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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 – April 2, 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 Uses Superb Pitching to Sweep Doubleheader vs. NC A&T<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The Bears have only allowed one run in the three-game series<o:p></o:p></span></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 swept the doubleheader against North Carolina A&T on Friday at Baylor Ballpark.
The Bears (17-10) first defeated the Aggies (7-20), 5-0 in seven innings, before winning 7-1 in the second game of the day.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">GAME 1<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Baylor starting pitcher Blake Helton (2-2) threw a complete-game seven-inning shutout to earn his second win of 2021. His seven innings set a new career-high as he allowed seven hits,
walked two and struck out three.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The Baylor offense scored early following a leadoff double from second-year freshman Jared McKenzie, fifth-year senior Andy Thomas brought him home with an RBI-single to make it 1-0
after the first.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The Bears put up a four-spot in the third inning, after two singles and a walk loaded the bases with one out. Following a second-consecutive walk that scored a run and an out, third-year
sophomore Chase Wehsener doubled down the left field line to clear the bases and put BU up 5-0.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The defense kept the Aggies in check, as Baylor came away with the 5-0 win in seven innings. NC A&T starter Daniel Martinez (0-3) 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">GAME 2<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The Aggies earned their first run of the series in the top of the first inning to take the 1-0 advantage. The lead was short-lived, as Baylor struck with two runs in the home-half
of the frame. Newcomer Jack Pineda got the scoring started with a double to right field to score McKenzie, while later in the inning, Thomas used a sacrifice fly to give BU the 2-1 edge.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The runs continued to pile on in the second and third as it was Wehsener who came up with an RBI-single through the right side to score one, while the Bears added another after a
double play to push the lead to 4-1. In the third, fourth-year junior Davion Downey crushed his third home run of the season to right to make it 6-1.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">After four-straight scoreless innings from both sides, Baylor added an insurance run when freshman Beau Wimpee scored second-year freshman Kyle Nevin with a sacrifice fly after Nevin
tripled in the eighth.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Fifth-year senior, Jimmy Winston (3-2) was stellar on the mound after throwing a perfect six innings in relief. Winston did not allow a hit or walk, while tying a career-high in strikeouts
with seven. The Aggies’ starter Xavier Meachem (0-5) picked up 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">• Baylor is now 15-2 at Baylor Ballpark.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">• BU is 16-5 against non-conference opponents.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">• Fifth shutout of the year for Baylor.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">• It was the first time Baylor has thrown back-to-back complete game shutouts since Feb. 20-22, 2017 (vs. Nevada, at Texas State).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">• Helton threw his longest career outing after completing the seven-inning shutout.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">• Winston set a new career high in innings pitched in relief with six, while tying his career-high with seven strikeouts.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">• Wehsener on the day went 3-for-6 with four RBI.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">• Downey hit his third home run of the year and 13<sup>th</sup> of his career.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">• Thomas finished the day 3-for-5 with two runs and two RBI.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">• Nevin went 2-for-4 with three runs scored and hit his third triple of his career in the second game of the day.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">• Wimpee earned his first career start as the designated-hitter in game two, he finished 1-for-2 with an RBI and run scored.<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 think the big thing was when you saw how quickly they got ahead of hitters, and they didn’t walk guys, it made it really easy for our defense and the constant ground balls they were receiving, kept our defense on their toes and in the action. The pitchers
just did a phenomenal job today, being able to go and do what they did, with [Blake] Helton early on and then [Jimmy] Winston and [Hambleton] Oliver who did the opener for us, then Logan [Freeman] came in and finished it off. They just did a great job forcing
contact and allowing the defense to play for them.”<b><o:p></o:p></b></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>
The two sides will conclude the series tomorrow at 12 p.m. CT inside Baylor Ballpark.<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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