Baylor Baseball Takes On No. 12 Texas

Thu Apr 13 17:17:37 CDT 2023

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – April 13, 2023

Baylor Baseball Takes On No. 12 Texas
Bears looking for first series win over the Longhorns since 2017
For more information contact: Max Calderone, 254-265-1639, Max_Calderone at Baylor.edu<mailto:Max_Calderone at Baylor.edu>

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BAYLOR BEARS (12-21, 4-8 Big 12)
Location: Waco, Texas
Conference/Affiliation: Big 12
Head Coach: Mitch Thompson<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/coaches/mitch-thompson/1881> (Fort Hays St., 1988)

Roster<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster> | Stats<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/stats/2023> | Game Notes (PDF)<https://baylorbears.com/documents/2023/4/13/BU_BSB_Game_Notes_2023_34-36_Texas.pdf>
BAYLOR (12-21, 4-8) vs TEXAS (24-11, 4-8)
April 14, 2023 • 6:30 p.m. CT
April 15, 2023 • 2:00 p.m. CT
April 16, 2023 • 1:00 p.m. CT
Waco, Texas • Baylor Ballpark (5,000)

LIVE STATS: BaylorStats.com<https://www.statbroadcast.com/events/statbroadcast.php?t=1&gid=bay>
WATCH: Big 12 Now on ESPN+
Talent: Pete Sousa (play-by-play), Pat Combs (analyst)
LISTEN: ESPN Central Texas 1660 AM & 92.3 FM
Talent: Derek Smith, Ryan Boyd, Nolan Bay

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TEXAS LONGHORNS (24-11, 6-3 Big 12)
Location: Austin, Texas
Conference/Affiliation: Big 12
Head Coach: David Pierce (Houston, 1988)

Roster<https://texassports.com/sports/baseball/roster> | Stats<https://texassports.com/sports/baseball/stats> | Game Notes (PDF)<https://texassports.com/documents/2023/4/13/2023_4_14_Baylor.pdf>

STORYLINES

LEADING OFF

• Baylor Baseball welcomes No. 12 Texas to Baylor Ballpark this weekend for a three-game series to start the second half of Big 12 play.

• The Bears are coming off a tight, 6-5 loss at No. 21 DBU Tuesday night. Down to their last strike, the Bears rallied to load the bases in the top of the ninth and had the game-tying run just 90 feet away before junior OF Hunter Simmons'<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/hunter-simmons/12080> 105 mile-an-hour line drive was caught in center field.

• The Bears bounced back from an 0-4 week to go 3-1 against Stephen F. Austin and Oklahoma, claiming their second conference series victory of the year and moving into 8th place in the league standings at 4-8.

• BU hit .283 as a team last week, including standout performances from freshman INF Kolby Branch<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/kolby-branch/12083> (.467), junior INF/OF Cole Posey<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/cole-posey/12079> (.438) and junior OF Hunter Simmons<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/hunter-simmons/12080> (.412).

• In Thursday night's series-opening win against Oklahoma, the Bears crushed three home runs, including back-to-back jacks by Cole Tremain<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/cole-tremain/12084> and Walker Polk<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/walker-polk/12092>, the squad's first consecutive homers in two seasons.

• Polk delivered his second pinch-hit blast of the year, while Hunter Simmons<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/hunter-simmons/12080> also connected for his first-career HR in the green and gold.

• Baylor is 11-3 this season when scoring six or more runs and 4-0 when scoring 10 or more runs.

• BU is also 9-0 this year when leading the ballgame after six innings and 9-3 when out-hitting its opponent.

• Freshman INF Kolby Branch<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/kolby-branch/12083> continues to produce offensively at a high rate, ranking fourth in the Big 12 with 48 hits, tied for third with 13 doubles, and tied for seventh in the league with a .364 batting average.

• Sophomore INF Hunter Teplanszky<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/hunter-teplanszky/12075> leads the squad with a 21-game on-base streak, approaching Branch's season-high mark of 23 games.

• Junior RHP Hambleton Oliver<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/hambleton-oliver/11502> collected two saves on the week in both wins against Oklahoma. He combined to throw 2.2 scoreless frames with two strikeouts and allowed just one hit.

ADD IT TO THE K-COUNTER

• The Bears have eclipsed double-digit strikeouts on the mound in 17 of their 33 games so far this season.

• BU has punched out at least 13 opposing hitters in 10 games this year.

• Furthermore, Baylor has racked up 15 or more K's in four games this season, including a program record for Big 12 games with 18 at Oklahoma State on March 24.

• Baylor ranks third in the Big 12 and 34th nationally with 319 strikeouts.

• BU's 9.74 strikeouts per nine innings also ranks second in the conference and 58th nationally.

OFFENSE HEATING UP

• Over the last month (17 games), Baylor's offense is hitting .288 and has raised its batting average 30 points, from .230 to .260.

• During conference games, BU is hitting .282 as a team, the fifth-best mark in the league.

• Baylor's offense has produced 15 double-digit hitting outputs this season, including 11 in its last 17 games.

• Junior INF/OF Cole Posey<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/cole-posey/12079> is on an absolute tear, hitting .415 (27-for-65) during the stretch.

• Four Bears are hitting .333 or better during that stretch in Posey (.415), freshman INF Kolby Branch<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/kolby-branch/12083> (.382), junior OF Hunter Simmons<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/hunter-simmons/12080> (.352) and sophomore INF Hunter Teplanszky<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/hunter-teplanszky/12075> (.333).

BY THE NUMBERS VS TEXAS

• Texas leads the all-time series, 250-112-4, over Baylor and has won nine of the last 11 meetings.

• BU is looking for its first series win over the Longhorns since 2017, though the two sides split a two-game series in 2019.

PROBABLE STARTERS

• Friday, April 14 • 6:30 p.m. • RHP Blake Helton<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/blake-helton/11490> (0-3, 7.61 ERA) vs. LHP Lucas Gordon (3-0, 2.17 ERA)

• Saturday, April 15 • 2:00 p.m. • RHP Mason Marriott<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/mason-marriott/11495> (1-5, 7.97 ERA) vs. RHP Charlie Hurley (3-0, 2.43 ERA)

• Sunday, April 16 • 1:00 p.m. • RHP Will Rigney<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/will-rigney/11505> (3-1, 3.31 ERA) vs. TBA

BROADCAST INFORMATION

• This weekend's series will be streamed on Big 12 Now on ESPN+, with Pete Sousa (play-by-play) and former Baylor pitcher Pat Combs (color analyst) on the call.

• Fans can also tune in to the Baylor radio broadcast on ESPN Central Texas 1660 AM/92.3 FM, featuring Derek Smith, Ryan Boyd and Nolan Bay.

To stay up to date on all things Baylor baseball, follow the team on its official Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts: @BaylorBaseball.

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Max Calderone | Associate Director of Athletics Communications (BSB, FB, EQ)
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
C: 254-265-1639

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