TCU Walkup Songs

TCU Baseball is considered one of the best programs in the nation at the collegiate level. Despite having a subpar year in 2013, the Frogs are ranked in the top 25 for the 2014 campaign, and are 3-1 in their first 4 games. They head to Corpus Christi this weekend to play BYU, Texas A&M Corpus Christi, and UTSA.

But while the Frogs are a great baseball program, one of my favorite pastimes with some fellow friends was to discuss the concept that many people don't care about, but we as former baseball players used to spend hours on: Walkup songs.

Yeah it's a little silly to spend a bunch of time talking about this, but when you have nothing else to do for hours on a bus ride some interesting conversations jump up (I'll refrain from bringing up all of said talks...high schools boys, need I say more?). Baseball players get maybe 10-20 seconds of a song as they come up to the plate (pitchers might get half a song as they warm up) and that's all the time they have in order to express themselves. A guy's walkup song can tell you wonders about what he listens to, how he gets pumped, and even his style of play. For example...

Evan Longoria: Tantric- Down and Out

Evan Longoria, the stud 3rd baseman from Tampa Bay, chose this metal song (We're digging the electric violin at the beginning) as a suicide awareness message. That and a catchy beat. Anyways, Longoria's choice is not too shabby.

Mariano Rivera: Metallica-Enter Sandman

EVERYBODY knew this one. You hear those 6 strings at the beginning of this Metallica hit and everyone at Yankee Stadium knew it was lights out for the visiting team.


Ian Kinsler: Ram Jam- Black Betty

 

Now those of you that know me know that I am a DIEHARD Angels fan. It's hard for me to find nice things to say about the Rangers, or their former players. That being said, this isn't a bad choice for a walkup song. Doesn't really fit Kinsler's personality but hey, whatever works to get you focused at the plate.

 

So you get the idea. The TCU guys picked some of theirs with the same ideas in mind. I even had mine from high school which we may throw up at the end of the list. But here's my top 10 from my 3 years of watching/working TCU baseball games.

 

 

#10 Jerrick Suiter 2012

DJ Kool- Let Me Clear My Throat

 

 

 

 

#9 Josh Elander 2012

Kid Cudi- Alive

 



 

 

 

#8 Keaton Jones 2012-present

2Pac- California Love

 



 

 

#7 Alex Young 2013

Flux Pavilion- Gold Dust

 

 

#6 Kyle Von Tungeln 2012

Roy Jones Jr-  Can't be touched

 

 

#5 Dylan Fitzgerald 2014

Bee Gees- Stayin' Alive

 

 

#4 Janzen Wittie 2012

Flux Pavilion- I Can't Stop

 

#3 Jordan Kipper 2014

Drake- Thank Me Now

 

And the Big guy gets the last 2....

 

#2 Kevin Cron 2013

Dr. Dre- Still Dre Instrumental

 



 

#1 Kevin Cron 2012

Tech N9ne- B. Boy

 







 

 

Cause if you listen to it, it sounds like he's saying Big Boy, and Cron's 6'4, 235lbs...get it? Get it? No? Anyways...

 

 

That's the top 10. I'm sure I've missed a few (Couldn't find that Zeppelin song Odel uses) But let me know what you think. If you find a TCU baseball player with a walkup song that deserves to be on the list, let me know!