Baylor Baseball: No. 12 Baseball Ready for Regular Season Finale at No. 13 OSU

[Caton, Rachel]

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BAYLOR BEARS (33-13, 14-6 Big 12)
Location: Waco, Texas
Conference: Big 12
Head Coach: Steve Rodriguez (Pepperdine 2001)
Roster<https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?path=baseball> | Stats <https://baylorbears.com/cumestats.aspx?path=baseball&year=2019> | Game Notes<https://baylorbears.com/documents/2019/5/16/BU_Baseball_Notes_vs_OSU.pdf>
No. 12 BAYLOR (33-13, 14-6) at No. 12 Oklahoma State (30-17, 12-9)
Stillwater, Okla. • Allie P. Reynolds Stadium (4,000)

Thursday, May 16 – 6:35 p.m. (Fox Sports Oklahoma)
Friday, May 17 – 6:35 p.m. (Fox Sports Plus)
Saturday, May 18 – 6:05 p.m. (Fox Sports Plus)

STATS: Live Stats<http://statbroadcast.com/>


Baylor Social Media: [auto twitter icon] <http://twitter.com/baylorbaseball>  [instagram png] <http://instagram.com/baylorbaseball>  [Facebook PNG] <http://facebook.com/baylorbaseball>
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OKLAHOMA STATE (30-17, 12-9 Big 12)
Location: Stillwater, Okla.
Conference: Big 12
Head Coach: Josh Holliday
Roster<https://okstate.com/roster.aspx?path=baseball> | Stats<https://okstate.com/cumestats.aspx?path=baseball&>| Game Notes<https://okstate.com/documents/2019/5/15/Game_Notes_25_Baylor.pdf>

MEDIA INFORMATION
Game 47: Fox Sports Oklahoma
Game 48: Fox Sports Plus
Game 49: Fox Sports Plus
Radio: 1660am/93.2fm
Radio Stream: https://listen.tunein.com/baylor18schedule ($)
Live Stats: statbroadcast.com<http://statbroadcast.com>
All-Time Series vs. OSU: 43-43
Rodriguez vs. OSU: 5-4
First Meeting: April 20, 1925
Last Meeting: May 13, 2018

STORY LINES
• The Bears embark on their final regular season weekend as they visit No. 13 Oklahoma State in a three-game series with implications for the Big 12 title beginning on Thursday, May 16. Game one of the series is set for Thursday at 6:35 p.m., game two on Friday is also at 6:35 p.m. and game three is on Saturday at 6:05 p.m.
• The Bears lead the Big 12 by 0.5 games as we enter the final weekend of the regular season and the magic number to clinch the title is three games. The Bears need to either sweep at Oklahoma State, or match what Texas Tech does against TCU.
• The Bears are looking for their fourth Big 12 title and first since 2012 (2012, 2005, 2000). The Bears also won Southwest Conference titles in 1923 and 1966.
• The Bears have won 8-of-10 three game series on the year, including 5-of-6 in the Big 12.
• With three regular season games left, the Bears are one win away from tying the most regular season wins under head coach Steve Rodriguez<https://baylorbears.com/coaches.aspx?rc=18> (34 in 2017).
• Baylor has finished its home schedule with a .500 record or better (24-6 in 2019) in all 20 seasons at Baylor Ballpark (since 1999) and is 456-204 all-time at the park.


HOW TO WATCH AND STREAM
Thursday's game will be televised live on Fox Sports Oklahoma, while Friday and Saturday will be televised on Fox Sports Plus. All three games will also be streamed on the Fox Sports Go app.


PROJECTED PITCHING MATCHUP
Thursday, May 16 • 6:35 p.m. CT • LHP Paul Dickens<https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=9217> (4-1, 3.25 ERA) vs. RHP Jensen Elliott (7-3, 3.84 ERA)
Friday, May 17 • 6:35 p.m. CT • RHP Jimmy Winston<https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=62> (5-1, 3.72 ERA) vs. LHP Parker Scott (2-1, 1.44 ERA)
Saturday, May 18 • 6:05 p.m. CT • RHP Jacob Ashkinos<https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=29> (2-3, 4.62 ERA) vs. RHP Brett Standlee (2-1, 4.50 ERA)

AGAINST OKLAHOMA STATE
• Under the direction of fourth-year head coach Steve Rodriguez<https://baylorbears.com/coaches.aspx?rc=18>, the Bears are 5-4 against the Cowboys. The Bears have won the last two series against the Cowboys, taking two-of-three against then-No. 20 OSU in 2018, taking game one, falling in game two before winning the rubber match. Then in 2017 in Stillwater, the Bears swept the Cowboys by scores of 9-3, 3-2 and 8-7. In Rod's first year at the helm, the Bears were swept at home.


IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS
• The Bears boast the fourth-highest batting average in the nation (.319), 18th with 2.24 doubles per game,14th in slugging percentage (.482) and 19th in on-base percentage (0.404). The Bears' fielding percentage of 0.979 ranks 15th nationally. On the mound the Bears rank 23rd in ERA (3.58) and 14th with just 7.54 hits allowed per nine innings. Also, the Bears' six shutouts on the year rank seventh nationally.


INDIVIDUALS IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS
• Davis Wendzel<https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=61> ranks 32nd nationally with a batting average of .385 and his on-base percentage ranks 19th (.500). Andy Thomas<https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=57> ranks fifth nationally with 0.49 doubles per game, while his 19 doubles on the year rank19th. Nick Loftin<https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=49> is the 22nd-toughest guy nationally to strikeout, only doing so once every 13.3 at bats.

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Rachel Caton | Associate Sports Information Director
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
O: 254-710-3784 | C: 254-652-2061

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