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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">BAYLOR BEARS (27-12, 9-5 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/2019/5/3/BU_Baseball_Notes_vs_K_State.pdf" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:#00220F">Game
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12-5</span>) vs. K-State (22-24, 6-9)<o:p></o:p></p>
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Baylor Ballpark (5,000)</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>F</b></span><b>riday, May 3 –<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></b>6:35 p.m.<span class="apple-converted-space"> (FSSW+)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Saturday, May 4</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>–<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></b><span class="apple-converted-space">3:05 </span>p.m.<span class="apple-converted-space"> (FSSW)</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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<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Baylor Social Media: </span></strong></span><a href="http://twitter.com/baylorbaseball" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#00220F;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="20" height="20" style="width:.2083in;height:.2083in" id="Picture_x0020_5" src="cid:image002.png@01D5018B.C611B9B0" alt="auto twitter icon"></span></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><a href="http://instagram.com/baylorbaseball" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#00220F;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="20" height="20" style="width:.2083in;height:.2083in" id="Picture_x0020_4" src="cid:image003.png@01D5018B.C611B9B0" alt="instagram png"></span></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><a href="http://facebook.com/baylorbaseball" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#00220F;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="20" height="20" style="width:.2083in;height:.2083in" id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image004.png@01D5018B.C611B9B0" alt="Facebook PNG"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">K-STATE WILDCATS </span></b></span><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">(22-24, 6-9</span>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Location:</span></strong> Manhattan, Kan.<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Conference:</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><b> </b>Big 12 </span><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Head Coach:</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><b> </b>P</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space">ete Hughes</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
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<p class="p1"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">STORY LINES</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p2"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">• The Bears embark on their final home weekend series as they welcome K-State to Baylor Ballpark, May 3-5.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p2"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">• The Bears lead the Big 12 by 1.5 games and the magic number to clinch the title is five games.<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:#D12229"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p2"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">• The Bears enter the weekend having won four-straight, including a sweep of TCU in Ft. Worth, the first sweep on the road of the Horned Frogs since 1990.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p2"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">• The Big 12 road sweep is the first for the Bears since doing so at Kansas State, April 27-29, 2018<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p2"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">• The Bears outscored TCU, 33-6 and the 33 runs scored were the most in the series. Overall, the Bears outscored their opponents 43-6 last week.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p2"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">• The Bears have now won four-of-five three-game Big 12 series on the year.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p2"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">• The Bears have won seven-of-nine three game series on the year.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="p2"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">HOW TO WATCH AND STREAM</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p2"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The Friday and Sunday games will be televised on FOX Sports Southwest Plus, while Saturday’s game is on FOX Sports Southwest. All three games will be streamed live 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:12.0pt">PROJECTED PITCHING MATCHUPS</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p2"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Fri., May 3 • 6:35 p.m. CT • LHP <b>
Paul Dickens (4-1, 3.53 ERA) </b>vs. RHP Griffin Hassall (2-2, 2.81 ERA)<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Sat., May 4 • 3:05 p.m. CT • RHP <b>
Jimmy Winston (4-1, 3.08 ERA)</b> vs. RHP Caleb Littlejim (5-1, 3.31 ERA)</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p2"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Sun., May 5 • 12:05 p.m. CT • <b>TBD
</b>vs. LHP Jordan Wicks (5-1, 2.66 ERA)<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">AGAINST K-STATE</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p2"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">• The Bears are 5-4 against the Wildcats since Coach Rod took the helm in 2015. The Bears have won three-straight against K-State after a three-game sweep in 2018 in Manhattan, where the Bears exploded for three
double-digit run totals, and the Bears outscored them, 51-8 over the three games. The last time the Bears won a series over the Wildcats at Baylor Ballpark was in 2013, where they dropped the first game before winning games two and three.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="p2"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">In the National Rankings</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p2"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">• The Bears boast the sixth-highest batting average in the nation (.316), 18th in total hits (477), 15th with 2.26 doubles per game, 21st with 95 total doubles, 13th in slugging percentage (.481) and 22nd in on-base
percentage (0.400). The Bears’ fielding percentage of 0.98 ranks 11th nationally. On the mound the Bears rank 23rd in ERA (3.48) and 12th with just 7.4 hits allowed per nine innings. Also, the Bears’ six shutouts on the year rank fifth nationally.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="p2"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">INDIVIDUALS IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p2"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">• Davis Wendzel ranks 36th nationally with a batting average of .385 and his on-base percentage ranks 19th (.500). Andy Thomas leads the country with 0.54 doubles per game, while Thomas ranks ninth with 19 doubles
on the year. Wendzel ranks 22nd with 17 doubles. Nick Loftin is the 31st-toughest guy nationally to strikeout, only doing so once every 12.3 at bats.<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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