 |  |  | 41 | - | 23 |  | .641
Oklahoma ‍‍‍y | 11 | - | 13 |  | .458 |  |  | 32 | - | 28 |  | .533
Kansas ‍‍‍ | 8 | - | 16 |  | .333 |  |  | 25 | - | 32 |  | .439
Baylor ‍‍‍ | 6 | - | 18 |  | .250 |  |  | 20 | - | 35 |  | .364
† - Conference champion
‡ - Tournament champion
y - Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 25, 2023[1]
Rankings from D1baseball

The 2023 TCU Horned Frogs baseball team represented Texas Christian University during the 2023 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 second year as head coach and eleventh season at TCU.

## Previous season

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The 2022 TCU Horned Frogs baseball team notched a 38-22 (16–8) record. They won the Big 12 regular season championship and advanced to the regionals of the 2022 NCAA tournament.

## Personnel

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### Coaching staff

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Name | Position | Seasons at TCU | Alma Mater

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Kirk Saarloos | Head coach | 11 | Cal State Fullerton (2001)
T. J. Bruce | Associate head coach | 1 | Long Beach State (2004)
John DiLaura | Assistant Coach | 5 | Michigan (2013)
Kyle Winkler | Volunteer assistant coach | 2 | TCU

### Roster

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2023 TCU Horned Frogs Roster

Pitchers

* 3 - Caedmon Parker – Sophomore
* 13 - Mason Speaker – Junior
* 15 - Sam Stoutenborough – RS Senior
* 16 - Luke Savage – Junior
* 17 - Kole Klecker – Freshman
* 18 - Storm Hierholzer – Junior
* 19 - Calvin Marley – Junior
* 20 - Cam Brown – Junior
* 21 - Garrett Wright – Junior
* 25 - Jax Traeger – Freshman
* 27 - Hunter Hodges – Junior
* 28 - Cohen Feser – Sophomore
* 30 - Louis Rodriguez – Freshman
* 31 - Justin Hackett – Freshman
* 33 - Murphy Brooks – Freshman
* 34 - Braeden Sloan – Freshman
* 36 - Chase Hoover – Freshman
* 44 - River Ridings – Junior
* 46 - Ben Abeldt – Freshman
* 48 - Ryan Vanderhei – Junior
* 49 - Garrett Wright – Freshman

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Catchers

* 4 - Kurtis Byrne – Junior
* 14 - Karson Bowen – Freshman

Infielders

* 0 - Tre Richardson – Junior
* 5 - Anthony Silva – Freshman
* 7 - Gabe Miranda – Freshman
* 9 - Brody Green – Sophomore
* 12 - David Bishop – Sophomore
* 23 - Fisher Ingersoll – Freshman
* 32 - Cole Fontenelle – Junior
* 35 - Owen Blackledge - Sophomore
* 55 - Brayden Taylor – Junior

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Outfielders

* 1 - Elijah Nunez – Junior
* 6 - Luke Boyers – Junior
* 10 - Jake Duer – Freshman
* 11 - Austin Davis – RS Senior
* 22 - Logan Maxwell – Sophomore

## Schedule and results

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2023 TCU Horned Frogs baseball game log[2]

Regular season (33–22)

February (5–3)

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

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Feb 17 | 3:00 pm | FloSports | vs. No. 10 Vanderbilt* | No. 15 | Globe Life Field
Arlington, TX | W
11–4 | Savage
(1–0) | Hliboki
(0–1) | -- | 15,721 | 1–0 | -- | Stats
Story
Feb 18 | 7:00 pm | FloSports | vs. No. 8 Arkansas* | No. 15 | Globe Life Field
Arlington, TX | W
18–6 | Klecker
(1–0) | Morris
(0–1) | -- | 20,295 | 2–0 | -- | Stats
Story
Feb 19 | 6:30 pm | FloSports | vs. Missouri* | No. 15 | Globe Life Field
Arlington, TX | L
8–9(10) | Franklin
(1–0) | Wright
(0–1) | -- | 16,100 | 2-1 | -- | Stats
Story
Feb 22 | 6:00 pm |  | UT Arlington* | No. 8 | Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX | W
7–3 | Rodriguez
(1–0) | Brooks
(0–1) | -- | 3,897 | 3-1 | -- | Stats
Story
Feb 24 | 6:30 pm | ESPN+ | vs. Florida State* | No. 8 | Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX | L
1–10 | Baumeister
(1–0) | Vanderhei
(0–1) | Crowell
(1) | 4,902 | 3-2 | -- | Stats
Story
Feb 25 | 2:00 pm | ESPN+ | vs. Florida State* | No. 8 | Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX | L
8–10 | Whittaker
(2–0) | Savage
(0–1) | Armstrong
(1) | 4,090 | 3-3 | -- | Stats
Story
Feb 26 | 1:00 pm | ESPN+ | vs. Florida State* | No. 8 | Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX | W
3–2 | Klecker
(2–0) | Armstrong
(0–1) | -- | 4,176 | 4-3 | -- | Stats
Story
Feb 28 | 6:30 pm |  | at Dallas Baptist* | No. 10 | Horner Ballpark
Dallas, TX | W
4–1(12) | Abeldt
(1–0) | Russell
(0–1) | Feser
(1) | 1,737 | 5-3 | -- | Stats
Story

March (11–7)

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

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Mar 3 | 3:00 pm | AT&T SportsNet | vs. Michigan* | No. 10 | Minute Maid Park
Houston, TX | W
6–0 | Vanderhei
(1–1) | O'Halloran
(2–1) | Savage
(1) | 1,250 | 6-3 | -- | Stats
Story
Mar 4 | 3:00 pm | AT&T SportsNet | vs. No. 14 Louisville* | No. 10 | Minute Maid Park
Houston, TX | L
2–3 | Farone
(1–0) | Klecker
(2–1) | Kuehner
(1) |  | 6-4 | -- | Stats
Story
Mar 5 | 3:00 pm | AT&T SportsNet | vs. Rice* | No. 10 | Minute Maid Park
Houston, TX | W
7-0 | Brown
(1–0) | Vincent
(1–1) | -- |  | 7-4 | -- | Stats
Story
Mar 7 | 6:00 pm | ESPN+ | vs. UT Arlington* | No. 10 | Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX | L
7–8 | Gray
(1–0) | Sloan
(0–1) | Peters
(4) | 3,832 | 7-5 | -- | Stats
Story
Mar 10 | 6:30 pm | ESPN+ | vs. San Diego* | No. 10 | Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX | L
2–14 | Sashin
(1–0) | Vanderhei
(1–2) | -- | 3,847 | 7-6 | -- |
Mar 11 | 2:00 pm | ESPN+ | vs. San Diego* | No. 10 | Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX |  |  |  |  |  |  | -- |
Mar 12 | 1:00 pm | ESPN+ | vs. San Diego* | No. 10 | Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX |  |  |  |  |  |  | -- |
Mar 14 | 6:00 pm | ESPN+ | at Texas State* |  | Bobcat Ballpark
San Marcos, TX |  |  |  |  |  |  | -- |
Mar 17 | 6:00 pm |  | at Oklahoma |  | L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park
Norman, OK |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Mar 18 | 4:00 pm |  | at Oklahoma |  | L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park
Norman, OK |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Mar 19 | 2:00 pm |  | at Oklahoma |  | L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park
Norman, OK |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Mar 21 | 6:00 pm | ESPN+ | vs. Abilene Christian* |  | Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX |  |  |  |  |  |  | -- |
Mar 22 | 6:00 pm | ESPN+ | vs. Northwestern* |  | Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX |  |  |  |  |  |  | -- |
Mar 24 | 6:30 pm | ESPN+ | vs. Kansas |  | Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Mar 25 | 2:00 pm | ESPN+ | vs. Kansas |  | Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Mar 26 | 1:00 pm | ESPN+ | vs. Kansas |  | Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Mar 28 | 6:30 pm | ESPN+ | at UT Arlington* |  | Clay Gould Ballpark
Arlington, TX |  |  |  |  |  |  | -- |
Mar 31 | 6:30 pm | ESPN+ | at Texas Tech |  | Dan Law Field
Lubbock, TX |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

April (7–10)

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

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Apr 1 | 2:00 pm | ESPN+ | at Texas Tech |  | Dan Law Field
Lubbock, TX |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Apr 2 | 2:00 pm | ESPN+ | at Texas Tech |  | Dan Law Field
Lubbock, TX |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Apr 4 | 6:30 pm | ESPN+ | at Tarleton State* |  | Cecil Ballow Baseball Complex
Stephenville, TX |  |  |  |  |  |  | -- |
Apr 6 | 6:30 pm | ESPN+ | vs. Oklahoma State |  | Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Apr 7 | 8:00 pm | ESPNU | vs. Oklahoma State |  | Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Apr 8 | 4:00 pm | ESPN+ | vs. Oklahoma State |  | Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Apr 11 | 6:30 pm | ESPN+ | at Abilene Christian* |  | Crutcher Scott Field
Abilene, TX |  |  |  |  |  |  | -- |
Apr 14 | 5:00 pm | ESPN+ | vs. UNC Wilmington* |  | Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX |  |  |  |  |  |  | -- |
Apr 15 | 4:00 pm | ESPN+ | vs. UNC Wilmington* |  | Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX |  |  |  |  |  |  | -- |
Apr 16 | 1:00 pm | ESPN+ | vs. UNC Wilmington* |  | Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX |  |  |  |  |  |  | -- |
Apr 18 | 6:00 pm | ESPN+ | vs. Lamar* |  | Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX |  |  |  |  |  |  | -- |
Apr 21 | 5:30 pm |  | at West Virginia |  | Monongalia County Ballpark
Granville, WV |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Apr 22 | 3:00 pm |  | at West Virginia |  | Monongalia County Ballpark
Granville, WV |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Apr 23 | 12:00 pm |  | at West Virginia |  | Monongalia County Ballpark
Granville, WV |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Apr 25 | 6:00 pm | ESPN+ | vs. Dallas Baptist* |  | Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX |  |  |  |  |  |  | -- |
Apr 28 | 6:00 pm | ESPNU | vs. Texas |  | Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Apr 29 | 6:00 pm | ESPNU | vs. Texas |  | Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Apr 30 | 1:00 pm | ESPN+ | vs. Texas |  | Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

May (10–2)

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

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May 2 | 6:00 pm | ESPN+ | vs. UT-Rio Grande Valley* |  | Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX |  |  |  |  |  |  | -- |
May 5 | 6:30 pm | ESPN+ | vs. Cal State Fullerton* |  | Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX |  |  |  |  |  |  | -- |
May 6 | 4:00 pm | ESPN+ | vs. Cal State Fullerton* |  | Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX |  |  |  |  |  |  | -- |
May 7 | 1:00 pm | ESPN+ | vs. Cal State Fullerton* |  | Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX |  |  |  |  |  |  | -- |
May 12 | 6:30 pm | ESPN+ | vs. Baylor |  | Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
May 13 | 4:00 pm | ESPN+ | vs. Baylor |  | Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
May 14 | 1:00 pm | ESPN+ | vs. Baylor |  | Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
May 16 | 6:00 pm | ESPN+ | vs. Texas State* |  | Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX |  |  |  |  |  |  | -- |
May 18 | 6:00 pm | ESPN+ | at Kansas State |  | Tointon Family Stadium
Manhattan, KS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
May 19 | 6:00 pm | ESPN+ | at Kansas State |  | Tointon Family Stadium
Manhattan, KS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
May 20 | 4:00 pm | ESPN+ | at Kansas State |  | Tointon Family Stadium
Manhattan, KS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

Postseason (11–2)
| Big 12 Tournament (4–0)

Date  | Time (CT)  | TV  | Opponent  | Seed  | Stadium  | Score  | Win  | Loss  | Save  | Attendance  | Overall record  | Tournament record  | Notes
May 24 | 9:00 am | ESPNU | vs. (5) Kansas State | (4) | Globe Life Field
Arlington, TX | W
16–3(7) | Traeger
(1-0) | Boerema
(7–2) | -- | -- | 34–22 | 1–0 | Stats
Story
May 25 | 4:00 pm | ESPNU | vs. (8) Kansas | (4) | Globe Life Field
Arlington, TX | W
14–4(8) | Savage
(3-3) | Cranton
(3-4) | -- | -- | 35–22 | 2–0 | Stats
Story
May 27 | 9:00 am | ESPN+ | vs. (5) Kansas State | (4) | Globe Life Field
Arlington, TX | W
6–3 | Abeldt
(2-3) | Rothermel
(1-3) | -- | -- | 36–22 | 3–0 | Stats
Story
May 28 | 5:00 pm | ESPN2 | vs. (2) No. 18 Oklahoma State | (4) | Globe Life Field
Arlington, TX | W
12–5 | Savage
(4-3) | Abram
(8-3) | -- | 14,673 | 37–22 | 4–0 | Stats
Story
NCAA Fayetteville Regional (3–0)

Date  | Time (CT)  | TV  | Opponent  | Seed  | Stadium  | Score  | Win  | Loss  | Save  | Attendance  | Overall record  | Regional Record  | Notes
June 2 | 7:00 pm | ESPNU | vs. (3) Arizona | (2) No. 17 | Baum–Walker Stadium
Fayetteville, AR | W
12–4 | Savage
(5-3) | Walty
(5-1) | -- | 10,348 | 38–22 | 1–0 | Stats
Story
June 3 | 7:00 pm | ESPNU | vs. (1) No. 5 Arkansas | (2) No. 17 | Baum-Walker Stadium
Fayetteville, AR | Postponed due to weather to June 4 | Story
June 4 | 1:00 pm | SEC Network/ESPN+ | vs. (1) No. 5 Arkansas | (2) No. 17 | Baum-Walker Stadium
Fayetteville, AR | W
20–5 | Stoutenborough
(4-0) | Smith
(8-2) | -- | 11,121 | 39–22 | 2–0 | Stats
Story
June 5 | 1:00 pm | ESPN+ | vs. (1) No. 5 Arkansas | (2) No. 17 | Baum-Walker Stadium
Fayetteville, AR | W
12–4 | Abeldt
(3-3) | Morris
(1-4) | -- | 10,475 | 40–22 | 3–0 | Stats
Story
NCAA Fort Worth Super Regional (2–0)

Date  | Time (CT)  | TV  | Opponent  | Seed  | Stadium  | Score  | Win  | Loss  | Save  | Attendance  | Overall record  | Super Regional Record  | Notes
June 9 | 4:00 pm | ESPNU | vs. Indiana State |  | Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX | W
4–1 | Klecker
(10-4) | Jachec
(7-4) | Savage
(2) | 8,812 | 41-22 | 1-0 |
June 10 | 7:00 pm | ESPNU | vs. Indiana State |  | Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX | W
6–4 | Stoutenborough
(5-0) | Fenlong
(10-3) | Wright
(5) | 8,994 | 42-22 | 2-0 |
NCAA College World Series (2–2)

Date  | Time (CT)  | TV  | Opponent  | Seed  | Stadium  | Score  | Win  | Loss  | Save  | Attendance  | Overall record  | CWS Record  | Notes
June 16 | 1:00 pm | ESPN | vs. Oral Roberts |  | Charles Schwab Field Omaha
Omaha, NE | L
5–6 | Denton
(3–1) | Savage
(5–4) | -- | 24,134 | 42-23 | 0–1 |
June 18 | 1:00 pm | ESPN | vs. No. 7 Virginia |  | Charles Schwab Field Omaha
Omaha, NE | W
4–3 | Wright
(3–2) | Early
(12–3) | Abeldt
(2) | 24,479 | 43–23 | 1–1 |
June 20 | 1:00 pm | ESPN | vs. Oral Roberts |  | Charles Schwab Field Omaha
Omaha, NE | W
6–1 | Savage
(6–4) | Fowler
(9–2) | -- | 23,496 | 44–23 | 2–1 |
June 21 | 1:00 pm | ESPN | vs. No. 2 Florida |  | Charles Schwab Field Omaha
Omaha, NE | L 3–2 | Neely (2–2) | Abeldt (3–4) | -- | 23,889 | 44–24 | 2–2 |
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

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See also: 2023 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked| Week

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Poll| Pre| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| 13| 14| 15| 16| 17| Final
Coaches'[3]| 17| 17*| 17| 16| 18| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| | |
Baseball America[4]| 14| 10| 11| 10| 13| —| —| —| 23| —| —| —| —| —| —| 24| | |
Collegiate Baseball^[5]| 15| 12| 20| 23| —| —| —| —| 17| 19| —| —| —| —| —| 23| | |
NCBWA†[6]| 16| 8| 12| 13| 16| 30| 27| —| 17| —| —| —| —| —| —| 28| | |
D1Baseball[7]| 15| 8| 10| 10| 11| —| —| —| 25| —| —| —| —| —| —| 17| | |

^ 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. ^ "2022–23 Baseball Standings". Big 12 Conference. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
2. ^ "2023 Baseball Schedule". TCU Horned Frogs. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
3. ^ "NCAA Baseball Coaches Poll | USA Today Sports". USA Today. Archived from the original on July 3, 2023.
4. ^ Baseball America College: Top 25
5. ^ NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
6. ^ NCBWA Division I poll
7. ^ D1Baseball poll

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