# 2014 TCU Horned Frogs baseball team

The 2014 TCU Horned Frogs baseball team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 2014 college baseball season. TCU competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) as a member of the Big 12 Conference. The Horned Frogs played home games at Lupton Stadium on the university's campus in Fort Worth, Texas. Eleventh year head coach Jim Schlossnagle led the Horned Frogs.

## Personnel
### Coaches

2014 TCU Horned Frogs baseball coaching staff :
| No. | Name | Position | Tenure | Alma mater |
| 22 | Jim Schlossnagle | Head coach | 11th season | Elon University |
| 14 | Bill Mosiello | Associate head coach | 1st season | California State University, Fresno |
| 2 | Kirk Saarloos | Assistant coach | 2nd season | California State University, Fullerton |
| 28 | Zach Etheredge | Volunteer assistant coach | 1st season | University of Texas at San Antonio |

### Players

2014 TCU Horned Frogs baseball roster :
| No. | Name | Pos. | B | T | CL | Hometown | Previous school |
| 00 | Kevin Cron | 1B | R | R | Jr. | Phoenix, Arizona | Mountain Pointe High School |
| 1 | Cody Jones | OF | S | R | Jr. | Round Rock, Texas | Temple College |
| 3 | Ty Slanina | OF | L | L | Fr. | East Bernard, Texas | East Bernard High School |
| 4 | Connor Castellano | INF | L | R | Jr. | Shreveport, Louisiana | Santa Fe College |
| 5 | Derek Odell | INF | L | R | Jr. | Canyon, Texas | Canyon High School |
| 6 | Kyle Bacak | C | R | R | Sr. | Katy, Texas | San Jacinto College |
| 7 | Michael Landestoy | 1B | R | R | Fr. | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | Saint George School |
| 8 | Boomer White | OF | R | R | So. | Houston, Texas | Memorial High School |
| 9 | Michael Douglas | INF | R | R | Jr. | Atlanta, Georgia | Lee County High School |
| 11 | Travis Evans | LHP | L | L | Jr. | Round Rock, Texas | Round Rock High School |
| 12 | Riley Ferrell | RHP | R | R | So. | College Station, Texas | A&M Consolidated High School |
| 13 | Tyler Alexander | LHP | L | L | Fr. | Southlake, Texas | Carroll Senior High School |
| 15 | Dylan Delso | C | S | R | So. | Broken Arrow, Oklahoma | Cowley College |
| 17 | Ryan Burnett | LHP | L | L | Fr. | The Woodlands, Texas | The Woodlands High School |
| 18 | Preston Morrison | RHP | R | R | Jr. | Waxhaw, North Carolina | Cuthbertson High School |
| 21 | Brian Trieglaff | INF | R | R | RS Fr. | Houston, Texas | Houston Christian High School |
| 23 | Alex Young | LHP | L | L | So. | Hawthorn Woods, Illinois | Carmel Catholic High School |
| 24 | Connor Beck | OF | R | R | Fr. | Midland, Texas | Midland High School |
| 25 | Will Foreman | C/OF | R | R | Jr. | Houston, Texas | Lamar High School |
| 26 | Keaton Jones | INF | R | R | Jr. | Laguna Beach, California | Laguna Beach High School |
| 27 | Jordan Kipper | RHP | R | R | Jr. | Phoenix, Arizona | Central Arizona College |
| 29 | Brandon Finnegan | LHP | L | L | Jr. | Fort Worth, Texas | Southwest High School |
| 31 | Jerrick Suiter | C/OF | R | R | Jr. | Valparaiso, Indiana | Valparaiso High School |
| 32 | Jeremie Fagnan | OF | L | R | Jr. | Calgary, Alberta | Midland College |
| 33 | Mitchell Traver | RHP | R | R | RS Fr. | Sugar Land, Texas | Houston Christian High School |
| 34 | Garrett Crain | INF | S | R | Jr. | Mustang, Oklahoma | Rose State College |
| 35 | Robby Medel | RHP | R | R | Fr. | Arlington, Texas | Bowie High School |
| 37 | Walker Pennington | OF | R | R | Fr. | Houston, Texas | Memorial High School |
| 38 | Dylan Fitzgerald | OF | L | R | Sr. | Santa Ana, California | Cypress College |
| 39 | Preston Templer | RHP | R | R | Fr. | Fort Worth, Texas | All Saints' Episcopal School |
| 40 | Trey Teakell | RHP | R | R | RS Jr. | Weatherford, Texas | Weatherford High School |
| 43 | Brandon Gilson | LHP | L | L | Fr. | Prosper, Texas | Prosper High School |
| 44 | Brian Howard | RHP | R | R | Fr. | St. Louis, Missouri | St. Louis University High School |
| 47 | Will Fox | INF | L | R | Fr. | Montgomery, Texas | Montgomery High School |

## Schedule

2014 TCU Horned Frogs baseball game log: 48–18 :
Regular season: 38–15 :
February: 6–3 :
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Result | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | Big 12 |
| February 14 | 6:30 PM | Jacksonville | No. 19 | Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | W 5–0 | Finnegan (1–0) | McRae (0–1) | | 3,742 | 1–0 | |
| February 15 | 2:00 PM | Jacksonville | No. 19 | Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | W 5–1 | Morrison (1–0) | Gordon (0–1) | — | 3,375 | 2–0 | |
| February 16 | 1:00 PM | Jacksonville | No. 19 | Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | L 0–2 | Russel (1–0) | Alexander (0–1) | Maxon (1) | 3,105 | 2–1 | — |
| February 18 | 6:30 PM | Northern Colorado | No. 19 | Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | W 10–3 | Kipper (1–0) | Wagner (0–1) | — | 3,107 | 3–1 | — |
| February 21 | 2:00 PM | vs. BYU | No. 19 | Whataburger Field • Corpus Christi, TX (Kleberg Bank College Classic) | W 10–0 | Finnegan (2–0) | Mahoney (0–2) | — | N/A | 4–1 | — |
| February 22 | 6:00 PM | at Texas A&M–CC | No. 19 | Whataburger Field • Corpus Christi, TX (Kleberg Bank College Classic) | W 7–4 | Ferrell (1–0) | Keith (0–1) | — | 2,839 | 5–1 | — |
| February 23 | 12:00 PM | vs. UTSA | No. 19 | Whataburger Field • Corpus Christi, TX (Kleberg Bank College Classic) | W 5–1 | Alexander (1–1) | Justin Anderson (1–1) | Teakell (1) | 2,377 | 6–1 | — |
| February 25 | 6:30 PM | UT Arlington | No. 12 | Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | L 2–10 | Vachon (1–2) | Kipper (1–1) | — | 2,837 | 6–2 | — |
| February 28 | 3:36 PM | vs. Sam Houston State | No. 12 | Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX (Houston College Classic) | L 4–9 | Eppler (2–1) | Finnegan (2–1) | — | N/A | 6–3 | — |
March: 9–9 :
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | Big 12 |
| March 1 | 7:35 PM | vs. No. 15 Rice | No. 12 | Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX (Houston College Classic) | L 0–1 | Fox (3–0) | Morrison (1–1) | Lemond (3) | N/A | 6–4 | — |
| March 2 | 5:34 PM | vs. Houston | No. 12 | Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX (Houston College Classic) | W 2–1 | Young (1–0) | Robinson (1–1) | Ferrell (1) | N/A | 7–4 | — |
| March 4 | 6:35 PM | Dallas Baptist | No. 28 | Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | W 5–4 $^{(15)}$ | Triglaff (1–0) | Conn (0–1) | — | 2,755 | 8–4 | — |
| March 7 | 6:35 PM | Michigan State | No. 28 | Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | L 1–2 | Vieaux (1–1) | Finnegan (2–2) | Lowery (2) | 3,126 | 8–5 | — |
| March 8 | 1:04 PM | Michigan State | No. 28 | Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | L 1–4 | VanVossen (3–0) | Morrison (1–2) | Kinley (4) | 2,910 | 8–6 | — |
| March 9 | 1:02 PM | Michigan State | No. 28 | Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | W 6–2 | Alexander (2–1) | Rihtarchick (0–2) | — | 3,144 | 9–6 | — |
| March 11 | 6:30 PM | at No. 29 Rice | No. 30 | Reckling Park • Houston, TX | L 0–5 | McDowell (2–1) | Kipper (1–2) | McCarthy (1) | 2,889 | 9–7 | — |
| March 14 | 6:30 PM | Dartmouth | No. 30 | Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | W 4–1 | Finnegan (3–2) | Concato (0–1) | Ferrell (2) | 3,461 | 10–7 | — |
| March 15 | 2:00 PM | Dartmouth | No. 30 | Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | W 5–1 | Morrison (2–2) | Danielak (0–1) | — | 2,968 | 11–7 | — |
| March 16 | 1:00 PM | Dartmouth | No. 30 | Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | W 8–0 | Alexander (3–1) | Sulser (1–1) | — | 2,751 | 12–7 | — |
| March 18 | 6:00 PM | at Oklahoma | No. 27 | L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK | L 5–9 | Evans (2–1) | Young (1–1) | — | 1,154 | 12–8 | — |
| March 21 | 6:30 PM | Texas Tech* | No. 27 | Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | W 9–0 | Finnegan (4–2) | Moreno (1–4) | — | 4,242 | 13–8 | 1–0 |
| March 22 | 2:00 PM | Texas Tech* | No. 27 | Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | L 2–10 | Drozd (2–0) | Morrison (2–3) | — | 4,028 | 13–9 | 1–1 |
| March 23 | 1:00 PM | Texas Tech* | No. 27 | Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | L 2–12 | Sadberry (3–1) | Alexander (3–2) | — | 3,548 | 13–10 | 1–2 |
| March 25 | 6:30 PM | UT Pan American | | Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | W 11–0 | Kipper (2–2) | Tokunaga (1–3) | — | 2,759 | 14–10 | — |
| March 26 | 6:30 PM | UT Pan American | | Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | Cancelled (rain) | Cancelled (rain) | Cancelled (rain) | Cancelled (rain) | Cancelled (rain) | Cancelled (rain) | Cancelled (rain) |
| March 28 | 6:30 PM | at Oklahoma State* | | Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK | W 3–1 | Finnegan (5–2) | Perrin (2–2) | Ferrell (3) | 482 | 15–10 | 2–2 |
| March 29 | 3:00 PM | at Oklahoma State* | | Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK | L 1–2 | McCurry (5–0) | Young (1–2) | — | 1,664 | 15–11 | 2–3 |
| March 30 | 1:00 PM | at Oklahoma State* | | Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK | L 4–9 | Wheeland (1–0) | Alexander (3–3) | — | 1,210 | 15–12 | 2–4 |
April: 16–1 :
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | Big 12 |
| April 1 | 6:30 PM | at UT Arlington | | Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX | W 12–6 | Kipper (3–2) | Schnedler (1–2) | — | 609 | 16–12 | — |
| April 4 | 6:30 PM | West Virginia* | | Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | W 4–3 | Teakell (1–0) | Bennett (2–1) | — | 3,578 | 17–12 | 3–4 |
| April 5 | 2:00 PM | West Virginia* | | Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | W 8–0 | Morrison (3–3) | Carley (5–1) | — | 3,924 | 18–12 | 4–4 |
| April 5 | 5:00 PM | West Virginia* | | Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | W 3–1 | Alexander (4–3) | Bennett (2–2) | Ferrell (4) | 3,924 | 19–12 | 5–4 |
| April 8 | 6:30 PM | at Dallas Baptist | | Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX | W 7–1 | Kipper (4–2) | Smith (2–2) | — | 955 | 20–12 | — |
| April 11 | 6:00 PM | at Kansas* | | Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS | W 5–2 | Finnegan (6–2) | Piche (4–4) | Ferrell (5) | 1,234 | 21–12 | 6–4 |
| April 12 | 3:00 PM | at Kansas* | | Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS | W 3–1 | Morrison (4–3) | Kahana (2–5) | Ferrell (6) | 1,530 | 22–12 | 7–4 |
| April 12 | 6:00 PM | at Kansas* | | Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS | L 1–5 | Duncan (4–1) | Young (1–3) | Villines (4) | 1,530 | 22–13 | 7–5 |
| April 15 | 6:30 PM | Houston Baptist | | Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | W 13–0 | Kipper (5–2) | McCollough (1–1) | — | 2,886 | 23–13 | — |
| April 17 | 6:00 PM | at No. 4 Texas* | | UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX | W 3–0 | Finnegan (7–2) | French (4–3) | Ferrell (7) | 5,435 | 24–13 | 8–5 |
| April 18 | 4:00 PM | at No. 4 Texas* | | UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX | W 2–0 | Morrison (5–3) | Peters (5–3) | Ferrell (8) | 6,757 | 25–13 | 9–5 |
| April 19 | 2:00 PM | at No. 4 Texas* | | UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX | W 3–1 | Teakell (2–0) | Thornhill (6–1) | Ferrell (9) | 7,535 | 26–13 | 10–5 |
| April 22 | 6:00 PM | vs. No. 21 Texas Tech | No. 15 | Crutcher Scott Field • Abilene, TX | W 4–0 | Kipper (6–2) | Taylor (5–1) | Teakell (2) | 1,437 | 27–13 | — |
| April 25 | 6:30 PM | Cal State Northridge | No. 15 | Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | W 6–2 | Teakell (3–0) | Rutherford (3–4) | Young (1) | 3,228 | 28–13 | — |
| April 26 | 4:00 PM | Cal State Northridge | No. 15 | Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | W 1–0 | Morrison (6–3) | Maltese (2–2) | — | 3,756 | 29–13 | — |
| April 27 | 1:00 PM | Cal State Northridge | No. 15 | Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | W 3–0 | Alexander (5–3) | Salas (4–4) | Ferrell (10) | 3,027 | 30–13 | — |
| April 29 | 6:30 PM | at Stephen F. Austin | No. 13 | Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches TX | W 14–4 | Kipper (7–2) | Maynard (0–3) | — | 592 | 31–13 | — |
May: 7–2 :
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | Big 12 |
| May 2 | 6:30 PM | Kansas State* | No. 13 | Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | W 5–0 | Morrison (7–3) | MaVorhis (5–6) | — | 3,613 | 32–13 | 11–5 |
| May 3 | 4:00 PM | Kansas State* | No. 13 | Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | W 3–1 | Alexander (6–3) | Griep (3–5) | Ferrell (11) | 3,584 | 33–13 | 12–5 |
| May 4 | 1:00 PM | Kansas State* | No. 13 | Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | W 21–7 | Teakell (4–0) | Moore (5–3) | — | 3,630 | 34–13 | 13–5 |
| May 9 | 6:30 PM | Oklahoma* | No. 10 | Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | W 10–2 | Finnegan (8–2) | Evans (3–4) | — | 4,046 | 35–13 | 14–5 |
| May 10 | 3:30 PM | Oklahoma* | No. 10 | Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | L 5–7 $^{(11)}$ | Neuse (1–0) | Ferrell (1–1) | — | 3,839 | 35–14 | 14–6 |
| May 11 | 1:00 PM | Oklahoma* | No. 10 | Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | W 9–1 | Alexander (7–3) | Choplick (3–4) | — | 3,485 | 36–14 | 15–6 |
| May 13 | 11:30 AM | UT Arlington | No. 9 | Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | Cancelled (rain) | Cancelled (rain) | Cancelled (rain) | Cancelled (rain) | Cancelled (rain) | Cancelled (rain) | Cancelled (rain) |
| May 15 | 6:35 PM | at Baylor* | No. 9 | Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX | L 3–6 | Newman (5–3) | Finnegan (8–3) | — | 2,636 | 36–15 | 15–7 |
| May 16 | 6:35 PM | at Baylor* | No. 9 | Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX | W 5–0 | Morrison (8–3) | Castano (5–4) | — | 2,891 | 37–15 | 16–7 |
| May 17 | 3:05 PM | at Baylor* | No. 9 | Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX | W 7–1 | Alexander (8–3) | Lewis (2–2) | — | 3,496 | 38–15 | 17–7 |
Post–season: 10–3 :
Big 12 Tournament (4–0) :
| Date | Time | Opponent | Seed/Rank | Site/stadium | Result | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | B12T |
| May 21 | 12:30 PM | vs. (7) Baylor | (2) No. 12 | Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK | W 8–5 | Kipper (8–2) | Newman (5–4) | Ferrell (12) | N/A | 39–15 | 1–0 |
| May 22 | 4:00 PM | vs. (6) West Virginia | (2) No. 12 | Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK | W 6–2 | Morrison (9–3) | Walter (1–6) | — | 4,164 | 40–15 | 2–0 |
| May 24 | 9:00 AM | vs. (7) Baylor | (2) No. 12 | Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK | W 4–1 | Teakell (5–0) | Michalec (0–5) | Ferrell (13) | 4,474 | 41–15 | 3–0 |
| May 25 | 4:15 PM | vs. (1) No. 7 Oklahoma State | (2) No. 12 | Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK | W 7–1 | Alexander (9–3) | Freeman (2–1) | — | 7,686 | 42–15 | 4–0 |
Fort Worth Regional (3–0) :
| Date | Time | Opponent | Seed/Rank | Site/stadium | Result | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | NCAAT |
| May 30 | 7:00 PM | vs. (4) Siena | (1) No. 9 | Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | W 2–1 $^{(11)}$ | Teakell (6–0) | Quintana (4–3) | — | 4,120 | 43–15 | 1–0 |
| May 31 | 7:00 PM | vs. (3) Sam Houston State | (1) No. 9 | Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | W 3–2 $^{(22)}$ | Trieglaff (2–0) | Ebbs (3–2) | Ferrell (14) | 4,207 | 44–15 | 2–0 |
| June 1 | 7:00 PM | vs. (3) Sam Houston State | (1) No. 9 | Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | W 6–1 | Alexander (10–3) | Godail (3–1) | — | 4,012 | 45–15 | 3–0 |
Fort Worth Super Regional (2–1) :
| Date | Time | Opponent | Seed/Rank | Site/stadium | Result | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | NCAAT |
| June 7 | 3:00 PM | No. 11 Pepperdine | (7) No. 3 | Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | W 3–2 | Finnegan (9–3) | Miller (9–5) | Ferrell (15) | 5,094 | 46–15 | 4–0 |
| June 8 | 5:00 PM | No. 11 Pepperdine | (7) No. 3 | Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | L 2–3 | Brown (13–1) | Morrison (9–4) | Karch (16) | 5,620 | 46–16 | 4–1 |
| June 9 | 3:00 PM | No. 11 Pepperdine | (7) No. 3 | Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | W 6–5 | Ferrell (2–1) | Karch (4–2) | — | 4,450 | 47–16 | 5–1 |
College World Series (1–2) :
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Result | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | CWS |
| June 15 | 2:00 PM | vs. No. 7 Texas Tech | (7) No. 2 | TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE | W 3–2 | Ferrell (3–2) | Drozd (7–1) | — | 24,587 | 48–16 | 1–0 |
| June 17 | 7:00 PM | vs. (3) No. 1 Virginia | (7) No. 2 | TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE | L 2–3 $^{(15)}$ | Lewicki (8–1) | Teakell (6–1) | — | 24,285 | 48–17 | 1–1 |
| June 19 | 7:00 PM | vs. No. 4 Ole Miss | (7) No. 2 | TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE | L 4–6 | Laxer (3–2) | Kipper (8–3) | Greenwood (5) | 25,873 | 48–18 | 1–2 |
| *Big 12 Conference game. $^#$Rankings from Collegiate Baseball released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. ||||||||||||

## Ranking movements

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Final |
| Coaches' | 23 | 23* | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 10 | — | — | |
| Baseball America | 19 | 19 | 16 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 9 | — | — | |
| Collegiate Baseball^ | 19 | 19 | 12 | 28 | 30 | 27 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | |
| NCBWA† | 22 | 23 | 16 | 21 | 27 | 24 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 7 | — | |
^ 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.