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<a name="_Hlk490052374"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS –
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Baylor BSB Returns Home to Face UT Arlington<br>
</span></b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Bears are hitting .302 as a team over last 10 games<br>
</span></i><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">For more information contact:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> Max Calderone, 254-265-1639,
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666">BAYLOR BEARS (12-11, 2-4 Big 12)</span></strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666"><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Location:</span></strong> Waco, Texas <br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Conference/Affiliation:</span></strong> Big 12<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Head Coach: </span></strong><dfn><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/coaches.aspx?rc=1811"><span style="color:#154734">Steve Rodriguez</span></a></span></dfn> (Pepperdine,
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<a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster"><span style="color:#154734">Roster</span></a> | <a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/stats/2022"><span style="color:#154734">Stats</span></a> | <a href="https://baylorbears.com/documents/2022/3/28/BU_BSB_Game_Notes_2022_24_UTA.pdf"><span style="color:#154734">Game
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666">BAYLOR</span></strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666"> (12-11, 2-4) vs<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> UT
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">March 29, 2022 • 6:30 p.m. CT</span></strong><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Waco, Texas • Baylor Ballpark (5,000)</span></strong><br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">LIVE STATS: </span></strong><a href="http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=396728"><span style="color:#154734">BaylorStats.com</span></a><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">WATCH: </span></strong>Big 12 Now on ESPN+<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">LISTEN: </span></strong>Learfield / ESPN Central Texas 1660 AM & 92.3 FM<br>
<strong><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Talent:</span></i></strong> <em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Derek Smith, Ryan Boyd</span></em><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666">UT ARLINGTON MAVERICKS (8-15, 2-4 Sun Belt)</span></strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666"><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Location: </span></strong>Arlington, Texas<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Conference/Affiliation:</span></strong> Sun Belt<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Head Coach:</span></strong> Darin Thomas (Okla. Christian, 1989)<br>
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<a href="https://utamavs.com/sports/baseball/roster"><span style="color:#154734">Roster</span></a> | <a href="https://utamavs.com/sports/baseball/stats"><span style="color:#154734">Stats</span></a><a href="https://uapblionsroar.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats"><span style="color:#154734"> </span></a>| <a href="https://utamavs.com/documents/2022/3/28/Baylor_Notes.pdf"><span style="color:#154734">Game
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b>STORYLINES</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b>LEADING OFF</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">• Baylor returns home after a 2-2 week for four games at Baylor Ballpark, including a Tuesday night tilt against UT Arlington and a three-game series against East Tennessee State,
its final non-conference weekend series of 2022.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">• Baylor out-hit Oklahoma in all three games of its series last weekend and holds a 9-3 record this season when out-hitting its opponent.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">• The Bears notched 11 extra-base hits over the weekend and have now collected at least three XBH in four of their last six games.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">• BU has eclipsed double-digits in hits nine times this season, including in four of their last six games.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">• Baylor continues to turn double plays at a high rate, leading the Big 12 and ranking second in the nation with 27 total twin killings, 1.17 per game.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">• The Bears rank third in the Big 12 with a 4.22 ERA, while current members of the weekend rotation boast a combined 2.68 ERA.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">• The Bears are 5-4 against ranked opponents in 2022, with wins over No. 23 Duke, No. 23 UCLA, No. 7 LSU and No. 21 TCU.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">• Baylor stays close to home in 2022, as 43 of its 52 regular-season contests will be played in the state of Texas.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b>BY THE NUMBERS
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">• Baylor leads the all-time series 88-35 over UT Arlington.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">• Under seventh-year head coach Steve Rodriguez, the Bears are 3-4 against the Mavericks.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">• BU took the most recent meeting, a 7-6 ballgame, in Waco on April 6, 2021.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">• Baylor is 47-16 in midweek contests under Rodriguez, posting a 4-1 mark so far in 2022.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">• BU is 79-33 (.705) at home over the past five seasons, including 2022.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b>PROBABLE STARTERS</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Tuesday, March 29 • 6:30 p.m. CT •<b> RHP Brett Garcia (0-0, 5.59 ERA)</b> vs. RHP Cade Citelli (0-2, 7.36 ERA)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b>BROADCAST INFORMATION</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">• Tuesday's game will be streamed on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">• The broadcast will pull the home radio feed, featuring Derek Smith and Ryan Boyd on the call.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">• Fans can also tune in to ESPN Central Texas 1660 AM and 92.3 FM for the radio broadcast.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b>BEARS BATS HEATING UP</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">• In their last six games, the Bears have erupted for 70 hits as a team, posting a .302 batting average.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">• The Bears have tallied 18 extra-base hits over that stretch, including four games with at least three such knocks.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">• BU has recorded its top-three hitting outputs in that stretch, including a 17-hit game vs. TCU (3/19), and 14-hit efforts against the Horned Frogs (3/20) and Sooners (3/27).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">• Baylor leads the Big 12 in hits during conference play with 66.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt">• The top of the order has led the charge, as Jack Pineda (8-17, .276), Tre Richardson (13-28, .464) and Jared McKenzie (12-30, .400) have combined for a total of 33 hits.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#154734">Max Calderone</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> | Associate Director of Athletics Communications (BSB, FB, EQ)</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Department of Athletics | Baylor University</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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