Jim Schlossnagle

Jim Schlossnagle (born August 12, 1970) is an American baseball coach. He is the head baseball coach at Texas Christian University (TCU), a position he has held since the 2004 season. Schlossnagle has been named a National Coach of the Year by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association in 2010 and by Baseball America in 2016, and he has won 8 conference Coach of the Year awards in his 16-year head coaching career.[2]

Jim Schlossnagle
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamTCU
ConferenceBig 12
Record693–327
Annual salary$1,560,000[1]
Biographical details
Born (1970-08-12) August 12, 1970
Hagerstown, Maryland
Playing career
1986–1989Elon
Position(s)Pitcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1990–1992Elon (assistant)
1993Clemson (assistant)
1994–2001Tulane (associate HC)
2002–2003UNLV
2004–presentTCU
Head coaching record
Overall770–374
Tournaments54–34 (NCAA)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Big 12: 2015, 2017
Big 12 Tournament: 2014, 2016
Mountain West: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
Mountain West Tournament: 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010
Conference USA Tournament: 2004, 2005
NCAA Super Regional: 2010, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
NCAA Regional: 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
Awards
Baseball America National Coach of the Year: 2016
NCBWA National Coach of the Year: 2010
FieldTurf National Coach of the Year: 2010
Big 12 Coach of the Year: 2015
Mountain West Coach of the Year: 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

Early life and career

Schlossnagle grew up in Smithsburg, Maryland and attended Smithsburg schools. Schlossnagle graduated magna cum laude from Elon University, where he pitched for the Fightin' Christians' 1989 NAIA World Series team and also began his coaching career in 1990 as a pitching coach. After three seasons on the staff at Elon, Schlossnagle spent 1993 on the staff at Clemson before accepting the Associate Head Coach position at Tulane in 1994. He spent eight years at Tulane, including a trip to the College World Series in 2001.

Head coaching career

In 2002, Schlossnagle was hired as the head coach at UNLV. A year later, he led the Rebels to a 47–17 record, which included winning both the regular season title and conference tournament in the Mountain West Conference, as well as the Rebel's first NCAA Tournament bid since 1996.

On August 9, 2003, Schlossnagle was named the head coach at TCU, whose baseball program had just completed its first year in the brand-new Lupton Stadium. During his first season in Fort Worth, 2004, he led the Horned Frogs to a then-school record 39 wins and a Conference USA Tournament Championship, clinching their first NCAA bid since 1994. In 2005 and 2006, the Horned Frogs won their second and third consecutive conference tournament championships (2006 was in the Mountain West), which went along with two more NCAA Regional appearances. Only to finish behind Jack Connell in all-time wins.

In his first three years at TCU, Schlossnagle coached four players who appeared on All-America teams: Robbie Findlay (Honorable Mention in 2004), Lance Broadway (1st Team in 2005), Jake Arrieta (2nd Team in 2006) and Chad Huffman (3rd Team in 2006).

Schlossnagle became the winningest coach in TCU baseball history on February 21, 2016, with his 518th win. 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). During his tenure in Fort Worth, Schlossnagle has won three National Coach of the Year Awards, two in 2010 and one in 2016.

Head coaching record

Below is a table of Schlossnagle's yearly records as a collegiate head baseball coach.

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
UNLV Rebels (Mountain West Conference) (2002–2003)
2002 UNLV 30–3013–175th
2003 UNLV 47–1724–61stNCAA Regionals
UNLV: 77–47 (.621)37–23 (.617)
TCU Horned Frogs (Conference USA) (2004–2005)
2004 TCU 39–2619–11T–4thNCAA Regionals
2005 TCU 41–2020–10T–2ndNCAA Regionals
TCU Horned Frogs (Mountain West Conference) (2006–2012)
2006 TCU 39–2317–51stNCAA Regionals
2007 TCU 48–1420–31stNCAA Regionals
2008 TCU 44–1919–51stNCAA Regionals
2009 TCU 40–1815–51stNCAA Super Regionals
2010 TCU 54–1419–51stCollege World Series
2011 TCU 43–1920–31stNCAA Regionals
2012 TCU 40–2218–6T–1stNCAA Super Regionals
TCU Horned Frogs (Big 12 Conference) (2013–present)
2013 TCU 29–2812–12T–6th
2014 TCU 48–1817–72ndCollege World Series
2015 TCU 51–1518–51stCollege World Series
2016 TCU 49–1815–93rdCollege World Series
2017 TCU 50–1816–8T-1stCollege World Series
2018 TCU 33–2310–136th
2019 TCU 34–2811–13T-6thNCAA Regionals
2020 TCU 11–40–0Season canceled due to COVID-19
TCU: 693–327 (.679)255–107 (.704)
Total:770–374 (.673)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

    See also

    References
    1. Triebwasser, Melissa (June 27, 2016). "Jim Schlossnagle Officially Signs Contract Extension". SB Nation Frogs 'O War. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
    2. TCU's Schlossnagle honored nationally, ESPN Dallas, June 19, 2010
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