Baylor Baseball Returns Home To Face Kansas For Three

Wed Apr 13 18:41:03 CDT 2022

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – April 13, 2022

Baylor BSB Returns Home To Face Kansas For Three
Bears are 11-5 against the Jayhawks under Coach Rodriguez
For more information contact: Max Calderone, 254-265-1639, Max_Calderone at Baylor.edu<mailto:Max_Calderone at Baylor.edu>

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BAYLOR BEARS (16-16, 2-7 Big 12)
Location: Waco, Texas
Conference/Affiliation: Big 12
Head Coach: Steve Rodriguez<https://baylorbears.com/coaches.aspx?rc=1811> (Pepperdine, 2001)

Roster<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster> | Stats<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/stats/2022> | Game Notes (PDF)<https://baylorbears.com/documents/2022/4/13/BU_BSB_Game_Notes_2022_33_35_Kansas.pdf>
BAYLOR (16-16, 2-7) vs KANSAS (13-18, 1-5)
April 14, 2022 • 6:30 p.m. CT
April 15, 2022 • 5:00 p.m. CT
April 16, 2022 • 12:00 p.m. CT
Waco, Texas • Baylor Ballpark (5,000)

LIVE STATS: BaylorStats.com<https://www.statbroadcast.com/events/statbroadcast.php?t=1&gid=bay>
WATCH: Big 12 Now on ESPN+
Talent:  John Morris<https://baylorbears.com/staff.aspx?staff=52> (PxP), Pat Combs (Analyst)
LISTEN: Learfield / ESPN Central Texas 1660 AM & 92.3 FM
Talent:  Derek Smith, Ryan Boyd

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KANSAS JAYHAWKS (13-18, 1-5 Big 12)
Location: Lawrence, Kan.
Conference/Affiliation: Big 12
Head Coach: Ritch Price (Willamette, 1978)

Roster<https://kuathletics.com/sports/baseball/roster/> | Stats<https://kuathletics.com/sports/baseball/cumestats/season/2022/> <https://uapblionsroar.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats> | Game Notes<https://kuathletics.com/2022-baseball-media-center/>

STORYLINES

LEADING OFF

• Baylor returns home after a five-game road stretch for a unique Thursday-Saturday series vs. Kansas.

• BU currently sits in seventh place in the Big 12 standings at 2-7 in conference play, with 5 Big 12 series remaining.

• The Bears continue to turn double plays at a high rate, leading the Big 12 and ranking third nationally with 35 total twin killings and 1.09 per game.

• BU has recorded at least one extra-base hit in each of its last 11 games, and have notched at least three XBH in 14 games this season.

• Sophomore OF Jared McKenzie has been on an absolute tear of late, batting .462 (30-for-65) since the second game of a doubleheader on March 12. 12 of McKenzie's 30 hits have gone for extra bases and he has driven in 19 runs across those last 19 games.

• McKenzie's 19-game on-base streak is a career high.

• Senior LHP Tyler Thomas leads the Big 12 and ranks 38th nationally with a 1.97 ERA. He also ranks second in the league with a 6.25 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a 0.89 WHIP.

• Current members of the weekend rotation (Tyler Thomas, Kobe Andrade, Will Rigney) boast a combined 3.07 ERA.

BY THE NUMBERS

• Baylor leads the all-time series 59-22 over Kansas.

• Under seventh-year head coach Steve Rodriguez, the Bears are 11-5 against the Jayhawks.

• BU has won five of the last seven meetings and each of the last two series over KU.

• Last year, Baylor came very close to sweeping the Jayhawks in Lawrence after winning both ends of a Saturday doubleheader, but dropping the Sunday finale by one run, 3-2.

PROBABLE STARTERS

Thursday, April 14 • 6:30 p.m. CT • RHP Will Rigney (2-0, 4.40 ERA) vs. LHP Daniel Hegarty (3-3, 5.91 ERA)

Friday, April 15 • 5:00 p.m. CT • LHP Kobe Andrade (2-1, 3.56 ERA) vs. RHP Cole Larsen (1-5, 5.44)

Saturday, April 16 • 12:00 p.m. CT • TBD vs. RHP Ryan Vanderhei (5-2, 4.44 ERA)

BROADCAST INFORMATION

• All games this weekend will be streamed on Big 12 Now on ESPN+ with John Morris (PxP) and Pat Combs (Analyst) on the call.

• Fans can also tune in to ESPN Central Texas 1660 AM and 92.3 FM for the Baylor radio broadcast, featuring Derek Smith (Play-by-Play) and Ryan Boyd (Analyst) on the call.

TURNING TWO

• Baylor leads the Big 12 and is tied for second nationally with 35 double plays turned in 2022 (1.09 per game).

• Sophomore 2B Tre Richardson has an assist in 27 of those 35 twin killings so far this season.

• The Bears rolled just 33 double plays in all of 2021 (0.65 per game).

WE WENT TO JARED

• Baylor slugger Jared McKenzie is on a tear, going 29-for-65 (.462) since March 12 and 17-for-39 (.436) over his last 10 games.

• The third-year sophomore preseason All-American has raised his batting average from .163 to .306 with nine multi-hit performances over that span.

• 12 of those 30 hits have gone for extra-bases, as McKenzie has tallied seven doubles, one triple, and four HRs.

• Two of McKenzie's home runs have been inside-the-parkers, most recently coming on April 1 vs. ETSU.

• His first inside-the-parker was Baylor's first since March 19, 2011, when Chris Slater did so against Texas Tech.

• McKenzie's 19-game on-base streak is a career high.

-BaylorBears.com-

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Max Calderone | Associate Director of Athletics Communications (BSB, FB, EQ)
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
C: 254-265-1639

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