College Baseball Season
The 2023 TCU Horned Frogs baseball team represents Texas Christian University during the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Horned Frogs play their home games at Lupton Stadium as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They are led by head coach Kirk Saarloos, in his second year as head coach and eleventh season at TCU.
Previous season
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
Coaching staff
Roster
| 2023 TCU Horned Frogs Roster
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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
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Schedule and results
| 2023 TCU Horned Frogs baseball game log[2]
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| Regular season (33–22)
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| 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
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| 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 |
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Stats
Story
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| 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
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| Feb 22 |
6:00 pm |
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UT Arlington* |
No. 8 |
Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX |
W
7–3 |
Rodriguez
(1–0) |
Brooks
(0–1) |
— |
3,897 |
3-1 |
— |
Stats
Story
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| 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 |
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Stats
Story
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| 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 |
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Stats
Story
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| 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) |
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4,176 |
4-3 |
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Stats
Story
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| Feb 28 |
6:30 pm |
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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 |
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Stats
Story
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| 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
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| 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) |
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6-4 |
— |
Stats
Story
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| 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) |
— |
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7-4 |
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Stats
Story
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| 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 |
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Stats
Story
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| 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 |
— |
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| Mar 11 |
2:00 pm |
ESPN+ |
vs. San Diego* |
No. 10 |
Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX |
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| Mar 12 |
1:00 pm |
ESPN+ |
vs. San Diego* |
No. 10 |
Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX |
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| Mar 14 |
6:00 pm |
ESPN+ |
at Texas State* |
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Bobcat Ballpark
San Marcos, TX |
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| Mar 17 |
6:00 pm |
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at Oklahoma |
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L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park
Norman, OK |
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| Mar 18 |
4:00 pm |
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at Oklahoma |
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L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park
Norman, OK |
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| Mar 19 |
2:00 pm |
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at Oklahoma |
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L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park
Norman, OK |
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| Mar 21 |
6:00 pm |
ESPN+ |
vs. Abilene Christian* |
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Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX |
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| Mar 22 |
6:00 pm |
ESPN+ |
vs. Northwestern* |
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Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX |
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| Mar 24 |
6:30 pm |
ESPN+ |
vs. Kansas |
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Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX |
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| Mar 25 |
2:00 pm |
ESPN+ |
vs. Kansas |
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Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX |
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| Mar 26 |
1:00 pm |
ESPN+ |
vs. Kansas |
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Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX |
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| Mar 28 |
6:30 pm |
ESPN+ |
at UT Arlington* |
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Clay Gould Ballpark
Arlington, TX |
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| Mar 31 |
6:30 pm |
ESPN+ |
at Texas Tech |
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Dan Law Field
Lubbock, TX |
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