TCU Baseball Coach Kirk Saarloos Goes Viral After Over-the-Top Ejection
As Saarloos slowly walked off the field, he inexplicably toted a leather briefcase
Kirk Saarloos Credit: Jeff Moreland/Icon Sportswire via Getty NEED TO KNOW A college baseball coach went viral for his performance over the weekend TCU head coach Kirk Saarloos was tossed from a game against Oklahoma State after arguing with umpires Saarloos took his leather briefcase and then slowly trudged across the field A college baseball coach took the long way home during a game against a conference rival over the weekend. TCU head coach Kirk Saarloos was tossed from the game against Oklahoma State on Saturday, May 2, after he lost his cool arguing with umpires about a call — but it was what he did afterwards that really had fans hypnotized . Footage from the seventh inning of the game shows Saarloos shouting at officials after a video review on a defensive out was upheld.
Kirk Saarloos has been tossed after a video replay being overturned on a tag at 3rd. Grabbed his leather briefcase and took over a minute walk out to left field gate. Iconic 🤣🤣🤣 pic.
twitter. com/GYZeindUPW — 11Point7 College Baseball (@11point7) May 3, 2026 “What is he arguing about? ” the announcer asked rhetorically as footage rolled of Saarloos screaming.
After he was ejected, the coach then inexplicably gathered a personal item — a leather briefcase more suited for the office than a ballpark — and began to walk slowly off the field. Follow your favorite athletes on and off the field with PEOPLE's free sports newsletter — sign up now! Due to a quirk of the ballpark at O’Brate Stadium in Stillwater, Oklahoma, Saarloos had to walk all the way across the field to get to the clubhouse — which was concealed behind a wall in the outfield — and he seemingly milked his minute-long exit for all that it was worth.