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Jersey Number 20
Cal Coughlin
- Position:
- RHP
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 205
- Hometown:
- Lake Forest, Ill.
- High School:
- Lake Forest HS
Bio
2020 (Senior)
Did not see any action during the shortened season.
2019 (Junior)
Ranked second on the team with 26 appearances... posted a 2-1 record with one save... team posted a 15-11 record in games he pitched... fanned 20 in 24 innings of work... held opponents scoreless in 15 of 26 appearances... struck out two of four batters faced in season debut on Feb. 20 against Abilene Christian... pitched a scoreless inning against Grand Canyon (FEb. 22)... made two appearances in the Shriners Hospitals for Children College Classic (vs. Houston, March 1; vs. Rice, March 3)... allowed two runs on three hits in 1 2/3 innings... tossed a scoreless inning at Long Beach State (March 10)... touched for six runs over next four appearances... struck out only batter faced in picking up first win of the year on April 2 against UT Arlington... allowed an unearned run in two innings of work against Baylor (April 27)... pitched around a trio of hits to hold West Virginia scoreless for 1 2/3 innings (May 3)... earned the win in the Game 2 against Kansas with 1 2/3 scoreless innings (May 11)... allowed an unearned run in an inning of work in the series finale against the Jayhawks (May 12)... held Texas Tech to just one run over three innings in the series-opener (May 16)... appeared in four games at the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championships (May 22-26)... allowed three runs over three innings of work in the tournament... earned the save in TCU's win over Baylor after holding the Bears to just two hits in 1 2/3 innings (May 24)... turned in three scoreless appearances in the NCAA Fayetteville Regional (May 31-June 2)... retired both batters faced and stranded a runner against Cal (May 31)... retired four of five batters faced against Arkansas (June 1)... set down all three batters faced against Central Connecticut State (June 2).
2018 (Sophomore)
Made a team-high 27 appearances on the year... held opponents scoreless in 22 of 27 appearances... stranded 19 of 34 inherited runners... posted an ERA of 1.44 in 31 1/3 innings of work... fanned 22 and issued just eight walks... was 3-for-3 in save opportunities... limited opponents to a .174 batting average... combined to pitch in three of TCU's five shutouts... opened the season with eight scoreless appearances spanning 11 2/3 innings... earned the win in season debut at Grand Canyon on Feb. 16... retired all four batters faced with one strikeout... sat down all five batters faced on Feb. 18 at Grand Canyon... made two appearances against Long Beach State (Feb. 24-25)... allowed just two base runners in 3.0 innings of work against the Dirtbags... pitched a combined three shutout innings against UC Irvine (March 2-3)... fanned two in 1 2/3 innings of work against Vanderbilt at Dodger Stadium (March 11)... made two appearances against Oklahoma State (March 30-31)... took the loss in Game 1 of a doubleheader against the Cowboys after allowing first runs of the season... didn't allow an earned run in next six appearances spanning five innings... retired both batters faced at Dallas Baptist (April 3)... tossed two scoreless frames and improved to 2-1 against Oklahoma (April 8)... fanned two in a one inning stint against Abilene Christian (April 17)... threw a combined 3 2/3 scoreless innings at Baylor (April 21-22)... combined on a shutout at Abilene Christian (May 1) with a scoreless inning of work... also pitched a scoreless inning in a 7-0 win over Dallas Baptist (May 2)... made two appearances against Lamar (May 4-5)... earned first two saves of the season in the Lamar series... took the loss after allowing a run on a hit in 2/3 of an inning against West Virginia (May 11)... didn't allow a run in final four appearances spanning 4 2/3 innings... picked up third save of the season with a 1-2-3 inning against the Mountaineers (May 13)... made two appearances in the Big 12 Tournament... tossed a season-high 2 1/3 scoreless innings against West Virginia (May 26)... recorded one out against Baylor on May 27.
2017 (Freshman)
Ranked third on the team with 23 appearances out of the bullpen... paced the team with a 1.59 ERA in 22 2/3 pitched... record 22 strikeouts and limited opponents to a .210 batting average... team posted a 14-9 record in games he pitched... held opponents scoreless in 19 of 23 appearances... allowed just 10 of 26 inherited runners to score... made his collegiate debut on Feb. 19 against Penn State... started a string of 10 consecutive scoreless outings on Feb. 24 against Arizona State... the streak spanned 8 2/3 innings in which he allowed just six hits and struck out 11... pitched scoreless frames against Rice (Feb. 28), at UC Irvine (March 10), vs. UTRGV (March 28), at Kansas State (April 2), Murray State (April 9) and vs. Baylor (April 22)... longest outing in that stretch was 1 1/3 scoreless frames against Baylor (April 21)... allowed three runs (two earned) in his next two appearances against Stephen F. Austin (April 25) and at Texas Tech (April 30)... struck out the side and earned his first career victory against Texas on May 5... recorded the final out against the Longhorns on May 6... surrendered his last run of the season May 13 at Oklahoma... turned in six scoreless outings to end the season... fanned six over 7 1/3 innings of work... tossed two scoreless innings at Cal on May 19... held Kansas off the board in his lone inning of work in the Big 12 Tournament (May 24)... retired all three batters he faced against Central Connecticut State (June 3) in his only appearance in the NCAA Fort Worth Regional... pitched two scoreless innings in the opening game of the College World Series against Florida (June 18)... registered two outs in his final appearance of the season against Louisville (June 22).
High School
Earned three letters at Lake Forest High School... ranked as the No. 14 top prospect in the state of Illinois by Baseball America... named the Team MVP as a senior... was a 2016 Rawlings-Perfect Game 3rd-team All-American... first Team USA Today All-USA Illinois team... also earned all-area MVP as well as All-Area and All-Conference accolades as a senior... twice named a PG Underclass All-American... tabbed an All-Area performer as a junior... earned honorable mention All-Area honors as a sophomore... hit .431 with three home runs and 25 RBIs as a senior... posted a 2.31 ERA in 61 innings pitched with 93 strikeouts.
Personal
Parents are Rich and Colleen... has a sister, Cassidy and a brother, Cade... father, Rich, played baseball at Sam Houston State as well as in the Houston Astros organization... uncle, Mike, was a bullpen pitcher for the Chicago Cubs.
Did not see any action during the shortened season.
2019 (Junior)
Ranked second on the team with 26 appearances... posted a 2-1 record with one save... team posted a 15-11 record in games he pitched... fanned 20 in 24 innings of work... held opponents scoreless in 15 of 26 appearances... struck out two of four batters faced in season debut on Feb. 20 against Abilene Christian... pitched a scoreless inning against Grand Canyon (FEb. 22)... made two appearances in the Shriners Hospitals for Children College Classic (vs. Houston, March 1; vs. Rice, March 3)... allowed two runs on three hits in 1 2/3 innings... tossed a scoreless inning at Long Beach State (March 10)... touched for six runs over next four appearances... struck out only batter faced in picking up first win of the year on April 2 against UT Arlington... allowed an unearned run in two innings of work against Baylor (April 27)... pitched around a trio of hits to hold West Virginia scoreless for 1 2/3 innings (May 3)... earned the win in the Game 2 against Kansas with 1 2/3 scoreless innings (May 11)... allowed an unearned run in an inning of work in the series finale against the Jayhawks (May 12)... held Texas Tech to just one run over three innings in the series-opener (May 16)... appeared in four games at the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championships (May 22-26)... allowed three runs over three innings of work in the tournament... earned the save in TCU's win over Baylor after holding the Bears to just two hits in 1 2/3 innings (May 24)... turned in three scoreless appearances in the NCAA Fayetteville Regional (May 31-June 2)... retired both batters faced and stranded a runner against Cal (May 31)... retired four of five batters faced against Arkansas (June 1)... set down all three batters faced against Central Connecticut State (June 2).
2018 (Sophomore)
Made a team-high 27 appearances on the year... held opponents scoreless in 22 of 27 appearances... stranded 19 of 34 inherited runners... posted an ERA of 1.44 in 31 1/3 innings of work... fanned 22 and issued just eight walks... was 3-for-3 in save opportunities... limited opponents to a .174 batting average... combined to pitch in three of TCU's five shutouts... opened the season with eight scoreless appearances spanning 11 2/3 innings... earned the win in season debut at Grand Canyon on Feb. 16... retired all four batters faced with one strikeout... sat down all five batters faced on Feb. 18 at Grand Canyon... made two appearances against Long Beach State (Feb. 24-25)... allowed just two base runners in 3.0 innings of work against the Dirtbags... pitched a combined three shutout innings against UC Irvine (March 2-3)... fanned two in 1 2/3 innings of work against Vanderbilt at Dodger Stadium (March 11)... made two appearances against Oklahoma State (March 30-31)... took the loss in Game 1 of a doubleheader against the Cowboys after allowing first runs of the season... didn't allow an earned run in next six appearances spanning five innings... retired both batters faced at Dallas Baptist (April 3)... tossed two scoreless frames and improved to 2-1 against Oklahoma (April 8)... fanned two in a one inning stint against Abilene Christian (April 17)... threw a combined 3 2/3 scoreless innings at Baylor (April 21-22)... combined on a shutout at Abilene Christian (May 1) with a scoreless inning of work... also pitched a scoreless inning in a 7-0 win over Dallas Baptist (May 2)... made two appearances against Lamar (May 4-5)... earned first two saves of the season in the Lamar series... took the loss after allowing a run on a hit in 2/3 of an inning against West Virginia (May 11)... didn't allow a run in final four appearances spanning 4 2/3 innings... picked up third save of the season with a 1-2-3 inning against the Mountaineers (May 13)... made two appearances in the Big 12 Tournament... tossed a season-high 2 1/3 scoreless innings against West Virginia (May 26)... recorded one out against Baylor on May 27.
2017 (Freshman)
Ranked third on the team with 23 appearances out of the bullpen... paced the team with a 1.59 ERA in 22 2/3 pitched... record 22 strikeouts and limited opponents to a .210 batting average... team posted a 14-9 record in games he pitched... held opponents scoreless in 19 of 23 appearances... allowed just 10 of 26 inherited runners to score... made his collegiate debut on Feb. 19 against Penn State... started a string of 10 consecutive scoreless outings on Feb. 24 against Arizona State... the streak spanned 8 2/3 innings in which he allowed just six hits and struck out 11... pitched scoreless frames against Rice (Feb. 28), at UC Irvine (March 10), vs. UTRGV (March 28), at Kansas State (April 2), Murray State (April 9) and vs. Baylor (April 22)... longest outing in that stretch was 1 1/3 scoreless frames against Baylor (April 21)... allowed three runs (two earned) in his next two appearances against Stephen F. Austin (April 25) and at Texas Tech (April 30)... struck out the side and earned his first career victory against Texas on May 5... recorded the final out against the Longhorns on May 6... surrendered his last run of the season May 13 at Oklahoma... turned in six scoreless outings to end the season... fanned six over 7 1/3 innings of work... tossed two scoreless innings at Cal on May 19... held Kansas off the board in his lone inning of work in the Big 12 Tournament (May 24)... retired all three batters he faced against Central Connecticut State (June 3) in his only appearance in the NCAA Fort Worth Regional... pitched two scoreless innings in the opening game of the College World Series against Florida (June 18)... registered two outs in his final appearance of the season against Louisville (June 22).
High School
Earned three letters at Lake Forest High School... ranked as the No. 14 top prospect in the state of Illinois by Baseball America... named the Team MVP as a senior... was a 2016 Rawlings-Perfect Game 3rd-team All-American... first Team USA Today All-USA Illinois team... also earned all-area MVP as well as All-Area and All-Conference accolades as a senior... twice named a PG Underclass All-American... tabbed an All-Area performer as a junior... earned honorable mention All-Area honors as a sophomore... hit .431 with three home runs and 25 RBIs as a senior... posted a 2.31 ERA in 61 innings pitched with 93 strikeouts.
Personal
Parents are Rich and Colleen... has a sister, Cassidy and a brother, Cade... father, Rich, played baseball at Sam Houston State as well as in the Houston Astros organization... uncle, Mike, was a bullpen pitcher for the Chicago Cubs.
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