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<p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="text-align:right"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – March 30, 2019</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">No. 25 BEARS SWEPT KANSAS IN DOUBLEHEADER<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;letter-spacing:.25pt">The Bears won game one, 8-2 and game two, 8-0.
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</span></i><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">For more information contact: </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Rachel Caton, 254-652-2061, </span><a href="mailto:Rachel_Caton@baylor.edu"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Rachel_Caton@baylor.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">THE RUNDOWN<br>
LAWRENCE, Kan.</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white"> – The Bears completed a doubleheader sweep of host Kansas on Saturday at Haglund Ballpark. The Bears won game one in come-from-behind fashion,
8-2, and game two in an 8-0 shutout. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">The red-hot Nick Loftin led the way at the plate, with two multi-hit performances, going 5-for-10 with 4 RBI and one home run.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">In game one, the Bears got outstanding pitching from starter Paul Dickens, who threw a career-high 6.0 innings, allowing just two runs on two hits
while striking out a career-best 12 batters and walking just two. He combined with Daniel Caruso, who threw a scoreless seventh inning and Ryan Leckich, who put up zeros in the eighth and ninth as the pitching staff held the Jayhawks (14-12, 0-5 Big 12) to
just two runs on three hits. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">The Baylor offense jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the fifth inning off a sac fly by Andy Thomas. However, the Jayhawks answered right back, with a two-run
homer by Blaine Ray to take a 2-1 lead in the bottom half of the inning. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">In the seventh inning, the Bears were able to break open the game in a big way. Cole Haring mashed an opposite field grand slam, his team-leading
sixth homer of the year to give the Bears the lead back, 5-2. Then with two outs, Richard Cunningham delivered his first of two homers on the day, this one a three-run shot to give the Bears an 8-2 lead.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">That was all the Bears needed, as the bullpen of Caruso and Leckich shut things down the rest of the way.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Dickens, who carried a no-hitter into the fifth inning and at one point retired 10 straight, earned the win to advance to 3-1 on the year, while
Jayhawks’ reliever, Blake Goldsberry took the loss to fall to 2-3 on the year. <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">In game two, the Bears wasted no time getting on the board, as Davis Wendzel cranked a solo shot with two outs in the top of the first inning to
jump on starter Ryan Cyr, 1-0. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">From there the Bears plated at least run in every other inning. In the top of the third the Bears added a second on a Nick Loftin single, his first
of four RBI on the day. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Then in the fifth inning, Cunningham connected on his second homer of the day and fourth of the year, a solo shot to make it a 3-0 ballgame.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">In the seventh, it was Loftin’s time for his fourth homer of the year, this one a two-run shot as the Bears’ lead ballooned to 5-0.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Then in the ninth, the Bears were able to take advantage of some miscues by the Jayhawks, as they lost multiple balls in the lights as they dropped
in for hits. The Bears plated three runs on four hits, receiving RBIs from Loftin, Cunningham and Andy Thomas.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Starter Jimmy Winston was outstanding, earning his third win of the year, tossing a career-best 7.0 scoreless innings, while striking out a career-high
five and walking just two. Jacob Ashkinos finished off the shutout for the Bears, putting up zeros in the eighth and ninth to complete the sweep.
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<b>NOTES<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#C00000"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">*</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">Baylor has won seven games in a row and 11 of its last 13. This is the
second time this season the Bears have recorded a win streak of at least seven games; the Bears opened the season with eight consecutive victories.</span><span style="background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C00000;background:white"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">*The Bears have scored 60<b>
</b>runs during their five-game win streak.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">*The Bears have won five-of-six weekend series, including two-straight conference series.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">*The game-two shutout was Baylor's fifth of the season.</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C00000;background:white"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">*The come-from-behind victory in Baylor’s 8-2 victory in game one was the 12<sup>th</sup> come-from-behind victory this season and fourth in as many games.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C00000;background:white"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">*Since inserting </span><dfn><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-style:normal">Nick Loftin</span></dfn><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white"> in
the leadoff spot on March 10, the Bears have scored 99 runs on 151 hits in their last 13 games. Loftin is 23-for-53 with 4 HR, 14 RBI and 17 runs scored during the stretch. The Bears are 11-2 in such games.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">*The game one victory was the Bears’ 12<sup>th</sup> come-from-behind victory of the year.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">*102 of the Bears’ 198 runs scored on the year have come with two outs. In game one, Cunningham’s three-run home run in the seventh inning was with two outs.
Then in game two, 7 of the Bears’ eight runs came with two outs. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">*Cole Haring launched his sixth home run of the year, this one a grand slam in the first game.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">*Richard Cunningham hit a home run in each game of the doubleheader. In game one he launched a three-run shot and in game two a solo home run, his fourth of
the year. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">*Nick Loftin launched his fourth homer of the year, part of his 4-RBI performance in game two.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">*Davis Wendzel launched a solo shot in the first inning of game two, his fourth of the year.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C00000;background:white"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">*Loftin has a team-leading 13-game on-base streak and ninw-game hit streak. He picked up his team-leading 17<sup>th</sup> and 18th</span><sup><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
</span></sup><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">multi-hit games of the year.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C00000;background:white"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">*Loftin has tallied seven straight multi-hit performances.<b>
</b>He is 16-for-28 over those contests. <b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C00000;background:white"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">*Andy Thomas extended his on-base streak to 13 games.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C00000;background:white"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">*Haring extended his eight-game on-base streak with his eighth multi-hit game of 2019 in game one of the double header. The streak was snapped in game two.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C00000;background:white"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">*Langeliers extended his on-base streak to eight games in game one, but saw it snap in game two of the double header.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C00000;background:white"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">*Josh Bissonette extended his on-base streak to eight games with two walks in game one of the double header, but saw it snapped as he did not reach in game two.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C00000;background:white"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">*Davis Wendzel extended his on-base streak to seven games.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">*Wendzel has had 12 multi-hit games on the day after going 2-for-3 in game one of the double header.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
<b>STAT OF THE DAY</b><br>
<span style="background:white">8 – The Bears offense collected 8 runs in each of the wins in the doubleheader.
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<b>QUOTE OF THE DAY</b><br>
<b><i>On the success of the starting pitchers…</i></b><br>
“I thought they [Dickens, Winston] did a phenomenal job. When Dickens goes out there and allows the offense some time to go out there and get a feel for the conditions and the game, it is big. Once the offense got it going, they got it going very well.”
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
<i><span style="background:white">- Baylor head coach Steve Rodriguez</span></i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">On two-out RBIs…</span></i></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">“The big thing is, when you have the opportunity to score with guys in scoring position, you just put the ball in play. Let’s swing the bat, see what we can do and
force them to play defense.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">- Baylor head coach Steve Rodriguez</span></i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
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<b>WHAT'S NEXT</b><br>
<span style="background:white">The Bears will go for the series sweep over Kansas on Sunday, March 31 at 1:00 p.m. CT at Hoglund Ballpark in Lawrence.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">For tickets to home games, visit: </span><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/2018/9/11/tickets.aspx"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#00220F">https://baylorbears.com/sports/2018/9/11/tickets.aspx</span></a><u><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">. </span></u><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">For
updates on the program follow @baylorbaseball on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">___________________________________</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#006132">Rachel Caton</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#006132"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">| Associate Sports Information Director</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Department of Athletics | Baylor University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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