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TCU Horned Frogs
File:TCUHornedFrogs.png
Founded1896
UniversityTexas Christian University
Head coachJim Schlossnagle (5th season)
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Home stadiumLupton Stadium
(Capacity: 3,500)
NicknameHorned Frogs
ColorsPurple and White
   
NCAA Tournament appearances
1956, 1994, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Regular season conference champions
SWC: 1933, 1956, 1963, 1966, 1967, 1994
C-USA: 2004, 2005
MWC: 2006, 2007, 2008
The Lupton Stadium scoreboard in use during a game.

The TCU Horned Frogs baseball team represents Texas Christian University and competes in the Mountain West Conference of NCAA Division I. Since 2002, they have played their home games at Lupton Stadium, which is located on campus in Fort Worth, and holds 3,500. The current head coach is Jim Schlossnagle.

History

TCU has fielded a baseball team since 1896, before the school found its permanent home in Fort Worth. The Horned Frog baseball team began playing baseball in the Southwest Conference when it became a member of the conference in 1923[1]. That year they finished the year with a 13-11 overall record and a 2-10 conference record.[2] In 1933 Dutch Meyer, also the coach of the football team, led TCU to its first SWC title with a 9-1 record. The Frogs would add additional SWC titles in 1956, 1966, 1967 and 1994.

With the building of Lupton Stadium and the hiring of Schlossnagle, the program has undergone a resurgence. During Schlossnagle's first year in 2004, the Frogs won their first conference title in a decade.[2][3] Seeded fourth, TCU lost the first game of the double-elimination tournament to Houston. The Frogs then won their next five games to win the C-USA tournament.[4] The next year, Tulane and TCU were declared C-USA tournament co-champions when the championship game of the tournament was rained out.[5][6] 2006 saw the Horned Frogs in a new conference, the Mountain West Conference. The Frogs went 17-5 in their first year in the MWC to claim their third consecutive conference championship.

TCU Baseball All-Americans

Year Position Name Team
1921 P Pete Donahue
1927 1B Bear Wolf
1934 P Slim Kinzy
1948 CF Jim Busby
1956 SS Al Paschal
1957 OF Carl Warwick
1963 P Lance Brown
1970 C Jeff Newman
1973 2B Phil Turner
1974 P Frank Johnstone
1985 OF Mike Ramsey
1988 1B Rob Jones
1994 1B Adam Robson 2nd
C Darren Tawwater 3rd
P Tim Grieve 3rd
1998 3B Royce Huffman 2nd
1999 3B Royce Huffman 1st
2002 OF Terry Trofholz 2nd
2003 P Clayton Jerome 3rd
2004 P Robbie Findlay HM
2005 P Lance Broadway 1st
2006 P Jake Arrieta 2nd
1B Chad Huffman 3rd

Source: [7][8]

Other Baseball Awards

Award Year Position Name
Academic All-Americans 1992 2B Scott Malone
Freshman All-Americans 1996 DH Royce Huffman
2004 OF Chad Huffman
3B Shelby Ford
SS German Duran
2005 DH Matt McGuirk
C Andrew Walker
SWC Player of the Year 1963 P Lance Brown
1966 2B Jimmy Duffy
SWC Freshman of the Year 1996 DH Royce Huffman
WAC Player of the Year 1999 3B Royce Huffman
C-USA Pitcher of the year 2003 P Clayton Jerome
2005 P Lance Broadway
C-USA Player of the Year 2004 OF Chad Huffman
MWC Pitcher of the Year 2006 P Jake Arrieta

Source: [7][9]

Horned Frogs in Major League Baseball

Name Team Years on Team
Louis Drucke New York Giants 1909-1912
Ona Dodd Pittsburgh Pirates 1912
Jim Haislip Philadelphia Phillies 1913
Claude Cooper New York Giants 1913
Philadelphia Phillies 1916-1917
Pete Donahue Cincinnati Reds 1921-1930
New York Giants 1930-1931
Cleveland Indians 1931
Boston Red Sox 1932
A.S. Douglass Cincinnati Reds 1921-1925
Boob Fowler Cincinnati Reds 1932-1925
Boston Red Sox 1926
Leo Tankersley Chicago White Sox 1925
Bear Wolf Cincinnati Reds 1927
Tex Carleton St. Louis Cardinals 1932-1934
Chicago Cubs 1935-1938
Brooklyn Dodgers 1940
Slim Kinzy Chicago White Sox 1934
L. D. Meyer Chicago Cubs 1937
Detroit Tigers 1940-1942
Cleveland Indians 1945-1946
Randy Jackson Chicago Cubs 1950-1955
1959
Brooklyn Dodgers 1956-1957
Los Angeles Dodgers 1958
Cleveland Indians 1958-1959
Jim Busby Chicago White Sox 1950-1952
1955
Washington Senators 1952-1955
Cleveland Indians 1956-1957
Baltimore Orioles 1957-1958
1960-1961
Boston Red Sox 1959-1960
Houston Colt .45s 1962
Carl Warwick Los Angeles Dodgers 1961
St. Louis Cardinals 1961-1962
1964-1965
Houston Colt .45s 1962-1963
Baltimore Orioles 1965
Chicago Cubs 1966
Tommy Gramly Cleveland Indians 1968
Chuck Machemehl Cleveland Indians 1971
Jeff Newman Oakland Athletics 1976-1982
Boston Red Sox 1983-1984
Freddie Benavides Cincinnati Reds 1991-1992
Colorado Rockies 1993
Montreal Expos 1994
Tim Mauser Philadelphia Phillies 1991,1993
San Diego Padres 1993-1995
John Briscoe Oakland A's 1991-1996
Chris Eddy Oakland A's 1995
Glenn Dishman San Diego Padres 1995-1996
Philadelphia Phillies 1996
Detroit Tigers 1997
Jeff Zimmerman Texas Rangers 1999-2001
Scott Atchison Seattle Mariners 2004-2005

Source: [10]

References

  1. ^ Wikipedia Southwest Conference Page
  2. ^ a b TCU Baseball 2006 Media GuideTCU Baseball, p. 99
  3. ^ 2004 C-USA Final Tournament Press Release
  4. ^ C-USA 2003-2004 Championship and Tournament Scoreboard
  5. ^ 2005 C-USA Season Review Press Release
  6. ^ C-USA 2004-2005 Championship and Tournament Scoreboard
  7. ^ a b TCU Baseball 2006 Media Guidep. 94
  8. ^ TCU Press ReleaseHuffman and Arrieta earn All-Star; June 13,2006
  9. ^ [1]MWC Press Release May 22, 2006
  10. ^ BaseballReference.com Texas Christian University Page
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