2022 TCU Horned Frogs baseball team

The 2022 TCU Horned Frogs baseball team represented Texas Christian University during the 2022 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 inaugural year as head coach and tenth season at TCU.

2022 TCU Horned Frogs baseball
Big 12 regular season champions
NCAA tournament College Station Regional, 2–2
Conference	Big 12 Conference
CB	No. 15
Record	38–22 (16–8 Big 12)
Head coach	Kirk Saarloos (1st as head coach, 10th overall season)
Assistant coaches	Bill Mosiello (9th season) John DiLaura (4th season) Kyle Winkler (1st season) Matt Purke (2nd season)
Home stadium	Lupton Stadium

2022 Big 12 Conference baseball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 23 TCU ‍†‍‍y	16	–	8		.667			38	–	22		.633
Oklahoma State ‍‍‍y	15	–	9		.625			42	–	22		.656
No. 2 Oklahoma ‍‍‡‍y	15	–	9		.625			45	–	24		.652
No. 24 Texas Tech ‍‍‍y	15	–	9		.625			39	–	22		.639
No. 8 Texas  ‍‍‍y	14	–	10		.583			47	–	22		.681
West Virginia  ‍‍‍	14	–	10		.583			33	–	22		.600
Kansas State  ‍‍‍	8	–	16		.333			29	–	29		.500
Baylor  ‍‍‍	7	–	17		.292			26	–	28		.481
Kansas  ‍‍‍	4	–	20		.167			20	–	35		.364
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of October 25, 2024 Rankings from D1baseball

Previous season

The 2021 TCU Horned Frogs baseball team notched a 41–20 (17–7) record. The Frogs claimed a share of the Big 12 regular season championship as well as the outright Big 12 Tournament championship. TCU received the #6 national seed in the 2021 NCAA tournament and hosted the Fort Worth Regional. The Horned Frogs were eliminated from the Tournament by cross-metroplex rival Dallas Baptist.

At the conclusion of the season, long-time TCU head coach Jim Schlossnagle departed the TCU baseball program and was replaced by 9-year assistant coach and former major league pitcher Kirk Saarloos. Saarloos retained Associate head coach Bill Mosiello, promoted John DiLaura from Volunteer Coach to Assistant Coach, retained student assistant coach and former TCU pitcher Matt Purke, and added former TCU-standout Kyle Winkler as the program's new Volunteer Assistant Coach. Winkler and Purke, both former All-American pitchers, were teammates on TCU's first-ever College World Series team in 2010.

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Seasons at TCU	Alma Mater
Kirk Saarloos	Head coach	10	Cal State Fullerton (2001)
Bill Mosiello	Associate head coach	9	Fresno State (1986)
John DiLaura	Assistant coach	4	Michigan (2013)
Kyle Winkler	Volunteer assistant coach	1	TCU
Matt Purke	Student assistant coach	2	TCU

Schedule and results

2022 TCU Horned Frogs baseball game log
Regular season (35–18)
February (6–1) Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Big 12 Feb 18 6:00 pm MLB Network vs. San Diego State* No. 17 Salt River Fields Scottsdale, AZ W 5–3 Perez (1–0) Brodell (0–1) Ridings (1) — 1–0 — Stats Story Feb 19 2:00 pm — vs. California* No. 17 Salt River Fields Scottsdale, AZ L 6–7 Reinertsen (2–0) Thomas (0–1) — — 1–1 — Stats Story Feb 20 11:00 am — vs. Houston* No. 17 Salt River Fields Scottsdale, AZ W 10–0(8) Walker (1–0) Wright (0–1) — — 2–1 — Stats Story Feb 22 6:00 pm ESPN+ Stephen F. Austin* No. 17 Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX W 11–1 Brown (1–0) Dewberry (0–1) — 3,731 3–1 — Stats Story Feb 25 6:00 pm FloSports vs. Nebraska* No. 17 Globe Life Field Arlington, TX W 4–1 Krob (1–0) Perry (0–1) Ridings (2) 4,912 4–1 — Stats Story Feb 26 2:00 pm FloSports vs. Nebraska* No. 17 Globe Life Field Arlington, TX W 8–3 Cornelio (1–0) Schanaman (0–2) Bolden (1) 5,476 5–1 — Stats Story Feb 27 1:00 pm FloSports vs. Nebraska* No. 17 Globe Life Field Arlington, TX W 5–3 Walker (2–0) McCarville (0–1) Ridings (3) — 6–1 — Stats Story
March (12–6) Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Big 12 Mar 1 6:00 pm — UT Arlington* No. 16 Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX W 8–5 Brown (2–0) Brooks (0–1) Ridings (4) 3,434 7–1 — Stats Story Mar 4 3:00 pm SECN+ at Kentucky* #16 Kentucky Proud Park Lexington, KY L 11–13 Harney (2–0) Perez (1–1) — 1,776 7–2 — Stats Story Mar 5 12:00 pm SECN+ at Kentucky* No. 16 Kentucky Proud Park Lexington, KY L 1–5 Bosma (2–0) Cornelio (1–1) — — 7–3 — Stats Story Mar 5 5:00 pm SECN+ at Kentucky* No. 16 Kentucky Proud Park Lexington, KY W 12–8 Ridings (1–0) Harper (0–1) — 2,270 8–3 — Stats Story Mar 8 11:00 am ACCN+ at Louisville* No. 21 Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY L 8–9 Poland (1–1) Brown (2–1) Prosecky (3) 503 8–4 — Stats Story Mar 12 1:00 pm ESPN+ Army* No. 21 Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX W 6–4 Feser (1–0) Early (1–1) — — 9–4 — Stats Story Mar 12 5:00 pm ESPN+ Army* No. 21 Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX W 6–5(10) Ridings (2–0) Lepicio (0–1) — 3,997 10–4 — Stats Story Mar 13 1:00 pm ESPN+ Army* No. 21 Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX W 5–2 Krob (2–0) Ruggieri (0–3) Perez (1) 4,005 11–4 — Stats Story Mar 15 6:00 pm ESPN+ Texas A&M–CC* No. 21 Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX W 17–6(8) Bolden (1–0) Westbrook (1–1) — 3,561 12–4 — Stats Story Mar 18 6:30 pm ESPN+ at Baylor No. 21 Baylor Ballpark Waco, TX W 3–0 Cornelio (2–1) Thomas (3–2) Ridings (5) 2,309 13–4 1–0 Stats Story Mar 19 3:00 pm ESPN+ at Baylor No. 21 Baylor Ballpark Waco, TX W 11–9(11) Savage (1–0) Voelker (1–3) Ridings (6) 3,066 14–4 2–0 Stats Story Mar 20 1:00 pm ESPN+ at Baylor No. 21 Baylor Ballpark Waco, TX L 3–7 Rigney (1–0) Brown (2–2) Oliver (1) 2,011 14–5 2–1 Stats Story Mar 22 6:00 pm ESPN+ at Abilene Christian* No. 19 Crutcher Scott Field Abilene, TX W 14–3(7) Parker (1–0) Bauman (0–2) — — 15–5 — Stats Story Mar 25 6:00 pm ESPN+ Kansas State No. 19 Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX W 7–5 Cornelio (3–1) Adams (2–2) Ridings (7) 4,743 16–5 3–1 Stats Story Mar 26 2:00 pm ESPN+ Kansas State No. 19 Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX W 14–5 Vail (1–0) Jurecka (1–1) — 3,804 17–5 4–1 Stats Story Mar 27 1:00 pm ESPN+ Kansas State No. 19 Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX W 11–3 Walker (3–0) Hassall (3–3) — 4,047 18–5 5–1 Stats Story Mar 29 6:00 pm ESPN+ Abilene Christian* No. 12 Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX L 2–6 Carlton (1–0) Parker (1–1) — 3,651 18–6 — Stats Story Mar 30 6:00 pm ESPN+ UTSA* No. 12 Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX L 8–12 Ward (1–0) Oliver (0–1) — 3,301 18–7 — Stats Story
April (9–9) Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Big 12 April 1 6:00 pm ESPN+ West Virginia No. 12 Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX L 2–3 Braithwaite (1–0) Ridings (2–1) Short (1) 3,902 18–8 5–2 Stats Story April 2 2:00 pm ESPN+ West Virginia No. 12 Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX W 5–4 Perez (2–1) Hampton (4–2) Ridings (8) 4,668 19–8 6–2 Stats Story April 3 12:00 pm ESPN+ West Virginia No. 12 Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX L 2–5 Bravo (3–0) Walker (3–1) Braithwaite (2) 4,013 19–9 6–3 Stats Story April 5 6:30 pm ESPN+ at UT Arlington* No. 23 Clay Gould Ballpark Arlington, TX W 10–2 Bolden (2–0) Novis (0–1) — 730 20–9 — Stats Story April 8 6:30 pm LHN at No. 7 Texas No. 23 UFCU Disch–Falk Field Austin, TX L 0–2 Hansen (6–0) Cornelio (3–2) — 7,482 20–10 6–4 Stats Story April 9 5:00 pm ESPNU at No. 7 Texas No. 23 UFCU Disch–Falk Field Austin, TX W 7–5 Bolden (3–0) Stevens (4–3) Ridings (9) 7,323 21–10 7–4 Stats Story April 10 12:00 pm ESPNU at No. 7 Texas No. 23 UFCU Disch–Falk Field Austin, TX L 3–7 Sthele (3–0) Walker (3–2) — 7,106 21–11 7–5 Stats Story April 12 6:30 pm Bally Sports Southwest at No. 16 Dallas Baptist* Horner Ballpark Dallas, TX L 1–6 Heaton (3–1) Parker (1–2) — 1,561 21–12 — Stats Story April 14 6:00 pm ESPN+ No. 4 Texas Tech Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX W 7–4 Mihlbauer (1–0) Clark (0–1) Savage (1) 5,475 22–12 8–5 Stats Story April 15 6:00 pm ESPN+ No. 4 Texas Tech Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX W 4–3 Perez (3–1) Birdsell (5–2) Ridings (10) 6,280 23–12 9–5 Stats Story April 16 2:00 pm ESPN+ No. 4 Texas Tech Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX W 11–3 Walker (4–2) Hampton (3–3) — 5,706 24–12 10–5 Stats Story April 19 6:00 pm ESPN+ UT Arlington* No. 21 Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX W 15–1(7) Parker (2–2) Hagan (1–3) — 3,533 25–12 — Stats Story April 22 6:00 pm ESPN+ at No. 3 Oklahoma State No. 21 O'Brate Stadium Stillwater, OK L 2–13 Campbell (6–1) Cornelio (3–3) — 5,576 25–13 10–6 Stats Story April 23 5:00 pm ESPN+ at No. 3 Oklahoma State No. 21 O'Brate Stadium Stillwater, OK W 6–4 Perez (4–1) Mederos (3–3) Wright (1) 7,738 26–13 11–6 Stats Story April 24 12:00 pm — at No. 3 Oklahoma State No. 21 O'Brate Stadium Stillwater, OK W 7–6 Bolden (4–0) Morrill (1–1) Wright (2) 5,031 27–13 12–6 Stats Story April 26 6:00 pm ESPN+ Dallas Baptist* No. 20 Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX L 5–6 Sherlin (2–0) Ridings (2–2) Russell (1) 4,089 27–14 — Stats Story April 29 6:00 pm ACCN at Florida State* No. 20 Dick Howser Stadium Tallahassee, FL L 0–10 Messick (6–2) Cornelio (3–4) — 4,241 27–15 — Stats Story April 30 5:00 pm ACCN at Florida State* No. 20 Dick Howser Stadium Tallahassee, FL L 3–7 Crowell (4–0) Savage (1–1) — 4,644 27–16 — Stats Story
May (8–2) Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Big 12 May 1 11:00 am ACCN at Florida State* No. 20 Dick Howser Stadium Tallahassee, FL Canceled due to weather conditions May 6 6:00 pm ESPN+ Oklahoma No. 24 Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX W 9–7 Brown (3–2) Bennett (4–3) Wright (3) 4,324 28–16 13–6 Stats Story May 7 2:00 pm ESPN+ Oklahoma No. 24 Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX L 7–11 Sandlin (4–3) Perez (4–2) Martinez (1) 4,055 28–17 13–7 Stats Story May 8 1:00 pm ESPN+ Oklahoma No. 24 Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX L 1–5 Campbell (2–0) Bolden (4–1) Michael (7) 3,948 28–18 13–8 Stats Story May 10 6:00 pm ESPN+ Incarnate Word* Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX W 11–7(11) Hill (1–0) Hayward (1–7) — 3,386 29–18 — Stats Story May 13 6:00 pm ESPN+ at Kansas Hoglund Ballpark Lawrence, KS W 15–6 Brown (4–2) Hegarty (6–5) — 1,013 30–18 14–8 Stats Story May 14 2:00 pm ESPN+ at Kansas Hoglund Ballpark Lawrence, KS W 30–3 Perez (5–2) Larsen (1–8) — 1,003 31–18 15–8 Stats Story May 15 1:00 pm ESPN+ at Kansas Hoglund Ballpark Lawrence, KS W 8–2 Mihlbauer (2–0) Vanderhei (5–6) — 717 32–18 16–8 Stats Story May 17 6:00 pm ESPN+ Tarleton State* No. 24 Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX Canceled May 19 6:00 pm ESPN+ Santa Clara* No. 24 Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX W 7–6 Walker (5–2) Pilchard (1–2) Savage (2) 3,568 33–18 — Stats Story May 20 6:00 pm ESPN+ Santa Clara* No. 24 Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX W 10–3 Perez (6–2) Hales (3–3) — 3,748 34–18 — Stats Story May 21 2:00 pm ESPN+ Santa Clara* No. 24 Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX W 9–1 Cornelio (4-4) Feikes (5–6) — 3,805 35–18 — Stats Story
Postseason (3–4)
Big 12 Tournament (1–2) Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Seed Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Tournament record Notes May 25 12:30 pm ESPN+ vs. (8) Baylor (1) No. 18 Globe Life Field Arlington, TX W 4–2 Mihlbauer (3-0) Golomb (0–1) Wright (3) — 36–18 1–0 Stats Story May 26 4:00 pm ESPNU vs. (5) No. 19 Texas (1) No. 18 Globe Life Field Arlington, TX L 3–5 Gordon (7–1) Perez (6-3) Stevens (3) — 36–19 1–1 Stats Story May 26 3:15 pm ESPNU vs. (4) No. 9 Oklahoma State (1) No. 18 Globe Life Field Arlington, TX L 4–8 Phansalkar (6–2) Bolden (4-2) — — 36–20 1–2 Stats Story NCAA College Station Regional (2–1) Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Seed Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Regional Record Notes June 3 7:00 pm ESPN+ vs. (3) Louisiana (2) No. 22 Olsen Field College Station, TX L 6–7 Bonds (5–3) Cornelio (4–5) — 6,138 36–21 0–1 Stats Story June 4 12:00 pm ESPN+ vs. (4) Oral Roberts (2) No. 22 Olsen Field College Station, TX W 3–1 Bolden (5–2) Coffey (7–6) Wright (5) 6,048 37–21 1–1 Stats Story June 5 1:00 pm ESPN+ vs. (3) Louisiana (2) No. 22 Olsen Field College Station, TX W 6–1 Brown (5–3) Wilson (4–4) — 6,115 38–21 2–1 Stats June 5 7:00 pm ESPN+ vs. (1) No. 5 Texas A&M (2) No. 22 Olsen Field College Station, TX L 9–15 Johnston (2–1) Ridings (2–3) — 6,525 38–22 2–2 Stats
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

See also: 2022 NCAA Division I baseball 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'	18	18*	14	20	21	19	11	21	—	20	19	—	—	—
Baseball America	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	15	7	16	20	15
Collegiate Baseball^	13	14	18	28	28	27	24	—	—	22	18	28	28	15
NCBWA†	20	19	17	23	21	20	12	—	26	21	18	28	27
D1Baseball	17	17	16	21	21	19	12	23	—	21	20	24	—	24

^ 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.