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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 10, 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 Clinches Series Against WVU with 7-4 Win on Saturday<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The Bears used a four-spot in the fourth to take control of the game<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Media Link:
<a href="https://baylorbea.rs/3uk2Ova">https://baylorbea.rs/3uk2Ova</a><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 clinched its first Big 12 series since May 4, 2019 with its 7-4 win over West
Virginia on Saturday at Baylor Ballpark. The Bears (21-10, 3-5 Big 12) took the lead from the fourth inning and never gave it up to the Mountaineers (11-14, 3-5 Big 12) to earn the win.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The Bears jumped ahead early as newcomer Jack Pineda reached on an error and then later scored after second-year freshman Tre Richardson doubled down the right field line. In the
next at-bat, fifth-year senior, Andy Thomas singled up the middle to score Richardson to make it 2-0<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">In the second, the Mountaineers hit a three-run home run briefly take the 3-2 advantage. In the home-half, Pineda hit an RBI-single up the middle to knot things up at 3-3.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The Mountaineers were able to scratch a run across in the fourth to go up 4-3, however, the Bears bounced back with a two-run double from Thomas in the bottom of the fourth to take
the 5-4 lead. Second-year freshman Cade Currington used a sacrifice fly to build the Bears lead and make it 6-4. Baylor continued to add runs with an RBI-single from second-year freshman Kyle Nevin, pushing the advantage to 7-4, the eventual final.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The two sides held each other scoreless for the final five innings, as fifth-year senior reliever Luke Boyd (7) earned his third-consecutive save this week, shutting the door in the
ninth.<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 (4-2) earned his team-leading fourth win of the year after hurling 3.1 scoreless innings in relief, while WVU starter Adam Tulloch (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">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 19-2 at Baylor Ballpark.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">• BU has won six-straight against WVU.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">• Baylor extended its win streak to eight-consecutive games.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">• The Bears earned their Big 12 series win since May 4, 2019 against Kansas State.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">• Winston picked up his team-leading fourth win.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">• Thomas led the way after going 2-for-5 with a run scored and three RBI.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">• Currington finished the night 2-for-4 with an RBI.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">• Boyd earned his third-consecutive save of the week and seventh of the year.<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>
“It’s interesting because the game was kind of back-and-forth at the very beginning. As you’re going through it you can see your team thinking that the last at-bat might win this game and then you’re able to put a big inning up like we did in the fourth. Then
you’re able to put a lot of the bullpen in and Jimmy Winston did a great job, and then to have (Logan) Freeman and (Luke) Boyd to close it out made it really nice to preserve that win.”</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><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>
The Bears will go for the series sweep tomorrow morning at 11:30 a.m. inside Baylor Ballpark.
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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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