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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:4.5in"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">BAYLOR<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – April 26, 2019</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">No. 18 BASEBALL TAKES SERIES OPENER AT TCU, 6-3</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">Game two of the series is set for 3 p.m. CT on Saturday.
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<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">For more information contact: </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Rachel Caton, 254-652-2061, </span><span style="color:black"><a href="mailto:Rachel_Caton@baylor.edu"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#954F72">Rachel_Caton@baylor.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></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>
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">FORT WORTH, Texas</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white"> – The No. 18 Bears took an early lead and ever looked back, defeating TCU
6-3 in the series opener on Friday evening at Lupton Stadium. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">The Bears (28-12, 10-5) were led by Richard Cunningham, the only Bear to have a multi-hit performance, including a big two-out, two RBI single to break the game
open in the eighth 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;background:white">Shea Langeliers and Josh Bissonette also added to the Bears’ offense as each drove home one run apiece as the Bears capitalized on three hit by pitch, two walks
and five TCU (23-17, 6-7) errors on the day. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">The Bears jumped out early, taking advantage of a one-out walk and a hit-by-pitch as Langeliers drove home the first run of the game on a single.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">With a 1-0 lead over TCU ace Nick Lodolo, the Bears added two more in the top of the third, taking advantage of a Horned Frog error and scoring a second on a
heads-up base running play as Davis Wendzel drew the obstruction call on a run down.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">Baylor starter Paul Dickens was working out of trouble the first few frames, but put up zeros until a leadoff homer for Austin Henry came in the bottom of the
fourth, making it a 3-1 ballgame. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">The Bears would get that run back in the top half of the fifth on a Bissonette ground out, but the Horned Frogs would plate two to pull within one, 4-3, and
the Bears would go to the pen for Logan Freeman, who got out of the jam with a strikeout.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">Cunningham’s two-out, two -RBI single in the top of the eighth inning broke open the game, giving the Bears some cushion with a 6-3 game.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">Reliever Ryan Leckich, who entered in the bottom of the sixth to get a big strikeout with the bases full of Horned Frogs, tossed a total of two innings in relief,
gave way to closer Kyle Hill in the bottom of the eighth with two outs.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">Hill made quick work in the eighth, but a walk and a hit brought the game-tying run to the plate with one out before he got two more big outs to preserve the
win. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">Leckich earned the win in relief, his third of the year, while Hill earned his sixth save of the year. Horned Frog starter Lodolo took the loss to fall to 5-4
on the year. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>NOTES<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">*The Bears are now 18-6 in games in which they score first.<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">*133 of Baylor’s 279 total runs in 2019 have come with two outs, including two of six tonight.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="background:white">*Davis </span></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wendzel
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">extended his on-base streak to 21 games<b>
</b>and his hit streak to 12 games.</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">*Richard Cunningham extended his hit streak to 12 games.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">*Andy Thomas extended his hit streak to 12 games.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">*Langeliers has a 10-game hit streak.<b>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">*</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">The pitching staff struck out 13 batters, the most since they struck
out 16 on March 30 at Kansas. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">*Kyle Hill made his 20<sup>th</sup> appearance of the year and collected his sixth save of the year.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">*Ryan Leckich made his team-leading 22<sup>nd</sup> appearance of the year and earned his third win of the year to improve to 3-0.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">*Starter Paul Dickens went 4.2 innings, allowing 3 runs on 6 hits with 3 walks and 7 strikeouts in his ninth save of the year.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">*Logan Freeman made his fourth appearance of the year.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">*The Bears got their third win of the season when not outhitting their opponent.
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</span><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">STAT OF THE DAY</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><br>
<span style="background:white">2 – The Bears scored 2 in the third and 2 in the eighth to propel themselves to victory. The 2 runs in the eighth inning came with 2 outs and the hit by Richard Cunningham was his second hit of the day.
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</span><b>QUOTE OF THE DAY</b><br>
<b><i>On the pitching staff performance…<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">“Paul Dickens just had a great start for us. He got his pitch count up a little bit too high and wasn’t able to get out of the fifth inning. But our bullpen came in and were able
to minimize the damage. I was really happy to watch them go in and compete and do what they’ve done all year. They [the bullpen] did a masterful job tonight. I think we walked a few too many guys, but at the same time we were able to get out of it. Sometimes
you need to win ugly and tonight was one of those days.”</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><i>Baylor head coach Steve Rodriguez</i></b></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><br>
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<b>WHAT'S NEXT</b><br>
<span style="background:white">The series at TCU continues as game two is set for 3 p.m. CT on Saturday, April 27 at Lupton Stadium. It will be televised live on FOX Sports Southwest.
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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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