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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 17, 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 Notches 10<sup>th</sup>-Straight Win After Defeating Prairie View A&M, 12-2
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The Bears run-ruled the Panthers in seven innings</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">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 continued their win streak with a run-rule 12-2 win in seven innings over Prairie
View A&M at Baylor Ballpark on Wednesday night. The Bears (12-4) have now won 10-straight games following their victory over the Panthers (2-11).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The Bears struck first in the first inning with after second-year freshman Jared McKenzie was hit by a pitch and newcomer Jack Pineda doubled to set up runners on second and third.
In the next at-bat, second-year freshman Tre Richardson singled to the shortstop to put BU up 1-0.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The Panthers managed to put a run on the board in the second inning, but the Bears responded with two runs in the home half of the frame. The rally was started off with an RBI-double
by McKenzie, followed by a two run-RBI single from Pineda to make the Baylor lead 4-1.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">In the fourth, second-year freshman Kyle Nevin got things going with a double followed by Chase Wehsener’s RBI-single pushing the edge to 5-1. The Panthers scratched across a run
in the fifth cut their deficit back to three.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The Bears had an eventful sixth inning, with six-consecutive singles to score three more runs. The scoring finished with an RBI-groundout and sacrifice fly to make it 10-2 in favor
of BU.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">BU continued to pour it on in the seventh with a leadoff single by Nevin followed by an RBI-double from McKenzie making it 11-2. The game was ended by a wild pitch that scored McKenzie
from third and gave the Bears the 10-run lead after seven innings.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">True freshman Zac Childers (1-0) earned his first win of his career with two innings of scoreless baseball. Prairie View A&M’s Roberto Maldonado (0-2) was tabbed with the loss. BU
starter Cam Caley hurled two innings, while true freshman Drew Leach threw one and second-year freshman Will Rigney threw two scoreless innings to close things out.<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">• Baylor is 10-0 at the Baylor Ballpark<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">• The 10-game win streak is the longest for BU since April 15 – May 11, 2018<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">• The Bears have tallied double-digit hits in 13-of-16 games.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">• During the win streak BU is outscoring opponents 94-32.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">• Nevin set new career highs after finishing a perfect 4-for-4 with four runs scored.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">• McKenzie finished 3-for-4 with four runs scored and three RBI.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">• Pineda set a new career high after going 4-for-5 with two RBI.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">• Rigney saw his first action on the mound of 2021 with two innings scoreless innings pitched.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">• Childers picked up his first-career win.<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>
“The biggest thing is that they need to understand when you’re dealing with conditions like we had tonight where it’s chilly and there’s a lot of wind your focus needs to be on-point and your mechanics need to be on-point. Anything can happen when it’s windy
and so it’s a great equalizer. Being able to go out there and compete against any team and Prairie View competed their butts off tonight, but for most of that game it was a great opportunity for our pitchers to show us what they can do for the future weekends
and in the next week as well.”<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 will open up Big 12 play with No. 10 Texas on March 19-21 at Baylor Ballpark which is now at 50 percent capacity. First pitch on Friday will be 6:30 p.m. CT.<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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