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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: black;"><a name="_Hlk490052374" data-outlook-id="dc864525-ce7f-4cf1-a882-9ac93253456e" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><b>BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS –
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; color: black;"><b>Baylor Baseball Heads to Sam Houston for Midweek Matchup <br>
</b></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: black;"><i>Bears have won six of seven meetings against Bearkats during Thompson Era <br>
</i></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: black;"><b>For more information contact:</b> Max Calderone, 254-265-1639,
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(149, 79, 114);"><a href="mailto:Max_Calderone@Baylor.edu" data-outlook-id="4d35b406-2fbc-44e9-a9d2-ef9825f670db" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><u>Max_Calderone@Baylor.edu</u></a></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: black;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; color: black;"><b> </b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(38, 38, 40); font-weight: 700;">BAYLOR BEARS (22-17, 9-9 Big 12)</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(38, 38, 40);"><br>
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(38, 38, 40); font-weight: 700;">Location:</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(38, 38, 40);"> Waco,
Texas <br>
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(38, 38, 40); font-weight: 700;">Conference/Affiliation:</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(38, 38, 40);"> Big
12<br>
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(38, 38, 40); font-weight: 700;">Head Coach: </span><span style="font-size: 12.833625px; color: rgb(38, 38, 40);"><dfn style="border: 0px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; color: rgb(38, 38, 40);">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(20, 71, 51); font-weight: 500;"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/coaches/mitch-thompson/2913" rel="smarttag" data-uw-rm-brl="PR" data-uw-original-href="/sports/baseball/roster/coaches/mitch-thompson/2913" data-outlook-id="ab7e292d-874c-44d0-ba77-44964a983eb6" style="color: rgb(20, 71, 51); margin: 0px;"><u>Mitch
Thompson</u></a></span></div>
</dfn></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(38, 38, 40);"> (Fort Hays St., 1988)<br>
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</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(20, 71, 51); font-weight: 500;"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster" data-uw-rm-brl="PR" data-uw-original-href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster" data-outlook-id="c490218c-dec3-4281-937f-30aeb5ae6406" style="color: rgb(20, 71, 51); margin: 0px;"><u>Roster</u></a></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(38, 38, 40);"> |
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(20, 71, 51); font-weight: 500;"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/stats/2026" data-uw-rm-brl="PR" data-uw-original-href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/stats/2026" data-outlook-id="6f4d5acd-c5c0-4f5e-ab71-a9528271011c" style="color: rgb(20, 71, 51); margin: 0px;"><u>Stats</u></a></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(38, 38, 40);"> |
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(20, 71, 51); font-weight: 500;"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/documents/2026/4/20/BU_BSB_Game_Notes_2026_40_SHSU.pdf" data-uw-pdf-br="2" data-uw-pdf-doc="" data-outlook-id="5c5e3874-2799-4c8e-947b-5542bdcd6a15" style="color: rgb(20, 71, 51); margin: 0px;"><u>Game
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<span style="color: rgb(38, 38, 40); font-weight: 700;">BAYLOR</span><span style="color: rgb(38, 38, 40);"> (22-17, 9-9) at</span><span style="color: rgb(38, 38, 40); font-weight: 700;"> SAM HOUSTON
</span><span style="color: rgb(38, 38, 40);">(17-23, 7-11)<br>
</span><span style="color: rgb(38, 38, 40); font-weight: 700;">April 21, 2026 • 6:00 p.m. CT</span><span style="color: rgb(38, 38, 40);"><br>
</span><span style="color: rgb(38, 38, 40); font-weight: 700;">Huntsville, Texas • Don Sanders Stadium (1,163)</span><span style="color: rgb(38, 38, 40);"><br>
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</span><span style="color: rgb(38, 38, 40); font-weight: 700;">LIVE STATS: </span>
<span style="color: rgb(20, 71, 51); font-weight: 500;"><a href="http://www.statbroadcast.com/events/statbroadcast.php?t=1&gid=bay" data-uw-rm-brl="PR" data-uw-original-href="http://www.statbroadcast.com/events/statbroadcast.php?t=1&gid=bay" data-outlook-id="68f39ee7-5ca7-4fbb-8659-2a227fc8355b" style="color: rgb(20, 71, 51); margin: 0px;"><u>BaylorBears.com/Stats</u></a></span><span style="color: rgb(38, 38, 40);"><br>
</span><span style="color: rgb(38, 38, 40); font-weight: 700;">WATCH: </span><span style="color: rgb(38, 38, 40);">ESPN+<br>
</span><span style="color: rgb(38, 38, 40); font-weight: 700;">LISTEN</span><span style="color: rgb(38, 38, 40);">: ESPN Central Texas 1660 AM/92.3 FM<br>
</span><span style="color: rgb(38, 38, 40); font-weight: 700;"><i>Talent:</i></span><span style="color: rgb(38, 38, 40);"> <i>Derek Smith, Tom Barfield</i><br>
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</span><span style="color: rgb(38, 38, 40); font-weight: 700;">Baylor Social Media: </span><span style="color: rgb(20, 71, 51); font-weight: 500;"><a href="https://twitter.com/BaylorBaseball" target="_blank" data-uw-rm-brl="PR" data-uw-original-href="https://twitter.com/BaylorBaseball" data-uw-rm-ext-link="" data-outlook-id="25a92b74-0a1f-4d91-a2b7-b943893a1fe0" style="color: rgb(20, 71, 51); margin: 0px;"><u><img src="https://baylorbears.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_id=0&image_path=/images/2012/10/19/twitter-icon.png" alt="auto twitter icon" id="img-ef42749f-9c33-4784-b2dc-407928b0979d" data-uw-rm-alt-original="auto twitter icon" data-uw-rm-alt="ALT" width="20" style="width: 20px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; margin: 2em 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; vertical-align: middle;"></u></a></span><span style="color: rgb(38, 38, 40);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(20, 71, 51); font-weight: 500;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/baylorbaseball/?hl=en" target="_blank" data-uw-rm-brl="PR" data-uw-original-href="https://www.instagram.com/baylorbaseball/?hl=en" data-uw-rm-ext-link="" data-outlook-id="17955891-7bf5-4e05-9ecc-f0e5444a14ae" style="color: rgb(20, 71, 51); margin: 0px;"><u><img src="https://baylorbears.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_id=0&image_path=/images/2018/10/25/Instagram.png" alt="instagram png" id="img-c3f3b241-8e2e-4ecc-aaf7-052b393e1dae" data-uw-rm-alt-original="instagram png" data-uw-rm-alt="ALT" width="20" style="width: 20px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; margin: 2em 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; vertical-align: middle;"></u></a></span><span style="color: rgb(38, 38, 40);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(20, 71, 51); font-weight: 500;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/BaylorBaseball/" target="_blank" data-uw-rm-brl="PR" data-uw-original-href="https://www.facebook.com/BaylorBaseball/" data-uw-rm-ext-link="" data-outlook-id="80616eea-8e9d-4191-ac88-940cccee91ba" style="color: rgb(20, 71, 51); margin: 0px;"><u><img src="https://baylorbears.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_id=0&image_path=/images/2018/10/25/Facebook.png" alt="Facebook PNG" id="img-bc87e57d-0212-4383-a533-abce90c6acb0" data-uw-rm-alt-original="Facebook PNG" data-uw-rm-alt="ALT" width="20" style="width: 20px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; margin: 2em 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; vertical-align: middle;"></u></a></span></div>
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<span style="color: rgb(38, 38, 40); font-weight: 700;">SAM HOUSTON BEARKATS (17-23, 7-11 C-USA)</span><span style="color: rgb(38, 38, 40);"><br>
</span><span style="color: rgb(38, 38, 40); font-weight: 700;">Location:</span><span style="color: rgb(38, 38, 40);"> Huntsville, Texas<br>
</span><span style="color: rgb(38, 38, 40); font-weight: 700;">Conference/Affiliation:</span><span style="color: rgb(38, 38, 40);"> C-USA<br>
</span><span style="color: rgb(38, 38, 40); font-weight: 700;">Head Coach: </span>
<span style="color: rgb(38, 38, 40);">Jay Sirianni (Nebraska, 2001)<br>
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</span><span style="color: rgb(20, 71, 51); font-weight: 500;"><a href="https://gobearkats.com/sports/baseball/stats/2026" data-uw-rm-brl="PR" data-uw-original-href="https://gobearkats.com/sports/baseball/stats/2026" data-outlook-id="00ca0364-8cfd-4152-9e22-8e4fe3744a47" style="color: rgb(20, 71, 51); margin: 0px;"><u>Stats</u></a></span><span style="color: rgb(38, 38, 40);"> <br>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>STORYLINES</b></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>LEADING OFF</b></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">• Baylor Baseball hits the road for four games away from the banks of the Brazos
this week, beginning with a Tuesday night tilt at Sam Houston before heading to Tempe, Ariz., to face No. 21 Arizona State.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">• The Bears sit in a four-way tie for sixth place in the league standings at
9-9, alongside Kansas State, Utah and BYU.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">• BU posted a 2-2 week that included a thrilling 10-9 victory in 12 innings
over UTSA on Tuesday night and an 11-4 win over TCU on Friday night in front of the largest home crowd since 2017.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">• The Bears have 10 comeback victories in 2026 and have come from behind in
each of their last four wins.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">• BU's largest deficit erased in a win this season was a three-run hole against
West Virginia (March 13), and the Bears' latest deficit faced was the two-run hole against UTSA in the 12th inning (April 14).</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">• Baylor is 8-2 in series openers so far in 2026 and has won seven of its last
eight series openers.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">• Prior to the Cincinnati series, BU had won four-straight series openers in
Big 12 play, marking the first such streak for the program since 2021.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br>
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<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>TUESDAY NIGHT TILTS</b></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">• Baylor is 64-49 all-time against Sam Houston and has won six of seven meetings
against the Bearkats under fourth-year head coach Mitch Thompson, including each of the last four meetings and March 10's matchup earlier this year (13-5).</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">• BU is 6-3 in midweek ballgames so far in 2026 and 33-14 in such games during
the Thompson Era, including wins in 22 of its last 26 midweek contests.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">• BU is 10-6 this season against fellow teams from the state of Texas.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br>
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<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS</b></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">• Tues. April 21 • 6:00 p.m. CT •
<b>RHP Caldwell McFaddin (0-0, 4.35 ERA) </b>vs. RHP Gabe Winans (1-0, 5.75 ERA)</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br>
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<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>SWIPING RIGHT (ON THE BASES)</b></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">• Through 39 games, the Bears have stolen 72 bases, the most by a BU team at
this point in a season since at least 2003.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">• 72 stolen bases is also the most in a single season since the Bears stole
96 in 2012.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">• Baylor has stolen five or more bases five times in 2026, and have stolen multiple
bases in 19 games this year.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">• 2026 is the first season since 2013 that BU has had three or more players
reach double figures in stolen bases: Brady Janusek, 16; Travis Sanders, 14; Pearson Riebock, 10.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br>
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<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>NO BROOMS AROUND THE BEARS</b></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">• With Baylor's win over TCU in the series opener, BU has now collected at least
one win in 17 consecutive Big 12 series.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">• The last time BU was swept in a conference series was May 10-11, 2024, at
Oklahoma.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">• Baylor has won five straight series finales when faced with an 0-2 deficit
in a Big 12 series.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">• Until the Cincinnati series, Baylor had not been down 0-2 in a conference
series since May 9-11, 2025, vs. Oklahoma State. </span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">• After leading the Big 12 with nine hits and seven runs, redshirt senior 1B
Tyce Armstrong was named the league's Co-Newcomer of the Week on Monday. He hit .500 for the week with two home runs and six RBIs.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">• Armstrong is tied for fifth in the Big 12 with 14 home runs and ranks 6th
in the league with 45 RBIs.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">• Armstrong's 14 home runs mark the 11th time since 2012 that a Bear has hit
double-digit homers in a single season and are the most since Josh Ludy hit 16 in 2012.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">• This is the second time under fourth-year head coach Mitch Thompson that a
Bear has hit 10+ home runs (Jordan, 10 in 2025).</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">• Armstrong sits just seven homers shy of BU's school record for home runs in
a season (Charley Carter, 21 in 1998).</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">• Armstrong sits two blasts shy of cracking the top-10 on BU's single-season leaderboard.</span></p>
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2021, when Andy Thomas (11) and Jared McKenzie (10) each did so.</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">• Freshman OF Brady Janusek is putting up one of the top seasons by any freshman
in the Big 12, leading the league with nine home runs and tied for the conference lead with 16 stolen bases among first-year players.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">• Janusek sits two home runs shy of breaking Baylor's freshman single-season
HR record (Max Muncy, 11, 2010).</span></p>
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set by Mike Robison in 1988 (24).</span></p>
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