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.
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 in the Quarterfinals, and 2nd seed 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 PitchersCatchers
Infielders OutfieldersTwo 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 LineupPos. 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 OverallRecord Big 12Record Sources Feb. 13 3:00 pm FloSports vs. #23 Vanderbilt* #10 Globe Life FieldArlington, TX W5-4 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 W5-4 James (1-0) Dietz (0-1) Franco (1) 22,384 2-0 — Feb. 15 6:30 pm FloSports vs. Oklahoma* #10 Globe Life Field L2-12(7 inn.) Rager (1-0) Davis (0-1) — 16,951 2-1 — Feb. 17 7:00 pm — vs. UT Arlington* #7 Globe Life Field L8-11 Sears (1-1) Johnson (0-1) Evans(1) 679 2-2 — Feb. 20 7:00 pm FS1 at #1 UCLA* #7 Jackie Robinson StadiumLos Angeles, CA L2-10 Reddemann (2-0) Brassfield (0-1) — 1,165 2-3 — Feb. 21 4:00 pm B1G+ at #1 UCLA* #7 Jackie Robinson Stadium L1-5 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 L5-15(8 inn.) Iwanaga (1-0) Sagouspe (0-1) — 1,552 2-5 — Feb. 23 3:00 pm ESPN+ at * #7 George C. Page StadiumLos Angeles, CA W17-7(7 inn.) Quinn (1-0) Fried (0-1) — 319 3-5 — Feb. 27 6:00 pm ESPN+ * #18 Lupton StadiumFort Worth, TX W14-3(7 inn.) Brassfield (1-1) McDermott (0-2) Durnin(1) 4562 4-5 — Feb. 28 2:00 pm ESPN+ New Haven* #18 Lupton Stadium W12-4 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 OverallRecord Big 12Record Sources Mar. 1 1:00 pm ESPN+ New Haven* #18 Lupton Stadium W20-1(7 inn.) Fernsler (1-0) Gibson (0-2) — 3,896 6-5 — Mar. 3 6:00 pm ESPN+ * #17 Lupton Stadium W7-6 Thomas(1-0) Whiteaker(1-1) — 3,961 7-5 — Mar. 6 6:00 pm ESPN+ * #17 Lupton Stadium W10-2 Brassfield (2-1) Cehajic (1-1) — 4,165 8-5 — Mar. 8(DH 1) 12:00 pm ESPN+ Tulane* #17 Lupton Stadium L4-8 Rodriguez (3-0) Quinn (2-1) Vincent(2) — 8-6 — Mar. 8(DH 2) 3:45 pm ESPN+ Tulane* #17 Lupton Stadium W4-3 Thomas (2-0) Sampson (0-2) Quinn(2) 4452 9-6 — Mar. 10 6:00 pm ESPN+ Kansas* #17 Lupton Stadium W9-4 James (2-0) Fink (0-1) — 3812 10-6 — Mar. 13 8:30 pm ESPN+ at Arizona State #17 Phoenix Municipal StadiumPhoenix, 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+ * — 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+ — Lupton Stadium L7-18 Sosnowski (1-0) Brassfield (2-2) — 4,072 12-9 1-3 Mar. 21 5:00 pm ESPN+ UCF — Lupton Stadium W6-0 Davis(1-3) Sauser (2-1) — 4,128 13-9 2-3 Mar. 22 1:00 pm ESPN+ UCF — Lupton Stadium L1-9 Wicker (2-1) Baumler (0-2) — 4,060 13-10 2-4 Mar. 24 6:30 pm ESPN+ at * — Horner BallparkDallas, TX W11-5 Sagouspe(2-1) Knipper (0-1) — 1462 14-10 2-4 Mar. 27 6:00 pm ESPN+ — Lupton Stadium W18-8(7 inn.) Brassfield (3-2) Pirko(3-2) — 4,483 15-10 3-4 Mar. 28 2:00 pm ESPN+ Texas Tech — Lupton Stadium W10-9(13 inn.) Baumler(1-2) Rogers (0-1) — 4,238 16-10 4-4 Mar. 29 1:00 pm ESPN+ Texas Tech — Lupton Stadium W5-4 Franco(1-0) Jordan (2-1) — 4,235 17-10 5-4 Mar. 31 6:00 pm ESPN+ * — Lupton Stadium W8-6 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 OverallRecord Big 12Record Sources Apr. 3 6:00 pm ESPN+ at Kansas State — Tointon Family StadiumManhattan, KS L12-13 Smith (1-1) Quinn(2-2) — 1,995 18-11 5-5 Apr. 4 4:00 pm ESPN+ at Kansas State — Tointon Family Stadium W9-3 Davis (2-3) Sheffield (5-1) — 2,344 19-11 6-5 Apr. 5 11:00 pm ESPN+ at Kansas State — Tointon Family Stadium W4-0 James (4-0) Flores(1-2) — 1,902 20-11 7-5 Apr. 7 6:00 pm ESPN+ at Abilene Christian* — Crutcher Scott FieldAbilene, TX L1-4 Coe(2-2) Johnson (0-2) Whiteaker(1) 1,079 20-12 7-5 Apr. 10 6:00 pm ESPN+ Arizona — Lupton Stadium L3-4 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 W5-0 Davis (3-3) Bailey(3-2) — — 21-13 8-6 Apr. 11(DH 2) 6:15 pm ESPN+ Arizona — Lupton Stadium L2-3 McKinney(2-5) Sagouspe(2-2) Hicks(5) 3,961 21-14 8-7 Apr. 14 6:00 pm ESPN+ Tarleton State* — Lupton Stadium W12-5 Nelson(1-0) Elizondo(1-1) — 3,432 22-14 8-7 Apr. 17 6:30 pm ESPN+ at — Baylor BallparkWaco, TX L4-11 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 W5-4 Quinn(3-2) Bunch(4-2) Sagouspe(2) — 23-15 9-8 Apr. 19(DH 2) 5:00 pm ESPN+ at Baylor — Baylor Ballpark W10-2 James(5-0) Calder(3-4) — 2,857 24-15 10-8 Apr. 21 6:00 pm ESPN+ Dallas Baptist* — Lupton Stadium W6-5(10 inn.) Sagouspe(3-2) Kroll(0-2) — 3,390 25-15 10–8 Apr. 24 6:00 pm ESPN+ — Lupton Stadium W8-3 Baumler(2–3) Hoffman(2–5) — 3,731 26-15 11–8 Apr. 25 2:00 pm ESPN+ Houston — Lupton Stadium W4-2 Stern(2–0) Rodriguez(1–1) Sagouspe(3) 3,949 27-15 12–8 Apr. 26 1:00 pm ESPN+ Houston — Lupton Stadium W14-2(7 inn.) James(6–0) Roman(2–1) — 3,881 28-15 13–8 Apr. 29 6:00 pm ESPN+ * — Lupton Stadium W12-1(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 OverallRecord Big 12Record Sources May 1 6:00 pm ESPN+ at Oklahoma State — O'Brate StadiumStillwater, OK L6-7 Barrett(4–1) Stern(2–1) — 4,073 29–16 13–9 May 2 6:00 pm ESPN+ at Oklahoma State — O'Brate Stadium L2-9 Pesca(5–3) LaPour(0–1) — 4,623 29–17 13–10 May 3 1:00 pm ESPN+ at Oklahoma State — O'Brate Stadium L10-11 Burns(3–1) Stern(2-2) Wech(6) 4,287 29–18 13–11 May 8 6:00 pm ESPN+ — Lupton Stadium W3–0 LaPour(1–1) McAnelly(2–7) Sagouspe(4) 3,913 30-18 14-11 May 9 2:00 pm ESPN+ Utah — Lupton Stadium W3–1 Davis(4–3) Riske(4–3) — 4,115 31-18 15-11 May 10 1:00 pm ESPN+ Utah — Lupton Stadium W4–3 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 BallparkMorgantown, WV L0–2 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 W4–0 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 L4–6 Bassinger(3–2) Sagouspe(3–3) — 3,846 33-20 17-13 Postseason (0–1) (0–1) Date Time (CST) TV Opponent Seed Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attend OverallRecord TourneyRecord Sources May 20 10:00 pm ESPN+ vs. (11) Kansas State (7) Surprise StadiumSurprise, AZ L4–9 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.
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