The 2017 TCU Horned Frogs baseball team represented

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during the

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. The Horned Frogs played their home games at Charlie & Marie Lupton Baseball Stadium as a member of the

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. They were led by head coach

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, the winningest coach in TCU baseball history, in his 14th year at TCU.

Previous season

The Horned Frogs entered the 2017 season on the heels of three consecutive trips to the

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. The

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notched a 38–14 (15–9) regular season record to finish third in the Big 12 Conference standings. In the postseason, the Horned Frogs won the Big 12 Tournament Championship with wins over Baylor,

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and

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, were selected as one of sixteen

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Regional Tournament hosts for the third year in a row and the sixth time in eight years, swept through the Fort Worth Regional with wins over

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, Gonzaga and

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; advanced to the Super Regional round of the Tournament for the third straight year, where they faced #4 National Seed

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for the best-of-three series; won the College Station Super Regional after an 8–2 win, 1–7 loss and 4–1 win; and advanced to their third consecutive

. At the 2016 CWS, the Frogs notched a 2–2 record, winning their first two games over Texas Tech and Coastal Carolina before losing two consecutive games to Coastal Carolina and being eliminated from the tournament. TCU finished the season with a 49–18 record and ranked third in the final polls.

Preseason

MLB draft

The following Horned Frogs on the

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roster were selected in the

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: ''* indicates draftee had no more college eligibility''

Departed players

The following Horned Frogs on the

roster departed the program prior to the 2017 season:

Summer leagues

Between the 2015–16 and 2016–17 academic years, the following 2017 Horned Frogs participated in summer collegiate baseball leagues:

Recruiting class

The Horned Frogs added the following 11 players to the roster as part of their 2016 recruiting class:

Season projections

Coming off three straight College World Series appearances in

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and

, losing only four players to graduation and the Draft, and adding a highly ranked recruiting class, the 2017 Horned Frogs were projected as one of the "Eight for Omaha" in July 2016 by Baseball America, D1 Baseball and Perfect Game. The Horned Frogs started the 2017 season as the

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preseason #1 club. For the third straight year, TCU was picked to finish first in the Big 12 Conference.

Personnel

Coaching staff

TCU returns its entire coaching staff from the Frogs'

and

College World Series seasons. After leading the Frogs to their third consecutive

and being named

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's 2016 National Coach of the Year,

, the winningest coach in

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history, inked a six-year contract extension worth over $1 million per year, and assistants Shane Mosiello and

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inked multi-year contract extensions.

Roster

Schedule and results

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6–3 , , Janczak
(1–0) , , Biasi
(0–1) , , Feltman
(1) , , 5,812 , , 1–0 , , – , , Stats
Story , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , February 18 , , 2:00 pm , , , , Penn State* , , #1 , , Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX , , W
12–1 , , Howard
(1–0) , , Lehman
(0–1) , , – , , 5,507 , , 2–0 , , – , , Stats
Story , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , February 19 , , 11:00 am , , FSSW+ , , Penn State* , , #1 , , Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX , , W
9–3 , , Lodolo
(1–0) , , Hagenman
(0–1) , , – , , 4,455 , , 3–0 , , – , , Stats
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7–2 , , Eissler
(1–0) , , West
(0–1) , , – , , 2,008 , , 4–0 , , – , , Stats
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9–13 , , Lingos
(2–0) , , Howard
(1–1) , , – , , 5,062 , , 4–1 , , – , , Stats
Story , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , February 25 , , 4:00 pm , , , , #19 Arizona State* , , #1 , , Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX , , W
8–4 , , Lodolo
(2–0) , , Hingst
(0–1) , , Wymer
(1) , , 5,153 , , 5–1 , , – , , Stats
Story , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , February 26 , , 1:00 pm , , FSSW+ , , #19 Arizona State* , , #1 , , Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX , , W
5–2 , , Janczak
(2–0) , , Montoya
(0–1) , , Feltman
(2) , , 4,481 , , 6–1 , , – , , Stats
Story , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , February 28 , , 6:30 pm , , , , * , , #1 , , Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX , , W
13–5 , , Eissler
(2–0) , , Amador
(0–2) , , – , , 4,205 , , 7–1 , , – , , Stats
Story , - , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , March 3 , , 7:05 pm , ,

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9–6 , , Howard
(2–1) , , Lange
(2–1) , , King
(1) , , 17,145 , , 8–1 , , – , , Stats
Story , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , March 4 , , 7:05 pm , , FS2 , , #11

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11–10¹⁵ , , Feltman
(1–0) , , Chafin
(1–1) , , – , , 21,843 , , 9–1 , , – , , Stats
Story , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , March 5 , , 1:35 pm , , FSN , , #9 Ole Miss* , , #1 , , Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX
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5–3 , , Janczak
(3–0) , , Feigl
(1–1) , , Feltman
(3) , , 6,497 , , 10–1 , , – , , Stats
Story , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , March 7 , , 6:30 pm , , , , #16 * , , #1 , ,

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3–2¹⁰ , , Feltman
(2–0) , , Elledge
(0–1) , , – , , 4,600 , , 11–1 , , – , , Stats
Story , - bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , March 10 , , 8:30 pm , , , , at * , , #1 , ,

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2–11 , , Raymond
(3–1) , , Howard
(2–2) , , – , , 1,148 , , 11–2 , , – , , Stats
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3–6 , , Spear
(2–0) , , Lodolo
(2–1) , , Faucher
(6) , , 1,168 , , 11–3 , , – , , Stats
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16–7 , , Janczak
(4–0) , , Martin
(1–1) , , – , , 1,394 , , 12–3 , , – , , Stats
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0–7 , , Villalobos
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(0–1) , , – , , 1,732 , , 12–4 , , – , , Stats
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3–1 , , Wymer
(1–0) , , Leban
(0–1) , , Feltman
(4) , , 4,521 , , 13–4 , , 1–0 , , Stats
Story , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , March 18 , , 5:00 pm , , FSSW , , Kansas , , #3 , , Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX , , W
5–1 , , Janczak
(5–0) , , Turski
(1–2) , , – , , 4,904 , , 14–4 , , 2–0 , , Stats
Story , - bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , March 19 , , 1:00 pm , , FSSW+ , , Kansas , , #3 , , Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX , , L
3–4 , , Villines
(1–2) , , Wymer
(1–1) , , – , , 4,535 , , 14–5 , , 2–1 , , Stats
Story , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , March 21 , , 6:30 pm , , , , at *
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7–5 , , Green
(1–0) , , Teel
(2–2) , , Feltman
(5) , , 4,794 , , 15–5 , , 3–1 , , Stats
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6–5 , , Morris
(1–0) , , Hearrean
(0–1) , , Feltman
(6) , , 5,502 , , 16–5 , , 4–1 , , Stats
Story , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , March 26 , , 1:00 pm , , ESPN2 , , Oklahoma State , , #3 , , Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX , , W
5–1 , , Howard
(3–2) , , Battenfield
(2–1) , , Eissler
(1) , , 4,745 , , 17–5 , , 5–1 , , Stats
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10–2 , , Eissler
(3–0) , , Martinez
(2–1) , , – , , 3,760 , , 18–5 , , – , , Stats
Story , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , March 29 , , 6:30 pm , , , , UTRGV* , , #3 , , Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX , , W
18–2⁷ , , Boyles
(1–0) , , Delgado
(2–2) , , – , , 3,854 , , 19–5 , , – , , Stats
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5–0¹¹ , , Wymer
(2–1) , , Floyd
(1–3) , , – , , 1,872 , , 20–5 , , 6–1 , , Stats
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1–0¹⁰ , , Green
(2–0) , , Ward
(0–2) , , Feltman
(7) , , 2,060 , , 21–5 , , 7–1 , , Stats
Story , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , April 2 , , 1:05 pm , , ESPN3 , , at Kansas State , , #3 , , Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS , , W
12–4 , , Howard
(4–2) , , Heinen
(1–2) , , – , , 1,836 , , 22–5 , , 8–1 , , Stats
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5–4 , , Traver
(1–0) , , West
(0–2) , , Feltman
(8) , , 1,187 , , 23–5 , , – , , Stats
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9–2 , , Janczak
(6–0) , , Dills
(2–1) , , – , , 5,024 , , 24–5 , , – , , Stats
Story , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , April 8 , , 2:00 pm , , FSSW , , Murray State* , , #3 , , Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX , , W
15–6 , , Lodolo
(3–1) , , Dubsky
(2–4) , , – , , 4,780 , , 25–5 , , – , , Stats
Story , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , April 9 , , 1:00 pm , , , , Murray State* , , #3 , , Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX , , W
13–2⁷ , , Howard
(5–2) , , Hranec
(2–2) , , – , , 4,733 , , 26–5 , , – , , Stats
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(2–0) , , Johnson
(0–2) , , – , , 1,245 , , 27–5 , , – , , Stats
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4–5 , , Zarbnisky
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(2–2 , , – , , 2,914 , , 27–6 , , 8–2 , , Stats
Story , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , April 15 , , 2:00 pm, , , , at West Virginia , , #2 , , Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV , , W
8–6 , , Boyles
(2–0) , , McDonald
(1–2) , , Feltman
(9) , , 3,415 , , 28–6 , , 9–2 , , Stats
Story , - bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , April 16 , , 11:00 am , , , , at West Virginia , , #2 , , Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV , , L
4–5 , , Sigman
(1–2) , , Feltman
(2–1) , , – , , 1,103 , , 28–7 , , 9–3 , , Stats
Story , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , April 21 , , 6:30 pm , , FCS , , , , #3 , , Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX , , W
9–4 , , Lodolo
(4–1) , , Lewis
(4–4) , , – , , 4,885 , , 29–7 , , 10–3 , , Stats
Story , - bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , April 22 , , 3:00 pm , , FSSW , , Baylor , , #3 , , Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX , , L
5–16 , , Parsons
(3–2) , , Traver
(2–1) , , – , , 5,287 , , 29–8 , , 10–4 , , Stats
Story , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , April 23 , , 1:00 pm , , , , Baylor , , #3 , , Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX , , W
8–5 , , Howard
(6–2) , , Bradford
(4–3) , , Brown
(1) , , 5,227 , , 30–8 , , 11–4 , , Stats
Story , - bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , April 25 , , 6:30 pm , , FSSW+ , , * , , #2 , , Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX , , L
2–6 , , Nouis
(2–2) , , King
(0–1) , , – , , 4,129 , , 30–9 , , – , , Stats
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4–6 , , Kilian
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3–21 , , Shetter
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(6–3) , , – , , 4,432 , , 31–11 , , 12–6 , , Stats
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11–10¹¹ , , Coughlin
(1–0) , , Ridgeway
(1–2) , , – , , 5,078 , , 33–11 , , 13–6 , , Stats
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8–2 , , Howard
(7–3) , , Kingham
(7–4) , , – , , 5,324 , , 34–11 , , 14–6 , , Stats
Story , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , May 7 , , 1:00 pm , , ESPNU , , Texas , , #8 , , Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX , , W
4–3¹⁰ , , Wymer
(3–2) , , Kennedy
(7–1) , , – , , 5,460 , , 35–11 , , 15–6 , , Stats
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Rankings

The Horned Frogs started 2017 as the unanimous preseason #1 club. On December 20, 2016, TCU was ranked preseason #1 by Collegiate Baseball. The Frogs' were also ranked preseason #1 by Perfect Game on January 11, 2017, D1 Baseball on January 17, 2017, Baseball America on January 23, 2017, the USA Today Coaches Poll on January 26, 2017, and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association on January 31, 2017.

Awards and honors

Preseason All Americans

Preseason Big 12 awards

Weekly awards

References

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