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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 15, 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">Baseball Looks to Remain Hot with Two Midweek Matchups<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The Bears will play UTSA on Tuesday and Prairie View A&M on Wednesday at Baylor Ballpark<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Game Notes:
</span></b><a href="http://baylorbea.rs/3r9TtUN"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">http://baylorbea.rs/3r9TtUN</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 class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">– Riding
an eight-game win streak, the Baylor baseball team will look to remain hot against UTSA on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. CT and then versus Prairie View A&M on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. CT at Baylor Ballpark.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Individual tickets for both games are still available on BaylorBears.com.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">SERIES INFO</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
<b>Date: </b>March 16-17 (Tues.-Wed.)<br>
<b>Game Times: </b>6:30 p.m./6:30 p.m.<br>
<b>Site: </b>Waco, Texas / Baylor Ballpark (5,000) (25 percent)<br>
<b>TV: </b>Big 12 Now on ESPN+ <br>
• Talent: Lincoln Rose (pxp), Pat Combs (color)<br>
<b>Radio:</b> ESPN 1660/92.3 FM <br>
• Talent: Derek Smith (pxp)<br>
<b>Live Stats</b>: BaylorStats.com<br>
<b>Twitter Updates: </b>@BaylorBaseball<br>
<b>Series History: </b> (UTSA) BU leads, 34-8<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>Streak:</b> BU, W1<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>First Meeting:</b> March 6, 1996<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>Last Meeting:</b> May 6, 2017 (BU won 10-0)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>Under Rodriguez:</b> 2-1<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Series History:
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">(PVAM) BU leads, 10-0<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> Streak:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> BU, W10<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>First Meeting:</b> April 20, 2005<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>Last Meeting:</b> May 9, 2018 (BU won 13-0)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>Under Rodriguez:</b> 5-0<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">PITCHING MATCHUP</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">Tues. March 16 – Baylor RHP Hambleton Oliver (2-0, 1.29 ERA) vs. UTSA xxx (0-0, 1.29 ERA)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Wed. March 17 – Baylor TBA vs. Prairie View A&M TBA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>STORY LINES</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">• The Bears continued their win streak after earning the three-game sweep over the weekend against Xavier. BU has now won its last eight games (all at home) and over those contests,
Baylor is outscoring its opponents 74-22. The Bears tied their longest win streak since opening the 2019 season 8-0 (Feb. 15-26). During the win streak, BU has shut out three opponents which is sixth-most in the country.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">• The Bears are starting to settle in on the mound, over the last eight games, the pitching staff has a combined 2.31 ERA while holding opponents to a .195 batting average. In each
of their last two starts, Tyler Thomas has a 1.50 ERA, Hayden Kettler 1.54 ERA and Blake Helton 3.86 ERA. The bullpen has been stellar over win streak as well with Luke Boyd and Hambleton Oliver not allowing a run in seven combined appearances, while Jimmy
Winston is sporting a 0.79 ERA in his last three outings and Logan Freeman has a 1.29 ERA in his last four.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">• JUCO transfer Antonio Valdez led the Bears starters this past week with a .667 batting average (6-for-9), good enough for second in the Big 12, including his first career double,
four runs scored and three RBI in Baylor's three-game home sweep over Xavier. Valdez also had a team-best three walks as BU extended its win streak to eight games. On the season, Valdez leads the team and is second in the Big 12 with a .432 batting average.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">• Baylor has hit 221 home runs in 251 games under Rodriguez, including 14 already in 2021. The Bears are also averaging a league-best .337 batting average (2<sup>nd</sup> in the nation)
and second in on-base percentage, .422 (15<sup>th</sup> nationally). Every batter in Baylor’s lineup is hitting .300 or better, including three batters coming in the top-8 of the Big 12 in batting average, Antonio Valdez .432 (2<sup>nd</sup>), Jared McKenzie
.391 (6<sup>th</sup>), Jack Pineda .370 (8<sup>th</sup>).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">• The Bears are starting to settle in on the mound, over the last eight games, the pitching staff has a combined 2.31 ERA while holding opponents to a .195 batting average. In each
of their last two starts, Tyler Thomas has a 1.50 ERA, Hayden Kettler 1.54 ERA and Blake Helton 3.86 ERA. The bullpen has been stellar over win streak as well with Luke Boyd and Hambleton Oliver not allowing a run in seven combined appearances, while Jimmy
Winston is sporting a 0.79 ERA in his last three outings and Logan Freeman has a 1.29 ERA in his last four.<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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