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<a name="_Hlk490052374"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS –
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Baylor Baseball Rounds Out Homestand Against Sam Houston<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Bears going for fifth-straight win ahead of Big 12 action<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 (12-3, 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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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">BAYLOR</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> (12-3, 0-0) vs.<b> SAM HOUSTON </b>(3-12, 0-0)<br>
<b>March 11, 2025 • 6:30 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>ESPN+<br>
<b><i>Talent:</i></b> <i>Kyle Youmans, Pat Combs</i><br>
<b>LISTEN: </b>ESPN Central Texas 1660 AM/92.3 FM<br>
<b><i>Talent:</i></b> <i>Derek Smith, Tom Barfield</i><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">SAM HOUSTON BEARKATS (3-12, 0-0 C-USA)</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
<b>Location:</b> Huntsville, Texas<br>
<b>Conference/Affiliation:</b> C-USA<br>
<b>Head Coach: </b>Jay Sirianni (Nebraska, 2001)<br>
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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;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">• Baylor Baseball rides a four-game winning streak into its finale of a five-game homestand against Sam Houston on Tuesday night, looking to cap off another undefeated week at Baylor Ballpark.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">• This weekend's sweep over LMU marked BU's second of the season and the fourth time since 2017 that Baylor has swept two opponents at home within the first four weekends of the year.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">• Baylor is off to a 12-3 start to begin the season, marking just the fifth time in the last 30 seasons (since 1995) that the team has won at least 12 of its first 15 games to open the year -- 2000
(12-3), 2003 (12-3), 2006 (12-3), 2017 (14-1) and 2025 (9-3).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">• With Big 12 play beginning this coming weekend, the Bears currently sit in a tie for third place in the overall league standings, trailing Kansas and West Virginia who are each 14-1. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">• BU travels to Lawrence to face the Jayhawks in a three-game series to open up conference action this weekend.<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.<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.<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.<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.<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;color:black"><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.<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.<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 16 earned runs across 68.1 innings of relief, good for a 2.11 ERA.<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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">• The squad's 2.84 team ERA ranks 8th in the country and 2nd in the Big 12.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">• The Bears also have a bevy of other top-20 national pitching marks, including WHIP (1.04, 5th), BB/9 (2.57, 5th), K:BB Ration (3.47, 14th) and H/9 (6.77, 18th).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">• For the fourth 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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">SERIES HISTORY AGAINST SAM HOUSTON</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">• Baylor leads the all-time series over Sam Houston, 71-49.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">• The Bears are 3-1 against the Bearkats under third-year head coach <i><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/coaches/mitch-thompson/2403"><span style="color:black">Mitch Thompson</span></a></i>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">• Last season, BU and SHSU split the two meetings with the home teams winning each time. Baylor won a 9-3 contest in the last meeting on April 23, 2024, after dropping an 18-3 game in Huntsville earlier
in the year. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">TUESDAY NIGHT LIGHTS</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">• Baylor is 19-10 in midweek ballgames in the Thompson era.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">• BU has won each of its last eight midweek games dating back to the 2024 season.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">• The Bears are 3-0 in midweek contests so far this year and 3-0 against fellow teams from the state of Texas.<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;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">• Tues. March 11 • 6:30 p.m. • <b>LHP <i><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/caleb-jameson/14028"><span style="color:black">Caleb Jameson</span></a></i> (0-0, 1.50 ERA)</b> vs. RHP
Noah Kendrick (0-1, 3.97 ERA)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">SOUTHPAW STARTERS</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">• With Jameson's start on Tuesday, this marks just the third season in the Statcrew era (since 2003) that the Bears have started four unique left-handed starting pitchers, and first time to do so consecutively.<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;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">• Tuesday's game will be available on ESPN+ with Kyle Youmans and Baylor Athletics Hall of Famer Pat Combs calling the game.<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 ESPN Central Texas 1660 AM/92.3 FM for the home radio broadcast, featuring Derek Smith and Tom Barfield on the call.<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">To stay up to date on all things Baylor baseball, follow the team on its official Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts: @BaylorBaseball.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Department of Athletics | Baylor University</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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