Baylor Baseball Welcomes Houston Baptist For Midweek Clash

Mon Feb 21 18:25:28 CST 2022

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – Feb. 21, 2022

Baylor BSB Welcomes Houston Baptist For Midweek Clash
Bears continue seven-game homestand to begin 2022
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 (0-3, 0-0 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/2022/2/21/BU_BSB_Game_Notes_2022_04_HBU.pdf>
BAYLOR (0-3, 0-0) vs HOUSTON BAPTIST (0-3, 0-0)
Feb. 22, 2022 • 6:30 p.m. CT
Waco, Texas • Baylor Ballpark (5,000)

LIVE STATS: Stat Broadcast<http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=392145>
WATCH: Big 12 Now on ESPN+
Talent: John Morris<https://baylorbears.com/staff.aspx?staff=52> (pxp), Pat Combs (analyst)
LISTEN: Learfield / 1660 AM & 92.3 FM in Central Texas
Talent:  Ryan Boyd (pxp), Matt Czimskey (analyst)

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HOUSTON BAPTIST HUSKIES (0-3, 0-0 Southland)
Location: Houston, Texas
Conference/Affiliation: Southland
Head Coach: Lance Berkman
 (Rice, 1998)

Roster<https://hbuhuskies.com/sports/baseball/roster> | Stats<https://hbuhuskies.com/sports/baseball/stats/2022> <https://uapblionsroar.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats> | Game Notes (PDF)<https://hbuhuskies.com/documents/2022/2/21/2022_HBU_BSB_Game_Notes_Baylor_Rice.pdf>

STORYLINES
HOME SWEET HOME
• Baylor continues its seven-game homestand to begin the 2022 season with a Tuesday night tilt against Houston Baptist, followed by a three-game set against No. 23 Duke over the weekend.
• BU is 72-29 (.713) at home over the last five seasons.
• The Bears will stay close to home in 2022, as 46 of its 52 regular-season contests will be played in the state of Texas.
• Baylor doesn't leave the state of Texas until April 8-10, when it travels to take on West Virginia in Morgantown.
SERIES HISTORY BY THE NUMBERS
• Baylor is 5-2 all-time and 2-1 under seventh-year head coach Steve Rodriguez against HBU,having won the most recent meeting on Feb. 18, 2018.
• The Bears took two of three from the Huskies four years ago, as HBU came to Waco for the first series of the season.
• BU is 43-15 in midweek games under Coach Rod, including a 7-1 mark last year,
PROBABLE STARTERS
Tuesday, Feb. 22 • 6:30 p.m. CT • LHP Kobe Andrade (0-0, 6.75 ERA)* vs. RHP Will Ripoll (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
*2021 stats at Texas A&M
BROADCAST INFORMATION
• Tuesday's game will be televised on Big 12 Now on ESPN+ with John Morris (PxP) and Pat Combs (Analyst) on the call.
• Fans can also listen to the radio broadcast on ESPN 1660/92.3 FM with Ryan Boyd (PxP) and Matt Czimskey (Analyst) calling the action.
ADD ANOTHER TO THE K-COUNTER
• The Baylor pitching staff racked up double-digit strikeouts in all three games against Maryland, recording 14 K's on Friday, 10 on Saturday and another 12 on Sunday.
• The Bears only reached double figures in 16 of their 51 games in 2021.
• Senior LHP Tyler Thomas led the Bears with a career-high tying nine strikeouts on Friday.
• 12 of the 13 BU pitchers who made an appearance recorded at least one punchout.
NEW BEARS ON THE BLOCK
• Nine Bears made their Baylor debuts against Maryland, including Kobe Andrade, Harrison Caley, Cortlan Castle, Henry Cone, Brett Garcia, Cody Grebeck, Jake Jackson, Mason Marriott and Matt Voelker.
• Caley, a transfer from Abilene Christian, was behind the plate for Friday's opener.
• Voelker, a transfer from Loyola Marymount, made his first appearance out of the bullpen for the Bears on Saturday.
• Jackson, a transfer from Nevada, made his first start for the Bears on Sunday.
• Garcia also made his first two appearances in green and gold on Friday and Sunday.
• Andrade, a transfer from Texas A&M, made his first-career start in left field on Sunday.
• Castle, who earned his first-career start on Saturday, Cone, Grebeck and Marriott each made their collegiate debuts.
• Castle and Grebeck recorded their first-career hits, while Marriott notched his first-career strikeout.

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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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