Born: (1979-05-23) May 23, 1979 (age 44) 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 18, 2024)
Managerial record
113-65
Winning %
.635
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.
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...
the TCU campus in Fort Worth, Texas. The Frogs are led by head coach KirkSaarloos. TCU has fielded a baseball team since 1896, before the university found...
Stadium as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They are led by head coach KirkSaarloos, in his second year as head coach and eleventh season at TCU. The 2022...
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(2001), inducted in 2005 Mike Gallo, pitcher (2002), inducted in 2007 KirkSaarloos, pitcher (2001), inducted in 2006 Dave Coggin, pitcher (2005), inducted...
Stadium as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They are led by head coach KirkSaarloos, in his third year as head coach and twelfth season at TCU. The 2023...
signed as a free agent with the Oakland Athletics. April 17, 2004: KirkSaarloos was traded by the Houston Astros to the Oakland Athletics for Chad Harville...
replaced by 9-year assistant coach and former major league pitcher KirkSaarloos. Saarloos retained Associate head coach Bill Mosiello, promoted John DiLaura...
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the New York Yankees. The six pitchers were Roy Oswalt, Pete Munro, KirkSaarloos, Brad Lidge, Octavio Dotel and Billy Wagner. It was the first no-hitter...
million dollars per school in the late stages of our television agreement. Kirk Bohls (October 30, 2022). "'It's a good deal for Big 12 schools': Conference...
Roger Williams (1976) Willie Maxwell (1977–1983) Bragg Stockton (1984–1986) Lance Brown (1987–2003) Jim Schlossnagle (2004–2021) KirkSaarloos (2022— )...
no-hitter on June 11, 2003, involved Roy Oswalt (starter), Peter Munro, KirkSaarloos, Brad Lidge, Octavio Dotel, and Billy Wagner. In the series with Los...
Duchscherer over Chad Harville, and traded Harville to the Houston Astros for KirkSaarloos.[citation needed] Duchscherer appeared in 53 games out of the bullpen...
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