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<p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="text-align:right"><a name="_Hlk490052374"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – </span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">May
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Baylor Baseball Coach Steve Rodriguez Announces Resignation</span></b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Rodriguez compiled 197-146 record over seven seasons</span></i></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><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">David Kaye, 254-709-5147, </span><a href="mailto:David_Kaye@baylor.edu"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">David_Kaye@baylor.edu</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;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 Head Baseball Coach Steve Rodriguez announced today that he is stepping down from his position,
after leading the Bears for seven seasons. His 197-146 record marks the third-most wins of any head coach in program history.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">“While a decision of this magnitude is never easy, I am at peace with it,” said Rodriguez. “Seven years is a long time at one place, and now it is time for a new voice to lead the
Baylor Baseball program. I will forever be grateful to the outstanding young men who have played for me. I am just happy that I was able to help young men achieve their own goals of playing professionally, that our program helped young men find faith and that
I have built lifelong friendships with players for my entire career. I wish every one of them the very best on the field and in life. My family and I wish Baylor the very best and will always cherish our times as Baylor Bears.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The 2017 Big 12 Coach of the Year, Rodriguez led the Bears to three-straight NCAA Regional appearances (2017, 2018, 2019), as well as their first Big 12 Tournament title in program
history (2018). BU finished in second place in the Big 12 standings with a 14-8 conference record in 2019, the Bears’ best finish since their most recent regular-season Big 12 Championship in 2012.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">“We are grateful for Steve’s time at Baylor over the past seven years and for his commitment to our student-athletes, our university and to <i>Preparing Champions for Life</i>,” said
Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Mack Rhoades. “On behalf of Baylor University, I want to thank Steve and his family for their service, and we wish him, his wife Kim and their two children, Julia and Nolan, the very best as God directs
their next steps. We have a world-class university and incredible momentum in Baylor Athletics, and I am confident we will identify and recruit a tremendous new head coach.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Baylor reached the 30-win mark in four of Rodriguez’s six full seasons with a high mark of 37-21 in 2018. Rodriguez was named 2017 Big 12 Coach of the Year in his second season leading
the program, as the Bears earned a berth in the 2017 NCAA Houston Regional and finished in fourth place in the Big 12 with a 34-23 mark. The following season, the Bears defeated TCU in extra innings to win their first Big 12 Tournament title and advanced to
the 2018 NCAA Stanford Regional. BU won its first NCAA Tournament game since 2012 and finished with a 37-21 record, which trails only the 49 wins in 2012 as the Bears’ most victories in the last 17 seasons.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">BU made its third-consecutive postseason appearance with a trip to the 2019 NCAA Los Angeles Regional and placed second in the Big 12 with a 35-19 mark, its highest Big 12 finish
since winning the regular-season conference title in 2012. The Bears were off to a 10-6 start in 2020 before that season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and BU followed with a 31-20 record in 2021 and 26-28 mark in 2022.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Eight Bears earned All-America honors during Rodriguez’s tenure, beginning when Troy Montemayor became Baylor’s first All-American in five seasons when he was honored in 2017. Cody
Bradford (2018), Shea Langeliers (2018, 2019), Kyle Hill (2019), Davis Wendzel (2019), Luke Boyd (2021), Jared McKenzie (2021) and Andy Thomas (2021) also earned All-America recognition under Rodriguez’s leadership.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The Bears have had 12 players selected a total of 14 times in the MLB Draft since Rodriguez took over in 2016, including a trio of first-round picks over the last two drafts. Daniel
Castano (2016, 19<sup>th</sup> round), Montana Parsons (2017, 24<sup>th</sup> round), Kameron Esthay (2017, 26<sup>th</sup> round), Montemayor (2018, 25<sup>th</sup> round), Langeliers (2019, first round), Wendzel (2018, 37<sup>th</sup> round; 2019, first
round), Bradford (2019, sixth round), Hill (2019, 10<sup>th</sup> round), Josh Bissonette (2019, 31<sup>st</sup> round), Nick Loftin (2020, first round), Thomas (2021, fifth round) and Boyd (2019, 38<sup>th</sup> round; 2021, 17<sup>th</sup> round) all went
on to professional careers after being selected in the MLB Draft. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Baylor players earned a total of 52 All-Big 12 honors over six full seasons with Rodriguez at the helm, as well as the 2017 Big 12 Newcomer of the Year (Parsons), 2018 Big 12 Pitcher
of the Year (Bradford) and 2019 Big 12 Player of the Year (Wendzel). The Bears also had a pair of Big 12 Scholar-Athletes of the Year, with Richard Cunningham honored in 2017 and Kyle Hill selected in 2019.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Rhoades has launched a national search for the next Baylor baseball head coach and will not make any comments on prospective candidates or on the search process.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">STEVE RODRIGUEZ AS BAYLOR BASEBALL HEAD COACH<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Year Overall Record Big 12 Record (Finish) Postseason<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2016 24-29 10-14 (6<sup>th</sup>)
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2017 34-23 12-12 (4<sup>th</sup>) NCAA Houston Regional (3<sup>rd</sup>)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2018 37-21 13-11 (5<sup>th</sup>) NCAA Stanford Regional (3<sup>rd</sup>)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2019 35-19 14-8 (2<sup>nd</sup>) NCAA Los Angeles Regional (3<sup>rd</sup>)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2020 10-6 N/A COVID-19 shortened season<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2021 31-20 11-13 (t-5<sup>th</sup>)
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2022 26-28 7-17 (8<sup>th</sup>)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Totals 197-146 67-75<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">BAYLOR ALL-TIME COACHING RECORDS<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Name Years Overall Pct.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Steve Smith 1995-2015 (21) 744-523-1 .587<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Mickey Sullivan 1974-94 (21) 649-428-6 .602<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Steve Rodriguez 2016-22 (7) 197-146 .574<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Dutch Schroeder 1962-73 (12) 196-165-1 .543<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Morley Jennings 1928-39 (12) 120-78-2 .605<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Frank Bridges 1920-27 (8) 95-73 .565<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">A.E. Jones 1946-50, 53 (6) 81-51 .614<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Lloyd Russell 1940-41, 58-61 (6) 72-58-1 .553<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Ralph Glaze 1910-13 (4) 54-27 .667<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Boyd SoRelle 1954-57 (4) 48-45-1 .516<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">C.P. Mosley 1914-19 (6) 47-60 .439<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">L.F. Burleson 1906-08 (3) 25-34 .423<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">R.N. Watts 1903-04 (2) 13-18 .438<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Lee Carroll 1905 (1) 12-7 .631<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Vic Bradford 1951 (1) 10-10 .500<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Chuck Devereaux 1952 (1) 9-6 .600<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">E.J. Mills 1909 (1) 9-12 .421<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Floyd Crow 1942 (1) 8-8 .500<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">J.C. Ewing 1902 (1) 5-9 .357<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Totals 1902-2022 2,394-1,758-12 .576<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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