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<b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;text-underline:none">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – June 14, 2021<o:p> </o:p></span></b></h1>
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<b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;text-underline:none">Jared McKenzie Named NCBWA Freshman All-American<o:p> </o:p></span></b></h1>
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<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-style:normal;mso-bidi-font-style:italic">McKenzie was named to the second team for his efforts in 2021</span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-style:normal"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></h2>
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</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Zach Rhodes, 919-247-7585,
</span><a href="mailto:Zach_Rhodes@baylor.edu"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Zach_Rhodes@baylor.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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</b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Baylor baseball’s Jared McKenzie was named to the NCBWA Freshman All-American Second Team, the organization announced on Monday. McKenzie becomes just the third Bear and
first outfielder in program history to earn the honor from the NCBWA.<o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Listed as a second-year freshman in 2021 due to the shortened 2020 season, this is McKenzie’s second time being tabbed as a freshman all-american after he earned the distinction
from Collegiate Baseball in 2020.<o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">In 2021, McKenzie led the team and was second in the Big 12 in batting average (.383), hits (82) and runs scored (62). The Round Rock native also ripped 10 home runs with 44
RBI, 14 doubles and four triples, while starting all 51 games in center field. McKenzie led Baylor with 134 total bases, a .626 slugging percentage and a .453 on-base percentage.<o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">In May, McKenzie was named to the 2021 All-Big 12 First Team for his performance.</span><o:p style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"> </o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;layout-grid-mode:both">Baylor NCBWA Freshman All-America </span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black;layout-grid-mode:both"><br>
<span style="background:white">2010 Max Muncy, 1B (2<sup>nd</sup> Team) </span><br>
<span style="background:white">2017 <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Shea Langeliers, C (1<sup>st</sup> Team) </span><br>
<b><span style="background:white">2021 Jared McKenzie, OF (2<sup>nd</sup> Team)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;layout-grid-mode:both"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">www.BaylorBears.com<o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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