Kirk Saarloos

Kirk Saarloos
TCU Horned Frogs
Head Coach / Pitcher
Born: (1979-05-23) May 23, 1979 (age 45) Long Beach, California, U.S.
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 18, 2002, for the Houston Astros
Last MLB appearance
September 20, 2008, for the Oakland Athletics
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	29–30
Earned run average	5.02
Strikeouts	251
NCAA statistics (through May 23, 2024)
Managerial record	115-67
Winning %	.632
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
As player Houston Astros (2002–2003) Oakland Athletics (2004–2006) Cincinnati Reds (2007) Oakland Athletics (2008) As coach Cal State Fullerton (assistant) (2011–2012) TCU (assistant) (2013–2021) TCU (2022–present)
Career highlights and awards
As player: Pitched a college no-hitter on April 9, 2001 Pitched a combined MLB no-hitter on June 11, 2003 As Coach: Big 12 Coach of the Year: 2022 Big 12 Regular Season Title: 2022 Big 12 Tournament Title: 2023

Kirk Craig Saarloos (born May 23, 1979) is an American baseball coach and former pitcher, who is the current head baseball coach of the TCU Horned Frogs. He played college baseball at Cal State Fullerton for coach George Horton from 1999 to 2001 and played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for seven seasons from 2002 to 2008.

The Houston Astros selected Saarloos in the third round of the 2001 Major League Baseball Draft. He played 7 years a pitcher in MLB, with Houston from 2002 to 2003, the Oakland Athletics 2004 to 2006, Cincinnati Reds in 2007 before returning to Oakland in 2008.