2002 TCU BASEBALL SEASON RECAP

First-Team All-Conference USA Outfielder Terry Trofholz

20022002 TCUTCU BASEBALLBASEBALL SEASON RECAP

2002 TCU RESULTS TCU HORNED FROGS TCU ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS DayDate Opponent Time/Result Thu. Feb. 7 vs. Texas Tech^ . . .L, 2-1 (10) 30-29 Overall Mike Flynn • Baseball Contact Fri. Feb. 8 vs. (9) Texas^ ...... W, 8-1 19-11 Conference USA Phone: (817) 257-7479 Sat. Feb. 9 vs. (16) Baylor^ . . . . .W, 6-5 16-7 Home FAX: (817) 257-7964 Tue. Feb. 12 at Texas-Arlington . . . .L, 5-3 Email: [email protected] Fri. Feb. 15 vs. SW Texas% . . .L, 5-4 (10) 8-13 Road Sat. Feb. 16 vs. Texas Tech% ...... L, 5-1 6-9 Neutral Sites Website: www.gofrogs.com Sun. Feb. 17 vs. SW Texas% . .W, 12-2 (7) Tue. Feb. 19 Texas Tech ...... L, 14-13 Wed. Feb. 20 Texas Tech ...... L, 10-9 TCU REGULAR STARTERS Sat. Feb. 23 Sam Houston St. . . .W, 12-0 No. Pos. Name B/T Yr. Hometown Avg./HR/RBI Other Sun. Feb. 24 Sam Houston St. . . .W, 10-8 Tue. Feb. 26 Oklahoma ...... ppd. 16 C Justin Hatcher R/R Jr. Fort Worth, Texas .260/1/19 7 2B Fri. Mar. 1 at Texas-Arlington . . . .L, 7-3 53 1B Walter Olmstead B/R Jr. San Antonio, Texas .298/12/54 .535 SLG% Sat. Mar. 2 Texas-Arlington ...... ppd. 12BWill Lewis R/R Jr. Texarkana, Ark. .280/6/30 .462 SLG% Sun. Mar. 3 Texas-Arlington ...... ppd. Mon. Mar. 4 Texas-Arlington . . .W, 23-12 24 3B Mike Settle R/R Jr. Fort Worth, Texas .292/6/45 10 2B Tue. Mar. 5 at Texas Tech ...... L, 17-11 5SSLevi Robinson R/R Sr. Anchorage, Alaska .278/4/26 .422 OBP Wed. Mar. 6 at Texas Tech . . . .L, 17-4 (7) 15 LF Chris Meeks L/L Jr. Brownwood, Texas .354/2/40 .505 SLG% Fri. Mar. 8 vs. (12) Notre Dame# .W, 7-3 Fri. Mar. 8 vs. USC# ...... L, 8-3 9CFMarshall Wilson R/R Sr. Austin, Texas .270/6/29 16 2B Sat. Mar. 9 vs. UT-Pan Amer.# . . . .L, 5-4 25 RF Terry Trofholz R/R Jr. Plano, Texas .441/3/40 94 hits Sun. Mar. 10 vs. Southwest Texas# . .W, 4-3 Tue. Mar. 12 vs. (18) Texas (R. Rock) . . .L, 5-1 OFF THE BENCH/DESIGNATED HITTER Fri. Mar. 15 Southern Miss* . . . . .W, 8-6 Sat. Mar. 16 Southern Miss* .L, 10-9 (10) No. Pos. Name B/T Yr. Hometown Avg./HR/RBI Other Sun. Mar. 17 Southern Miss* ...... L, 8-3 35 OF Greg Bratton L/R Jr. Dallas, Texas .250/0/6 27 games Fri. Mar. 22 at (20) East Carolina* .W, 5-1 6INF Trey Crawford B/R Sr. Dallas, Texas .200/0/2 15 AB Sat. Mar. 23 at (20) East Carolina* .W, 8-4 36 C Kyle Dahlberg R/R Fr. Fort Worth, Texas .130/1/2 9 starts Sun. Mar. 24 at (20) East Carolina* .W, 7-2 Tue. Mar 26 at (10) Baylor ...... W, 5-3 7OFJake Duncan L/L So. Marshall, Texas .310/6/26 .587 SLG% Fri. Mar. 29 Charlotte* ...... W, 11-6 10 INF Shaff Elkouri R/R Jr. Norman, Okla. .306/2/18 .423 SLG% Sat. Mar. 30 Charlotte* ...... W, 19-3 48 INF Jared Lundeen R/R Jr. Fountain Hills, Ariz. .226/1/3 31 AB Sun. Mar. 31 Charlotte* ...... L, 5-4 Tue. Apr. 2 (17) Baylor ...... L, 10-3 45 C Jonathan Marshall R/R Jr. Marshall, Texas .298/1/7 13 starts Fri. Apr. 5 at South Florida* ...... W, 6-4 11 OF Jeff Reed R/R Jr. Missouri City, Texas .242/0/3 33 AB Sat. Apr. 6 at South Florida* ...... L, 6-5 32 OF Kenny Thompson R/R Jr. Pflugerville, Texas .000/0/0 3 AB Sun. Apr. 7 at South Florida* ...... W, 7-6 Fri. Apr. 12 Saint Louis* ...... W, 6-0 39 IF/P Ryan Weems L/L Jr. Roswell, N.M. .222/0/3 9 AB Sat. Apr. 13 Saint Louis* ...... W, 11-1 Sun. Apr. 14 Saint Louis* . . . .W, 14-0 (7) REGULAR STARTING ROTATION Tue. Apr. 16 at Oklahoma ...... L, 7-3 No. Name Thr. Yr. Hometown W-L/ERA/SV/K Other Fri. Apr. 19 at Tulane* ...... L, 8-5 Sat. Apr. 20 at Tulane* ...... L, 11-5 21 Clayton Jerome RHP So. Mesquite, Texas 9-5/3.33/0/74 .232 opp. BA Sun. Apr. 21 at Tulane* ...... L, 4-3 19 Kyle Shoemaker LHP Jr. Edmond, Okla. 7-5/4.55/1/51 16 starts Tue. Apr. 23 Texas-Arlington . . . . .L, 15-1 22 Patrick Newburn RHP Jr. Grapevine, Texas 4-4/4.74/0/59 14 starts Fri. Apr. 26 at Louisville* ...... W, 12-10 Sun. Apr. 28 at Louisville* ...... W, 13-4 IN THE PEN Sun. Apr. 28 at Louisville* ...... L, 4-3 Tue. Apr. 30 (5) Texas (at R. Rock) . . .L, 14-8 No. Name Thr. Yr. Hometown W-L/ERA/SV/K Other Fri. May 3 UAB* ...... W, 8-0 2Tim Collinsworth RHP Jr. Mesquite, Texas 0-1/13.50/1/13 12 app. Sat. May 4 UAB* ...... W, 13-8 29 Josh Gardner LHP Sr. Sugar Land, Texas 3-2/2.51/1/22 23 app. Sun. May 5 UAB* ...... W, 7-3 Fri. May 10 Cincinnati* ...... W, 8-4 28 Ryan Grafe RHP Jr. Austin, Texas 1-3/7.22/1/21 15 app. Sat. May 11 Cincinnati* ...... W, 6-4 46 Clint Mokry RHP Fr. Taylor, Texas 1-2/6.18/0/12 15 app. Sun. May 12 Cincinnati* ...... W, 6-1 40 Ryan Nesloney RHP Fr. Houston, Texas 1-0/3.94/0/13 16.0 IP Tue. May 14 Texas-Arlington . . . . .W, 6-3 Thu. May 16 at (10) Houston* . . . . .L, 2-0 17 Chris Osentowski RHP Jr. Garland, Texas 2-2/5.67/3/23 11 app. Sat. May 18 at (10) Houston* . . . . .L, 4-2 12 Aaron Tims RHP So. Fort Worth, Texas 0-3/16.20/0/4 5.0 IP Sat. May 18 at (10) Houston* . . . . .L, 6-1 39 Ryan Weems LHP Jr. Roswell, N.M. 2-2/3.37/2/30 .220 opp. BA Wed. May 22 vs. East Carolina& . . . .L, 5-1 Thu. May 23 vs. (25) Louisville& . . .W, 8-1 20 Chris White LHP Fr. Fort Worth, Texas 0-0/8.87/0/16 23.1 IP Fri. May 24 vs. South Florida& . . . .L, 2-1 Home games in bold. First-team all-Conference USA selection in bold italics * Conference USA games ^ Astros College Classic, Enron Field, Houston Second-team all-Conference USA selections in italics % Lone Star Classic, Dell Diamond, Round Rock # Express College Classic, Dell Diamond, Round Rock & Conference USA Tournament, Kinston, N.C. 20022002 TCUTCU BASEBALLBASEBALL CONFERENCE USA TOURNAMENT RECAP TCU dropped two-of-three games at the 2002 Conference USA Baseball TCU HEAD COACH Tournament at Grainger Stadium in Kinston, N.C. to close its season with a 30-29 LANCE BROWN overall record. The third-seeded Horned Frogs ran into a buzzsaw in their first game on Wed., May 22 as they dropped their opening contest to the tourney’s host and eventual cham- pion, No. 6-seed East Carolina 5-1. ECU opened up a 3-0 lead after just two innings 16th Season and then rode the support of the predominantly pro-Pirate crowd of 2,241 and the Alma Mater: TCU, ‘67 right arm of starting pitcher Sam Narron to the victory. Narron held the Frogs to just Overall Record: 482-459 one run on three hits in 8.1 innings of work. TCU rebounded the following day to roll past second-seeded and 25th-ranked Louisville 8-1, eliminating the Cardinals from the tournament. The story of the game was TCU starting pitcher Chris Osentowski (Garland, Texas/Richardson Berkner), as the right-hander picked up his second victory of the season against U of L. Osentowski •TCU’s all-time winningest coach, surpassing Frank allowed just one run on five hits in recording his first-career complete game. Windegger’s 298 wins on April 21, 1996 The Horned Frogs saw their season come to an end a day later, however, as they •One of only two men to be named Southwest dropped a 2-1 heartbreaker to No. 7-seed South Florida. TCU received a strong per- Conference Player (1963) and Coach (1991, ‘94) formance out of the bullpen by junior Ryan Weems (Roswell, N.M./Goddard/New of the Year Mexico State), but were unable to muster more than one first-inning run off USF starter David Austen in the loss. In all, Austen scattered six hits and struck out a career- • Led TCU to school-record 38 wins in 1994, en high six in his first-career complete game. route to first NCAA Tournament berth since 1956. FOUR FROGS NAMED ALL-CONFERENCE USA • Coached his 900th career game on March 9 vs. Four TCU baseball players were honored as all-Conference USA selections at the Texas-Pan American in Round Rock league’s annual baseball banquet to kick off the C-USA Tournament in Kinston, N.C. Highlighting the Horned Frogs recognized by the conference was right fielder Terry BROWN IN C-USA Trofholz (Plano, Texas/Plano Senior/Creighton), who was the only TCU representa- • In TCU’s first year as a member of Conference tive on the first team. Earning second-team honors were pitcher Clayton Jerome USA, Brown enters the league as one of its most (Mesquite, Texas/Poteet), left fielder Chris Meeks (Brownwood,Texas/ Brownwood/ distinguished coaches. Eastfield J.C.) and first baseman Walter Olmstead (San Antonio, Texas/MacArthur). Category Brown’s Mark Conf. Rank Trofholz garnered first-team honors thanks to a record-breaking season at the Years as Head plate. The junior posted a .441 batting average, well ahead of the C-USA record of .427, set by Houston’s Geofrey Tomlinson in 1997. His 94 hits tied the TCU single- Coach (incl. ‘02) 16 3rd season record of 94, set by all-American Royce Huffman in 1999. Years at Current Besides leading the league in batting average and hits, Trofholz ranked among the School (incl. ‘02) 16 2nd league’s top ten in runs, triples, total bases, slugging percentage, on-base percentage, sac- rifice bunts and stolen bases. He also led TCU in all of those categories. Career Wins 482 4th This is the second-straight year Trofholz has gained all-conference recognition, as he was named to the WAC’s second-team after the 2001 campaign. Wins at Current Jerome anchored the Horned Frogs’ starting rotation all season to earn second- School 482 2nd team all-Conference USA kudos. The sophomore compiled a 9-5 record and 3.33 ERA BROWN YEAR-BY-YEAR in 16 starts this season. Additionally, the right-hander went 8-2 in league games to lead C-USA in conference victories. Year Overall Conference (Place) In his first season at TCU, Meeks’ .354 batting average ranked second on the 1987 24-35 4-17 (8th) squad. The left fielder overcame a dislocated left middle finger that caused him to miss 1988 27-32 8-13 (5th) seven games to rank second on the team with 68 hits and 15 doubles. 1989 37-22 7-14 (t-6th) TCU’s power leader, Olmstead rounded out the squad’s all-conference honorees. 1990 27-32 4-17 (8th) The switch-hitting first baseman led the team and ranked among C-USA’s top ten with 12 home runs and 54 RBI. 1991 34-25 10-11 (t-4th) The league’s top honors were also announced at the banquet, with Tulane’s James 1992 25-30 14-22 (6th) Jurries named Player of the Year, Houston’s Brad Sullivan claiming the Pitcher of the 1993 34-22 5-13 (6th) Year award, East Carolina’s Darryl Lawhorn collecting Freshman of the Year honors and 1994 38-22 14-4 (1st) Louisville’s Lelo Prado being named Coach of the Year. 1995 27-29 11-13 (5th) TCU DIAMOND SENT OUT ON WINNING NOTE 1996 34-33 11-13 (4th) An era ended at TCU on May 14 when the Horned Frogs hosted the last-ever 1997 26-27 15-15 (2nd) game at TCU Diamond. The Frogs defeated local-rival Texas-Arlington 6-3 to end the 41-year history at the ballpark on a winning note. 1998 33-23 18-11 (2nd) The victory over UTA punctuated a 7-0 run by TCU in its final homestand at the 1999 32-26 19-10 (2nd) Diamond. In all, the Horned Frogs went 16-7 at home this season to up their all-time 2000 22-34 12-18 (5th) record at TCU Diamond to 867-605-8. 2001 32-28 21-15 (3rd) The Frogs will move into their new home, state-of-the-art Lupton Stadium, for 2002 30-29 19-11 (3rd) the 2003 campaign. Totals 482-459 (.512) 192-217 (.469)

2 SEASONSEASON RECAPRECAP TO BEAT THE BEST, YOU HAVE TO PLAY THE BEST WHAT THE POLLSTERS THINK... As a quick glance of the 64-team 2002 NCAA Tournament field (TCU opponents in bold) shows, TCU faced one of the country’s toughest schedules in 2002. Eleven COLLEGIATE BASEBALL BASEBALL of the Horned Frogs’ 2002 opponents (Baylor, East Carolina, Houston, BASEBALL POLL WEEKLY/ESPN AMERICA Louisville, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Texas, Texas Tech, Tulane, South May 20 COACHES POLL POLL Florida and USC) earned invitations to the NCAA field of 64, including 1. Florida State May 20 May 20 three squads (Houston, Texas and USC) that earned No. 1 seeds in their 2. Wake Forest 1. Florida State 1. Rice respective regionals. 3. Rice 2. Rice 2. South Carolina Additionally, nine of TCU’s opponents were ranked or receiving votes 4. South Carolina 3. South Carolina 3. Florida State in the regular season’s final national polls, including eight of the top 30 in 5. Texas 4. Wake Forest 4. Texas the Collegiate Baseball News poll (see table on page 3). 6. Clemson 5. Clemson 5. Wake Forest In all, the Horned Frogs played 33 of their 59 games versus teams 7. Alabama 6. Texas 6. Clemson that advanced to the NCAA Tournament, winning 12. Thirteen of the 8. Houston 7. Georgia Tech 7. Houston Frogs’ last 14 losses came at the hands of NCAA-bound squads. 9. Georgia Tech 8. Stanford 8. Stanford “It is our goal to play a quality schedule,” TCU head coach Lance 10. LSU 9. Houston 9. LSU Brown says. “If you play one of the country’s strongest schedules, then you 11. North Carolina 10. Alabama 10. Georgia Tech know what you can do when you get to the conference portion of your 12. Stanford 11. Florida 11. Florida State schedule. We played some very tough teams and we found out a lot about 13. Nebraska 12. LSU 12. Alabama our team.” 14. Florida 13. Nebraska 13. Nebraska RAMPAGING THE RANKINGS 15. Wichita State 14. Wichita State 14. Wichita State Despite falling just short of an NCAA Regional bid, TCU proved 16. CS-Northridge 15. CS-Fullerton 15. North Carolina that it could compete with the best the nation has to offer as it posted a 8- 17. Texas Tech 16. North Carolina 16. CS-Northridge 6 record versus nationally ranked opponents this season. 18. Notre Dame 17. Arizona State 17. CS-Fullerton The Frogs opened the season with a pair of wins over ranked foes at 19. South Alabama 18. CS-Northridge 18. Notre Dame the Astros College Classic in Houston, knocking off No. 9 Texas, 8-1, and 20. Richmond 19. Notre Dame 19. Richmond No. 16 Baylor, 6-5. 21. CS-Fullerton 20. Richmond 20. South Alabama A month later, TCU beat No. 12 Notre Dame, 7-3, on March 8 in 22. USC 21. South Alabama 21. USC Round Rock before dropping its first decision of the season to a ranked 23. San Jose State 22. Texas Tech 22. San Jose State foe, 5-1 to No. 18 Texas on March 12. 24. Arizona State 23. San Jose State 23. Texas Tech The Frogs continued their mastery of ranked competition from 25. Louisville 24. USC 24. Arizona State March 22-26, sweeping three games from No. 20 East Carolina March 26. Long Beach St. 25. Baylor 25. Louisville 27. Oklahoma Others receiving votes: 22-24 in Greenville, N.C. before returning to Texas to knock off No. 10 Long Beach St. 42, James Baylor 5-3 on March 26 in Waco. 28. James Madison Madison 37, La.-Lafayette The string was snapped, however, at the Frogs dropped their last five 29. Baylor 25, Mississippi 24, 30. Minnesota Mississippi St. 24, Stetson regular-season games versus ranked foes — April 2 to No. 17 Baylor (10- 22, Louisville 22, San 3) April 30 to No. 5 Texas (14-8) and 2-0, 4-2 and 6-1 losses at No. 10 Diego State 20, Oklahoma Houston May 16-18. State 19, Oral Roberts 16, TCU added a final victory versus a ranked foe when it knocked off Auburn 10, SW Missouri St. 8, Washington 7, No. 25 Louisville 8-1 on May 23, eliminating the Cardinals from the Oklahoma 5, East Carolina Conference USA Baseball Tournament. 5, Fla. Atlantic 4, Coastal Adding even more significance to the impressive record is the fact Carolina 4, Texas A&M 3, UCF 2, San Diego 2, Fla. that all eight wins were collected away from TCU Diamond, as the Frogs Intl. 1 are 4-3 versus ranked teams on the road and 4-2 at neutral sites and 0-1 at home.

FINAL CONFERENCE USA STANDINGS (through C-USA Tournament) C-USA Overall CONFERENCE USA W L T Pct. W L T Pct. PRESEASON COACHES’ POLL Houston 22 7 0 .759 44 15 0 .746 Louisville 21 9 0 .700 39 16 0 .709 1. Tulane 2. Houston TCU19110.633 30 29 0 .508 3. East Carolina Southern Miss 18 11 0 .621 36 22 0 .621 4. South Florida Tulane 17 13 0 .567 35 25 0 .583 5. Memphis East Carolina 16 13 1 .550 41 18 1 .692 6. Charlotte South Florida 16 14 0 .533 33 27 0 .550 7. TCU Saint Louis 11 17 0 .393 22 30 0 .423 8. Southern Miss Cincinnati 11 18 1 .383 26 29 1 .473 9. Louisville Memphis 10 20 0 .333 20 31 0 .392 10. Cincinnati Charlotte 9 21 0 .300 19 35 0 .352 11. UAB UAB723 0 .233 16 40 0 .286 12. Saint Louis 3 20022002 TCUTCU BASEBALLBASEBALL TROFHOLZ AND OLMSTEAD NAMED NOT-SO-WARM WELCOME The Frogs posted a 2-2 weekend at the SMITH AWARD WATCH LIST Making TCU’s already-demanding sched- Classic, including a come-from-behind, 7-3 win Based on their achievements in the 2002 ule even tougher was the fact that its first season over No. 12 Notre Dame. season, TCU right fielder Terry Trofholz in Conference USA included trips to the most TCU closed its stint in Round Rock with a (Plano, Texas/Plano Senior/Creighton) and first demanding venues the league has to offer. pair of dates with in-state rival Texas. The baseman Walter Olmstead (San Antonio, The Horned Frogs had to hit the road to Horned Frogs dropped both games to the Texas/MacArthur) have been named to the battle the league’s five eventual NCAA nationally ranked Longhorns in Round Rock, watch list for the 2002 Rotary Smith Award. Tournament participants: East Carolina, falling 5-1 on March 12 and 14-8 on April 30. The Smith Award will be presented for the Houston, Louisville, South Florida and Tulane. Last season, the Frogs posted a 1-2 record 15th time to the best player in collegiate baseball Despite the grueling road slate, the Frogs posted at Dell Diamond, defeating Charlotte 10-1 in on June 24 in Houston. Trofholz and Olmstead a respectable 8-10 record in the demanding the Express College Classic, but dropping deci- are two of 16 Conference USA players under league games away from Fort Worth, including a sions to Kansas and Southwest Texas. consideration for the award. 1-2 mark at the C-USA Tournament versus TCU ON THE AIR ECU, U of L and USF. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE For the fifth-consecutive season, TCU base- Defense was one of TCU’s strongest areas YOUNG GUNS ball was heard on the air throughout the season through the entire regular season as the Horned A huge part of the Horned Frogs’ success in on KTCU 88.7 FM and at www.gofrogs.com. Frogs concluded the season ranked second in their first year as a member of Conference USA Chuck LaMendola called all the exciting action Conference USA and 11th nationally in fielding was the comfort zone they found when one of of Horned Frog baseball and was joined in the percentage at .970, while its opponents fielded their “Big Three” starters took to the mound. booth for selected games by TCU assistant at a .957 clip. The Frogs posted an impressive 27-19 media relations director Trey Carmichael. Additionally, TCU committed only 66 record in games started by Clayton Jerome errors all season, compared to 98 by its foes. The IN GOOD COMPANY (Mesquite, Texas/Poteet), Kyle Shoemaker Frogs’ fielding percentage took a major hit, how- According to research compiled by the (Edmond, Okla./Santa Fe/Seminole J.C.) or ever, when the committed a season-high five University of Minnesota and the Big 12 Patrick Newburn (Grapevine, errors in a 15-1 loss to Texas-Arlington on Conference, TCU ranks 61st nationally in all- Texas/Grapevine/NE Texas C.C.). However, March 23. time baseball wins. TCU was just 3-10 in games which one of that For the season, TCU was 21-9 in games in Heading into the 2002 season, the Frogs trio did not start on the hill. which it committed less errors than its oppo- had notched 1,534 victories (versus 1,335 losses nent, but 9-20 in contests when it made equal WATSON INDUCTED TO UD HALL OF and 25 ties), behind only Louisville for all-time or more miscues. FAME wins in Conference USA. The Cardinals rank On Friday, February 8, TCU assistant 23rd nationally with 1,975 all-time triumphs. LET’S TURN TWO coach Donnie Watson was honored as a 2002 Tulane and Memphis are the only other C- TCU’s prowess on defense this year was inductee of the University of Dallas Athletic USA schools in the top 100. The Green Wave very evident in the number of double plays the Hall of Fame. ranks 66th with 1,511 wins while the Tigers squad turned. Watson was a standout performer for UD come in at 100th (1,305 wins). For the season, the Horned Frogs turned both at the plate and on the mound. In 1978, two a C-USA-leading 60 times, versus just 50 he led the nation with 23 doubles, garnering all- for their opponents. TCU’s 60 DPs falls just five district MVP and all-conference honors. He short of the school record set in 1996. compiled a career .340 batting average, as well as The Frogs notched a school record-tying a 23-12 record as a pitcher, despite battling arm four DPs twice this season — Feb. 15 vs. and elbow injuries. Southwest Texas and Feb. 24 vs. Sam Houston State. ROUND ROCK-ING AND ROLLING Dell Diamond in Round Rock has almost LET’S TURN THREE become a second home for the Horned Frogs in In the first inning of their 8-0 win over 2002, as TCU played nine games at the state-of- UAB on May 3, the Horned Frogs decided that the-art home of the Double-A Round Rock two would not do as they turned their first triple Express. Coupled with the Frogs’ season-opening play in more than three years. series at Houston’s Enron Field and campaign- The triple play unfolded as UAB base run- ending Conference USA Tournament at ners Matt Womble and Mitch Jones broke on Grainger Stadium in Kinston, N.C., TCU the pitch from first and second base, respective- played a total of 15 games in professional ball- ly, in a hit-and-run attempt. However, Eric Lyon parks this season. roped a line drive right at TCU first baseman The Frogs traveled to Round Rock for the Walter Olmstead (San Antonio, Texas/ first time Feb. 15-17 as they participated in the MacArthur) for the first out. Olmstead then Lone Star Classic, where they went 1-2, losing touched first base to retire Womble and tossed to Texas Tech and splitting a pair with the ball to shortstop Levi Robinson (Anchorage, Southwest Texas. Alaska/Robert Service/Canada C.C.), who March 8-10, TCU took part in its second stepped on second to retire Jones and complete tournament of the season at Dell, the prestigious TCU’s first triple play since Feb. 6, 1999 versus Express College Classic. Perhaps the Frogs’ most Centenary. grueling day of the season took place to open that tourney as they faced perennial national powers Notre Dame and USC back-to-back. 4 SEASONSEASON RECAPRECAP TCU WHEN ... TCU AMONG C-USA LEADERS (through C-USA Tournament) At home ...... 16-7 In professional stadiums ...... 6-10 On the road ...... 8-13 Vs. left-handers ...... 10-11 Individual Team At neutral sites ...... 6-9 Vs. right-handers ...... 20-18 Hitting Hitting Conference USA ...... 19-11 Scoring 5 or more runs ...... 29-8 Batting Average Batting Average Non-conference ...... 10-16 Scoring less than 5 runs ...... 1-21 1st Trofholz ...... 441 4th ...... 304 vs. Big East ...... 1-0 Allowing 5 or more runs ...... 9-23 9th Meeks ...... 354 Runs scored vs. Big 12 ...... 3-10 Allowing less than 5 runs ...... 21-6 4th ...... 390 vs. Pac-10 ...... 0-1 When scoring first ...... 22-7 Runs t-11th Trofholz ...... 51 Doubles vs. Southland ...... 6-4 When opponent scores first . . . .8-22 t-4th ...... 111 vs. independents ...... 0-1 When scoring in first inning . . . .20-9 Doubles Total bases vs. ranked teams ...... 8-6 When opp. scores in first inn. . . .6-18 t-8th Wilson ...... 16 5th ...... 912 vs. 2002 NCAA teams ...... 12-21 When leading after 5 innings . . .23-4 Slugging percentage 4th ...... 457 In day games ...... 25-19 When trailing after 5 innings . . .2-23 Total bases 10th Trofholz ...... 121 In night games ...... 5-10 When tied after 5 innings ...... 5-2 Hits 5th ...... 606 In February ...... 5-6 When leading after 7 innings . . .27-2 Slugging percentage Triples In March ...... 10-9 When trailing after 7 innings . . .2-26 9th Trofholz ...... 568 1st ...... 21 In April ...... 7-9 When tied after 7 innings ...... 1-1 On base percentage In May ...... 8-5 When leading after 8 innings . . .23-1 Hits 2nd Trofholz ...... 94 5th ...... 378 On Sunday ...... 9-4 When trailing after 8 innings . . .2-25 RBI On Monday ...... 1-0 When tied after 8 innings ...... 3-3 Triples 5th ...... 354 On Tuesday ...... 2-8 In extra innings ...... 0-3 t-3rd Duncan ...... 4 Home runs On Wednesday ...... 0-3 In one-run games ...... 3-11 t-3rd Trofholz ...... 4 t-6th ...... 51 On Thursday ...... 1-1 In two-run games ...... 6-3 t-3rd Meeks ...... 4 Walks 9th ...... 196 On Friday ...... 10-6 Collecting more hits than opp. . .21-6 On-base percentage On Saturday ...... 7-7 Collecting less hits than opp. . . .7-20 4th Trofholz ...... 481 Sacrifice bunts In Texas ...... 22-21 With equal hits ...... 2-3 2nd ...... 48 Out-of-state ...... 8-8 Committing less err. than opp. . .21-9 RBI Hit by pitch 6th ...... 55 vs. teams from Texas ...... 9-17 Committing more err. than opp. .6-15 10th Olmstead ...... 54 vs. out-of-state teams ...... 21-12 With equal errors ...... 3-5 Strikeouts Home Runs 7th ...... 349 t-9th Olmstead ...... 12 Stolen bases t-3rd ...... 88 Hit by pitch CONFERENCE USA TOURNAMENT RECAP t-2rd Lewis ...... 16 Grounded into DP 7th ...... 41 May 21-26 • Grainger Stadium • Kinston, N.C. 7th Robinson ...... 12 Pitching Tuesday, May 21 Friday, May 24 Sacrifice bunts 1st Trofholz ...... 12 ERA No. 8 Saint Louis 0 No. 4 Southern Miss 5 t-2nd Wilson ...... 10 8th ...... 5.09 No. 1 Houston 5 No. 5 Tulane 12 4th Robinson ...... 9 Strikeouts 9th ...... 340 (Southern Miss Eliminated) Stolen bases Opposing bat average No. 5 Tulane 3 t-6th Trofholz ...... 22 7th ...... 282 No. 4 Southern Miss 7 No. 7 South Florida 2 Saves No. 3 TCU 1 Pitching t-4th ...... 9 Wednesday, May 22 ERA (TCU Eliminated) 8th Jerome ...... 3.33 Innings pitched No. 7 South Florida 10 6th ...... 504.1 No. 2 Louisville 0 Saturday, May 25 Strikeouts Hits allowed 7th ...... 560 No. 5 Tulane 2 7th Jerome ...... 74 No. 8 Saint Louis 5 Runs allowed No. 1 Houston 7 Opposing batting average 6th ...... 329 No. 5 Tulane 6 (Tulane Eliminated) 4th Jerome ...... 232 Earned runs allowed (Saint Louis Eliminated) 6th ...... 285 No. 6 East Carolina 3 Innings pitched 2nd Jerome ...... 110.2 Fielding No. 6 East Carolina 5 No. 7 South Florida 2 8th Shoemaker ...... 97.0 Fielding pct No. 3 TCU 1 (South Florida Eliminated) 2nd ...... 970 Wins t-5th Jerome ...... 9 Assists Thursday, May 23 Sunday, May 26 2nd ...... 629 No. 3 TCU 8 Championship Game Fielding Errors No. 2 Louisville 1 No. 1 Houston 0 Assists 2nd ...... 66 (Louisville Eliminated) t-5th Lewis ...... 172 No. 6 East Carolina 4 9th Robinson ...... 158 Fielding double plays 1st ...... 60 No. 4 Southern Miss 1 Putouts No. 1 Houston 7 1st Olmstead ...... 511

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35 • GREG BRATTON • JR. • OF 36 • KYLE DAHLBERG • FR. • C Season Highs: Hits ...... 3 (vs. Southern Miss 3/16) Season/Career Highs: Runs ...... 1 (5X, last vs. Saint Louis 4/14) Hits ...... 1 (3X, last vs. UT-Arlington 5/14) RBI ...... 2 (2X, last at Louisville 4/26) Runs ...... 2 (vs. UT-Arlington 3/4) Career Highs: Hits ...... 3 (4X, last vs. Southern Miss 3/16/02) RBI ...... 2 (vs. UT-Arlington 3/4) Runs ...... 2 (4X, last vs. Hawai’i Hilo 3/18/00) RBI ...... 2 (4X, last at Louisville 4/26/02) 2002: Primarily used as TCU’s third catcher ... appeared in 18 games, starting nine behind the plate ... notched career highs with two runs and 2002: Appeared in 27 games, starting eight (six at DH, two in RF) ... led two RBI in first-ever game, March 4 versus Texas-Arlington ... first-career squad with 14 at-bats as a pinch-hitter ... tied career high with three hits hit was a solo home run in that contest vs. UTA ... only other hits and against Southern Miss on March 17 ... drove in career high-tying two runs runs of season came with one each vs. Charlotte (March 30) and UTA twice, both times off the bench ... first two-RBI game came on two-run (May 14) ... a solid defensive catcher, recorded just one error in 50 chances single at Texas Teach March 5 ... also drove in a pair of runs with a single (.980 fld. pct.) while throwing out one base stealer and picking off another to help propel Frogs to 12-10 come-from-behind win at Louisville on runner. March 26 ... hit safely in six of eight starts ... slumped a bit to end season, notching just one hit in his last 11 games. DAHLBERG’S CAREER STATS BRATTON’S CAREER STATS Yr. G AB R H RBI Avg. 2B-3B-HR BB-SO SB-SBA Yr. G AB R H RBI Avg. 2B-3B-HR BB-SO SB-SBA ‘‘02 18 23 4 3 2 .130 1-0-1 1-6 0-0 ‘00 11 31 8 7 3 .226 1-1-0 2-3 2-2 Total 18 23 4 3 2 .130 1-0-1 1-6 0-0 ‘01 19 34 4 14 5 .412 2-0-1 7-3 1-2 ‘02 27 52 5 13 6 .250 3-0-0 1-9 0-0 Total 57 117 17 34 14 .291 6-1-1 10-15 3-4 7 • JAKE DUNCAN • SO. • OF Season/Career Highs: Hits ...... 4 (vs. UT-Arlington 3/4) 2 • TIM COLLINSWORTH • JR. • P Runs ...... 4 (vs. UT-Arlington 3/4) RBI ...... 3 (2X, last vs. Southern Miss 3/16) Season/Career Highs: IP ...... 3.2 (vs. Texas Tech 2/20) K...... 4 (2X, last vs. Texas Tech 2/20) 2002: Ranked third on squad with .310 batting average despite being lim- ited to 41 games due to a nagging hamstring injury ... made 36 starts (20 in RF and 16 at DH) ... was limited to DH duty after re-injuring ham- 2002: Appeared in 12 games, starting one ... perhaps best performance of string on March 14 at East Carolina ... led Horned Frogs with .587 slug- season came in first outing, as he allowed just two hits and one run while ging percentage ... four triples tied for team lead with all-league selections striking out four in two innings of relief in 8-1 win over No. 9 Texas ... Terry Trofholz and Chris Meeks and tied for third in C-USA ... in second tied career high with 4 Ks in 3.2 innings in only start of season, Feb. 20 game of season, hit first home run a s a Horned Frog in first inning of 8-1 versus Texas Tech ... struck out nine in first 7.1 innings of work ... forced win over his former team, No. 9 Texas ... in three games vs. nationally game-ending double play versus only batter he faced to pick up first-career ranked UT, he went 4-for-11 with two home runs, a triple, four runs and save at No. 10 Baylor on March 26. two RBI ... went career-best 4-for-4 with two doubles, four runs and three COLLINSWORTH’S CAREER STATS RBI in 23-12 thrashing of UT-Arlington on March 4 ... had a two-run Yr. App GS CG W-L SV IP H R-ER BB-SO ERA double in first inning of 7-3 upset of No. 12 Notre Dame on March 8 ... ‘’02 12 1 0 0-1 1 16.0 27 24-24 13-13 13.50 matched career high with three RBI in ten-inning loss to Southern Miss Total 12 1 0 0-1 1 16.0 27 24-24 13-13 13.50 on March 16 ... returned from missing four-plus games by blasting a pinch-hit home run in ninth inning of 10-3 loss to No. 17 Baylor on April 6 • TREY CRAWFORD • SR. • INF 2 ... rode a seven-game hitting streak from April 13-May 3, but missed 11 Season Highs: Hits ...... 1 (3X, last vs. UT-Arlington 4/23) games in middle of run due to injury ... hit a home runs and drove in two Runs ...... 1 (vs. UT-Arlington 3/4) runs, while also scoring two, in 13-4 rout at Louisville on April 28 ... bat- RBI ...... 2 (vs. Notre Dame 3/8) ted .394 with runners on base, including an impressive .366 with team- Career Highs: Hits ...... 2 (4X, last vs. San Jose St. 4/29/01) Runs ...... 2 (at San Jose St. 4/21/00) mates in scoring position ... tallied eight multi-hit games and six multi- RBI ...... 4 (vs. Iowa St. 3/15/01) RBI outings ... hit safely in 26-of-36 games started.

DUNCAN’S CAREER STATS 2002: Appeared in 14 games, including a start at DH Feb. 19 versus Texas Yr. G AB R H RBI Avg. 2B-3B-HR BB-SO SB-SBA Tech ... second on squad with six pinch-hit at-bats ... perhaps biggest hit ‘‘02 41 126 24 39 26 .310 9-4-6 27-25 4-5 Total 41 126 24 39 26 .310 9-4-6 27-25 4-5 of career came March 8 vs. Notre Dame in Round Rock ... punched a two-out, two-run, pinch-hit single over ND shortstop put Frogs ahead in ninth-inning of 7-3 win over 12th-ranked Fighting Irish ... batted .500 (3- 10 • SHAFF ELKOURI • JR. • INF for-6) with runners on base. Season/Career Highs: CRAWFORD’S CAREER STATS Hits ...... 3 (vs. Cincinnati 5/11) Yr. G AB R H RBI Avg. 2B-3B-HR BB-SO SB-SBA Runs ...... 3 (vs. Cincinnati 5/11) RBI ...... 2 (5X, last vs. Cincinnati 5/10) ‘00 15 39 3 8 5 .205 0-0-0 4-8 0-0 ‘01 16 35 4 9 5 .257 1-0-1 5-12 0-0 ‘02 14 15 1 3 2 .200 0-0-0 1-3 0-0 2002: Perhaps TCU’s most valuable utility player, Elkouri recorded a .306 Total 45 89 8 20 12 .225 1-0-1 10-23 0-0 batting average in 41 games, tops among Horned Frogs reserves ... also led TCU players with less than 30 starts in most offensive categories, includ- ing runs, hits, doubles, home runs and RBI ... made 28 starts at DH (16), SS (10) and 2B (2) ... after missing start of season due to an assortment of 6 SEASONSEASON RECAPRECAP injuries, went 2-for-4 with a double and run scored in debut vs. Sam GRAFE’S CAREER STATS Houston State on Feb. 23 ... had back-to-back two-RBI games vs. USC Yr. App GS CG W-L SV IP H R-ER BB-SO ERA and UT-Pan American on March 8-9, including first-career home run ‘02 15 5 0 1-3 1 33.2 37 31-27 17-21 7.22 against the Trojans ... recorded third multi-RBI game in five outings with Total 15 5 0 1-3 1 33.2 37 31-27 17-21 7.22 two ribbies in 8-6 win over Southern Miss in C-USA opener on March 15 ... went 3-for-7 with a pair of doubles and three RBI in two games versus Tulane April 19-20 ... capped season-long seven-game hitting streak with a 16 • JUSTIN HATCHER • JR. • C Season/Career Highs: career-high three hits and three runs, including second home run of sea- Hits ...... 3 (2X, last vs. UAB 5/4) son, May 11 versus Cincinnati ... carried .340 batting average into final Runs ...... 2 (4X, last vs. Louisville 5/23) five games of season, but managed just one hit in last 14 at-bats ... hit in RBI ...... 4 (vs. UAB 5/4) every spot of TCU batting order but third and eighth. 2002: Horned Frogs’ regular starting catcher, appeared in 47 games, start- ELKOURI’S CAREER STATS ing 38 behind the plate ... threw out team-high six would-be base stealers Yr. G AB R H RBI Avg. 2B-3B-HR BB-SO SB-SBA ... also recorded a pickoff ... TCU was 21-17 in his 38 starts at catcher ver- ‘‘02 41 111 18 34 18 .306 7-0-2 14-23 6-7 sus just 9-12 in games he didn’t start ... blasted only home run of season Total 41 111 18 34 18 .306 7-0-2 14-23 6-7 March 6 at Texas Tech ... went 3-for-3 with two runs and two RBI in 19-3 rout of Charlotte on March 30, while also collecting a walk and sacrifice 29 • JOSH GARDNER • SR. • P bunt ... went 5-for-7 with three runs and three RBI combined in two Season Highs: IP ...... 5.1 (vs. UT-Arlington 5/14) games versus the 49ers ... turned in career performance versus UAB on K ...... 4 (at Texas Tech 3/5) May 4, going 3-for-3 with a double, a pair of runs and four RBI. Career: Highs IP ...... 5.1 (vs. UT-Arlington 5/14/02) K ...... 4 (2X, last at Texas Tech 3/5/02) HATCHER’S CAREER STATS Yr. G AB R H RBI Avg. 2B-3B-HR BB-SO SB-SBA 2002: Only senior on TCU pitching staff became one of the Frogs’ most ‘‘02 47 127 21 33 19 .260 7-0-1 10-27 1-1 reliable pitchers out of the bullpen ... southpaw led squad with 23 appear- Total 41 111 18 34 18 .306 7-0-2 14-23 6-7 ances and and 2.51 ERA ... tripled previous career-win total with three vic- tories in 2002 ... picked up first win of season by tossing two innings of 21 • CLAYTON JEROME • SO. • P one-hit relief in 10-8 win over Sam Houston State on Feb. 24 ... in very Season Highs: IP ...... 9 (2X, last at East Carolina 3/22) next appearance, tied career-high with four strikeouts in two innings of K ...... 10 (vs. Saint Louis 4/12) work at Texas Tech on March 5 ... held No. 12 Notre Dame to three hits Career Highs: IP ...... 9 (2X, last at East Carolina 3/22/02) in two innings of work, striking out three to collect the victory in TCU’s K ...... 10 (vs. Saint Louis 4/12/02) 7-3 upset of the Fighting Irish on March 8 ... ERA reached a season-low 0.86 after tossing another scoreless inning against No. 18 Texas on March SECOND-TEAM ALL- 2002: Second-team all- 12 ... had rough stretch in which he allowed runs in three straight appear- Conference USA selection anchored the TCU pitching staff ... finished sea- ances to get tagged with his only two losses of the campaign (Apr. 6 at son with 9-5 record, 3.33 ERA, three complete games, 110.2 innings USF and Apr. 16 at Oklahoma) ... rebounded to not allow a run over last pitched and 74 strikeouts and .232 opponents’ batting average, all tops eight appearances (12.2 innings) ... recorded first-career save by forcing among TCU starters ... tied for team high with 16 starts on the mound ... final out of May 4 win over UAB ... earned third win of season by going a led C-USA with eight league wins (versus just two losses) ... ranked among career-high 5.1 innings May 14 vs. UT-Arlington, allowing just two hits conference’s top 10 in wins (t-5th), ERA (8th), strikeouts (7th) and opp. and no runs ... left-handed batters hit just .182 (6-for-33) off the south- BA (4th) ... nine victories are tied for seventh on TCU all-time single-sea- paw for the season ... sported 2:1 K:BB ratio (22:11). son win list ... began season with a pair of tough-luck no decisions, allow- GARDNER’S CAREER STATS ing just one run in six innings each versus Texas Tech (Feb. 7) and Yr. App GS CG W-L SV IP H R-ER BB-SO ERA Southwest Texas (Feb. 15) without figuring in either decision ... turned in ‘99 5 0 0 0-0 0 6.2 14 4-4 3-3 5.40 ‘00 10 0 0 1-0 0 12.1 16 9-8 9-12 5.84 best performance of non-conference slate in Feb. 23 win over Sam ‘01 12 0 0 0-0 0 16.0 22 14-14 4-8 7.88 Houston State, scattering five hits and striking out seven in his first-ever ‘02 23 0 0 3-2 1 32.1 28 11-9 11-22 2.51 complete game and shutout ... ERA reached a season-low 0.86 after SHSU Total 50 0 0 4-2 1 67.1 80 38-35 27-45 4.68 gem ... dropped final two non-conference starts to UT-Arlington (March 1) and USC (March 8) ... however, rebounded to go five gritty innings 28 • RYAN GRAFE • JR. • P versus Southern Miss in C-USA opener to claim 8-6 win, outdueling Season/Career Highs: Southern Miss ace and first-team all-conference honoree Shea Douglas ... IP ...... 5.1 (2X, last vs. Southern Miss 3/16) turned in perhaps finest performance of season in 5-1 win at No. 20 East K...... 4 (vs. Southern Miss 3/16) Carolina on March 22 ... allowed just one run on three hits in second complete game of campaign, striking out seven to defeat the Pirates 5-1 ... 2002: Compiled a 1-3 record with a save in 15 appearances, including five continued perfect C-USA start with wins over Charlotte (March 29) and starts ... campaign was cut short due to shoulder injury suffered in bullpen South Florida (April 5) ... struck out career-high 10 in eight innings of 6-0 session at Louisville on March 28 ... in just second appearance of year, did win over the Saint Louis on April 12 ... earned C-USA Pitcher of the not allow an earned run in 5.1 innings of relief vs. Texas Tech on Feb. 19 Week honors for effort versus SLU, which paced weekend that saw TCU ... struck out career-high four and did not allow an earned run in 5.1 pitching not allow a single earned run in three-game series ... rebounded innings of hard-luck loss to Southern Miss on March 16 ... in most pro- from first C-USA loss (at Tulane - April 19) with a six strong innings in ductive start of season, allowed just two hits and struck out a pair in 5-3 seven-inning 13-4 win at Louisville on April 28 ...upped league mark to 8- win at No. 10 Baylor on March 26 ... recorded final out of Frogs’ 12-10 1 by combining to allow just five runs on 10 hits in 14.1 innings of work come-from-behind win over Louisville on March 26 for first-career save ... while striking out 11 in wins over UAB (May 4) and Cincinnati (May 10) 33.2 innings pitch was second-most among TCU hurlers not in the regular ... pitched spectacular game at Houston on May 16, giving up just two starting rotation. runs (one earned) and three hits in complete-game effort, but dropped 2-0 setback to the Cougars and C-USA Pitcher of the Year Brad Sullivan ... 7 20022002 TCUTCU BASEBALLBASEBALL right-hander allowed one earned run or less in eight of his 16 outings ... struck out five or more in seven of 16 starts ... recorded at least two strike- 45 • JONATHAN MARSHALL • JR. • C outs in all but one outing. Season Highs: Hits ...... 4 (vs. Texas Tech 2/19) Runs ...... 2 (vs. Texas Tech 2/19) RBI ...... 2 (vs. Baylor 2/9) JEROME’S CAREER STATS Career Highs: Hits ...... 4 (vs. Texas Tech 2/19/02) Yr. App GS CG W-L SV IP H R-ER BB-SO ERA Runs ...... 2 (3X, last vs. Texas Tech 2/19/02) ‘01 21 4 0 1-3 1 53.1 65 35-33 17-43 5.57 RBI ...... 3 (at Nevada 4/6/01) ‘02 16 16 3 9-5 0 110.2 94 48-41 30-74 3.33 Total 37 20 3 10-8 1 164.0 159 83-74 47-117 4.06 2002: TCU’s primary backup catcher much of the season ... missed nearly a month from mid-April through mid-May with a concussion and broken 1 • WILL LEWIS • JR. • INF thumb ... still logged 24 appearances including 13 starts ... .298 batting Season/Career Highs: average led Horned Frogs with less than 15 starts ... in first appearance of Hits ...... 4 (vs. Saint Louis 4/13) season, had a two-run single in TCU’s 6-5 win over No. 16 Baylor at Runs ...... 4 (vs. UT-Arlington 3/4) Astros College Classic in Houston ... went a career-best 4-for-4 with a RBI ...... 5 (vs. Texas Tech 2/20) double, home run and two runs scored in Feb. 19 home opener vs. Texas Tech ... hit a bit of a slump after that contest, collecting just one hit in 2002: Regular second baseman played in 55 games, starting 54 ... slick- next eight games (18 at-bats) as batting average fell to .226 ... despite fielder was a big part of TCU defense that ranked 11th nationally in field- injuries, enjoyed productive final 11 games, hitting safely in seven ... went ing percentage ... led squad with 172 assists, good for a tie for fifth in C- 3-for-4 with RBI March 29 vs. Charlotte ... notched final multi-hit game USA ... part of double-play combination which turned league-leading 60 and RBI of season with 2-for-3 performance at South Florida on April 7. DPs ... also contributed at the plate, ranking sixth on team with .280 bat- ting average ... was tied for second on squad with six home runs and 45 MARSHALL’S CAREER STATS Yr. G AB R H RBI Avg. 2B-3B-HR BB-SO SB-SBA runs scored ... was hit by a team-high 16 pitches, including three in one ‘01 15 47 7 17 10 .362 1-0-3 1-10 0-0 game, Feb. 16 vs. Texas Tech ... 16 HBP were tied for second-most in C- ‘02 24 57 5 17 7 .298 3-0-1 3-17 0-0 USA ... stole eight bases in 10 attempts ... blasted first-career home run in Totals 39 104 12 34 17 .327 4-0-4 4-27 0-0 first inning of 8-1 upset of No. 9 Texas Feb. 8 in Houston ... reached base eight-straight times vs. Southwest Texas and Texas Tech Feb. 15-16 (two 15 • CHRIS MEEKS • JR. • OF hits, three walks and three HBP) ... went 3-for-4 with home run and sea- Season/Career Highs: son-high five RBI vs. Texas Tech on Feb. 20 ... upped batting average to Hits ...... 4 (2X, last vs. Louisville 5/23) season-high .314 with 2-for-4, two RBI performance vs. Sam Houston Runs ...... 3 (2X, last vs. Saint Louis 4/13) State on Feb. 23 ... plated career-best four runs in 23-12 rout of UT- RBI ...... 5 (vs. UT-Arlington 3/4) Arlington on March 4 ... rode season-best seven-game hitting streak from SECOND-TEAM ALL- Feb. 20-March 8 ... had back-to-back multi-hit games to start C-USA slate 2002: Second-team all- vs. Southern Miss on March 15-16 ... had career-best 4-for-4 output in Conference USA selection appeared in 49 games for TCU, starting 48 ... 11-1 win over Saint Louis April 13 ... notched TCU’s second two-homer ranked second on team and ninth in C-USA with .354 batting average ... game of season with pair of blasts May 14 vs. UTA ... went 2-for-3 with a missed seven games due to dislocated middle finger in left (throwing) hand pair of runs in C-USA Tournament win over No. 25 Louisville on May suffered diving back into second base on pickoff attempt in first inning of 23. contest vs. USC (March 8) ... began season as Frogs’ LF, picked up time as DH after return from injury and returned as regular LF after injury side- LEWIS’ CAREER STATS Yr. G AB R H RBI Avg. 2B-3B-HR BB-SO SB-SBA lined OF Jake Duncan ... in all, made 33 starts in LF, 13 at DH and two ‘‘02 55 186 45 52 30 .280 10-3-6 16-35 8-10 in RF ... opened season by hitting safely in nine-of-10 games in February, Total 55 186 45 52 30 .280 10-3-6 16-35 8-10 including seven multi-hit games ... piled up career-high five RBI in 23-12 rout of UT-Arlington on March 4 ... included in five-RBI outburst was first home run as a Horned Frog ... in first game back from injury, torched 48 • JARED LUNDEEN • JR. • INF East Carolina (March 23) for career-best 4-for-4 effort, including a double, Season Highs: Hits ...... 1 (7X, last at Houston 5/18) two runs and two RBI ... also walked twice vs. Pirates as he reached base Runs ...... 1 (4X, last at Houston 5/18) RBI ...... 1 (3X, last vs. Louisville 5/23) safely all six times he appeared at plate in 8-4 triumph at No. 20 ECU ... Career Highs: Hits ...... 3 (vs. Baylor 2/3/01) four-hit outburst began streak of five-straight multi-hit games from March Runs ...... 2 (vs. Charlotte 2/10/01) 23-30 ... battered Saint Louis on April 13, reaching base all five times he RBI ...... 2 (vs. Baylor 2/3/01) went to plate in 3-for-3, three-run, three-RBI, two-walk effort ... in all, went 7-for-12 with six runs scored and five RBI as TCU outscored SLU 2002: Was a valuable utility player for the Frogs, appearing in 15 games at 31-1 in three-game series (April 12-14) ... tallied sixth three-plus-hit game 1B, 3B and DH, starting eight ... had 1-for-3, one-run performances in of the season, going 3-for-3 with a double and two runs scored in com- back-to-back starts March 6 at Texas Tech and March 10 vs. Southwest pleting three-game sweep of Cincinnati on May 12 ... notched one of his Texas ... drove in first run of season with bases-loaded single in ninth finest performances of season in 8-1 triumph over No. 25 Louisville May inning of come-from-behind 12-10 win at Louisville on April 26 ... 23 at C-USA Tournament, going 4-for-5 with a double and three RBI ... reached base three times (double and two walks) two days later vs. the was second on team with 22 multi-hit games ... tied for team lead and for Cardinals ... hit first home run of season in last game of regular season third in league with four triples ... despite batting second in TCU lineup May 18 at No. 10 Houston ... drove in a run in 8-1 rout of No. 25 most of the season, compiled a .488 batting average when leading off Louisville at C-USA Tournament ... batted .400 (4-for-10) in league innings ... besides TCU’s second-best batting average, was also second on games. the squad in hits (68) and doubles (15). LUNDEEN’S CAREER STATS Yr. G AB R H RBI Avg. 2B-3B-HR BB-SO SB-SBA MEEKS’ CAREER STATS ‘01 5 17 3 5 3 .294 1-0-0 4-2 0-0 Yr. G AB R H RBI Avg. 2B-3B-HR BB-SO SB-SBA ‘02 15 31 4 7 3 .226 1-0-1 2-5 0-0 ‘02 49 192 42 68 40 .354 15-4-2 19-20 6-8 Totals 20 48 7 12 6 .250 2-0-1 6-7 0-0 Totals 49 192 42 68 40 .354 15-4-2 19-20 6-8 8 SEASONSEASON RECAPRECAP

NEWBURN’S CAREER STATS 46 • CLINT MOKRY • FR. • P Yr. App GS CG W-L SV IP H R-ER BB-SO ERA Season Highs: IP ...... 6.0 (vs. UTPA 3/9) ‘01 20 3 0 2-1 0 45.1 58 32-29 18-39 5.76 K...... 3 (vs. UTPA 3/9) ‘02 16 14 2 4-4 0 74.0 84 43-39 45-59 4.74 Career Highs: IP ...... 6.0 (vs. UTPA 3/9/02) Totals 36 17 2 6-5 0 119.1 142 75-68 63-98 5.14 K...... 3 (2X, last vs. UTPA 3/9/02)

2002: Appeared in 15 games for Frogs, including two starts ... after rough 53 • WALTER OLMSTEAD • JR. • 1B start to season in which he allowed earned runs in seven-of-eight appear- Season Highs: Hits ...... 4 (2X, last vs. Texas 4/30) Runs ...... 3 (2X, last vs. Charlotte 3/30) ances, did not allow an earned run in his last seven outings ... earned only RBI ...... 6 (2X, last vs. Charlotte 3/30) win of season in first appearance, tossing two scoreless innings and striking Career Highs: Hits ...... 4 (3X, last vs. Texas 4/30/02) out two in 6-5 triumph over No. 16 Baylor on Feb. 9 ... recorded career Runs ...... 3 (3X, last vs. Charlotte 3/30/02) RBI ...... 6 (3X, last vs. Charlotte 3/30/02) highs for innings pitched (six) and strikeouts (three) March 9 vs. UT-Pan American ... despite not allowing an earned run in last eight appearances, 2002: Second-team all- SECOND-TEAM ALL- did not pick up a decision after March 9, finishing the season with 1-2 Conference USA selection was mark ... 27.2 IP third among TCU right-handed relievers. TCU’s power leader, pacing the squad with 12 home runs and 54 RBI ... tied for ninth in C-USA in home runs and ranked 10th in RBI ... also MOKRY’S CAREER STATS ranked among team’s leaders in hits (3rd), runs (t-4th), total bases (2nd), Yr. App GS CG W-L SV IP H R-ER BB-SO ERA slugging percentage (3rd) and stolen bases (3rd) ... began the season slowly, ‘01 2 0 0 0-2 0 3.1 8 8-7 2-4 18.90 ‘02 15 2 0 1-2 0 27.2 45 27-19 12-12 6.18 collecting just five hits in campaign’s first 32 at-bats, as batting average Totals 17 2 0 1-4 0 31.0 53 35-26 14-16 7.55 plummeted to season-low .156 ... broke out of slump with 2-for-4, five- RBI outburst Feb. 23 versus Sam Houston State, including first home run 40 • RYAN NESLONEY • FR. • P of the season ... drove in four more runs just three games later with 3-for-5 performance, including another round-tripper, in 23-12 rout of UT- Season/Career Highs: IP ...... 3.0 (vs. Southwest Texas 3/10) Arlington on March 4 ... had back-to-back two-hit games versus NCAA K...... 2 (3X, last at Oklahoma 4/16) Tournament participants Texas Tech and Notre Dame on March 5 & 8 ... opened C-USA slate with six-game hitting streak, including all three games 2002: Was one of TCU’s most reliable right-handers out of the bullpen, of sweep at No. 20 East Carolina ... torched Charlotte for back-to-back compiling a 1-0 record and 3.94 ERA in 14 appearances ... allowed earned six-RBI outbursts March 29-30 ... in those two games against the 49ers, runs in just one of his first eight appearances ... picked up first career win went 7-for-9 with two home runs, two doubles and six runs scored to go with three hitless innings versus Southwest Texas on March 10 ... helped along with the 12 RBI ... hit safely in 14 of first 15 league games ... drove complete three-game sweep at No. 20 East Carolina with two strikeouts in three runs, including game-winner in the ninth inning of 7-6 win at and no runs allowed in 1.2 innings of 7-2 victory ... struggled a bit down South Florida on April 7 ... had consecutive multi-RBI games as Frogs the stretch, giving up eight runs (five earned) in last six outings (four took two-of-three games of pivotal C-USA series at Louisville April 26-28 innings pitched) ... still recorded a 3.94 ERA, tops among TCU right- ... also stole season-best two bases April 28 versus the Cardinals ... went 4- handed relievers ... posted a nearly 2-to-1 K:BB ratio (13:7). for-5 with two runs, four RBI, two doubles and a monstrous opposite field homer versus No. 5 Texas at Dell Diamond in Round Rock on April 30 ... NESLONEY’S CAREER STATS batting average peaked at season-high .317 with 4-for-5 performance vs. Yr. App GS CG W-L SV IP H R-ER BB-SO ERA ‘’02 14 0 0 1-0 0 16.0 20 10-7 7-13 3.94 Longhorns ... notched sixth four-plus-RBI game of season with five runs Total 14 0 0 1-0 0 16.0 20 10-7 7-13 3.94 driven in, including final long ball of season, May 12 versus Cincinnati ... slumped a bit down the stretch, notching just three hits and one RBI over final six games (21 at-bats) ... also a big part of TCU defense which ranked 22 • PATRICK NEWBURN • JR. • P 11th nationally with a .970 fielding percentage ... recorded a league-high Season Highs: IP ...... 9.0 (vs. UAB 5/3) 511 putouts, good for second on TCU’s all-time single-season list, behind K...... 10 (vs. UAB 5/3) Career Highs: IP ...... 9.0 (vs. UAB 5/3/02) his own mark of 520 in 2001 ... now has 1,218 career putouts, good for K...... 10 (vs. UAB 5/3/02) second all-time at TCU ... added 30 assists and just seven errors, good for .987 fielding percentage, tops among Horned Frog infielders. 2002: Member of TCU’s regular weekend rotation ... split time between OLMSTEAD’S CAREER STATS squad’s normal No. 2 and 3 spots in the rotation ... compiled a 4-4 record Yr. G AB R H RBI Avg. 2B-3B-HR BB-SO SB-SBA and 4.74 ERA ... tossed two shutouts to lead squad ... whitewashed Saint ‘00 21 67 8 16 7 .239 5-0-1 4-21 2-2 Louis on April 14 with seven strikeouts and five hits allowed in seven ‘01 58 227 43 70 53 .308 18-3-10 16-67 4-6 ‘02 58 215 42 64 54 .298 9-3-12 18-64 10-15 innings of 14-0, run rule-shortened victory ... three starts later K’d a Total 137 509 93 152 114 .299 32-6-23 38-152 16-23 career-high 10 while scattering six hits in 8-0 shutout of UAB on May 3 ... tossed six innings of one-run baseball, punching out five, to earn first win of season Feb. 17 versus Southwest Texas ... pitched five strong innings, 17 • CHRIS OSENTOWSKI • JR. • P Season Highs: IP ...... 9.0 (vs. Louisville 5/23) striking out three and allowing five runs but got no decision in 7-3 upset K...... 7 (vs. Louisville 5/23) of No. 12 Notre Dame on March 8 ... upped record to 4-2 with victory Career Highs: IP ...... 9.0 (vs. Louisville 5/23/02) over Cincinnati on May 11, striking out seven in six innings of work ... K...... 7 (vs. Louisville 5/23/02) dropped final two decisions of season to finish at .500 for the campaign ... battled control problems throughout the season, walking multiple batters 2002: After rough start to campaign, rebounded to become one of TCU’s in all but three appearances and leading the squad with 45 free passes ... most dominating pitchers over the last month of the season ... led TCU also one of TCU’s top power pitchers, striking out multiple hitters in all with three saves ... posted an overall record of 2-2 and 5.67 ERA in 11 but three appearances and ranking second on the squad with 59 Ks ... was appearances, including two starts ... earned first career save in first appear- toughest when it meant the most, holding opponents to a .236 batting ance of the season with one inning of scoreless work in 6-5 win over No. average with runners on base, as compared to a .331 average with the bases 16 Baylor on Feb. 19 ... was hit hard, however, over next five appearances empty. as ERA ballooned to 16.20 ... turned in impressive performance on March 9 20022002 TCUTCU BASEBALLBASEBALL 26 at Louisville, picking up the 12-10 come-from-behind win with 7.2 ance, including second homer of the campaign ... drove in at least one run innings of relief, allowing just two earned runs and striking out four ... in each game of ECU set ... scored career-high four runs in 19-3 thumping over last four appearances, allowed just three runs in 15.1 innings of work of Charlotte on March 30 ... collected season-high three walks vs. the while notching a win and two saves ... recorded a save with three innings 49ers the next day ... went 2-for4 with a walk, double, RBI and three runs of two-hit relief, striking out four, versus UAB on May 5 ... claimed team- scored in 12-10 come-from-behind win at Louisville on April 26 ... had a leading third save by closing 6-4 win over Cincinnati with two perfect season-long eight-game hitting streak from April 30-May 14 ... collected stanzas on May 11 ... highlighted dominating stretch run with complete- RBI in five-straight games during eight-game run, including three multi- game masterpiece in 8-1 C-USA Tournament win over No. 25 Louisville RBI outings ... highlighted stretch with perhaps most outstanding per- ... held the Cardinals to just five hits and struck out a career-high seven in formance of season May 10 vs. Cincinnati, going 3-for-4 with three runs, victory ... held a team-best 1.93 ERA with a 1-0 record and two saves in two RBI, two doubles and a home run ... went 2-for-3 at No. 10 Houston four C-USA games ... posted team’s best K:BB ration (23:6). on May 18 before injuring hamstring in final inning ... in all, reached base OSENTOWSKI’S CAREER STATS safely in 44-of-51 games ... was 2-for-2 with bases loaded for the cam- Yr. App GS CG W-L SV IP H R-ER BB-SO ERA paign. ‘00 11 0 0 0-0 1 24.1 32 23-19 11-13 7.03 ROBINSON’S CAREER STATS ‘01 Did Not Play Yr. G AB R H RBI Avg. 2B-3B-HR BB-SO SB-SBA ‘02 11 2 1 2-2 3 33.1 40 27-21 6-23 5.67 ‘01 12 20 9 4 3 .200 1-0-1 2-6 0-0 Totals 22 2 1 2-2 4 57.2 72 50-40 17-36 6.24 ‘02 51 169 45 47 26 .278 8-0-4 30-31 16-17 Totals 63 189 54 51 29 .270 9-0-5 32-37 16-17 11 • JEFF REED • JR. • OF Season Highs: Hits ...... 2 (vs. Charlotte 3/29) 24 • MIKE SETTLE • JR. • 3B Runs ...... 1 (10X, last vs. Louisville 5/23) Season Highs: Hits ...... 3 (3X, last vs. Saint Louis 4/14) RBI ...... 1 (3X, last at Tulane 4/20) Runs ...... 3 (vs. UT-Arlington 3/4) Career Highs: Hits ...... 3 (vs. Fresno St. 4/9/00) RBI ...... 5 (vs. Southwest Texas 2/17) Runs ...... 2 (vs. Iowa St. 3/15/01) Career Highs: Hits ...... 3 (5X, last vs. Saint Louis 4/14/02) RBI ...... 2 (vs. Fresno St. 4/9/00) Runs ...... 3 (vs. UT-Arlington 3/4/02) RBI ...... 5 (vs. Southwest Texas 2/17/02) 2002: A valuable contributor to the Frogs as a pinch-runner, defensive replacement and spot-starter in the outfield ... made 25 appearances, start- 2002: TCU’s regular third baseman, appeared in 56 games, starting 55 at ing seven games (two in LF, four in RF and one at DH) ... entered nine the hot corner ... combined with starting all 60 games for the Frogs in games as a pinch-runner, scoring in six ... tabbed only multi-hit game of 2001, has played in 106 of TCU’s last 109 games, starting 105 ... one of season with 2-for-4 effort versus Charlotte on March 29 ... drilled only the Frogs’ power leaders, ranking second on the squad with 45 RBI and extra-base hit of season with double at Tulane on April 20 ... scored game- tied for second with six home runs ... .292 batting average good for fifth tying run in TCU’s come-from-behind victory at Louisville on March 26 on team ... had an up-and-down season that saw average rise as high as ... did not commit an error in 15 chances. .319 on April 14 from season-low .287 mark on April 2 before closing the season at .292 ... hit safely in nine of season’s first 10 games, including six REED’S CAREER STATS Yr. G AB R H RBI Avg. 2B-3B-HR BB-SO SB-SBA multi-hit outings ... highlighted early hot streak with four-straight multi- ‘00 21 40 5 10 4 .250 2-0-0 10-9 6-7 RBI contests from Feb. 17-23 ... in those four games (vs. Southwest Texas, ‘01 17 14 6 3 2 .214 0-0-1 6-4 0-2 Texas Tech twice and Sam Houston State), combined to go 8-for-19 with ‘02 25 33 10 8 3 .242 1-0-0 4-7 2-3 five runs scored, two doubles, a triple, three home runs and 13 RBI ... Total 63 87 21 21 9 .241 3-0-1 20-20 8-12 drove in a career-best five runs alone in 2-for-4 effort vs. Southwest Texas 5 • LEVI ROBINSON • SR. • SS (Feb. 17) ... in the very next outing vs. Texas Tech (Feb. 19), tied a career- best with three hits as well as driving in four more runs ... despite being Season Highs: Hits ...... 3 (3X, last vs. Cincinnati 5/10) Runs ...... 4 (vs. Charlotte 3/30) held hitless March 4 vs. UT-Arlington, scored a career-high three runs in RBI ...... 2 (7X, last vs. Cincinnati 5/10) Frogs’ 23-12 rout ... blasted fourth home run of year in 5-3 upset victory Career Highs: Hits ...... 3 (3X, last vs. Cincinnati 5/10/02) at No. 10 Baylor on March 26 ... drove in at least one run in eight-straight Runs ...... 4 (2X, last vs. Charlotte 3/30/02) games from March 24-April 6 ... had three-consecutive two-hit contests as RBI ...... 2 (8X, last vs. Cincinnati 5/10/02) Frogs took two-of-three games at South Florida April 5-7, part of a season- 2002: Senior who entered season having played in just 12 games with six long seven-game hitting streak ... recorded five RBI in three-game sweep of starts as a Horned Frog, was a key contributor as the squad’s regular short- Saint Louis April 12-14, including a 3-for-4, three-RBI performance in stop and leadoff hitter ... made 51 starts (49 at SS, 2 at 2B) ... batted .278, series finale as average rose to .319 ... recorded just four multi-hit games but was second on squad with a .422 on-base percentage, thanks mainly to the rest of the way, however, as average dropped to .292 ... had a pair of a team-high 30 walks ... also ranked second on the team with 45 runs two-hit, two-RBI efforts as TCU swept three games from UAB (May 3-5) scored and 16 stolen bases in 17 attempts ... biggest value to squad, how- ... drilled final round-tripper of season, a two-run job, in 6-4 win over ever, may have been his field presence at shortstop ... started 51 games at Cincinnati on May 11 ... went hitless in four at-bats at C-USA short and ranked second on team and ninth in C-USA with 158 assists, Tournament ... finished campaign with 11 multi-RBI games, good for sec- despite missing final four games of season, including entire C-USA ond on the squad ... also tallied 18 multi-hit games, fourth on the team ... Tournament, with pulled hamstring ... anchored TCU defense which was incredibly effective with the bases loaded, batting .750 (6-for-8) with turned a C-USA-best 60 double plays and ranked 11th nationally with a the bags juiced ... was also an important cog in TCU defense that ranked .970 fielding percentage ... had breakthrough game at plate Feb. 17 vs. 11th nationally with .970 fielding percentage ... did not commit an error Southwest Texas, going 3-for-4 with a double, two runs and two RBI ... until March 24 (26 games) ... finished season with 105 assists, 34 putouts blasted first home run of season a game later, vs. Texas Tech on Feb. 19 ... and just seven errors. notched second multi-hit game of the season, as well as scoring three runs, SETTLE’S CAREER STATS with 2-for-4 effort March 16 vs. Southern Miss ... went 3-for-5, including Yr. G AB R H RBI Avg. 2B-3B-HR BB-SO SB-SBA two-run single in TCU’s four-run ninth inning, to secure 5-1 win at No. ‘00 6 17 0 6 3 .353 1-0-0 2-2 1-1 20 East Carolina on March 22, setting the pace for Frogs’ three-game ‘01 60 217 33 65 44 .300 19-1-6 16-20 3-6 weekend sweep ... concluded ECU series with 2-for-4, three-run perform- ‘02 56 212 35 62 45 .292 10-1-6 10-15 2-2 Total 122 446 68 133 92 .298 30-2-12 28-37 6-9 10 SEASONSEASON RECAPRECAP 19 • KYLE SHOEMAKER • JR. • P 12 • AARON TIMS • SO. • P Season/Career Highs: Season/Career Highs: IP ...... 9.0 (2X, last vs. Cincinnati 5/12) IP ...... 3 (vs. Texas Tech 2/7) K...... 10 (vs. Cincinnati 5/12) K...... 2 (vs. Texas Tech 2/7) 2002: Member of TCU’s regular weekend rotation ... split time between 2002: Returned from injury-riddled two years to make four appearances ... squad’s normal No. 2 and 3 spots in the rotation ... was TCU’s only two- compiled an 0-3 record ... best outing of season came in season opener on time Conference USA Pitcher of the Week, earning the honor on Feb. 11 Feb. 7 vs. Texas Tech ... tossed three hitless innings of relief before allowing and May 13 ... made 16 starts, tied for team high ... also came out of the home run to open 10th inning to pick up tough-luck 2-1 loss ... struck bullpen twice, earning one save ... 97. 0 innings pitched ninth-most in C- out four in five innings pitched on the campaign. USA ... compiled a 7-5 overall record and 4.55 ERA with one save ... seven wins good for second on the squad ... was even more impressive in TIMS’ CAREER STATS Yr. App GS CG W-L SV IP H R-ER BB-SO ERA conference play, sporting a 5-3 mark, 3.75 ERA and a save in C-USA ‘’02 4 1 0 0-3 0 5.0 7 9-9 7-4 16.20 games ... garnered TCU’s first-ever C-USA baseball honor, being names C- Total 4 1 0 0-3 0 5.0 7 9-9 7-4 16.20 USA Pitcher of the Week for performance in first outing as a Horned Frog, an 8-1 win over No. 9 Texas on Feb. 8 ... went six innings against 25 • TERRY TROFHOLZ • JR. • OF the Longhorns, allowing just two infield hits and no runs in upset victory Season Highs: Hits ...... 5 (vs. UTA 3/4) ... earned second win of season despite allowing five runs and eight hits in Runs ...... 4 (vs. SHSU 2/24) five innings of work as Frogs routed UT-Arlington 23-12 on March 4 ... RBI ...... 4 (vs. UTA 3/4) turned in gutsy performance March 10 vs. Southwest Texas, as he gave up Career Highs: Hits ...... 5 (vs. UTA 3/4/02) Runs ...... 4 (2X, last vs. SHSU 2/24/02) 10 hits in six innings of work, but gave up just three runs (two earned) RBI ...... 4 (vs. UTA 3/4/02) and struck out six top defeat Bobcats 4-3 ... recorded final two outs of 8-6 win over Southern Miss on March 15 to claim first-career save ... scattered 2002: Put together one of the FIRST-TEAM ALL- eight hits over 6.1 innings of work, allowing just two runs (one earned) most prolific seasons at the plate in TCU and Conference USA history ... and striking out five as Frogs completed three-game sweep at No. 20 East tied TCU single-season hits record of 94, originally set by all-American Carolina on March 24 ... held Charlotte to one run in eight innings of 19- Royce Huffman in 1999 ... .441 batting average shattered C-USA single- 3 rout on March 30 ... won third-straight decision, going the distance in season record of .427, set by Houston’s Geofrey Tomlinson in 1997 ... 11-1 win over Saint Louis on March 13 ... allowed just one unearned run ranked eighth nationally in batting average ... average also second-best sin- against the Billikens as the TCU pitching staff did not allow an earned run gle-season mark ever at TCU ... also broke school’s single-season record to cross the plate in the entire three-game series with SLU ... had three with 15 total sacrifices ... became first Horned Frog to earn first-team all- consecutive rough starts at Tulane, Louisville and vs. No 5 Texas, dropping Conference USA accolades ... led TCU in batting average (.441), hits (94), decisions to Tulane and UT while not making it out of the first inning of runs (51), total bases (121), on-base percentage (.481), sacrifice bunts (12) eventual 12-10 TCU win at Louisville ... rebounded to win next two starts and stolen bases (22), while tying for team lead with four triples ... besides over UAB and Cincinnati ... tossed perhaps most impressive game of sea- leading C-USA in batting average, ranked among league’s top ten in hits son versus UC on May 12, striking out a career-high 10 and picking up (2nd), runs (t-11th), total bases (10th), slugging percentage (9th), on-base his second complete game of the season in 6-1 victory ... was named C- percentage (4th), triples (t-3rd), sacrifice bunts (1st) and stolen bases (t- USA Pitcher of the Week for performance versus the Bearcats, becoming 6th) ... hit safely in 47-of-55 games ... put together 21-game hitting streak one of just four players to earn multiple weekly accolades from the league from March 29-May 4 ... held two of TCU’s four longest hitting streaks in 2002 ... dropped to 7-5 for the season with 6-1 loss at No. 10 Houston on the year (21 games from March 29-May 4 and eight games from March in regular-season finale ... did not see action in C-USA Tournament. 10-24) ... notched a TCU-best 30 multi-hit games ... had 13 games with three-plus hits and three with four or more ... was tied for third on team SHOEMAKER’S CAREER STATS with eight multi-RBI games ... tallied a hit in 27-of-30 C-USA games ... Yr. App GS CG W-L SV IP H R-ER BB-SO ERA ‘’02 18 16 2 7-5 1 97.0 113 56-49 27-51 4.55 was held hitless in back-to-back games just once all season (May 16 & 18 Total 18 16 2 7-5 1 97.0 113 56-49 27-51 4.55 at No. 10 Houston) ... in first start of season, banged out three hits, including a double, and scored twice as Frogs knocked off 16th-ranked 32 • KENNY THOMPSON • JR. • OF Baylor 6-5 on Feb. 9 ... had three-straight two-hit games, amassing four Season Highs: Hits ...... N/A RBI, Feb. 15-17 ... went a combined 7-for-9 with seven runs scored in Runs ...... 1 (vs. Notre Dame 3/8) two-game series versus Sam Houston State Feb. 23-24, including 4-for-4, RBI ...... N/A career high-tying four-run effort in series finale ... had career-best 5-for-5 Career Highs: Hits ...... 2 (vs. UT-Arlington 4/12/01) Runs ...... 1 (4X, last vs. Notre Dame 3/8/02) day March 4 vs. UT-Arlington, torching Mavs’ pitching for two doubles, a RBI ...... 4 (vs. UT-Arlington 4/12/01) triple and a career-high four RBI in 23-12 TCU rout ... went 3-for-4 against nationally regarded USC pitching staff March 8 ... collected at least 2002: Reserve outfielder saw action in four games ... did not collect a hit one hit in first 23 games of C-USA slate ... torched Southern Miss for 6- in three at-bats ... tallied a stolen base and a run in ninth inning of TCU’s for-13, three-run, three-RBI output in three games March 15-17 ... helped come-from-behind victory vs. No. 12 Notre Dame on March 8 ... also TCU to three-game sweep at No. 20 East Carolina (March 22-24) with stole a base as a pinch-runner vs. UT-Arlington on May 14. five hits in 13 at-bats, including three runs driven in ... notched three- straight multi-hit games versus Charlotte (March 29-31), going a com- THOMPSON’S CAREER STATS bined 8-for-14 with five runs scored as TCU took two-of-three from the Yr. G AB R H RBI Avg. 2B-3B-HR BB-SO SB-SBA 49ers ... smoked Saint Louis for third four-plus hit game of the season, ‘01 8 18 3 4 8 .222 1-0-1 2-5 1-2 ‘02 4 3 1 0 0 .000 0-0-0 0-0 2-2 going 4-for-4 with a double, triple and three RBI as the Frogs completed a Totals 12 21 4 4 8 .190 1-0-1 2-5 3-4 three-game sweep of SLU on April 14 ... was TCU’s lone bright spot in three-game sweep at the hands of Tulane (April 19-21) with a pair of three-hit outings and a two-hit affair, including third home run of season on April 20 ... snuck 75th hit of season through left side of Louisville 11 20022002 TCUTCU BASEBALLBASEBALL infield to drive in tying and go-ahead runs in Horned Frogs’ come-from- behind 12-10 victory at U of L on April 26 ... turned in second-straight 20 • CHRIS WHITE • FR. • P three-hit game a day later in 13-4 triumph over Cardinals ... drove in runs Season/Career Highs: IP ...... 4.0 (at Texas Tech 3/5) in three-straight games from April 30, including one in April 30 loss to K...... 4 (2X, last vs. UT-Arlington 5/14) No. 5 Texas ... saw longest hit streak in recent TCU memory snapped on May 5 as UAB held him hitless for the first time in 22 games ... returned 2002: Left-hander made 11 appearances for Horned Frogs, including two to form the very next weekend, collecting four hits in nine at-bats during starts ... did not figure in any decisions while posting a 8.87 ERA ... three-game sweep of Cincinnati ... struggled a bit down the stretch, col- opened season with one perfect inning in 8-1 upset of No. 9 Texas on Feb. lecting just six hits in 23 at-bats as batting average tumbled from .463 to 8 ... tossed one scoreless inning in 5-4 loss to Charlotte on March 31 ... .441 ... did tally back-to-back two-hit games vs. No. 25 Louisville and both starts came versus local-rival UT-Arlington (Feb. 12 and May 14) ... South Florida in C-USA Tournament to close out season ... 19 of season’s struck out a career high-tying four in 3.2 innings of 6-3 win over UTA on hits came in just 30 official at-bats in which he laid down a bunt (.633 May 14 ... was tough against left-handers, as southpaws had batted just pct.) ... also boasts one of the nation’s strongest arms from the outfield, .269 against him. having collected a team-high eight outfield assists ... threw out two base WHITE’S CAREER STATS runners in one game at Tulane on April 20 ... made just one error in 119 Yr. App GS CG W-L SV IP H R-ER BB-SO ERA chances, good for a .992 fielding percentage, tops among TCU regulars. ‘’02 11 2 0 0-0 0 23.1 34 25-23 15-16 8.87 Total 11 2 0 0-0 0 23.1 34 25-23 15-16 8.87 TROFHOLZ’S CAREER STATS Yr. G AB R H RBI Avg. 2B-3B-HR BB-SO SB-SBA ‘01 54 196 40 62 16 .316 9-3-2 18-35 12-18 9 • MARSHALL WILSON • SR. • OF ‘02 57 213 51 94 40 .441 10-4-3 18-32 22-30 Season Highs: Hits ...... 3 (2X, last vs. UAB 5/3) Totals 111 409 91 156 56 .381 19-7-5 36-67 34-48 Runs ...... 2 (6X, last vs. UT-Arlington 5/14) RBI ...... 4 (at Louisville 4/28) Career Highs: Hits ...... 3 (5X, last vs. UAB 5/3/02) 39 • RYAN WEEMS • JR. • P/INF Runs ...... 3 (2X, last vs. UT-Arlington 3/23/99) Pitching Season/Career Highs: RBI ...... 4 (at Louisville 4/28/02) IP ...... 5.1 (vs. South Florida 5/24) K...... 7 (vs. South Florida 5/24) 2002: Senior closed out his career as a four-year starter with his most pro- Hitting Season/Career Highs: ductive season ... was the only Horned Frog to play in and start all 59 Hits ...... 1 (2X, last at Texas Tech 3/5) Runs ...... 1 (at Texas Tech 3/5) games, each in center field ... compiled a .270 batting average ... led squad RBI ...... 1 (3X, last vs. UT-Arlington 4/23) and tied for eighth in C-USA with 16 doubles ... was tied for second on team with six home runs ... posted 10-game hitting streak, TCU’s second- 2002: Teamed up with Josh Gardner to form a very reliable left-handed longest of the year, from April 5-21 ... opened season at torrid pace, hit- tandem out of the bullpen ... posted a 2-2 record with two saves and a ting safely in six of first seven games ... went 2-for4 with a triple, two runs 3.37 ERA ... threw a bullpen-high 34.2 innings ... .220 opponents’ batting and two RBI Feb. 24 versus Sam Houston State ... had one of this season’s average topped the Horned Frog staff ... after giving up two runs in one two two-home run games for TCU March 10 versus Southwest Texas ... inning during first appearance of season (March 6 at Texas Tech), did not capped performance with ninth-inning bomb that gave the Frogs a 4-3 allow a run to cross plate in next four outings ... turned in one most victory ... went 3-for-4 with a double March 31 vs. Charlotte ... highlight- impressive performances of season in holding No. 20 East Carolina hitless ed 10-game hitting streak with three-run homer in 11-0 win over Saint for 4.2 innings to earn first-career win on March 23 ... collected a win and Louis on April 14 ... tallied a career-high four RBI in 13-4 thrashing of a save in two appearances at South Florida ... notched first-career save with Louisville on April 28, including two-run round-tripper ... hit safely in all 2.1 scoreless innings on April 5 and tallied second win of the season two three games of sweep versus UAB (May 3-5), including three-hit effort in days later by retiring last four batters of Frogs’ 7-6 come-from-behind win game one ... was fifth on team with 15 multi-hit games ... was second on over the Bulls ... struggled a bit down the stretch of the regular season, giv- squad with two outfield assists ... 59 games played this season gives him ing up runs in four of his last six appearances ... rebounded, however, with 173 for his four-year TCU career. very strong effort in season-ending 2-1 loss to South Florida at the C-USA WILSON’S CAREER STATS Tournament ... held USF to four hits and no runs in relief while posting Yr. G AB R H RBI Avg. 2B-3B-HR BB-SO SB-SBA career highs with 5.1 innings and seven strikeouts ... for the season, left- ‘98 24 54 9 12 4 .222 0-0-1 8-13 1-2 ‘99 41 111 23 30 15 .270 7-0-1 8-25 6-8 handers hit just .150 off the southpaw ... also contributed at the plate, ‘00 49 171 19 43 24 .251 5-0-1 15-29 9-11 notching two hits in nine at-bats (.222) and driving in three runs for the ‘01 Did Not Play ‘02 59 204 32 55 29 .270 16-2-6 20-30 9-14 season ... made one start at first base (March 6 at Texas Tech) ... only two Total 173 540 83 140 72 .260 30-2-9 51-97 25-35 hits of season came in first two at-bats (vs. UT-Arlington on March 4 and at Texas Tech on March 5) ... first-career hit was a double against UTA. WEEMS’ CAREER STATS PITCHING Yr. App GS CG W-L SV IP H R-ER BB-SO ERA ‘’02 20 0 0 2-2 2 34.2 29 14-13 14-30 3.37 Total 20 0 0 2-2 2 34.2 29 14-13 14-30 3.37 HITTING Yr. G AB R H RBI Avg. 2B-3B-HR BB-SO SB-SBA ‘02 24 9 1 2 3 .222 1-0-0 0-0 0-0 Totals 24 9 1 2 3 .222 1-0-0 0-0 0-0

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No. Name Class Pos. B/T Ht. Wt. Hometown High School/Last School 35 Bratton, Greg* Jr. OF L/R 5-10 185 Dallas, Texas Highland Park 2 Collinsworth, Tim Jr. RHP R/R 5-10 165 Mesquite, Texas Mesquite/Eastfield J.C. 6Crawford, Trey* Sr. INF B/R 6-1 185 Dallas, Texas Richardson/Centenary 36 Dahlberg, Kyle Fr. C R/R 6-3 205 San Antonio, Texas MacArthur 7Duncan, Jake So. OF L/L 5-11 190 Marshall, Texas Marshall/U. of Texas 10 Elkouri, Shaff Jr. INF R/R 5-10 180 Norman, Okla. Asher/Seminole J.C. 33 Estrada, J.J. So. OF R/R 6-1 190 Guatemala City, Guatemala Independent 29 Gardner, Josh Sr. LHP L/L 6-0 185 Sugar Land, Texas Clements 28 Grafe, Ryan Jr. RHP R/R 6-0 175 Austin, Texas Lanier/Eastfield J.C. 16 Hatcher, Justin Jr. C R/R 5-11 194 Fort Worth, Texas Brewer/Eastfield J.C. 21 Jerome, Clayton* So. RHP R/R 6-2 190 Mesquite, Texas Poteet 1Lewis, Will Jr. INF R/R 5-10 175 Texarkana, Ark. Texarkana/Seminole J.C. 48 Lundeen, Jared Jr. INF R/R 6-4 222 Fountain Hills, Ariz. Burnsville/Scottsdale C.C. 45 Marshall, Jonathan* Jr. C R/R 6-2 195 Marshall, Texas Marshall/McLennan J.C. 15 Meeks, Chris Jr. OF L/L 5-8 175 Brownwood, Texas Brownwood/Eastfield J.C. 46 Mokry, Clint Fr. RHP R/R 6-4 232 Taylor, Texas Taylor 27 Moses, Ramon** Jr. INF B/R 5-8 150 Panama City, Panama Colegio LaSalle 40 Nesloney, Ryan Fr. RHP R/R 6-2 190 Houston, Texas Jersey Village 22 Newburn, Patrick* Jr. RHP L/R 6-3 175 Grapevine, Texas Grapevine/Northeast Texas C.C. 53 Olmstead, Walter** Jr. INF B/R 6-6 230 San Antonio, Texas MacArthur 17 Osentowski, Chris Jr. RHP R/R 6-2 185 Garland, Texas Richardson Berkner 11 Reed, Jeff* Jr. OF R/R 6-0 195 Missouri City, Texas Elkins 5Robinson, Levi Sr. INF R/R 6-0 180 Anchorage, Alaska Robert Service/Canada C.C. (Calif.) 14 Saenz, Chris So. C R/R 6-0 185 Fort Worth, Texas Arlington Heights/Texas Wesleyan 24 Settle, Mike** Jr. INF R/R 6-0 195 Fort Worth, Texas Country Day 19 Shoemaker, Kyle Jr. LHP R/L 6-2 185 Edmond, Okla. Santa Fe/Seminole J.C. 37 Stephens, Sean Jr. OF/P R/R 6-1 190 DeSoto, Texas DeSoto/Galveston J.C. 4 Thomas, Nate Fr. INF R/R 5-11 160 West Palm Beach, Fla. Kings Academy 32 Thompson, Kenny Jr. OF R/R 5-10 182 Pflugerville, Texas Pflugerville 12 Tims, Aaron So. RHP R/R 6-0 175 Fort Worth, Texas Eastern Hills/Grayson J.C. 25 Trofholz, Terry* Jr. OF/P R/R 6-2 190 Plano, Texas Plano Senior/Creighton 50 Underwood, Chad Fr. RHP L/R 6-4 200 Mesquite, Texas Poteet 39 Weems, Ryan Jr. LHP L/L 6-1 185 Roswell, N.M. Goddard/New Mexico State 20 White, Chris Fr. LHP B/L 5-11 175 Fort Worth, Texas Nolan Catholic 9Wilson, Marshall*** Sr. OF R/R 5-11 180 Austin, Texas Stephen F. Austin

*Indicates Letters Won

Coaching Staff Head Coach 23 Lance Brown — 16th season (TCU, ‘67) Assistant Coaches 31 Donnie Watson — 10th season (Dallas, ‘78) 18 Josh Stewart — First season (Oklahoma, ‘99) 44 Patrick Kircher — First season (Lyon, ‘97) BASEBALL

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No. Name Class Pos. B/T Ht. Wt. Hometown High School/Last School 1Will Lewis Jr. INF R/R 5-10 175 Texarkana, Ark. Texarkana/Seminole J.C. 2Tim Collinsworth Jr. RHP R/R 5-10 165 Mesquite, Texas Mesquite/Eastfield J.C. 4Nate Thomas Fr. INF R/R 5-11 160 West Palm Beach, Fla. Kings Academy 5 Levi Robinson Sr. INF R/R 6-0 180 Anchorage, Alaska Robert Service/Canada C.C. (Calif.) 6Trey Crawford* Sr. INF B/R 6-1 185 Dallas, Texas Richardson/Centenary 7Jake Duncan So. OF L/L 5-11 190 Marshall, Texas Marshall/U. of Texas 9Marshall Wilson*** Sr. OF R/R 5-11 180 Austin, Texas Stephen F. Austin 10 Shaff Elkouri Jr. INF R/R 5-10 180 Norman, Okla. Ashen/Seminole J.C. 11 Jeff Reed* Jr. OF R/R 6-0 195 Missouri City, Texas Elkins 12 Aaron Tims So. RHP R/R 6-0 175 Fort Worth, Texas Eastern Hills/Grayson J.C. 14 Chris Saenz So. C R/R 6-0 185 Fort Worth, Texas Arlington Heights/Texas Wesleyan 15 Chris Meeks Jr. OF L/L 5-8 175 Brownwood, Texas Brownwood/Eastfield J.C. 16 Justin Hatcher Jr. C R/R 5-11 194 Fort Worth, Texas Brewer/Eastfield J.C. 17 Chris Osentowski Jr. RHP R/R 6-2 185 Garland, Texas Richardson Berkner 19 Kyle Shoemaker Jr. LHP R/L 6-2 185 Edmond, Okla. Santa Fe/Seminole J.C. 20 Chris White Fr. LHP B/L 5-11 175 Fort Worth, Texas Nolan Catholic 21 Clayton Jerome* So. RHP R/R 6-2 190 Mesquite, Texas Poteet 22 Patrick Newburn* Jr. RHP L/R 6-3 175 Grapevine, Texas Grapevine/Northeast Texas C.C. 24 Mike Settle** Jr. INF R/R 6-0 195 Fort Worth, Texas Country Day 25 Terry Trofholz* Jr. OF/P R/R 6-2 190 Plano, Texas Plano Senior/Creighton 27 Ramon Moses** Jr. INF B/R 5-8 150 Panama City, Panama Colegio LaSalle 28 Ryan Grafe Jr. RHP R/R 6-0 175 Austin, Texas Lanier/Eastfield J.C. 29 Josh Gardner Sr. LHP L/L 6-0 185 Sugar Land, Texas Clements 32 Kenny Thompson Jr. OF R/R 5-10 182 Pflugerville, Texas Pflugerville 33 J.J. Estrada So. OF R/R 6-1 190 Guatemala City, Guatemala Independent 35 Greg Bratton* Jr. OF L/R 5-10 185 Dallas, Texas Highland Park 36 Kyle Dahlberg Fr. C R/R 6-3 205 San Antonio, Texas MacArthur 37 Sean Stephens Jr. OF/P R/R 6-1 190 DeSoto, Texas DeSoto/Galveston J.C. 39 Ryan Weems Jr. LHP L/L 6-1 185 Roswell, N.M. Goddard/New Mexico State 40 Ryan Nesloney Fr. RHP R/R 6-2 190 Houston, Texas Jersey Village 45 Jonathan Marshall* Jr. C R/R 6-2 195 Marshall, Texas Marshall/McLennan J.C. 46 Clint Mokry Fr. RHP R/R 6-4 232 Taylor, Texas Taylor 48 Jared Lundeen Jr. INF R/R 6-4 222 Fountain Hills, Ariz. Burnsville/Scottsdale C.C. 50 Chad Underwood Fr. RHP L/R 6-4 200 Mesquite, Texas Poteet 53 Walter Olmstead** Jr. INF B/R 6-6 230 San Antonio, Texas MacArthur

*Indicates Letters Won

Coaching Staff Head Coach 23 Lance Brown — 16th season (TCU, ‘67) Assistant Coaches 31 Donnie Watson — 10th season (Dallas, ‘78) 18 Josh Stewart — First season (Oklahoma, ‘99) 44 Patrick Kircher — First season (Lyon, ‘97) BASEBALL

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