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History

• During the 2010 campaign, the Frogs advanced to their first-ever College World Series after sweeping through the Fort Worth Regional and defeating Texas in the NCAA Austin Super Regional. TCU went 3-2 at the College World Series and finished the season ranked No. 3 by all the national polls.
• Lance Broadway became the first player in TCU history to be drafted in the first round of the MLB Draft.  Broadway was the 15th overall pick by the Chicago White Sox. Andrew Cashner was the second pitcher under Schlossnagle to be drafted in the first round, going 19th overall to the Chicago Cubs.
• During the 2009 season, TCU advanced to the Super Regionals for the first time in school history where they were matched up with the No. 1 national-seed in the country, University of Texas. The Frogs fell one game shy of advancing to the College World Series.
• TCU has been conference champions 13 times in program history, and 10 teams have advanced to the post-season, including a stretch of eight consecutive appearances since the 2004 season.
• John Grace has thrown the only perfect game in TCU history. On April 8, 1972, Grace pitched seven innings with four strikeouts to beat UT Pan American. There have been nine no-hitters pitched in the history of the Frogs, including Robert McDaniel who hurled the first no-hitter in program history during the 1954 season against Rice.
• Lance Brown coached the Frogs for 17 seasons and holds the record for most wins at TCU with a career mark of 517-481 (.518 winning percentage). The former TCU head coach guided the Frogs to their first Southwest Conference title since 1972 during the 1994 season.
• During the 1994 season, TCU recorded its first-ever NCAA Tournament victory with a win over Memphis. Following the regional berth, Brown was selected as the Regional Coach of the Year by the American Baseball Coaches Association. The former TCU coach was selected as the Southwest Conference Coach of the Year on two occasions.
• Frank Windegger – a former player, coach and Athletics Director – is the only Frogs to have his baseball jersey retired when his No. 30 was honored on April 28, 1998. Windegger captured 298 games during his 14 seasons at the helm of the Frogs and led the program to four Southwest Conference titles.
• In 1933, Dutch Meyer guided the Frogs to TCU’s first-ever conference title as he led the team to a 9-1 mark in SWC play.