However, his best pitch by far is his mid-to-high 80's sinker. For this reason, Saarloos is known predominantly as a sinkerball specialist and as such, gets few strikeouts (batters tend to hit groundballs when faced with a sinker). In fact, his 2.99 strikeouts per nine innings in 2005 ranked third to last in Major League Baseball and was the lowest mark in Oakland Athletics history for a starting pitcher. Coaching career Saarloos was on the 2011 Cal State Fullerton coaching staff as an undergraduate assistant coach. His primary duties were as pitching coach. Opposing teams batted .250 against his pitchers, and he coached Big West Pitcher of the Year Dylan Floro and four Freshmen All-American pitchers. In 2012, Saarloos returned to Cal State Fullerton as their full-time pitching coach and assisted in recruiting. He became the pitching coach at Texas Christian University in the summer of 2012. He led the team to the lowest ERA in school history since 1968. He was named the head coach at TCU on June 15, 2021. Saarloos led the Horned Frogs to a 38–22 record, a regular season Big 12 Championship, and an appearance in the College Station regional. Head coaching record See also Houston Astros award winners and league leaders List of Houston Astros no-hitters List of Major League Baseball no-hitters List of California State University, Fullerton people References External links 1979 births Living people Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball players Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball coaches TCU Horned Frogs baseball coaches Baseball players from Long Beach, California Major League Baseball pitchers Houston Astros players Oakland Athletics players Cincinnati Reds players Sportspeople from Long Beach, California American people of Dutch descent Round Rock Express players New Orleans Zephyrs players Sacramento River Cats players Louisville Bats players Cotuit Kettleers players Anchorage Bucs players