Baylor Baseball Welcomes UTSA for Tuesday Tilt

Mon Feb 17 18:04:52 CST 2025

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – Feb. 17, 2025

Baylor Baseball Welcomes UTSA for Tuesday Tilt
Bears looking for first 4-0 start since 2019
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 (3-0, 0-0 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/2025/2/17/Baylor_BSB_Game_Notes_2025_4_UTSA.pdf>
BAYLOR (3-0, 0-0) vs. UTSA (1-2, 0-0)
Feb. 18, 2025 • 3:00 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: ESPN+
Talent: John Morris<https://baylorbears.com/staff-directory/john-morris/52>, Pat Combs
LISTEN: ESPN Central Texas 1660 AM/92.3 FM
Talent: Tom Barfield, Mark Outlaw

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[UTSA]
UTSA ROADRUNNERS (1-2, 0-0 AAC)
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Conference/Affiliation: American Athletic
Head Coach: Patrick Hallmark (Rice, 2002)

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

STORYLINES
LEADING OFF
• Baylor Baseball continues its season-opening eight-game homestand on Tuesday with a midweek matchup against UTSA. The Bears welcome Gonzaga to Baylor Ballpark for a weekend series before finishing the opening slate with SFA on Tuesday, Feb. 25.
• BU is coming off a weekend sweep over Youngstown State, its first Opening Weekend series sweep since 2019 vs. Holy Cross and first such sweep in a three-game series since 2017 vs. Niagara.
• The Bears scored 38 runs on 46 hits in their three-game series against YSU, including 14 extra-base hits, and were led offensively by senior OF Wesley Jordan<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/wesley-jordan/13516> (9-for-13, HR, 7 RBIs).
• Junior LHP Ethan Calder<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/ethan-calder/13507> struck out a career-high 13 batters in just five innings on Opening Day, the most strikeouts by a Bear since Logan Verrett fanned 14 in a complete game shutout vs. Louisiana Tech on March 11, 2011.
• Calder's 13 punchouts were the most by a Bear on Opening Day in the StatCrew Era (since 2003).
• 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.
• The Bears are led by the outfield trio of seniors -- Enzo Apodaca<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/enzo-apodaca/13995>, Ty Johnson<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/ty-johnson/13515> and Wesley Jordan<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/wesley-jordan/13516>, who accounted for nearly 36% of the team's offense a year ago (176 of 491 hits)
• Baylor plays a combined 13 games against five NCAA Tournament teams in 2025 and will face 10 30-game winners, including two squads that won 40 or more games last season.
• 46% of the schedule features opponents that finished 2024 with a top-75 RPI.
WEEKEND IN REVIEW
• Baylor completed its first Opening Weekend series sweep since 2019 with a three dominating victories over Youngstown State, 10-3, 16-4, and 12-4.
• The Bears received strong starting pitching from junior LHP Ethan Calder<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/ethan-calder/13507> (5.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 13 SO), senior LHP Bryson Bales<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/bryson-bales/14021> (4.0 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 8 SO) and senior RHP Cole Stasio<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/cole-stasio/13524> (4.0 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 SO).
• Seven Bears turned in scoreless appearances out of the bullpen in freshman LHP Carson Bailey<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/carson-bailey/14018>, senior RHP Gabe Craig<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/gabe-craig/13509>, senior RHP Will Glatch<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/will-glatch/13511>, senior RHP Patrick Hail<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/patrick-hail/13513>, junior RHP Grayson Murry<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/grayson-murry/14033>, senior RHP Andrew Petrowski<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/andrew-petrowski/13521> and junior LHP Stefan Stahl<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/stefan-stahl/14037>.
• BU racked up 46 hits as a team for a .430 average and had three players record multi-hit efforts in all three games: senior OF Wesley Jordan<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/wesley-jordan/13516>, redshirt sophomore INF Jack Little<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/jack-little/13519> and senior DH Hunter Simmons<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/hunter-simmons/13523>.
SERIES HISTORY VS. UTSA
• Baylor leads the all-time series 36-10 over UTSA, but has dropped each of the previous two meetings.
• Under third-year head coach Mitch Thompson<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/coaches/mitch-thompson/2403>, BU has lost both of its contests against UTSA, including a 9-7 ballgame in Waco in 2024 and an 8-3 matchup in Waco in 2023.
TUESDAY NIGHT LIGHTS
• Under third-year head coach Mitch Thompson<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/coaches/mitch-thompson/2403>, Baylor is 16-10 in midweek ballgames.
• BU has won each of its last five midweek contests dating back to the 2024 season.
A WIN WOULD...
• A win on Tuesday would mark Baylor's longest win streak to open a season since 2019, when the Bears began the year on an eight-game win streak.
• This would also be the fastest BU has reached its fourth win since 2019; six games (2020, 4-2), eight games (2021, 4-4), eight games (2022, 4-4), 12 games (2023, 4-8) and 11 games (2024, 4-7).
PROBABLE STARTERS
• Tues. Feb. 18 • 3:00 p.m. • LHP Carson Bailey<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/carson-bailey/14018> (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 1.0 IP) vs. RHP James Hubbard (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0 IP)
BROADCAST INFORMATION
• Tuesday's game will be televised on ESPN+, with the Voice of the Bears John Morris<https://baylorbears.com/staff-directory/john-morris/52> (play-by-play) and Baylor Athletics Hall of Famer Pat Combs (color analyst) calling the action.
• Fans can also tune in to ESPN Central Texas 1660 AM/92.3 FM to hear the Baylor radio broadcast featuring Tom Barfield and former Bear Mark Outlaw 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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