Monday, January 14, 2019

TCU Baseball Ranked 19th in First 2019 D1 Baseball Ranking




TCU's baseball team is ranked 19th in the first D1 Baseball ranking of the 2019 season.

Four other Big 12 teams are ranked, with three of them being ahead of the Frogs. Texas Tech is ranked third, Baylor 15th and Oklahoma State 18th. Texas is ranked 23rd.

TCU fell to Baylor in the Big 12 championship game last season. That loss ended the Frogs' consecutive College World Series appearance streak at four (the Frogs have made five College World Series appearances: 2010, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017).

Only the SEC, with eight ranked teams, has more programs on the D1 Baseball list. Vanderbilt and LSU are ranked first and second, respectively. Louisville and UCLA are ranked fourth and fifth, respectively.

TCU will face Vanderbilt on opening weekend of the season, in the MLB4 Tournament, at Salt Rivers Stadium, in Scottsdale, Arizona. TCU opens the tournament with a 2pm (Central) game on Friday, February 15, against 25th-ranked Cal State Fullerton. On Saturday, the 16th, the Frogs play Virginia at 6 pm (Central). On Sunday, the 17th, at noon, TCU will play Vanderbilt. All games will be broadcast on KTCU (88.7 FM).

Cal State Fullerton finished 36-25 and ranked 16th last season. Virginia finished 29-25 last season and missed regionals for the first time in 15 seasons. Vanderbilt finished 35-27 and ranked 18th last season.

TCU’s first home game is on Tuesday, February 19th, against Abilene Christian, at 6:30 pm. That game will be followed by a three-game home series against Grand Canyon University, on Friday, February 22 (6:30 pm Central), Saturday, February 23 (2 pm Central) and Sunday, February 24 (1 pm). All games will be broadcast by KTCU.

TCU baseball schedule: here 


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