TCU 2017 Baseball World Series Capsule

 

TCU Horned Frogs

Big 12 (42-16, 16-8)

 
 
Big Wins: 3/3 vs LSU (9-6), 4/21 Baylor (9-4), 4/28 at Texas Tech (4-1)
Bad Losses: 2/24 Arizona State (9-13), 3/10 at UC Irvine (2-11), 4/25 Stephen F. Austin (2-6)
Coach: Jim Schlossnagle
 
Key Field Players:
Austen Wade, Junior, OF, .361 BA, 5 HR, 37 RBI
Luken Baker, Sophomore, 1B, .317 BA, 8 HR, 41 RBI
Nolan Brown, Senior, OF, .283 BA, 30 RBI, 26 SB
Cam Warner, Senior, IF, .281 BA, 5 HR, 48 RBI
Evan Skoug, Junior, C, .272 BA, 16 HR, 55 RBI
Ryan Merrill, Senior, IF, .250 BA, 5 HR, 38 RBI, 16 SB
 
Key Pitchers:
Brian Howard, Senior, P, 4.29 ERA, 9-3 W/L, 84.0 IP, 87 SO
Nick Lodolo, Freshman, P, 4.28 ERA, 5-1 W/L, 73.2 IP, 69 SO
Jared Janczak, Sophomore, P, 1.99 ERA, 8-0 W/L, 68.0 IP, 75 SO
Durbion Feltman, Sophomore, P, 4.26 ERA, 2-2 W/L, 25.1 IP, 39 SO, 15 SV
 
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .273 (147th in nation, 6th in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.60 (249, 8)
Doubles per Game: 1.62 (191, 6)
Earned Run Average: 4.14 (82, 5)
Fielding Percentage: .975 (65, 4)
Home Runs per Game: 0.96 (61, 1)
Scoring Offense: 6.9 (38, 2)
Slugging Percentage: .411 (121, 6)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.68 (20, 1)
Triples per Game: 0.09 (269, 8)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2016    Regional                      defeated Oral Roberts, defeated Gonzaga, defeated Arizona State
2016    Super Regional            defeated Texas A&M
2016    CWS                           defeated Texas Tech, defeated Coastal Carolina, lost to Coastal Carolina, eliminated by Coastal Carolina
2015    Regional                      defeated Sacred Heart, lost to North Carolina State, defeated Stony Brook, defeated NC State, defeated NC State
2015    Super Regional            defeated Texas A&M
2015    CWS                           defeated LSU, lost to Vanderbilt, defeated LSU, eliminated by Vanderbilt
2014    Regional                      defeated Siena, defeated Sam Houston State, defeated Sam Houston State
2014    Super Regional            defeated Pepperdine, lost to Pepperdine, defeated Pepperdine
2014    CWS                           defeated Texas Tech, lost to Virginia, eliminated by Mississippi
2012    Regional                      lost to Mississippi, defeated Dayton, defeated Texas A&M, defeated Mississippi, defeated Mississippi
2012    Super Regional            lost to UCLA, eliminated by UCLA
2011    Regional                      defeated Oral Roberts, lost to Dallas Baptist, eliminated by Oral Roberts
2010    Regional                      defeated Lamar, defeated Arizona, defeated Baylor
2010    Super Regional            defeated Texas
2010    CWS                           defeated Florida State, lost to UCLA, defeated Florida State, defeated UCLA, eliminated by UCLA
2009    Regional                      defeated Wright State, defeated Oregon State, defeated Oregon State
2009    Super Regional            eliminated by Texas
2008    Regional                      lost to Wichita State, defeated Western Kentucky, eliminated by Oklahoma State
2007    Regional                      defeated Baylor, lost to Rice, defeated Baylor, eliminated by Rice
 
*all team stats through 5/21