Baylor Baseball Returns Home to Host Tarleton on Tuesday

Mon Apr 24 18:34:35 CDT 2023

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – April 24, 2023

Baylor Baseball Returns Home to Host Tarleton on Tuesday
Bears and Texans to meet for just the second time in program history
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 (15-25, 6-12 Big 12)
Location: Waco, Texas
Conference/Affiliation: Big 12
Head Coach: Mitch Thompson<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/coaches/mitch-thompson/1881> (Fort Hays St., 1988)

Roster<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster> | Stats<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/stats/2023> | Game Notes (PDF)<https://baylorbears.com/documents/2023/4/24/BU_BSB_Game_Notes_2023_41_Tarleton.pdf>
BAYLOR (15-25, 6-12) vs TARLETON (21-16, 6-10)
April 25, 2023 • 3:00 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+
LISTEN: Learfield / ESPN Central Texas 1660 AM & 92.3 FM
Talent:  Derek Smith, Ryan Boyd, Nolan Bay

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TARLETON TEXANS (21-16, 6-10 WAC)
Location: Stephenville, Texas
Conference/Affiliation: Western Athletic
Head Coach: Aaron Meade (Missouri State, 2014)

Roster<https://tarletonsports.com/sports/baseball/roster> | Stats<https://tarletonsports.com/sports/baseball/stats/2023>

STORYLINES

LEADING OFF

• Baylor Baseball enters a four-game week at home after picking up its first two road wins of the season last week at Sam Houston and at No. 13 Texas Tech. The Bears welcome Tarleton for the second meeting in program history and host No. 17 West Virginia for its final home conference series of 2023.

• With a pair of double-digit hitting performances on Saturday in Lubbock, the Bears have now reached double figures in hits 18 times this season.

• BU out-hit TTU in Saturday's doubleheader, 25-24.

• Baylor's game two victory over the Red Raiders marked the 11th time this season that the Bears have tallied at least nine hits and nine strikeouts in the same game this season.

• On Tuesday at Sam Houston, Baylor won its first road game of the season in a contest that had seven lead changes and two ties.

• Baylor is 14-6 this season when scoring six or more runs and 5-0 when scoring 10 or more runs.

• BU is also 10-1 this year when leading the ballgame after six innings and 10-3 when out-hitting its opponent.

• Freshman INF Kolby Branch<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/kolby-branch/12083> continues to produce offensively at a high rate, ranking third in the league with 16 doubles, fifth in the league with 58 hits and seventh with a .365 batting average.

• Junior LHP/OF Cam Caley<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/cam-caley/11478> turned in a brilliant start on short notice Saturday, going a career-long 6.2 innings with just one earned run allowed, six strikeouts and zero walks.

YOU SHALL NOT SCORE

• Over the last 13 games, Baylor pitchers have inherited 40 baserunners and have allowed just eight of them to score.

• Freshman LHP Ethan Calder<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/ethan-calder/12093> (6/1) and junior southpaw Cam Caley<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/cam-caley/11478> (5/0) have been effective coming out of the bullpen, stranding a combined 10 out of 11 inherited runners over that stretch.

• Calder (7.2 IP, 4 ER) and Caley (12 IP, 4 ER) have also provided great length, going a combined 19.2 IP in their last five combined outings (since 4/14 vs. Texas).

• Junior RHP Cole Stasio<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/cole-stasio/11509> leads the team with 11 scoreless relief outings, including each of his last four appearances. He alone has stranded 11 baserunners in his last six outings.

• Sophomore RHP Gabe Craig<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/gabe-craig/12090> entered with the bases loaded Saturday at Texas Tech, stranded all three baserunners and collected his second save of the season with a pair of punchouts to end it.

ADD IT TO THE K-COUNTER

• The Bears have eclipsed double-digit strikeouts on the mound in 18 of their 40 games so far this season.

• BU has punched out at least 13 opposing hitters in 10 games this year.

• Furthermore, Baylor has racked up 15 or more K's in four games this season, including a program record for Big 12 games with 18 at Oklahoma State on March 24.

• Baylor ranks fifth in the Big 12 with 377 strikeouts, though BU's 9.54 strikeouts per nine innings ranks second in the conference.

AGAINST THE TEXANS

• This will be just the second meeting between Baylor and Tarleton since the Texans made the jump to Division I in 2020.

• The Bears won last year's contest, 8-2, in Waco.

• Baylor's record book shows a prior meeting in 1908 between the two sides, with no reported score.

PROBABLE STARTERS

• Tuesday, April 25 • 3:00 p.m. • RHP Jared Matheson<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/jared-matheson/12088> (0-0, 5.23 ERA) vs. RHP Piercen McElyea (1-1, 8.57 ERA)

BROADCAST INFORMATION

• Tuesday's game will be broadcast on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.

• Due to the game time change because of inclement weather, the stream will be a two-camera feed and will pull Baylor's home radio broadcast for the commentary.

• Fans can also tune in to the Baylor radio broadcast on ESPN Central Texas 1660 AM/92.3 FM, featuring Derek Smith, Ryan Boyd and Nolan Bay on the call.

To stay up to date on all things Baylor baseball, follow the team on its official Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts: @BaylorBaseball.

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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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