27. After Texas A&M missed the baseball NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2006, it hired Jim Schlossnagle, who led TCU to five College World Series trips, to coach the Aggies. While replacing a man who has earned legendary status himself wont be easy, TCU Baseball is well positioned for a successful future and another run at Omaha in 2022 behind whoever is watching from the dugout perch. He leaves Fort Worth as TCU's all-time winningest coach with a 734-346 (.680) record. According to his bio on the TCU Baseball website, "The Horned Frogs' 3.19 ERA since 2014 ranks sixth nationally. Though he wasnt ready to name any other members, he said he will work to surround himself with the best possible people to get the Frogs where they want to go. Over the last 18 seasons at TCU, Schlossnagle led the Horned Frogs to five College World Series including four consecutive CWS trips from 2014-17. 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I think to me in the next 24 hours is when obviously well have to make a determination, have a pretty good idea on what hes going to be able to do going into the game Monday, Dykes said. Texas A&M University announced Wednesday morning that they lured the 50-year-old coach away from Fort Worth and named him the 20th head baseball coach in Aggie history. Once Texas Techs Tim Tadlock signed a long-term contract extension Red Raider officials told Lubbock Avalanche-Journal that A&M was willing to pay $1.2 million a year then Schlossnagle became the obvious candidate for the Aggies. Bjork said A&M baseball needs a new voice and a new identity, considering Childress had failed to win a College World Series game over 16 seasons and despite making the eight-team CWS in Omaha, Neb., in 2011 and 2017 and most restless A&M fans agreed. Schlossnagle, 50, on Monday told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, I have no interest in any other job. Considering the Big 12 tournament started Tuesday night in Oklahoma City and the NCAA Tournament starts next week for Schlossnagle and the Big 12 co-champion Horned Frogs, he probably should have tacked on right now to his missive. Though some message board posters called him a B+ candidate, hes absolutely a home run hire for a program replacing legendary Rob Childress, who led the Aggies to four conference titles and two trips to Omaha but was never able to break through and win a College World Series game in his 15 years at the helm. Were not done yet. With the resources and facilities available at this world-class university, the foundation is here to win championships and make the 12th Man a regular visitor to Omaha., Wowfirst class institution, first class Chancellor, first class AD @JDonati_TCU Im forever indebted to you alland the great city of Fort Worthmore to come#FrogballUSA https://t.co/5w0BCwmb32. By choosing I Accept, you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies. Schlossnagle has a 55-36 career record in the NCAA tournament and finishes his Horned Frogs tenure with a 693-330 overall record. Saarloos is beloved by his players, as was born out over social media the moment Schlossnagle left Fort Worth. 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He owns the best winning percentage of any college baseball program in Texas over the last 10 years and his track record of success on a national stage speaks for itself. Cabo sits at. A native of Hagerstown, Md., Schlossnagle was a pitcher on the 1989 Elon squad that finished 39-7 and appeared in the NAIA World Series. TCU opened the season as the No. He graduated magna cum laude with a bachelors degree in physical education in 1992 and earned a masters of education in human performance and health promotion from the University of New Orleans in 1995. Saarloos impact with the Horned Frogs cannot be overstated. The game will air online at ESPN+. One of the longest tenured and most successful coaches in TCU Athletics history is leaving Fort Worth. The long-time Horned Frogs head coach now takes on a new challenge in College Station, and he brings some impressive results along with him. Its rattlesnake season in Texas. Texas A&M deserves to have the very best of the best, and we have hit a proverbial 'grand slam' with Coach Schlossnagle. The Aggies parted ways with Childress after the successful head coach made a whopping 13-straight NCAA tournament appearances before failing to reach the SEC tournament and NCAA tournament this season. In 2012, he was elevated to full time pitching coach by the Titans, a position he held for one season before taking the same job at TCU. Frogs, forever. In fact, the source said, Schlossnagle likely would have made more money staying at TCU rather than bolting to A&M when you factor in the revenue he generated from his camps. ", The new era of Fightin Texas Aggie Baseball starts now.Welcome to Aggieland, Coach Schlossnagle! Finally healthy, junior F DeYona Gaston has Texas on the verge of Wagner searching for breakthrough at state girls basketball tournament, Texas A&M tops Mississippi, keeps hopes of SEC title alive. 2005-2023 CBS INTERACTIVE ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. We have an elite program with high expectations, Donati said. 22 TCU basketball gearing up for final home game vs. No. BREAKING: @AggieBaseball has hired @TCU_Baseballs Jim Schlossnagle as its next head coach, sources tell @d1baseball. Much like the Big 12, I've improbably survived two bouts of realignment. Baseball Coaching Staff. He signed a contract extension is 2016 that was believed to be six years at $1.4 million annually. Gambling problem? Dallas Baptist coach Dan Heefner could also be in the picture after taking the Patriots to a super regional, although he has turned down power five jobs in the past. Kirk Saarloos, a former Astros pitcher, was named TCU's new head baseball coach Tuesday afternoon. By Melissa B. Triebwasser @TheCoachMelissa Jun 9, 2021, 3:05am CDT Share. In just two seasons, the Rebels owned a .621 winning percentage. Coach Prime: The biggest story of . How far up the bracket can the Frogs climb? #GoFrogs pic.twitter.com/LmPAtHV28D. Division regular season champion Schlossnagle spent the last 18 seasons as the head man at #TCU. To learn more or opt-out, read our Cookie Policy. If TCU stays internally for the hire, assistant coach and recruiting coordinator Kirk Saarloos would be an obvious candidate. Childress made about $800,000 a year. So though NIL and the transfer portal may be seen by some as out of control, they had to happen. Long enamored with the respect the SEC receives nationally in baseball and the crowds that turn out in droves for games, Schloss is leaving the meat grinder of the Big 12 for another meat grinder in the SEC West, taking the big money down I-45 to College Station, where he is likely to be greeted with bubbles and the ping of class rings banging on aluminum bleachers. The Aggies are making a strong financial commitment to the program, and the long-time head coach is expected to have an excellent, highly acclaimed coaching staff with the expected assistant salary. A&M is hosting a welcome ceremony for Schlossnagle at the Ford Hall of Champions at Kyle Field at 1:30 p.m. Thursday in College Station. Schlossnaglehas gone to the College World Series five times and he has won a number of individual awards for his accomplishments. We thank him for his devotion to TCU and sincerely wish him and his family the best going forward," said Jeremiah Donati, TCU Director of Intercollegiate Athletics. He has been the head coach for various teams during his career, UNLV Rebels, and the TCU Horned Frogs are to name a few. Two prominent names and one increasingly prominent name popped up from the get-go: TCUs Jim Schlossnagle, Texas Techs Tim Tadlock and Tennessees Tony Vitello. Childress had success with the Aggies, but A&M athletic director Ross Bjork is aiming for more. For starters, the Aggies have had three coaches since 1959 three times the number of wins theyve had in the CWS in the same span. The two sides can't wait for the final divorce, but in one unique season, there will be . After 18 seasons, longtime TCU baseball coach Jim Schlossnagle is headed to College Station. In a statement Wednesday morning, TCU thanked Schlossnagle for the unprecedented contributions he'd made to the Horned Frogs program. The Horned Frogs had a wonlosttied record of 231 going into tonight's game. After a brief courtship with Texas Tech coach (and Tech alum) Tim Tadlock, A&M has officially hired TCU's Jim Schlossnagle to take the helm in Aggieland. Including the 2021 campaign, Schlossnagle guided the Frogs to three Big 12 regular season titles, 15 NCAA tournament appearances, seven Super Regional appearances, and most impressive of all, five College World Series appearances, including four-straight from 2014-17. The team's leading rusher, with 1,399 yards and 17 . Seven members of the `93 Clemson pitching staff were drafted into professional baseball. Now, he gets to try his hand in arguably the nations premier conference. TCU was one of just three schools to appear in five of the last 10 College World Series. Full Bio. He spent eight years at Tulane, including a trip to the College World Series in 2001. If Auburn can pull off an upset of rival Alabama, the Aggies will play the Tide Saturday for a share of the SEC regular season title. Pittman, who had a history of heart trouble, apparently died of a heart attack. Based on Kendall Rogers reporting, dont expect Schloss to bring any of his staff with him to College Station he and Ross Bjork are swinging for the fences and money-whipping an elite level staff of assistants. He was 46 years old. According to a source with knowledge of the negotiations, TCU offered Schlossnagle a five-year extension on top of his remaining two years on his deal that would have taken him through the 2028 season and made him one of the highest-paid coaches in the country. Apparently Tech will at minimum match A&Ms offer, according to the report. The lovable Gary Blair had won a national title in womens basketball at A&M in 2011 and consistently had the Aggies in the mix for titles. Schlossnagle, 50, went 734-346 in 18 seasons at TCU, taking the Horned Frogs to the five College World Series. Just before the Big 12 tournament, Schlossnagle had told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram that I have no interest in any other job.. He has reportedly been a target of the Aggies dating back to the winter and will reportedly be made one of the highest paid baseball coaches in the country by the revenue rich A&M athletic department. 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Schlossnagle filled the trophy case in Fort Worth, collecting seven Mountain West Conference regional season titles (the Frogs dominated the MWC the entire time they were in it), three Big 12 regular season titles, 15 NCAA tournament appearances, seven Super Regional appearances, and the five College World Series appearances. sports TCU Horned Frogs. Last time the Aggies searched for a baseball coach in 2005 following the firing of Mark Johnson, then-athletic director Bill Byrne missed on South Carolina's Ray Tanner and Georgia Tech's . In 2002, Schlossnagle was hired as the head coach at UNLV. Though they have a strong internal candidate to replace Schlossnagle in assistant coach Kirk Saarloos, TCU said they'll conduct a national search for Schlossnagle's replacement. Gambling problem? pic.twitter.com/mgZ6Is84qv, Could not have said it any better myself. A doctor examined Pittman and several men carried him away on a stretcher about 7:38 P.M. Brannon, meanwhile, collapsed in the press box. Get the latest news regarding TCU athletics in your inbox every Thursday morning. Seconds after Pittman collapsed, Steve Judy, the T.C.U. Over his 20 seasons, Schlossnagle has amassed an 811-393 (.674) mark. An Open Letter written to @JDonati_TCU - hoping these words come across with the humility and sincerity intended. We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from. But now, with the addition of Schlossnagle, it aims to take that next, biggest step. Bjork, nearing his second anniversary at A&M, said he believed the baseball program needed a new voice and new identity when making the announcement to seek a new coach. Occasionally the digitization process introduces transcription errors or other problems; we are continuing to work to improve these archived versions. Kendall Rogers with D1 Baseball tweeted tonight that Texas A&M found its new head baseball via highly regardedTCU head coach JimSchlossnagle. Please also read our Privacy Notice and Terms of Use, which became effective December 20, 2019. Associate Head Coach. COLLEGE STATION Ross Bjork strolled into a solid situation among Texas A&Ms major sports two years ago when he left Mississippi to become the Aggies athletic director. He is a graduate of Oak Ridge High School and Sam Houston State University, where he played baseball. This was the first big hire of Athletic Director Jeremiah Donatis career at TCU, and while conducting a national search was the prudent move, ultimately landing on the homegrown guy was far and away the right move. Look for some high-profile names who are currently playing in the NCAA postseason to be part of his staff. TJ Bruce. He has been named the National Coach of the Year twice, earning the honor from the NCBWA in 2010, as well as being selected by Baseball America as the 2016 National Coach of the Year. This is his first A&M hire in a major sport. Pittman became T.C.U. National champion The Aggies have been to Omaha just six times in their entire history a number Schloss nearly matched at TCU alone. TCU officials were bracing for Schlossnagle, Support my work with a digital subscription, No. Find more Texas A&M coverage from The Dallas Morning News here. In 2014, TCU earned its first-ever national seed and hosted both the NCAA Fort Worth Regional and the NCAA Fort Worth Super Regional. The Frogs went 734-346 under Schlossnagle, who joined the school from UNLV in 2004. As our search progressed, it became abundantly clear that Jim Schlossnagle had the experience, recruiting prowess, player development background and baseball knowledge to deliver a championship-caliber program for Aggie baseball. What are the odds for TCUs 2023 season opener against Deion Sanders-led Colorado? TCU posted a 50-18 overall record and a 16-8 mark in Big 12 play. When we started our coaching search, we made sure we covered all of our bases within Texas and across the country by reaching far and wide to find the right fit for Texas A&M baseball, Bjork said in a statement. To preserve these articles as they originally appeared, The Times does not alter, edit or update them. My dad alway told me two things: theres no substitute for hard work and treat people right. He is the only coach to lead TCU to the College World Series, having led them to Omaha five times (2010, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017). He has been critical in signing some of the most talented arms in school history, highlighted by Nick Lodolo, the highest drafted player in program history. The teams leading rusher, with 1,399 yards and 17 touchdowns, suffered a sprained MCL in his right knee in the Fiesta Bowl upset of Michigan. 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