2017 TCU Horned Frogs baseball team
The 2017 TCU Horned Frogs baseball team represented Texas Christian University during the 2017 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Horned Frogs played their home games at Charlie & Marie Lupton Baseball Stadium as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They were led by head coach Jim Schlossnagle, 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 College World Series. The 2016 TCU Horned Frogs baseball team notched a 38–14 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, Oklahoma State, [2016 2016 Texas Longhorns baseball team|Texas Longhorns baseball team|Texas] and West Virginia, were selected as one of sixteen NCAA 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 Oral Roberts, Gonzaga and Arizona State; advanced to the Super Regional round of the Tournament for the third straight year, where they faced #4 National Seed Texas A&M in College Station, TX 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 College World Series. 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 2016 roster were selected in the 2016 Major League Baseball draft:''* indicates draftee had no more college eligibility''
Departed players
The following Horned Frogs on the 2016 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
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 [|unanimous] preseason #1 club, also being picked to finish first in the Big 12 Conference.
Personnel
Coaching staff
TCU returned its entire coaching staff from the Frogs' 2014, 2015 and 2016 College World Series seasons. After leading the Frogs to their third consecutive College World Series and being named Baseball America's 2016 National Coach of the Year, Jim Schlossnagle, the winningest coach in TCU Horned Frogs baseball history, inked a six-year contract extension worth over $1 million per year, and assistants Shane Mosiello and Kirk Saarloos inked multi-year contract extensions.| Name | Position | Season at TCU | Alma mater |
| Jim Schlossnagle | Head coach | 14 | Elon University |
| Bill Mosiello | Associate head coach | 4 | Fresno State University |
| Kirk Saarloos | Assistant coach | 5 | California State University, Fullerton |
| Zach Etheredge | Volunteer Assistant Coach | 4 | University of Texas at San Antonio |
Schedule and results
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