Baylor Baseball Heads to Sam Houston for Final Road Midweek Matchup

Mon Apr 28 17:18:25 CDT 2025

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – April 28, 2025

Baylor Baseball Heads to Sam Houston for Final Road Midweek Matchup
Bears are 9-1 this season in midweek ballgames
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 (27-16, 9-12 Big 12)
Location: Waco, Texas
Conference/Affiliation: Big 12
Head Coach: Mitch Thompson<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/coaches/mitch-thompson/2403> (Fort Hays St., 1988)

Roster<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster> | Stats<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/stats/2024> | Game Notes (PDF)<https://baylorbears.com/documents/2025/4/28/Baylor_BSB_Game_Notes_2025_44_SHSU.pdf>
BAYLOR (27-16, 9-12) at SAM HOUSTON (9-35, 3-15)
April 29, 2025 • 6:00 p.m. CT
Huntsville, Texas • Don Sanders Stadium (1,163)

LIVE STATS: BaylorStats.com<https://www.statbroadcast.com/events/statbroadcast.php?t=1&gid=bay>
WATCH: ESPN+
LISTEN: ESPN Central Texas 1660 AM/92.3 FM
Talent: Derek Smith, Tom Barfield

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SAM HOUSTON BEARKATS (9-35, 3-15 C-USA)
Location: Huntsville, Texas
Conference/Affiliation: C-USA
Head Coach: Jay Sirianni (Nebraska, 2001)

Roster<https://gobearkats.com/sports/baseball/roster> | Stats<https://gobearkats.com/sports/baseball/stats/2025>

STORYLINES

LEADING OFF

• Baylor Baseball heads to Huntsville to face Sam Houston on Tuesday night in its final road midweek contest of 2025 before opening up a seven-game homestand this Friday against Arizona State.

• With just three weeks remaining in the regular season, BU currently sits ninth in the Big 12 standings at 9-12 in the league.

• The top 12 teams in the conference standings this season will qualify for the Big 12 Championship Tournament in Arlington, Texas at Globe Life Field, home of the Texas Rangers.

• For the 11th week in a row, Baylor is currently receiving votes in the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Top 25 poll. Baylor has not been ranked in a major poll since 2019.

• Baylor returns 22 players from its 2024 roster, including six position player starters, and welcomes 18 newcomers.

• BU has 16 seniors on its 2025 roster, including six fifth-year players and three sixth-year players.

2025 NOTABLES

• Baylor completed its first Opening Weekend sweep since 2019, outscoring Youngstown State 38-11.

• The Bears posted back-to-back shutouts against UTSA and Gonzaga, the team's first consecutive shutouts since April 1-2, 2021.

• BU recorded its third shutout of the year on April 19 vs. Utah, its most in a single season since 2022 (3).

• Tuesday, March 11's game attendance (2,283) against Sam Houston was the largest crowd against a non-conference opponent, and the seventh-largest overall, of the Thompson era.

• Baylor has won three games this year against ranked opponents (two at No. 12 Arizona; one at No. 23 TCU), marking the fifth, sixth and seventh ranked victories for the Bears under Thompson.

BEARS BY THE NUMBERS

• Baylor is 19-2 when striking out nine or more batters this season.

• BU is 18-3 when allowing two walks or less in 2025.

• The Bears are 16-4 this year when racking up 10+ hits offensively.

• Baylor owns a +81 overall run differential this season (304 runs scored, 223 runs allowed), which ranks 6th in the Big 12, trailing only West Virginia (+173), Kansas (+160), Arizona State (+117), UCF (+112) and TCU (+107).

• Baylor's 3.41 walks per nine innings ranks 18th in the country and its 1.34 WHIP ranks 32nd nationally.

IT'S ABOUT THE RESPONSE

• Baylor is 11-5 this season in games following a loss.

• Baylor has 10 come-from-behind wins this season, including one walk-off victory (April 1 vs. HCU).

• BU's most recent comeback victory came on Sunday, April 27, at TCU (trailed 1-0, won 6-3).

• Baylor erased a five-run deficit to win 9-7 on Sunday, March 16 at Kansas, the largest comeback of the Thompson Era.

TUESDAY NIGHT LIGHTS

• Baylor leads the all-time series over Sam Houston, 72-49, and is 4-1 against the Bearkats during the Thompson Era.

• BU is 25-11 in midweek games under third-year head coach Mitch Thompson<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/coaches/mitch-thompson/2403>.

• The Bears have won 14 of their last 15 midweek games, dating back to last season.

• Baylor is 9-1 in midweek games this season and 11-7 against fellow teams from the state of Texas in 2025.

PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS

• Tues. April 29 • 6:00 p.m. • LHP Caleb Jameson<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/caleb-jameson/14028> (1-0, 5.09 ERA) vs. RHP Connor Mondey (0-3, 8.36 ERA)

SOUTHPAW STARTERS

• Baylor has started a left-handed pitcher in each of its last 32 games, dating back to March 2 (Cole Stasio<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/cole-stasio/13524> vs. Auburn).

• 2025 is the only season in the Statcrew Era (since 2003) that BU has started six different left-handed pitchers at any point in the year, and the third time in the same span with four different LHP starters.

• 2025 is the only time in the Statcrew Era that the Bears have started four different southpaws consecutively.

BROADCAST INFORMATION

• Tuesday's game will be available to watch on ESPN+.

• Fans can also tune in to the Baylor radio broadcast on 1660AM/92.3FM, featuring Derek Smith and Tom Barfield on the call.

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 | Director of Athletics Communications (Baseball, Football)
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
C: 254-265-1639

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