Baylor Baseball Hosts Cincinnati in First-Ever Meeting

Wed Mar 27 18:01:30 CDT 2024

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – March 26, 2024

Baylor Baseball Hosts Cincinnati in First-Ever Meeting
Bears and Bearcats set for first series 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 (8-16, 3-6 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/2024/3/27/BU_BSB_Game_Notes_2024_25-27_Cincy.pdf>
BAYLOR (8-16, 3-6) vs CINCINNATI (15-11, 3-3)
March 28, 2024 • 6:30 p.m. CT
March 29, 2024 • 6:30 p.m. CT
March 30, 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: Lincoln Rose (Thurs.), Pete Sousa (Fri.-Sat.), Pat Combs
LISTEN: ESPN Central Texas 1660 AM/92.3 FM*
Talent: Tom Barfield, Kurtis Quillin
Radio broadcast location is subject to change;
updates will be provided via BaylorBears.com

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CINCINNATI BEARCATS (15-11, 3-3 Big 12)
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Conference/Affiliation: Big 12
Head Coach: Jordan Bischel (St. Norbert, 2003)

Roster<https://gobearcats.com/sports/baseball/roster> | Stats<https://gobearcats.com/sports/baseball/stats/2024> | Game Notes<https://gobearcats.com/documents/2024/3/27/Cincinnati_Baseball_Game_Notes_-__Baylor.pdf>

STORYLINES

LEADING OFF

• Baylor Baseball continues its eight-game homestand with a Thursday-Friday-Saturday series against Cincinnati. The Bears will round out the two-week stretch with a midweek vs. HCU on Tuesday, April 2, and a weekend series with UIW next Friday-Sunday, April 5-7.

• BU has played the 34th-ranked strength of schedule in 2024, the fifth-best in the Big 12 to this point.

• According to Pro Baseball Radar, BU faced the nation's toughest schedule through the first month of the season 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.

• 59% of Baylor's offense (118 of 201 hits) has been produced by underclassmen or players in their first season at Baylor.

• True or redshirt freshmen have accounted for 43% of innings pitched on the mound this season (90.0 of 209.1).

• Eighteen Bears have made their Baylor debuts so far in 2024, including 13 players making their Division I debut and nine freshmen making their collegiate debuts.

FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS ON THE FORTY ACRES

• Baylor won its series opener at Texas on Friday night, 4-3 in 11 innings, behind stellar pitching from Mason Marriott<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/mason-marriott/13001>, Patrick Hail<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/patrick-hail/13047> and Ethan Calder<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/ethan-calder/12994>.

• The win marked BU's first in Austin since May 20, 2016.

• The win also gave Baylor a three-game win streak in conference games, which was its longest such streak since April 26-May 4, 2019.

• For just the third time this season, the Bears reached double digits in both hits (11) and strikeouts (10) in the same game.

• Marriott set a career best going six innings on the mound and notched his team-leading fourth start going at least five innings and allowing less than three earned runs.

• Calder extended his scoreless innings streak to 13.2 after throwing four scoreless and hitless out of the bullpen.

• The sophomore lefty entered with the bases loaded and induced a double play and ended the frame with a strikeout to wiggle out of danger.

• Hail pitched a scoreless seventh inning before exiting and recorded an inning-ending strikeout to leave the potential tying run in scoring position.

CHECKING IN AT THE MARRIOTT

• Junior RHP Mason Marriott<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/mason-marriott/13001> leads the Bears in 2024 with four starts of at least 5.0 innings without allowing more than three earned runs.

• In two starts against Nebraska and Oral Roberts, Marriott combined to allow just two earned runs on five hits and struck out 18.

• Marriott's 10 strikeouts on Opening Day were the most by a Baylor starter in a season opener since Shawn Tolleson fanned 11 against Duke on Feb. 19, 2010.

BY THE NUMBERS VS. CINCY

• This is the first meeting between Baylor and Cincinnati.

• Last year, BU lost the series to Central Michigan to open the 2023 season, who was coached by now UC head man Jordan Bischel.

PROBABLE STARTERS

• Thurs. March 28 • 6:30 p.m. • LHP Mason Green<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/mason-green/13014> (1-2, 5.57) vs. LHP Brenden Garula (2-0, 1.99)

• Fri. March 29 • 6:30 p.m. • RHP Mason Marriott<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/mason-marriott/13001> (0-3, 4.50) vs. RHP Tommy Boba (2-2, 6.21)

• Sat. March 30 • 1:00 p.m. • RHP Collin McKinney<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/collin-mckinney/13004> (1-3, 6.94) vs. RHP Nathan Taylor (5-0, 5.08)

BROADCAST INFORMATION

• All three of this weekend's games will be televised on Big 12 Now on ESPN+, with Lincoln Rose (Thursday, play-by-play), Pete Sousa (Fri-Sat, play-by-play) and former Baylor pitcher Pat Combs (color analyst) on the call.

• Fans can also tune in to the Baylor radio broadcast on ESPN Central Texas 1660 AM/92.3 FM with Derek Smith and Tom Barfield 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 (Baseball, Football)
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
C: 254-265-1639

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