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Coach Schlossnagle can be reached via email at j.schlossnagle@tcu.edu.
The outstanding work Schlossnagle has done over the last four seasons was rewarded in September 2007 as the head coach inked a contract extension through 2014. "Coach Schlossnagle has done a terrific job at TCU and is widely regarded as one of the top coaches in the nation," remarked TCU Athletics Director Danny Morrison. "It's great that Coach Schlossnagle has made the commitment to be here for many years, and we continue to be excited about the momentum in the program under his superb leadership." "I am very grateful to Chancellor (Victor) Boschini and Dr. Morrison for their continued strong commitment to my family, our coaching staff and the TCU baseball program," said Schlossnagle. "We love the TCU and Fort Worth community and look forward to continuing to move the program forward among the nation's elite." Schlossnagle has won more games (211) in five years than any coach in TCU history after posting the top five win totals each of the last five years. He is 211-102 (.674) as the head coach at TCU and 288-149 (.659) in seven years as a head coach. Schlossnagle's presence at TCU was felt immediately with his recruiting prowess and his staff has shown no signs of a letdown. He has set the stage for many successful seasons to come through his recruiting talent. His first recruiting class at TCU saw four players drafted. All but one of the draftees made it on campus for the Frogs. Baseball America ranked the 2005 recruiting class as the third best in the nation. The 2006 recruiting class also brought national recognition, this time in the form of a No. 21 ranking by Collegiate Baseball. After a successful 2007 campaign, the Horned Frogs raised the bar yet again in 2008. Playing one of the most difficult schedules in the nation, the Frogs finished the season with a 44-19 record, their third 40+ win season in the last four years. The Frogs schedule featured the likes of Cal State Fullerton, Ole Miss, Wichita State, Tulane, Pepperdine as well as Big XII power houses, Texas A&M, Baylor and Oklahoma. TCU's marquee wins of 2007 was a 2-1 series victory over the Rebels, who were ranked No. 2 at the time. The 2008 campaign also saw the MWC tournament played at Lupton Stadium. The home field advantage propelled the Frogs to their fifth-straight tournament crown, enabling to sweep the conference titles for the third straight season. Eight Frogs were named to the all-conference team, while Schlossnagle claimed his third consecutive Coach of the Year award. At the culmination of the season, Schlossnagle saw the second player in school history taken in the first round of the MLB draft as Andrew Cashner was selected by the Chicago Cubs with the 19th overall pick. All told, three Frogs were drafted in the first 27 rounds of the 2008 draft. Each season under Schlossnagle has seen an new milestone achieved and 2007 was no different. For the first time in school history, the Horned Frogs reached the 40-win plateau in the regular season, en route to an amazing 48-14 record. The team tallied two wins in the NCAA tournament for the first time, reaching the regional finals and falling just short against the tournament's No. 2 seed, Rice. He also saw an unprecedented 11 athletes earn all-conference recognition as well as earning his second straight conference Coach of the Year crown. This came on the heels of another successful run in the MWC as the Frogs set a new mark for win percentage with a 20-3 (.870) record in league play. The Frogs claimed their second straight regular season crown and fourth consecutive tournament title. At the culmination of the season, the Horned Frogs had a record number of seven players selected in the MLB Draft. In 2006, just his third season at TCU, Schlossnagle produced the school's first regular season conference title since 1994 as the team topped the Mountain West Conference standings with a 17-5 conference mark. TCU earned its third straight berth in the NCAA Regionals, becoming one of just 26 schools to appear in the playoffs each of the last three seasons, when it claimed its third straight conference tournament crown. It was the second time in his career that he has led a team to both the regular season and tournament titles, having done so in 2003 at UNLV. The team tied for the second-most wins in school history with 39. All four of the most victories in a season have come during Schlossnagle's tenure. His efforts on the bench in 2006 earned him his second Mountain West Conference Coach of the Year Award. He mentored his second consecutive conference Pitcher of the Year and saw five Frogs earn first-team all-Mountain West and two more garner second-team honors. On April 19, Coach Schlossnagle earned his 100th victory as head coach at TCU with a 7-3 win over his former club, UNLV. 2006 also brought another honor as Schlossnagle was selected as an assistant coach for Team USA. Alongside former Horned Frog Jake Arrieta, the duo helped Team USA defend its gold medal as they swept through the FISU World Championships in Cuba. The National team completed its most successful summer in history as they posted a 28-2-1 (.919) record and won the gold medal on Cuban soil for the first time in the history of USA Baseball. This honor was a result of a successful five seasons as a head coach. In his first season, Schlossnagle led the Frogs to a then-school-record 39 wins and to their first appearance in the NCAA Regionals since 1994 and their third appearance in school history. He led the squad to the NCAA automatic berth when he coached them to the Conference USA Tournament championship. The tournament championship was the first-ever by a TCU squad. Schlossnagle also reached a milestone victory in 2004, picking up his 100th career victory. He accomplished the feat with a 5-4 win over No. 13 Oklahoma in Norman, Okla. In 2005, the Frogs posted their second straight successful season under Schlossnagle's tutelage. He led them to a second-consecutive berth in the NCAA Regionals and another conference title. His 2005 team won a school-record 41 games, the first-ever 40-win season in school history. Prior to his time at TCU, Schlossnagle spent two years as head coach of the UNLV baseball program. In just two seasons, the Rebels owned a 77-47 record under Schlossnagle, good for a .621 winning percentage. In 2003, he was recognized as the MWC Coach of the Year after leading the Rebels to both the regular season and conference tournament titles. He became the first UNLV skipper ever voted league Coach of the Year, and the team's regular season championship was the first outright title in school history. In addition, the Rebels' tourney crown was their first in the MWC. For the 2003 season, UNLV sported a 47-17 (.734) mark, including a 24-6 record in league play. The 24 conference wins rank as the most in MWC history. In the postseason, UNLV advanced to the NCAA Regional Finals before eventually falling to Arizona State. It was the Rebels' first NCAA appearance since 1996, and the team's eighth trip overall. The Rebels finished the regular season ranked 15th nationally and the 47 wins were the second-most in school history. Prior to UNLV, Schlossnagle served an eight-year stint at Tulane as associate head coach and recruiting coordinator for the Green Wave. Schlossnagle joined the Tulane program in August of 1993 and was an integral part of the Green Wave's success, helping Tulane to six NCAA Regional appearances during his tenure. Schlossnagle served as the Green Wave recruiting coordinator for the last five years and garnered three nationally ranked recruiting classes which helped produce two 48-win seasons and a number one NCAA Regional seed. On the field, Schlossnagle served as the pitching coach. The nation's winningest team in 2001, Tulane finished the season with a 56-13 overall record and a 21-6 mark in C-USA. The Green Wave defeated defending national champion LSU 7-1 to win the New Orleans Super Regional and advance to the College World Series for the first time in school history where it eliminated Nebraska before losing to Stanford and Cal State-Fullerton. Along with being an outstanding recruiter, Schlossnagle has also had great success in developing pitchers. From 1994-2001, Tulane's baseball program ranked first or second in Conference USA in earned run average and placed at least one pitcher on the all-conference team seven times. In that same period, 18 Tulane pitchers signed professional baseball contracts. In 2000, Sports Illustrated ranked Tulane's pitching staff in the top five among Division I programs. According to the January 2001 issue of Baseball America, Schlossnagle was one of the top-10 assistant coaches who "looked like one of the best candidates to take a head coaching position with a major program." Prior to arriving in New Orleans, Schlossnagle served as the pitching coach at Clemson in 1993. The Tigers finished that campaign with a 45-20 record, an Atlantic Coast Conference championship and a third place finish in the NCAA Midwest Regional. Seven members of the `93 Clemson pitching staff were drafted into professional baseball. Schlossnagle spent three seasons as an assistant at Elon (N.C.) College where he helped lead his alma mater to a 99-41 record, two South Atlantic Conference Championships, a District 26 title and an Area 7 Regional appearance. In 1990, the Fightin' Christians recorded a school-record 40 wins and ranked second nationally in ERA (2.41) under the guidance of Schlossnagle, who served as the pitching coach and recruiting coordinator. In 1991, Schlossnagle's pitching staff ranked third nationally with a 2.85 ERA. 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. He graduated magna cum laude from Elon with a bachelor's degree in physical education in 1992 and earned a master's of education in human performance and health promotion from the University of New Orleans in 1995. Schlossnagle and his wife, Kami, have a 8-year-old son, Jackson Lambert, and a 7-year-old daughter, Kathleen Grace. The Schlossnagle Profile
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