TCU OF Sam Myers enters NCAA transfer portal

TCU outfielder Sam Myers has entered the NCAA transfer portal, On3’s Pete Nakos has learned. Myers spent the past two season with the Horned Frogs and started 21 of 39 games in left field this past year.

The 5-foot-9 outfielder batted .235 this past season with a .394 on-base percentage. He recorded 19 hits and 14 RBI.

It was a bit of a step back for Myers from what was a big year as a true freshman in 2024. That season, he started 42 of 48 games and had a .353 batting averaging to go with two home runs, 12 doubles and 24 RBI in 61 total hits. He was named both to the Big 12 All-Freshman Team and Big 12 Honorable Mention.

Myers played high school baseball for Cypress Woods (TX). He ranked as the No. 8 prospect from the state of Texas according to Perfect Game after being named an all-district player twice.

Now that his time with TCU is done, Sam Myers will look to regain some of the magic that he captured during his true freshman season at his next stop. He’s still show that he can be a valuable piece to the roster of any team looking for another outfielder.

The Transfer Portal for NCAA Baseball

College baseball has two separate windows for players to enter the Transfer Portal. The main window is opened in late May, while the NCAA Tournament is underway, and it remains open for a total of 45 days. The other window that college baseball has is open for 15 days in December.

Unlike sports like football, baseball has unique challenges relating to scholarship distribution that coaches need to manage and could impact players as they transfer. That means that coaches need to find a way to balance those scholarships with players already on the roster and who they’re bringing in.

NCAA Division I baseball teams get between 11 and 12 scholarships despite the rosters being more than double that size. It means players receive partial scholarships. However, that number is set to increase to a limit of 34, according to a report from Yahoo! Sports.

That will give coaches more room to add talented players all across the board. It could also result in an increased number of transfer oportal activity, as we’ve already seen.