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<a name="_Hlk490052374"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS –
</span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">March 9, 2023<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:black">Baylor Baseball Hosts Mercer For Three-Game Set<br>
</span></b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Bears looking to remain unbeaten all-time against SoCon opponents
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</span></i><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">For more information contact:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> Max Calderone, 254-265-1639,
</span><a href="mailto:Max_Calderone@Baylor.edu"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Max_Calderone@Baylor.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">BAYLOR BEARS (5-8, 0-0 Big 12)</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
<b>Location:</b> Waco, Texas <br>
<b>Conference/Affiliation:</b> Big 12<br>
<b>Head Coach: </b><i><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/coaches/mitch-thompson/1881"><span style="color:black">Mitch Thompson</span></a></i> (Fort Hays St., 1988)<br>
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<a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster"><span style="color:black">Roster</span></a> | <a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/stats/2023"><span style="color:black">Stats</span></a> | <a href="https://baylorbears.com/documents/2023/3/9/BU_BSB_Game_Notes_2023_14-16_Mercer.pdf"><span style="color:black">Game
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">BAYLOR</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> (5-8, 0-0) vs<b> MERCER </b>(9-5, 0-0)<br>
<b>March 10, 2023 • 6:30 p.m. CT<br>
March 11, 2023 • 2:00 p.m. CT<br>
March 12, 2023 • 1:00 p.m. CT</b><br>
<b>Waco, Texas • Baylor Ballpark (5,000)</b><br>
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<b>LIVE STATS: </b><a href="https://www.statbroadcast.com/events/statbroadcast.php?t=1&gid=bay"><span style="color:black">BaylorStats.com</span></a><br>
<b>WATCH: </b>Big 12 Now on ESPN+<br>
<b><i>Talent:</i></b> Lincoln Rose<i> (play-by-play) & Pat Combs (analyst)</i><br>
<b>LISTEN: </b>ESPN Central Texas 1660 AM & 92.3 FM (Sat & Sun.)*<br>
<b>LISTEN: </b>FOX Sports Central Texas 1330 AM & 93.9 FM (Fri.)<br>
<b><i>Talent:</i></b> <i>Derek Smith, Ryan Boyd, <a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/tyler-thomas/11284"><span style="color:black">Tyler Thomas</span></a></i><br>
<b><i>*Contingent upon Baylor men's and women's basketball results</i></b><br>
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<b>Baylor Social Media: </b></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:black;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="20" height="20" style="width:.2083in;height:.2083in" id="Picture_x0020_5" src="cid:image002.png@01D95294.D73E1DB0" alt="auto twitter icon"></span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </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:black;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="20" height="20" style="width:.2083in;height:.2083in" id="Picture_x0020_4" src="cid:image003.png@01D95294.D73E1DB0" alt="instagram png"></span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </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:black;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="20" height="20" style="width:.2083in;height:.2083in" id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image004.png@01D95294.D73E1DB0" alt="Facebook PNG"></span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">MERCER BEARS (9-5, 0-0 SoCon)</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
<b>Location: </b>Macon, Ga.<br>
<b>Conference/Affiliation:</b> Southern Conference<br>
<b>Head Coach:</b> Craig Gibson (Mercer, 1985)<br>
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<a href="https://mercerbears.com/sports/baseball/roster"><span style="color:black">Roster</span></a> | <a href="https://mercerbears.com/sports/baseball/stats/2023"><span style="color:black">Stats</span></a> | Game Notes (PDF)</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">STORYLINES</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">LEADING OFF</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">• Baylor Baseball is in the middle of a 14-game homestand, hosting Mercer for a three-game set this weekend at Baylor Ballpark in Waco. The home stretch lasts until March 24, when the Bears travel to take on Oklahoma
State in Stillwater, Okla., in the second week of Big 12 play.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">• BU is coming off a thrilling, 12-inning victory over Dallas Baptist Tuesday night at Baylor Ballpark.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">• In a back-and-forth affair, there were four ties and five lead changes before freshman INF <i><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/kolby-branch/12083"><span style="color:black">Kolby Branch</span></a></i> delivered
the walk-off RBI single with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 12th.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">• Baylor pitchers struck out a season-high 15 batters, the most by BU in a single game since Feb. 26, 2021 vs. Texas A&M.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">• Junior RHP's <i><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/grant-golomb/11487"><span style="color:black">Grant Golomb</span></a></i>, <i><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/cole-stasio/11509"><span style="color:black">Cole
Stasio</span></a></i> and <i><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/hambleton-oliver/11502"><span style="color:black">Hambleton Oliver</span></a></i> combined for nine strikeouts in 7.2 innings out of the bullpen without allowing an earned
run.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">NEW BEARS ON THE BLOCK</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">• Baylor returns just 15 players from its 2022 roster and welcomes 23 newcomers, including 10 true freshmen and 13 transfers.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">• Nine of the 13 transfers have previous Division I experience in <i><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/austin-stracener/12074"><span style="color:black">Austin Stracener</span></a></i>, <i><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/hunter-teplanszky/12075"><span style="color:black">Hunter
Teplanszky</span></a></i>, <i><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/daniel-altman/12078"><span style="color:black">Daniel Altman</span></a></i>, <i><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/cole-posey/12079"><span style="color:black">Cole
Posey</span></a></i>, <i><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/will-pendergrass/12081"><span style="color:black">Will Pendergrass</span></a></i>, <i><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/casey-sunseri/12082"><span style="color:black">Casey
Sunseri</span></a></i>, <i><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/cole-tremain/12084"><span style="color:black">Cole Tremain</span></a></i>, <i><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/john-ceccoli/12089"><span style="color:black">John
Ceccoli</span></a></i> and <i><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/gabe-craig/12090"><span style="color:black">Gabe Craig</span></a></i>.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">• A total of 21 Bears have made their Baylor debuts so far in 2023, including nine freshmen.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">CARDIAC KIDS</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">• Six of Baylor's 13 games this year have been decided by two runs or less, including three one-run ballgames.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">• In each of BU's five wins this year, the game has been tied in the 7th inning or later.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">• BU has won two games on walk-off hits, both in extra innings.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">• Baylor has already played three extra-inning games so far in 2023, it's most in a season since playing three in 2018.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">• The last time BU played four extra-inning games in a season was 2015.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">ADD IT TO THE K-COUNTER</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">• The Bears have eclipsed double-digit strikeouts on the mound in 10 of their 13 games so far this season.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">• BU has punched out at least 13 opposing hitters in six games this year.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">• Baylor leads the Big 12 with 147 strikeouts. It's 11.12 strikeouts per nine innings mark also leads the conference and ranks 31st nationally.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">SERIES HISTORY VS MERCER</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">• This will be the first meeting in program history between Baylor and Mercer.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">• BU is 5-0 all-time against teams from the SoCon, having swept ETSU in a three-game series last year and defeated Wofford twice in 2016.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">BEAR ON BEAR CRIME</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">• Both Baylor and Mercer's mascots are the Bears.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">• BU is 10-15 all-time against opposing schools with a Bear mascot.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">• 10-15 includes games against schools who are the Bruins.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">• Baylor's last win over a similar mascot came in 2022 against UCLA, a 2-1 win at the Shriners Children's College Classic.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">PROBABLE STARTERS</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">• Friday, March 10 • 6:30 p.m. • <b>RHP <i><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/blake-helton/11490"><span style="color:black">Blake Helton</span></a></i> (0-1, 7.71 ERA)</b> vs. RHP Josh Harlow
(3-0, 1.50 ERA)</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">• Saturday, March 11 • 2:00 p.m. • <b>RHP <i><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/mason-marriott/11495"><span style="color:black">Mason Marriott</span></a></i> (0-1, 3.68 ERA)</b> vs. RHP Ryan Lobus
(1-1, 2.70 ERA)</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">• Sunday, March 12 • 1:00 p.m. • <b>LHP <i><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/cam-caley/11478"><span style="color:black">Cam Caley</span></a></i> (0-2, 9.75 ERA)</b> vs. RHP Josh Farmer (0-1, 7.71
ERA)</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">BROADCAST INFORMATION</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">• All three games this weekend will be broadcast on Big 12 Now on ESPN+, with Lincoln Rose (play-by-play) and former Bear Pat Combs (analyst) on the call.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">• Fans can also tune in to the Baylor home radio broadcast, featuring Derek Smith, Ryan Boyd and <i><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/tyler-thomas/11284"><span style="color:black">Tyler Thomas</span></a></i>.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">• Friday's game will be available on FOX Sports Central Texas 1330 AM and 93.9 FM. Saturday and Sunday's games will depend on Baylor men's and women's basketball results at their respective Big 12 Tournaments.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">SIX IS THE MAGIC NUMBER</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">• Baylor is 5-0 this season when scoring six or more runs, and 0-8 when scoring five or fewer runs.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">• The Bears are 3-1 when holding their opponents to five or fewer runs.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">• When leading after six innings, BU is 4-0.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">A WIN WOULD...</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">• A win in Friday's series-opener would be Baylor's third win in a row.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">• Prior to Tuesday's victory over DBU, the Bears had yet to win back-to-back games in 2023.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">• BU had only five win streaks of three or more in 2022.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">• Baylor's next win will mark its 2,400th in program history. </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">• BU won its 2,300th game at TCU on April 26, 2019, as part of a three-game road sweep of the Horned Frogs. <br>
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