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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">No. 8 Seed Baylor Baseball Begins Run at Big 12 Championship<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Bears face top-seeded TCU on Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. at Globe Life Field in Arlington<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:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666">BAYLOR BEARS (26-26, 7-17 Big 12)</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;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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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666">Game 2: No. 8 BAYLOR</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666"> (26-26, 7-17) vs<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> No.
1 TCU </span></strong>(35-18, 16-8)<br>
May 25, 2022 • 12:30 p.m. CT<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Game 5 (with loss on Wed.):</span></strong> vs. Loser of No. 4 Oklahoma State/No. 5 Texas<br>
May 26, 2022 • 9:00 a.m. CT<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Game 7 (with win on Wed.): </span></strong>vs Winner of No. 4 Oklahoma State/No. 5 Texas<br>
May 26, 2022 • 4:00 p.m. CT<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Arlington, Texas • Globe Life Field (40,300)</span></strong><br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">LIVE STATS: </span></strong><a href="https://www.statbroadcast.com/events/statbroadcast.php?t=1&gid=bay"><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+ / ESPNU<br>
<strong><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Talent:</span></i></strong> <em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Joey Zanaboni, Mike Rooney</span></em><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">LISTEN: </span></strong>Learfield / ESPN Central Texas 1660 AM & 92.3 FM & SiriusXM 375<br>
<strong><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Talent:</span></i></strong> <em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Derek Smith, </span></em><dfn><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/staff.aspx?staff=616"><span style="color:#154734">Max
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Baylor Social Media: </span></strong></span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://twitter.com/BaylorBaseball" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#154734;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="20" height="20" style="width:.2083in;height:.2083in" id="Picture_x0020_5" src="cid:image002.png@01D86F81.6B7F9FA0" alt="auto twitter icon"></span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666"> </span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/baylorbaseball/?hl=en" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#154734;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="20" height="20" style="width:.2083in;height:.2083in" id="Picture_x0020_4" src="cid:image003.png@01D86F81.6B7F9FA0" alt="instagram png"></span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666"> </span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/BaylorBaseball/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#154734;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="20" height="20" style="width:.2083in;height:.2083in" id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image004.png@01D86F81.6B7F9FA0" alt="Facebook PNG"></span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666">2022 PHILLIPS 66 BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;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">Stadium:</span></strong> Globe Life Field<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><b>STORYLINES</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><b>LEADING OFF</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• No. 8 seed Baylor opens its run at the 2022 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship against No. 1 seed TCU.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• The Bears will face either No. 4 Oklahoma State or No. 5 Texas on Thursday, depending on Wednesday's results.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Baylor finished the regular season as the nation's leader in double plays turned with 61 and 1.17 per game.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• BU has recorded at least one extra-base hit in each of its last 31 games and have notched at least two XBH in 19 of its last 21 games.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• The Bears scored a season-high nine runs in the third inning against Stephen F. Austin on Tuesday, their most in a single inning since breaking the Big 12 record with 17 runs in the fifth on May 9, 2021 against K-State.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• BU erased an eight-run deficit to No. 8 Oklahoma State on Thursday, coming from down 11-3 to win 13-11 via Antonio Valdez's walk-off, two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• The walk-off long ball was Baylor's first since Ryan <span class="scayt-misspell-word">
Bertelsman</span> went deep to give the Bears the win over Holy Cross on Feb. 16, 2019.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• As part of the comeback, Jared McKenzie hit BU's first grand <span class="scayt-misspell-word">
slame</span> since Cole Haring did so on March 30, 2019 vs. Kansas.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Junior shortstop Jack Pineda was named the Big 12 Co-Player of the Week after hitting .471 with 3 HR and 18 total bases. He also led the conference with seven runs scored. Two of his HR were leadoff blasts, increasing his career total to four leadoff homers.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Pineda is Baylor's fifth weekly Big 12 award recipient, BU's most in a season since 2018 (8).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Jared McKenzie (Second Team) led the Bears on the All-Big 12 Awards list. Cam
<span class="scayt-misspell-word">Caley</span>, Kyle Nevin, Jack Pineda, Tre Richardson and Tyler Thomas each garnered honorable mention recognition as well.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><b>BY THE NUMBERS </b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• BU is 37-41 all-time at the Big 12 Championship, including a 5-8 record under seventh-year head coach Steve Rodriguez.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• As the No. 8 seed, Baylor is 4-3 at the tournament (2009, 2015).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• The Bears are 2-4 against TCU at the Big 12 Championship, 2-5 against OSU and 4-6 against UT.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Baylor leads the all-time series over TCU, 151-129, including an 11-10 record under Rodriguez, though the Horned Frogs took two of three from the Bears in Waco earlier this year.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><b>PROBABLE STARTERS</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Wednesday, May 25 • 12:30 p.m. CT • <b>RHP Blake </b><span class="scayt-misspell-word"><b>Helton</b></span><b> (0-1, 2.51 ERA)</b> vs. RHP Brett Walker (5-2, 4.87 ERA)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><b>BROADCAST INFORMATION</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• This week's games will be carried on the ESPN family of networks, including Big 12 Now and
<span class="scayt-misspell-word">ESPNU</span>. Joey <span class="scayt-misspell-word">
Zanaboni</span> and Mike Rooney will call the morning games, while Clay <span class="scayt-misspell-word">
Matvick</span> and Greg <span class="scayt-misspell-word">Swindell</span> will provide the afternoon commentary.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Fans can also tune in to ESPN Central Texas 1660 AM, 92.3 FM or <span class="scayt-misspell-word">
SiriusXM</span> 375 for the Baylor radio broadcast, featuring Derek Smith (play-by-play) and Max
<span class="scayt-misspell-word">Calderone</span> on the call.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><b>TURNING TWO</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Baylor leads the country with 61 double plays turned in 2022 (1.17 per game).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Third-year sophomore 2B Tre Richardson leads the team with an assist in 44 of the Bears' double plays.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• The Bears rolled just 33 double plays in all of 2021 (0.65 per game).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• The last time Baylor led the nation in any statistical category as a team was in 2015, when BU was tied for the country's top mark with 16 teams that turned a triple play.<o:p></o:p></p>
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