This past weekend I had the opportunity to attend TCU’s fall scrimmage against UT Arlington. It’ll be a new-look Horned Frogs team in 2027 following the departures of key offensive pieces and second-round picks Chase Brunson and Sawyer Strosnider. Regular lineup contributors Nolan Traeger, Brady Dallimore and Jack Bell also left via the transfer portal, vacating nearly 800 at-bats across the five key departures. TCU will look different on the pitching side as well after losing starter Tommy Lapour to the draft.
After a regional appearance in 2025, TCU finished seventh in the Big 12 and missed the postseason. Looking to get back to its postseason ways, TCU will rely on a combination of returners and a group of new faces, between transfer portal additions and talented freshmen. Here are some notes on the players who stood out in this weekend’s scrimmage:
Lucas Franco, SS (2028)
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