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<p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="text-align:right"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – March 7, 2021</span></b><u><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Impact",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">BSB Completes the Four-Game Sweep of Memphis<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The Bears secured their first four-game sweep for the first time since 2011</span></i><i><u><span style="font-family:"Impact",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></u></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Media Link:
</span></b><a href="https://baylorbea.rs/37RVUDI"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">https://baylorbea.rs/37RVUDI</span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">For more information contact: </span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Zach Rhodes, 919-247-7585, </span><u><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">Zach_Rhodes@baylor.edu</span></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">WACO, Texas – </span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Baylor baseball secured its first four-game sweep since 2011 after the 8-7 win over Memphis at
Baylor Ballpark on Sunday. The Bears (7-4) led for the whole game against the Tigers (4-5).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">In the first two innings, the Bears kept the Tigers off the scoreboard and followed with a string of runs in the first and second frames. Courtesy of Andy Thomas’ RBI in the first,
and a Chase Wehsener RBI-single and Jared McKenzie RBI-single in the second, Baylor went up 3-0.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">In the third inning, the Bears gave up a two-run home run to Memphis, but Baylor answered back with two runs of its own. A single by Esteban Cardoza-Oquendo combined with a Memphis
field error and another Wehsener RBI-single put Baylor back up by three runs.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Baylor stacked onto its lead with the addition of two runs, with an RBI sac fly from Thomas and an RBI-single from Davion Downey in the fourth inning making the score 7-2.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">In the top of the fifth, the Bears gave up a run to the Tigers, however, two innings later, Jack Pineda hit an RBI-double to make it 8-3.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The Bears let one run get by in the eighth and two more in the ninth before bringing in reliever Luke Boyd to close things out. The Bears came up with a double play to end the game,
8-7. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Boyd (2) earned his second save of the season, while reliever Jacob Ashkinos (1-0) came up with his first win of the year after throwing 1.1 innings of work. Memphis’ Landon Kelly
(1-1) was tabbed with the loss.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">NOTES</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">• BU is now 5-0 at home in 2021.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">• Baylor is on a five-game winning streak, it’s longest since April 23 – May 4, 2019 when the Bears won six-straight.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">• The Bears earned their first four-game sweep since March 10-13, 2011 against Louisiana Tech.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">• Baylor has outscored its opponents this week 46-15, after going 5-0.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">• Boyd is now 2-for-2 in save opportunities this season.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">• In the series, Richardson hit .533 (8-for-15, six runs, three RBI), McKenzie .500 (8-for-16, eight runs, one home run, one triple, four RBI), Downey .500 (6-for-12 four runs, seven
RBI).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">• Pineda walked three times in the game, the first BU player to walk three or more times in a game since Downey vs. Kansas on March 30, 2019.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">• McKenzie finished the game 3-for-5 with two runs and one RBI.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">• Richardson, Downey and Wehsener ended Sunday with two hits apiece.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">QUOTE FROM COACH ROD</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
“I thought our energy level was really good at the beginning of the game. You could tell that they were a little bit tired at the end. That’s what I was telling our guys that it’s really difficult to beat a team four times when you’re going out there and they
have the chance to go out and see your hitters and see your pitchers on a pretty consistent basis. Beating a team four times is difficult, so I thought they did a great job.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">WHAT’S NEXT</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
Baylor has two games scheduled for next Saturday in Baton Rouge, La. The Bears are set to play UTSA (1 p.m.) and No. 11 LSU (6:30 p.m.) on March 13.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">To stay up to date throughout the season on all things Baylor baseball, follow the team on Facebook (Baylor Baseball), Twitter (@BaylorBaseball) and Instagram (@BaylorBaseball).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Zach Rhodes</span></b><span style="color:black"> | Associate Director of Athletics Communications<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Department of Athletics | Baylor University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">C: 919-247-7585 | O: 254-710-3784<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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