TCU Baseball secures two more pitching transfers

TCU baseball continued to be aggressive in the transfer portal this offseason, with Frogs Today’s Jamie Plunkett reporting on Thursday that two more pitchers, Vanderbilt left-hander Brett Hansen and Kansas right-hander Ryan Vanderhei, will be continuing their careers in Fort Worth. TCU has now added six Division I transfers since the end of the 2022 season.

A 6-foot-4 sophomore from Pleasanton, California, Hansen spent two seasons with the Commodores, recording a 3.38 ERA over 13 and one-third innings pitched during the 2022 season. Hansen, who threw as a reliever, struck out 12 batters and walked five. As a high-school prospect, Hansen was drafted in the 38th round by the San Francisco Giants.

Vanderhei played three seasons for the Jayhawks, finishing with a 5.40 ERA over 106 and two-thirds innings throws. The 6-foot-6 redshirt sophomore from Goodyear, Arizona struck out 106 batters and walked 64 over his three-year stint at Kansas. As a reliever, Vanderhei recorded a 2.70 ERA with 25 strikeouts and 20 walks over 26 and two-thirds innings in 2021. Vanderhei started 14 games during the 2022 season, finishing with a 6.46 ERA.

TCU has now added five pitchers this offseason, with Vanderhei and Hansen following Nevada’s Kade Morris, UNC-Wilmington’s Hunter Hodges and California’s Sam Stoutenborough. Baylor infielder Tre Richardson has also committed to the Horned Frogs.