2026 TCU Horned Frogs baseball team

The 2026 TCU Horned Frogs baseball team represents Texas Christian University (TCU) during the 2026 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Horned Frogs play their home games at Lupton Stadium as a member of the Big 12 Conference and are led by head coach Kirk Saarloos, in his fifth year as head coach and 14th season at TCU.

2026 TCU Horned Frogs baseball
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	33–21 (17–13 Big 12)
Head coach	Kirk Saarloos (5th as head coach, 14th overall season)
Assistant coaches	Bill Mosiello (2nd season) John DiLaura (8th season) Dave Lawn (3rd season)
Home stadium	Lupton Stadium

2026 Big 12 Conference baseball standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 13 Kansas ‍†‍‡‍y	22	–	8		.733			45	–	16		.738
No. 9 West Virginia ‍‍‍y	21	–	9		.700			45	–	15		.750
No. 22 Arizona State ‍‍‍y	19	–	11		.633			39	–	21		.650
UCF ‍‍‍y	19	–	11		.633			32	–	23		.582
No. 19 Oklahoma State ‍‍‍y	18	–	12		.600			39	–	22		.639
No. 24 Cincinnati ‍‍‍y	17	–	13		.567			38	–	22		.633
TCU ‍‍‍	17	–	13		.567			33	–	21		.611
Baylor ‍‍‍	14	–	16		.467			30	–	27		.526
BYU ‍‍‍	14	–	16		.467			28	–	29		.491
Utah ‍‍‍	12	–	18		.400			26	–	25		.510
Kansas State ‍‍‍	11	–	19		.367			30	–	27		.526
Texas Tech ‍‍‍	10	–	20		.333			27	–	28		.491
Arizona ‍‍‍	9	–	21		.300			19	–	34		.358
Houston ‍‍‍	7	–	23		.233			24	–	31		.436
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 20, 2026 Rankings from D1baseball

Previous season

The 2025 TCU Horned Frogs baseball team notched a 39-20 (19-11) record. They would be the 3rd seed in the Big 12 tournament, where they would be 11th seed Houston in the Quarterfinals, and 2nd seed Kansas in the Semifinals, before losing to 4th seed Arizona in the Championship Game. They would be invited to play in the 2025 NCAA Division I baseball tournament, where they played in the Corvallis Super Regional as a 2nd seed, where they would lose to 3rd seed USC and 1st seed (Regional Host) Oregon State.

Roster

2026 TCU Horned Frogs roster
	Pitchers	Catchers Infielders		Outfielders	Two Way Players

Coaches

2026 TCU Horned Frogs baseball coaching staff
Kirk Saarloos – Head coach – 5th season (14th overall season) Bill Mosiello – Assistant coach – 2nd season John DiLaura – Assistant coach – 8th season Dave Lawn – Assistant coach – 3rd season Note: Season counter accounts for all stints at TCU.

Starters

Opening Night Lineup

Pos.	No.	Player.	Year
LF
CF
SS
DH
1B
RF
3B
C
2B

Weekend pitching rotation

Day	No.	Player.	Year
Friday
Saturday
Sunday

Schedule and results

2026 TCU Horned Frogs baseball game log (33–21)
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled      Bold = TCU team member
Regular season (33–20)
February (5–5) Date Time (CST) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attend Overall Record Big 12 Record Sources Feb. 13 3:00 pm FloSports vs. #23 Vanderbilt* #10 Globe Life Field Arlington, TX W 5-4 Stern (1-0) Guth (0-1) Quinn (1) 18,387 1-0 — Feb. 14 7:00 pm FloSports vs. #7 Arkansas* #10 Globe Life Field W 5-4 James (1-0) Dietz (0-1) Franco (1) 22,384 2-0 — Feb. 15 6:30 pm FloSports vs. Oklahoma* #10 Globe Life Field L 2-12 (7 inn.) Rager (1-0) Davis (0-1) — 16,951 2-1 — Feb. 17 7:00 pm — vs. UT Arlington* #7 Globe Life Field L 8-11 Sears (1-1) Johnson (0-1) Evans (1) 679 2-2 — Feb. 20 7:00 pm FS1 at #1 UCLA* #7 Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, CA L 2-10 Reddemann (2-0) Brassfield (0-1) — 1,165 2-3 — Feb. 21 4:00 pm B1G+ at #1 UCLA* #7 Jackie Robinson Stadium L 1-5 Barnett (2-0) Davis (0-2) Moss (1) 1,413 2-4 — Feb. 22 3:00 pm B1G+ at #1 UCLA* #7 Jackie Robinson Stadium L 5-15 (8 inn.) Iwanaga (1-0) Sagouspe (0-1) — 1,552 2-5 — Feb. 23 3:00 pm ESPN+ at LMU* #7 George C. Page Stadium Los Angeles, CA W 17-7 (7 inn.) Quinn (1-0) Fried (0-1) — 319 3-5 — Feb. 27 6:00 pm ESPN+ New Haven* #18 Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX W 14-3 (7 inn.) Brassfield (1-1) McDermott (0-2) Durnin (1) 4562 4-5 — Feb. 28 2:00 pm ESPN+ New Haven* #18 Lupton Stadium W 12-4 Quinn (2-0) Fusco (0-2) — 3,837 5-5 — March (13–5) Date Time (CST) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attend Overall Record Big 12 Record Sources Mar. 1 1:00 pm ESPN+ New Haven* #18 Lupton Stadium W 20-1 (7 inn.) Fernsler (1-0) Gibson (0-2) — 3,896 6-5 — Mar. 3 6:00 pm ESPN+ Abilene Christian* #17 Lupton Stadium W 7-6 Thomas (1-0) Whiteaker (1-1) — 3,961 7-5 — Mar. 6 6:00 pm ESPN+ Tulane* #17 Lupton Stadium W 10-2 Brassfield (2-1) Cehajic (1-1) — 4,165 8-5 — Mar. 8 (DH 1) 12:00 pm ESPN+ Tulane* #17 Lupton Stadium L 4-8 Rodriguez (3-0) Quinn (2-1) Vincent (2) — 8-6 — Mar. 8 (DH 2) 3:45 pm ESPN+ Tulane* #17 Lupton Stadium W 4-3 Thomas (2-0) Sampson (0-2) Quinn (2) 4452 9-6 — Mar. 10 6:00 pm ESPN+ Kansas* #17 Lupton Stadium W 9-4 James (2-0) Fink (0-1) — 3812 10-6 — Mar. 13 8:30 pm ESPN+ at Arizona State #17 Phoenix Municipal Stadium Phoenix, AZ W 5-4 Stern (2-0) Edwards (0-1) Sagouspe (2) 3,858 11-6 1-0 Mar. 14 8:30 pm ESPN+ at Arizona State #17 Phoenix Municipal Stadium L 8-15 Penn (3-0) Davis (0-3) — 4483 11-7 1-1 Mar. 15 13:00 pm ESPN+ at Arizona State #17 Phoenix Municipal Stadium L 0-4 Klecker (3-0) Baumler (0-1) — 3,013 11-8 1-2 Mar. 17 2:00 pm ESPN+ New Mexico State* — Lupton Stadium W 16-6 (7 inn.) James (3-0) Carvajal (0-1) — 3,863 12-8 1-2 Mar. 20 6:00 pm ESPN+ UCF — Lupton Stadium L 7-18 Sosnowski (1-0) Brassfield (2-2) — 4,072 12-9 1-3 Mar. 21 5:00 pm ESPN+ UCF — Lupton Stadium W 6-0 Davis (1-3) Sauser (2-1) — 4,128 13-9 2-3 Mar. 22 1:00 pm ESPN+ UCF — Lupton Stadium L 1-9 Wicker (2-1) Baumler (0-2) — 4,060 13-10 2-4 Mar. 24 6:30 pm ESPN+ at Dallas Baptist* — Horner Ballpark Dallas, TX W 11-5 Sagouspe (2-1) Knipper (0-1) — 1462 14-10 2-4 Mar. 27 6:00 pm ESPN+ Texas Tech — Lupton Stadium W 18-8 (7 inn.) Brassfield (3-2) Pirko (3-2) — 4,483 15-10 3-4 Mar. 28 2:00 pm ESPN+ Texas Tech — Lupton Stadium W 10-9 (13 inn.) Baumler (1-2) Rogers (0-1) — 4,238 16-10 4-4 Mar. 29 1:00 pm ESPN+ Texas Tech — Lupton Stadium W 5-4 Franco (1-0) Jordan (2-1) — 4,235 17-10 5-4 Mar. 31 6:00 pm ESPN+ Lamar* — Lupton Stadium W 8-6 Barrientes (1-0) Dagley (1-2) Stern (1) 3,430 18-10 5-4 April (11–5) Date Time (CST) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attend Overall Record Big 12 Record Sources Apr. 3 6:00 pm ESPN+ at Kansas State — Tointon Family Stadium Manhattan, KS L 12-13 Smith (1-1) Quinn (2-2) — 1,995 18-11 5-5 Apr. 4 4:00 pm ESPN+ at Kansas State — Tointon Family Stadium W 9-3 Davis (2-3) Sheffield (5-1) — 2,344 19-11 6-5 Apr. 5 11:00 pm ESPN+ at Kansas State — Tointon Family Stadium W 4-0 James (4-0) Flores (1-2) — 1,902 20-11 7-5 Apr. 7 6:00 pm ESPN+ at Abilene Christian* — Crutcher Scott Field Abilene, TX L 1-4 Coe (2-2) Johnson (0-2) Whiteaker (1) 1,079 20-12 7-5 Apr. 10 6:00 pm ESPN+ Arizona — Lupton Stadium L 3-4 Roberts (1-1) Brassfield (3-3) Hicks (4) 4,206 20-13 7-6 Apr. 11 (DH 1) 2:00 pm ESPN+ Arizona — Lupton Stadium W 5-0 Davis (3-3) Bailey (3-2) — — 21-13 8-6 Apr. 11 (DH 2) 6:15 pm ESPN+ Arizona — Lupton Stadium L 2-3 McKinney (2-5) Sagouspe (2-2) Hicks (5) 3,961 21-14 8-7 Apr. 14 6:00 pm ESPN+ Tarleton State* — Lupton Stadium W 12-5 Nelson (1-0) Elizondo (1-1) — 3,432 22-14 8-7 Apr. 17 6:30 pm ESPN+ at Baylor — Baylor Ballpark Waco, TX L 4-11 Davenport (4-1) Baumler (1-3) Bunch (6) 3,505 22-15 8-8 Apr. 19 (DH 1) 1:00 pm ESPN+ at Baylor — Baylor Ballpark W 5-4 Quinn (3-2) Bunch (4-2) Sagouspe (2) — 23-15 9-8 Apr. 19 (DH 2) 5:00 pm ESPN+ at Baylor — Baylor Ballpark W 10-2 James (5-0) Calder (3-4) — 2,857 24-15 10-8 Apr. 21 6:00 pm ESPN+ Dallas Baptist* — Lupton Stadium W 6-5 (10 inn.) Sagouspe (3-2) Kroll (0-2) — 3,390 25-15 10–8 Apr. 24 6:00 pm ESPN+ Houston — Lupton Stadium W 8-3 Baumler (2–3) Hoffman (2–5) — 3,731 26-15 11–8 Apr. 25 2:00 pm ESPN+ Houston — Lupton Stadium W 4-2 Stern (2–0) Rodriguez (1–1) Sagouspe (3) 3,949 27-15 12–8 Apr. 26 1:00 pm ESPN+ Houston — Lupton Stadium W 14-2 (7 inn.) James (6–0) Roman (2–1) — 3,881 28-15 13–8 Apr. 29 6:00 pm ESPN+ UT Arlington* — Lupton Stadium W 12-1 (7 inn.) Franco (2-0) Sears (2-3) — 3,699 29-15 13-8 May (4–5) Date Time (CST) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attend Overall Record Big 12 Record Sources May 1 6:00 pm ESPN+ at Oklahoma State — O'Brate Stadium Stillwater, OK L 6-7 Barrett (4–1) Stern (2–1) — 4,073 29–16 13–9 May 2 6:00 pm ESPN+ at Oklahoma State — O'Brate Stadium L 2-9 Pesca (5–3) LaPour (0–1) — 4,623 29–17 13–10 May 3 1:00 pm ESPN+ at Oklahoma State — O'Brate Stadium L 10-11 Burns (3–1) Stern (2-2) Wech (6) 4,287 29–18 13–11 May 8 6:00 pm ESPN+ Utah — Lupton Stadium W 3–0 LaPour (1–1) McAnelly (2–7) Sagouspe (4) 3,913 30-18 14-11 May 9 2:00 pm ESPN+ Utah — Lupton Stadium W 3–1 Davis (4–3) Riske (4–3) — 4,115 31-18 15-11 May 10 1:00 pm ESPN+ Utah — Lupton Stadium W 4–3 Brassfield (4–3) Graham-Pippin (0–1) Sagouspe (5) 3,769 32-18 16-11 May 14 5:30 pm ESPN+ at #9 West Virginia — Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark Morgantown, WV L 0–2 Korn (5–0) LaPour (1–2) Estridge (2) 2,645 32-19 16–12 May 15 6:30 pm ESPN+ at #9 West Virginia — Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark W 4–0 Davis (5–3) Yehl (7–2) — 3,759 33-19 17-12 May 15 11:00 am ESPN+ at #9 West Virginia — Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark L 4–6 Bassinger (3–2) Sagouspe (3–3) — 3,846 33-20 17-13
Postseason (0–1)
Big 12 Tournament (0–1) Date Time (CST) TV Opponent Seed Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attend Overall Record Tourney Record Sources May 20 10:00 pm ESPN+ vs. (11) Kansas State (7) Surprise Stadium Surprise, AZ L 4–9 Arther (3–1) LaPour (1–3) Feser (4) 1,413 33–21 0–1
* indicates a non-conference game. (#) All rankings from D1 Baseball Poll on the date of the contest.

Rankings

See also: 2026 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
Coaches'		*
Baseball America
NCBWA†

† NCBWA ranks 30 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 25 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.