Baylor Baseball Returns to Action With Pair of Midweeks

Calderone, Max Max_Calderone at baylor.edu
Mon May 8 18:26:25 CDT 2023 

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – May 8, 2023

Baylor Baseball Returns to Action With Pair of Midweeks
Bears host Grand Canyon, Lamar in five-game week
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 (16-30, 6-15 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/2023/5/8/BU_BSB_Game_Notes_2023_47-48_GCU_Lamar.pdf>
BAYLOR (16-30, 6-15) vs GRAND CANYON (30-19, 17-7)
May 9, 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: Big 12 Now on ESPN+
Talent:  John Morris (PxP), Pat Combs (Analyst)

LISTEN: Learfield / ESPN Central Texas 1660 AM & 92.3 FM
Talent:  Derek Smith, Ryan Boyd, Nolan Bay

Baylor Social Media: [auto twitter icon] <https://twitter.com/BaylorBaseball>  [instagram png] <https://www.instagram.com/baylorbaseball/?hl=en>  [Facebook PNG] <https://www.facebook.com/BaylorBaseball/>
[GCU]
GRAND CANYON ANTELOPES (30-19, 17-7 WAC)
Location: Phoenix, Ariz.
Conference/Affiliation: WAC
Head Coach: Gregg Wallis (UC Irvine, 2005)

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

[Lamar]
LAMAR CARDINALS (27-20, 10-11 Southland)
Location: Beaumont, Texas
Conference/Affiliation: Southland
Head Coach: Will Davis (LSU, 2007)

Roster<https://lamarcardinals.com/sports/baseball/roster> | Stats<https://lamarcardinals.com/sports/baseball/stats> <https://uapblionsroar.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats>
BAYLOR (16-30, 6-15) vs LAMAR (27-20, 10-11)
May 10, 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: Big 12 Now on ESPN+
Talent:  Pete Sousa (PxP), Pat Combs (Analyst)

LISTEN: Learfield / ESPN Central Texas 1660 AM & 92.3 FM
Talent:  Derek Smith, Ryan Boyd, Nolan Bay

Baylor Social Media: [auto twitter icon] <https://twitter.com/BaylorBaseball>  [instagram png] <https://www.instagram.com/baylorbaseball/?hl=en>  [Facebook PNG] <https://www.facebook.com/BaylorBaseball/>


STORYLINES

LEADING OFF

• Baylor Baseball readies for its biggest week of the season with five games, including a pair of midweek contests at home before an important Big 12 series finale at TCU this weekend.

• BU embarks on a season-closing sprint, with nine games scheduled over the next 12 days.

• The Bears are coming off an idle weekend and five-day break after splitting a pair of midweeks last week against Abilene Christian and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.

• In the win over the Islanders, BU set a season high with 18 hits and tied its season best with 12 runs.

• Baylor improved to 15-7 this season when scoring six or more runs and 6-0 when scoring 10 or more runs.

• BU is now also 11-2 this year when leading the ballgame after six innings and 11-4 when out-hitting its opponent.

• Junior OF Hunter Simmons<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/hunter-simmons/12080> returned to the lineup to go 6-for-9 with a home run and three RBIs in last week's two games.

• Sophomore C Cortlan Castle<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/cortlan-castle/11480> boasts a career-high nine-game hitting streak and 10-game on-base streak. He is hitting .405 over that stretch with four extra-base hits and five RBIs.

• Freshman INF Kolby Branch<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/kolby-branch/12083> continues to lead the club in virtually every offensive category. He sits just two doubles shy of the program's doubles record by a freshman (18, Matt Williams, 1998).

• Junior RHP Anderson Needham<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/anderson-needham/11499> notched his team-leading 13th scoreless appearance of the season in Wednesday's win, tying his season high with 2.2 innings of relief and four strikeouts.

• Junior RHP Jared Matheson<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/jared-matheson/12088> worked a season-high 4.1 innings and struck out five to tie his 2023 best in getting the start on Wednesday against TAMU-CC.

• Junior RHP Grant Golomb<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/grant-golomb/11487> tied his career best with 3.2 innings in relief on Tuesday at ACU and did not allow an earned run for the seventh time this season.

STRANDING RUNNERS

• Over the last 19 games, Baylor pitchers have inherited 68 baserunners and have allowed just 19 of them to score.

• Fifth-year junior RHP Anderson Needham<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/anderson-needham/11499> leads the team with 13 scoreless appearances on the year.

• Sophomore RHP Gabe Craig<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/gabe-craig/12090> has worked 12 scoreless outings and has stranded all seven of his inherited runners since the start of April.

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

ADD IT TO THE K-COUNTER

• The Bears have eclipsed double-digit strikeouts on the mound in 20 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 fourth in the Big 12 with 431 strikeouts, though BU's 9.49 K/9 innings ranks second in the conference.

BY THE NUMBERS

• Baylor trails the all-time series against Grand Canyon, 1-3-1, but has won the only prior meeting in Waco on April 15, 1991.

• BU and GCU were scheduled to play a three-game series in Waco in 2020 the weekend following the COVID-19 shutdown.

• Baylor leads the all-time series, 46-32-1, over Lamar and has won each of the last two meetings.

• BU is 7-5 this season in midweek games.

• Baylor is 8-9 this year against fellow teams from the state of Texas.

PROBABLE STARTERS

• Tuesday, May 9 • 6:30 p.m. • RHP Mason Marriott<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/mason-marriott/11495> (1-5, 8.12 ERA) vs. GCU's LHP Connor Markl (3-1, 6.17 ERA)

• Wednesday, May 10 • 6:30 p.m. • RHP Jared Matheson<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/jared-matheson/12088> vs. Lamar's RHP Daniel Cole (1-2, 3.23 ERA)

BROADCAST INFORMATION

• Both midweek games will be broadcast on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.

• The Voice of the Bears John Morris will handle play-by-play duties for Tuesday's game, while Pete Sousa will enter the booth for Wednesday's contest. Former Baylor pitcher Pat Combs will provide the color commentary all week.

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

RUH-ROH, SCOOB MAKES HIS RETURN

• After missing 10 games due to injury, junior OF Hunter Simmons<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/hunter-simmons/12080> has returned to the Baylor lineup with authority.

• In last week's two midweek games, Simmons went 6-for-9 with a home run and three RBIs.

• Simmons has now driven in at least one run in five-straight games and six of his last seven contests.

KING OF THE CORT

• Sophomore C Cortlan Castle<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/cortlan-castle/11480> is red hot at the plate for the Bears, hitting .405 over his last 10 starts.

• The local product from Midway HS is riding a career-best nine-game hitting streak and 10-game on-base streak.

CHASING ROOKIE HISTORY

• Freshman INF Kolby Branch<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/kolby-branch/12083> sits just two doubles shy of tying Baylor's all-time freshman record of 18, set by Matt Williams in 1998.

• With 16 doubles, Branch currently ranks tied for third in the Big 12, and tied for second among Big 12 rookies.

• That mark is good for seventh nationally among first-year players, and tied for second among Power 5 freshmen.


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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