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<a name="_Hlk490052374"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS –
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Bears to face No. 8 Oregon State, Ohio State, No. 25 Auburn at Globe Life Field in Arlington<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">BAYLOR BEARS (7-1, 0-0 Big 12)</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",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/2403"><span style="color:black">Mitch Thompson</span></a></i> (Fort Hays St., 1988)<br>
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BAYLOR</b> (7-1, 0-0) vs<b> OHIO STATE </b>(1-5, 0-0)<br>
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<b>Arlington, Texas • Globe Life Field (40,300)</b><br>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">STORYLINES</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">LEADING OFF</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">• Baylor Baseball heads north to Arlington for a premier weekend at the Amegy Bank College Baseball Series, facing off against a pair of ranked teams and another Power-4 opponent in No. 8 Oregon State,
Ohio State and No. 25 Auburn.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">• BU is off to a 7-1 start to the season, it's best since 2019 and just the fourth time since 1995 that the Bears have opened the year 7-1 or better [2017 (8-0), 2019 (8-0) and 2008 (7-1].</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">• Baylor took care of SFA on Tuesday night, 9-4, marking its seventh-straight midweek win dating back to last season.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">• Baylor returns 22 players from its 2024 roster, including six position player starters, and welcomes 18 newcomers.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">• BU has 16 seniors on its 2025 roster, including six fifth-year players and three sixth-year players.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">• The Bears are led by the outfield trio of seniors -- <i><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/enzo-apodaca/13995"><span style="color:black">Enzo Apodaca</span></a></i>, <i><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/ty-johnson/13515"><span style="color:black">Ty
Johnson</span></a></i> and <i><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/wesley-jordan/13516"><span style="color:black">Wesley Jordan</span></a></i>, who accounted for nearly 36% of the team's offense a year ago (176 of 491 hits)</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">• Baylor plays a combined 13 games against five NCAA Tournament teams in 2025 and will face 10 30-game winners, including two squads that won 40 or more games last season.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">• 46% of the schedule features opponents that finished 2024 with a top-75 RPI.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">SERIES HISTORY At GLOBE LIFE FIELD</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">• Baylor is still in search of its first win at the new home of the Texas Rangers; since its opening in 2020, Baylor is 0-6 at Globe Life Field.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">• The Bears went 0-2 at the 2022 Big 12 Championship at GLF, then dropped a rain-moved contest against TCU in 2023, and went 0-3 at the 2024 Shriners Children's College Showdown.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">• BU won its only previous meeting against Oregon State, a 4-3 thriller in 10 innings at the 2005 College World Series.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">• This will be the first meeting between Baylor and Ohio State.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">• BU also won its only other previous meeting with Auburn, a 12-6 contest at the 2021 Round Rock Classic.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">• The Bears are 10-11 at in-state tournaments over the last eight seasons, including four trips to the Shriners College Classic in Houston, an appearance at the 2021 Round Rock Classic, a showing at
the 2018 Frisco College Classic, and a trip to the 2024 Shriners Children's College Showdown in Arlington.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">PROBABLE STARTERS</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">• Fri. Feb. 28 • 7:00 p.m. • <b>LHP <i><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/ethan-calder/13507"><span style="color:black">Ethan Calder</span></a></i> (2-0, 0.75 ERA)</b> vs. LHP Nelson
Keljo (0-0, 2.25 ERA)</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">• Sat. March 1 • 2:00 p.m. • <b>LHP <i><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/bryson-bales/14021"><span style="color:black">Bryson Bales</span></a></i> (1-0, 4.50 ERA)</b> vs. RHP Chase
Herrell (0-0, 3.75 ERA)</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">• Sun. March 2 • 3:00 p.m. • <b>RHP <i><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/cole-stasio/13524"><span style="color:black">Cole Stasio</span></a></i> (1-0, 4.50 ERA)</b> vs. RHP Christian
Chatterton (0-0, 4.66 ERA)</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">EARLY SEASON HIGHLIGHTS</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">• Baylor completed its first Opening Weekend sweep since 2019, outscoring Youngstown State 38-11.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">• The Bears posted back-to-back shutouts against UTSA and Gonzaga, the team's first consecutive shutouts since April 1-2, 2021.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">• BU's bullpen has allowed just eight earned runs across 35 innings of relief, good for a 2.06 ERA.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">• Junior LHP <i><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/ethan-calder/13507"><span style="color:black">Ethan Calder</span></a></i> was named the Big 12 Co-Pitcher of the Week after his
outstanding Opening Day start in which he struck out 13 batters in just five innings against Youngstown State.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">• Through eight games, Baylor is hitting .342 as a team, the nation's 14th-best batting average, and has compiled 90 total hits, ranking 25th nationally.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">• The squad's 2.15 team ERA ranks 10th in the country and the club's .462 on-base percentage ranks 13th.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">• For the second week in a row, Baylor is currently receiving votes in the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Top 25 poll. Baylor has not been ranked in a major poll since 2019.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">CONTROLLING THE RUNNING GAME</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">• Opponents have <i>attempted</i> to run just twice on Baylor pitchers and catchers, and have been caught stealing both times. </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">• Meanwhile, the Bears have already stolen 13 bases as a team offensively, a third of the squad's entire 2024 output (39 stolen bases).</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">BROADCAST INFORMATION</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">• All three of this weekend's games can be streamed via FloCollege, with Brant Freeman and Ty Harrington on the call. </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">• Fans can also tune in to the home radio broadcast on ESPN Central Texas 1660 AM/92.3 FM all weekend long to hear Derek Smith, Tom Barfield and <i><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/cole-posey/13007"><span style="color:black">Cole
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