Kristen Saarloos, the wife of TCU Coach Kirk Saarloos has gotten used to celebrating her June 1 birthday at regional sites. As it happens, the Horned Frogs were also in Fayetteville for an NCAA regional in 2019, when Saarloos was pitching coach for longtime Coach Jim Schlossnagle.

“The last two times I’ve been here it’s been my wife’s birthday on June 1, today, so we’ve spent two birthdays of hers in Fayetteville,” Saarloos said. “There’s some pretty good restaurants we’ve found out and we’re going to take her tonight.”