BAYLOR BASEBALL: Bears Host Arkansas-Pine Bluff in Midweek Tilt

[Caton, Rachel]

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BAYLOR BEARS (2-1)
Location: Waco, Texas
Conference: Big 12
Head Coach: Steve Rodriguez (Pepperdine 2001)
Roster<https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?path=baseball> | Stats <https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/stats/2020> | Game Notes<https://baylorbears.com/documents/2020/2/17/BU_Baseball_Notes_vs_Arkansas_Pine_Bluff_Week_2.pdf>
BAYLOR (2-1) vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (1-3)
Waco, Texas • Baylor Ballpark (5,000)

Tuesday, Feb. 18 – 6:30 p.m. (ESPN+)

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




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ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF GOLDEN LIONS (1-3)
Location: Pine Bluff, Ark.
Conference: SWAC
Head Coach: Carlos James
Roster<https://uapblionsroar.com/sports/baseball/roster> | Stats<https://uapblionsroar.com/sports/baseball/stats>| Game Notes


SERIES INFO
Date: Tuesday, Feb. 18
Game Time: 6:30 p.m. CT
Site: Waco, Texas / Baylor Ballpark (5,000)
TV: Big 12 Now on ESPN+
  • Talent: Lincoln Rose (pxp) Richard Cunningham<https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=9199> (color)
Radio: 104.5fm | TuneIn app
 • Talent: Derek Smith (pxp), Hoot Johnigan (color)
Live Stats: BaylorStats.com
Twitter Updates: @BaylorBaseball.com
Series History: BU leads, 2-0
Waco: BU leads, 2-0
Pine Bluff: Never Met
Neutral Site: Never Met
Rodriguez vs. UAPB: 2-0
Last Meeting: April 18, 2018 (BU 14, Arkansas Pine Bluff 4)
Streak: BU W2

PITCHING MATCHUP
Baylor FR RHP Hambleton Oliver<https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=9949> (0-0, 18.00 ERA) vs. UAPB SO RHP Race Tittle (0-0, 0.00 ERA)

STORY LINES
• The Bears remain at home as part of an eight-game homestand as they welcome Arkansas-Pine Bluff for a midweek contest on Tuesday, Feb. 18 at 6:30 p.m. CT.

• The Bears are coming off a 2-1 opening weekend series with Nebraska. The Bears bounced back after an opening day loss to the Huskers, 19-9 to take game two 7-2 in walk-off fashion and game three, 7-2 on Sunday.

• FR CF Jared McKenzie<https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=9945> was outstanding in the season-opening weekend, leading the team with a .571 average with a team-high eight hits, including two doubles and three RBIs. He reached base in 9-of-17 plate appearances.

• 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 458-205 all-time at the park after starting off the 2020 season 2-1 at home.

• The Bears return all members of its pitching staff from 2019 with the exception of All-American closer Kyle Hill<https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=9204>. That includes Friday and Saturday starters Jimmy Winston<https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=9216> and Paul Dickens<https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=9217>. The Bears also add six talented newcomers to the pitching staff (five freshmen, one junior college transfer), highlighted by RHP Will Rigney<https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=9944>, drafted in the 38th round by the San Francisco Giants in 2019 and LHP Evan Godwin<https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=9950>.

• Baylor has won 30 or more (34) games in a season for the fourth-straight year (35 in 2019), giving the program back-to-back-to-back-back 30-win seasons for the first time since 2009-12.

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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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