Baylor Baseball Faces Oral Roberts in Weekend Set

Thu Feb 29 16:02:42 CST 2024

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – Feb. 29, 2024

Baylor Baseball Faces Oral Roberts in Weekend Set
BU and ORU square off in third series since 2012
For more information contact: Max Calderone, 254-265-1639, Max_Calderone at Baylor.edu<mailto:Max_Calderone at Baylor.edu>

[BU Logo]
BAYLOR BEARS (1-7, 0-0 Big 12)
Location: Waco, Texas
Conference/Affiliation: Big 12
Head Coach: Mitch Thompson<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/coaches/mitch-thompson/2258>
                            (Fort Hays St., 1988)

Roster<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster> | Stats<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/stats/2024> | Game Notes (PDF)<https://baylorbears.com/documents/2024/2/29/BU_BSB_Game_Notes_2024_9-11_ORU.pdf>
BAYLOR (1-7, 0-0) vs ORAL ROBERTS (4-4, 0-0)
March 1, 2024 • 6:30 p.m. CT
March 2, 2024 • 2:00 p.m. CT
March 3, 2024 • 1:00 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, Matt Menard
LISTEN: ESPN Central Texas 1660 AM/92.3 FM (Fri); 104.9 FM KBHT (Sat/Sun)
Talent: Derek Smith (Fri/Sat), Tom Barfield, Joe Heineman (Sun)

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[ORU]
ORAL ROBERTS GOLDEN EAGLES (4-4, 0-0 Summit)
Location: Tulsa, Okla.
Conference/Affiliation: Summit League
Head Coach: Ryan Folmar (Oklahoma St., 1994)

Roster<https://oruathletics.com/sports/baseball/roster> | Stats<https://oruathletics.com/sports/baseball/stats/2024> | Game Notes

STORYLINES

LEADING OFF

• Baylor Baseball continues its season-long, nine-game homestand this weekend with three more home games at Baylor Ballpark against Oral Roberts.

• BU is facing the nation's toughest schedule statistically through March 14, according to Pro Baseball Radar, based on 2023's RPI and win percentage.

• Baylor plays 26 games against the RPI top-50 this season, the most in the Big 12.

• Three of BU's first six opponents in 2024 have been ranked or received votes in any of the five major polls (Oregon, Tennessee, Indiana).

• 53% of Baylor's offense (34 of 63 hits) has been produced by underclassmen or players in their first season at Baylor.

• True or redshirt freshmen have accounted for 47% of innings pitched on the mound this season (33.0 of 70.0).

• Seventeen Bears have made their Baylor debuts so far in 2024, including 12 players making their Division I debut and eight freshmen making their collegiate debuts.

• The Bears have eclipsed double digits in strikeouts in five of their eight games so far in 2024, increasing the total to 25 games in the Thompson era in which BU has fanned at least 10 opponents.

• Baylor's top three trio of Enzo Apodaca<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/enzo-apodaca/13013>, Ty Johnson<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/ty-johnson/13020> and Hunter Teplanszky<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/hunter-teplanszky/13010> have combined for 29 hits, 13 runs, two home runs and 14 RBIs through BU's first eight games.

LAST TIME OUT

• Baylor dropped a 6-4 contest to Abilene Christian on Wednesday night in Waco.

• After trailing 4-0 in the sixth inning, BU climbed all the way back to tie the scoreline at 4-4, before ACU ultimately pulled away with a pair of runs in the top of the ninth.

• Senior INF Daniel Altman<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/daniel-altman/12990> delivered a pinch-hit game-tying RBI infield single in the eighth inning.

• Junior C Cortlan Castle<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/cortlan-castle/12996> matched his career high with three hits.

• Redshirt junior OF Enzo Apodaca<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/enzo-apodaca/13013> extended his team-leading hit streak to seven games.

• Baylor struck out 11 Wildcats, marking the fifth time this season and 25th time in the Thompson era that the Bears have eclipsed double digits in strikeouts as a team.

• Three Bears combined to throw 5.2 innings of one-hit relief in Drew Leach<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/drew-leach/13012>, Mason Green<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/mason-green/13014> and Stephen Sepulveda<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/stephen-sepulveda/13016>.

• Sepulveda extended his hitless inning streak to six, as his last three outings have been both hitless and scoreless.

SERIES HISTORY AGAINST ORU

• Baylor leads the all-time series over Oral Roberts, 25-22.

• This will be the first meeting between the two sides since 2020, when the Golden Eagles took two of three over the Bears.

• Prior to then, BU and ORU faced off five times in 2012, which included a three-game sweep for the Bears in Waco to open the year, and then a pair of matchups in the Waco Regional, which began witha 4-2 win for ORU in the opening game and a 5-2 Baylor win to eliminate Oral Roberts later in the weekend.

PROBABLE STARTERS

• Fri., March 1 • 6:30 p.m. • RHP Mason Marriott<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/mason-marriott/13001> (0-1, 7.88) vs. RHP Jakob Hall (1-0, 8.49)

• Sat., March 2 • 2:00 p.m. • RHP Collin McKinney<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/collin-mckinney/13004> (0-1, 6.48) vs. RHP Brooks Fowler (1-1, 5.00)

• Sun., March 3 • 1:00 p.m. • TBD vs. RHP Ryan Carmack (1-0, 3.00)

BROADCAST INFORMATION

• All three of this weekend's games will be televised on Big 12 Now on ESPN+, with the Voice of the Bears John Morris and former Baylor catcher Matt Menard on the call for Friday night's series opener. Saturday and Sunday's games will pull the home radio feed as commentary.

• Fans can also tune in to the Baylor radio broadcast on ESPN Central Texas 1660 AM/92.3 FM, featuring Derek Smith and Tom Barfield calling the action. The duo can be heard on 104.9 FM KBHT on Saturday, then Barfield will be joined by former Baylor pitcher Joe Heineman for the call on Sunday.

YOU GO, WE GO, 'ZO!

• Of the 16 times that redshirt junior OF Enzo Apodaca<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/enzo-apodaca/13013> has reached base, he has either scored a run or driven in a run eight times (50%).

• In the 21 innings that Baylor has scored at least one run, Apodaca has reached base in 11 of them (52%).

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 (Baseball, Football)
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
C: 254-265-1639

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