Baylor Baseball Rounds Out Homestand with Sam Houston

Mon Mar 20 19:24:39 CDT 2023

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – March 20, 2023

Baylor Baseball Rounds Out Homestand with Sam Houston
Bears in search of first three-game win streak of 2023
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 (8-12, 2-1 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/2023/3/20/BU_BSB_Game_Notes_2023_21_SHSU.pdf>
BAYLOR (8-12, 2-1) vs SAM HOUSTON (13-8, 6-0)
March 21, 2023 • 6:30 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: Baylor Baseball on Facebook Live
LISTEN: Learfield / ESPN Central Texas 1660 AM & 92.3 FM
Talent:  Derek Smith, Ryan Boyd

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SAM HOUSTON BEARKATS (13-8, 6-0 WAC)
Location: Huntsville, Texas
Conference/Affiliation: Western Athletic
Head Coach: Jay Sirianni (Nebraska, 2001)

Roster<https://gobearkats.com/sports/baseball/roster> | Stats<https://gobearkats.com/sports/baseball/stats/2023>
STORYLINES
LEADING OFF
• Baylor Baseball rounds out its 14-game homestand with a Tuesday night tilt against Sam Houston, then hits the road for the first time in a month to visit No. 15 Oklahoma State in Stillwater, Okla.
• Currently, BU is tied for first place in the Big 12 after winning its conference-opening series against K-State.
• Baylor, Oklahoma and Texas Tech each won two of three over their respective opponents to start Big 12 play.
• BU is coming off its best week of the 2023 season, going 3-1 with a two-hit shutout victory over Rice in the midweek contest, then taking two of three from K-State over the weekend.
• The Bears are 8-0 this season when scoring six or more runs, 7-0 when out-hitting their opponents and 7-0 when leading the ballgame after six innings.
• Sunday's come-from-behind victory was the first time BU had overcome a deficit of four or more runs since May 19, 2022, when the Bears erased an eight-run deficit for a 13-11 victory over Oklahoma State.
• Freshman INF Kolby Branch<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/kolby-branch/12083> has reached base in all 20 of Baylor's games so far this season.
• Sophomore C Cortlan Castle<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/cortlan-castle/11480> (6-for-11, 2B, 2 RBI), Junior INF/OF Cole Posey<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/cole-posey/12079> (8-for-16, 3 2B, 3 RBI) and Junior OF Hunter Simmons<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/hunter-simmons/12080> (8-for-15, 7 RBI) each had productive weeks at the plate with batting averages above .500.
• Junior righty's Hambleton Oliver<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/hambleton-oliver/11502> and Cole Stasio<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/cole-stasio/11509> each picked up multi-inning saves in back-to-back days against K-State.
• Stasio is riding a 5.2-inning scoreless streak, while Oliver hasn't allowed an earned run in his last 7.1 IP.
BIG RIG EARNS BIG PRAISE
• Fourth-year junior RHP Will Rigney<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/will-rigney/11505> earned his first-career awards of any kind after being named the Big 12 Pitcher of the Week and one of 13 Collegiate Baseball Newspaper National Players of the Week on Monday.
• Rigney was brilliant across two outings last week, throwing five perfect innings and striking out 11 of the 15 batters he faced. He also earned two wins, including the first by a BU starter this season.
• In just his second appearance since coming back from his third season-ending injury of his collegiate career, Rigney made the midweek start against Rice last Tuesday and worked two innings with five strikeouts, earning the win as part of BU's two-hit shutout over the Owls.
• Then, in relief on Sunday against K-State, Rigney out-did himself by going three innings with six punchouts, retiring all nine he faced in order.
• This year, he boasts an unblemished 0.00 ERA across 6.0 IP. 13 of his 18 recorded outs have been K's. Opposing batters are hitting just .100 against him.
• Rigney collected Baylor's 43rd Big 12 Pitcher of the Week honor all-time, and is the eighth Bear in program history, and first since 2012, to collect national praise from CBN.
ADD IT TO THE K-COUNTER
• The Bears have eclipsed double-digit strikeouts on the mound in 15 of their 20 games so far this season.
• BU has punched out at least 13 opposing hitters in nine games this year.
• Baylor leads the Big 12 and ranks 10th nationally with 226 strikeouts.
• BU's 11.18 strikeouts per nine innings also leads the conference and ranks 15th nationally.
SERIES HISTORY VS SAM HOUSTON / BY THE NUMBERS
• Baylor leads the all-time series with Sam Houston, 68-48.
• The Bears and the Bearkats split last year's two meetings, though BU has won each of the last three matchups over SHSU in Waco.
• Baylor is 6-4 against Sam Houston over the last 10 contests.
• BU is 3-1 in midweek games this season, and 3-1 against teams from the state of Texas.
PROBABLE STARTERS
• Tuesday, March 21 • 6:30 p.m. • RHP Jared Matheson<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/jared-matheson/12088> (0-0, 5.25 ERA) vs. LHP Marshall Wales (0-2, 5.25 ERA)
BROADCAST INFORMATION
• Tuesday's game will have a one-camera stream broadcast via Baylor Baseball on Facebook Live.
• The FB stream will be simulcast with Baylor's home radio feed, featuring Derek Smith and Ryan Boyd on the call.
• Fans can tune in to the home radio broadcast on ESPN Central Texas 1660 AM/92.3 FM.

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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