Baylor Baseball Travels to Take On No. 17 Oklahoma

Thu May 9 13:51:26 CDT 2024

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – May 9, 2024

Baylor Baseball Travels To No. 17 Oklahoma
Bears looking to snap eight-game losing streak in conference play
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 (21-26, 9-15 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/2024/5/9/BU_BSB_Game_Notes_2024_48-50_at_Oklahoma.pdf>
BAYLOR (21-26, 9-15) at OKLAHOMA (29-17, 18-6)
May 10, 2024 • 6:30 p.m. CT
May 11, 2024 • 4:00 p.m. CT
May 12, 2024 • 2:00 p.m. CT
Norman, Okla. • L. Dale Mitchell Park (3,180)

LIVE STATS: BaylorStats.com<https://www.statbroadcast.com/events/statbroadcast.php?t=1&gid=bay>
WATCH: SoonerVision on ESPN+
LISTEN: ESPN Central Texas 1660 AM/92.3 FM
Talent: Derek Smith, Tom Barfield

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[OU]
OKLAHOMA SOONERS (29-17, 18-6 Big 12)
Location: Norman, Okla.
Conference/Affiliation: Big 12
Head Coach: Skip Johnson (UTRGV, 1990)

Roster<https://soonersports.com/sports/baseball/roster> | Stats<https://soonersports.com/sports/baseball/stats/2024>

STORYLINES

LEADING OFF

• Baylor Baseball hits the road for one last regular-season weekend series away from home, traveling to No. 17 Oklahoma for a three-game set in Norman, Okla.

• With two weekends of Big 12 play remaining, Baylor (9-15) currently sits in 11th place in the Big 12 standings, trailing Texas Tech (12-15) by 1.5 games and UCF (11-12) by 2.5 games. The top-10 teams in the conference will qualify for the 2024 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship.

• Baylor's nine conference wins are its most since the 2021 season (11-13).

• Junior RHP Mason Marriott<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/mason-marriott/13001> turned in a career outing on Friday night vs. TCU, tossing 8.0 innings and surrendering just two earned runs on four hits and two walks, while striking out five.

• Sophomore LHP Ethan Calder<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/ethan-calder/12994> pitched a career-high 6.2 innings in relief on Saturday in the extra-innings loss.

• The Bears racked up 13 hits in Sunday's series finale and had five players record multi-hit games (Apodaca, Posey, Altman, Mazoch, Castle).

• 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 2023 RPI top-50 this season, the most in the Big 12.

• 59% of Baylor's offense (259 of 438 hits) has been produced by underclassmen or players in their first season at Baylor.

• True or redshirt freshmen have accounted for 39% of innings pitched on the mound this season (162.2 of 414.1).

STACKING THE MIDWEEK WINS

• After defeating Tarleton 11-4 Tuesday night, Baylor has now won each of its last five midweek contests and improved to 7-4 in midweek games this season.

• BU racked up 10 hits for its 19th double-digit hitting performance of the year against the Texans and scored 11 runs, eclipsing double figures for the 11th time this season.

• Under second-year head coach Mitch Thompson<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/coaches/mitch-thompson/2258>, the Bears are 16-10 in midweek ballgames.

MAGIC 8 BALL

• After reaching base in all five of his plate appearances Tuesday night vs. Tarleton (2-for-2, 3 BB), junior infielder Hunter Teplanszky<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/hunter-teplanszky/13010> became the third Bear this season to reach safely in eight-straight trips to the plate.

• Enzo Apodaca<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/enzo-apodaca/13013> (at BYU, April 12-13) and Cole Posey<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/cole-posey/13007> (at WVU, vs. UTA April 28-30) have also accomplished the feat this year.

• Prior to the 2024 season, no player in Baylor's recorded history had reached in eight-straight plate appearances since Darryn Sheppard had eight consecutive hits on Feb. 26-27, 2016.

BY THE NUMBERS VS. OKLAHOMA

• Baylor trails the all-time series with Oklahoma, 56-52, but took two of three from the Sooners last season in Waco.

• BU and OU have split each of the last four series, though the Bears have not won a series in Norman since 2014.

GLOVE WORK

• Through 47 games, Baylor has turned 44 double plays (0.94 per game) to lead the Big 12 and rank 13th nationally.

• In their last seven games, the Bears have committed just three errors.

• From March 9-24, BU committed just four errors over that 10-game stretch.

PROBABLE STARTERS

• Fri. May 10 • 6:30 p.m. • RHP Mason Marriott<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/mason-marriott/13001> (3-5, 5.01 ERA) vs. LHP Braden Davis (6-3, 4.43 ERA)

• Sat. May 11 • 4:00 p.m. • LHP Ethan Calder<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/ethan-calder/12994> (4-2, 2.91 ERA) vs. RHP Kyson Witherspoon (5-3, 4.19 ERA)

• Sun. May 12 • 2:00 p.m. • RHP Collin McKinney<https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/collin-mckinney/13004> (3-5, 6.46 ERA) vs. TBD

BROADCAST INFORMATION

• All three games this weekend will be televised on SoonerVision on ESPN+.

• Fans can also tune in to ESPN Central Texas 1660 AM/92.3 FM to hear the Baylor radio broadcast featuring 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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