BAYLOR BASEBALL: Bears Host UTRGV on Wednesday

Tue Feb 25 22:39:16 CST 2020

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BAYLOR BEARS (4-3)
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/2020/2/25/BU_Baseball_Notes_vs_UTRGV.pdf>
BAYLOR (4-2) vs. UTRGV (2-5)
Waco, Texas • Baylor Ballpark (5,000)

Wednesday, Feb. 26 – 3:00 p.m. (ESPN+)

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

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UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros (2-5)
Location: Edinburg, Texas
Conference: WAC
Head Coach: Derek Matlock
Roster<https://goutrgv.com/sports/baseball/roster> | Stats<https://static.goutrgv.com/custompages/Baseball%20Stats/2020/teamstat.htm?path=baseball>| Game Notes

GAME INFO

Date: Tuesday, Feb. 26
Game Time: 6:30 p.m. CT
Site: Waco, Texas / Baylor Ballpark (5,000)
TV: Big 12 Now on ESPN+
Radio: 1660 am/92.3 fm| TuneIn app
 • Talent: Derek Smith (pxp), Hoot Johnigan (color)
Live Stats: BaylorStats.com
Twitter Updates: @BaylorBaseball.com
Series History: First Meeting

PITCHING MATCHUP
TUES    |    FR RHP Will Rigney<https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=9944> (0-0, 0.00 ERA)    vs.    R-JR RHP John Henry Gonzalez (0-0, 5.79 ERA)

STORY LINES
• The Bears remain finish off an eight-game homestand to start the 2020 season when they host UT Rio Grande Valley on Wednesday, Feb. 26 at 3 p.m. CT at Baylor Ballpark.

• The Bears are looking to snap a one-game losing streak and to remain undefeated in midweek contests after defeating UAPB 10-0 last Tuesday.

 • The Bears are 36-12 all-time in midweek contests under fifth-year head coach Steve Rodriguez<https://baylorbears.com/coaches.aspx?rc=18>.

• The Bears are coming off a 1-2 weekend against visiting Oral Roberts. The Bears lost game one 7-3, bounced back to win game two 7-4, but fell in game three, 4-2.

• FR CF Jared McKenzie<https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=9945> has been outstanding for the Bears over the first two weeks of the season, leading the team with a .517 average with a team-high 15 hits, including two doubles and four RBIs over seven games. He has reached base in 17-of-31 plate appearances on the year with just two strike outs.

• Baylor has finished its home schedule with a .500 record or better in all 20 seasons at Baylor Ballpark (since 1999) and is 459-205 all-time at the park after starting off the 2020 season 4-3 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>.
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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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