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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">BAYLOR BEARS (24-10, 8-3 Big 12)</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Location:</span></strong> Waco,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Texas<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span> <br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Conference:</span></strong> Big 12<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Head Coach:</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><b> </b></span><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-weight:normal">Steve Rodriguez</span></strong> (Pepperdine 2001)<br>
<b><a href="https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?path=baseball"><span style="color:#00220F">Roster</span></a> | <a href="https://baylorbears.com/cumestats.aspx?path=baseball&year=2019"><span style="color:#954F72">Stats </span></a>| </b><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-weight:normal"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/documents/2019/4/16/BU_Baseball_Notes_vs_SHSU.pdf" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:#00220F">Game
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">BAYLOR</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> (24-10</span>) vs. Sam Houston State (22-11)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Waco,</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></b></span><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Texas</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></b></span><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">•
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<b>Tuesday, April 16</b></span><b>, 2019 – </b>6:35 p.m.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>STATS: <a href="http://baylorstats.com/"><span style="color:#00220F">Live Stats</span></a></b><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">S</span>AM HOUSTON STATE</b><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> (22-11, 14-4 Southland)</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Location:</span></strong> Huntsville, Texas<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Conference:</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><b> </b>Southland</span><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Head Coach:</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><b> </b>Matt Deggs</span><br>
<b><a href="http://www.gobearkats.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=19900&SPID=11355&SPSID=93006"><span style="color:#00220F">Roster</span></a> |<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.nmnathletics.com/fls/19900/stats/baseball/2019/teamstat.htm?&&&&ATCLID=1258434&SPSID=93014&SPID=11355&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=19900&_ga=2.132565000.784203191.1555418526-1389328326.1555418526"><span style="color:#954F72">Stats</span></a>|<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Game
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<p class="p1"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">STORY LINES</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p2"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• The Bears finish off a four-game homestand as they host Sam Houston State on Tuesday, April 16 at 6:35 p.m. CT at Baylor Ballpark.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p2"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• The Bears are looking to even the midweek series with the Bearkats after dropping a back-and-forth contest earlier in the season in Huntsville, 8-7.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p2"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• The Bears carry a two-game winning streak into Tuesday’s contest after taking two-of-three against visiting Oklahoma on the weekend. The Bears took the rubber game in the bottom of the 12th inning as Josh Bissonette
delivered the game-winning hit with two outs to score Shea Langeliers from third to give the Bears the 3-2 win and the series victory. The Bears won their first series over Oklahoma in the Steve Rodriguez era.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="p2"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">HOW TO WATCH AND STREAM</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p2"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The game will be televised live on FOX Sports Southwest Plus and can be streamed on the FOX Sports Go App.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="p2"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">PROJECTED PITCHING MATCHUP</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p2"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Tuesday, April 16 • 6:35 p.m. CT • RHP
<b>Jacob Ashkinos (0-2, 4.03 ERA) </b>vs. LHP Seth Ballew (2-2, 6.81 ERA)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">AGAINST SAM HOUSTON STATE</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p2"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• The Bears are 3-4 against the Bearkats under the direction of fourth-year head coach Steve Rodriguez. The Bears lost the matchup between the two squads earlier in the season, falling 8-7 in a back-and-forth contest
in Hunstville on March 19, 2019. The Bears are looking for their first home win over the Bearkats under the direction of Coach Rodriguez and first since February 28, 2012 as they look to snap a six-game home losing streak to SHSU.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="p2"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">TOPS IN THE CONFERENCE<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p2"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• The Bears remain in first place in the Big 12 with a record of 8-3 and have won three-of-four series so far (the fourth series was a two-game split with Texas). The Bears started conference play 5-1, the best start
to conference under Coach Rodriguez and the best over the first two weekends of the season since starting 6-0 in 2012.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="p2"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p2"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• The Bears rank 35th in scoring (7.0) and a top 25 pitching staff (14th in ERA). The Bears boast the eighth-highest batting average in the nation (.310), 22nd in total hits (376), 19th with 2.18 doubles per game,
26th with 74 total doubles, 14th in slugging percentage (.477), 27th in on-base percentage (0.398) and 35th in scoring (7.0).<span class="apple-converted-space">
</span>The Bears’ fielding percentage of 0.979 ranks 21st nationally. On the mound the Bears rank 14th in ERA (3.22), fourth with just 6.68 hits allowed per nine innings and 23rd with a WHIP of 1.25.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<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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