NCAA.com | February 12, 2015 2015 Season Preview: TCU Share The Road to Omaha doesn't begin in the spring; coaches already are driving their players toward the College World Series. It's the rise-n-grind that players tweet about; it's the workout pictures that are shared on social media. It's the day-in, day-out work that coaches and players hope will separate their team in June. Before the first pitch in February, NCAA.com is highlighting teams that may reach the Mecca of college baseball: Omaha. TCU Horned Frogs • 2014: 48-18 (17-7 Big 12) • Head coach: Jim Schlossnagle (12th year) Horned Frogs' team website 1. What can fans expect from this squad in 2015? A typical TCU team that plays with relentless energy and tries to play the game the right way each day. 2. What is the one thing that this year’s team does best? Pitching is the strength of our club but we look to improve in all areas. 3. If this team had one game to win, which pitcher would get the ball? Preston Morrison. 4. Who are we most likely to see make a SportsCenter Top 10 play on this squad? Cody Jones. 5. What does Omaha mean to this team? Omaha is the “Pearly Gates” of college baseball. -- Head coach Jim Schlossnagle TOP RETURNING HITTERS PLAYER AVG. G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI Garrett Crain .324 56 179 31 58 9 2 1 19 Keaton Jones .266 66 241 28 64 4 1 0 21 Derek Odell .265 63 253 34 67 8 2 1 35 TOP RETURNING PITCHERS PLAYER ERA W-L SV IP H ER BB K B/AVG Preston Morrison 1.32 9-4 0 129.2 90 19 21 95 .197 Tyler Alexander 2.36 10-3 0 99.0 88 26 11 59 .239 Riley Ferrell 0.79 3-1 15 45.1 20 4 14 70 .132 Who's ready for Friday?!? Get hyped for the 2015 season-opener with this video: http://t.co/qnquI8O4Zs — TCU Baseball (@TCU_Baseball) February 11, 2015 2021 Big 12 baseball preview: Texas trio headlines packed Big 12 The Big 12 could be on the verge of having its best showing since 2017. Here's how the conference's baseball teams stack up. READ MORE TCU baseball looks to mature in 2021 as a team talented enough for Omaha TCU baseball welcomes back a plethora of veterans, including Russell Smith, and has the look of a team that could be in Omaha next June. READ MORE The largest college football comebacks in FBS history These FBS programs have rallied from deficits of at least 30 points and won the game. READ MORE