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<a name="_Hlk490052374"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS –
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Baylor BSB Heads to Houston for Midweek Matchup at Rice<br>
</span></b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Bears begin five-game road trip with first trip to Reckling Park since 2011<br>
</span></i><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"> Max Calderone, 254-265-1639,
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666">BAYLOR BEARS (3-4, 0-0 Big 12)</span></strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666"><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Location:</span></strong> Waco, Texas <br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Conference/Affiliation:</span></strong> Big 12<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Head Coach: </span></strong><dfn><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/coaches.aspx?rc=1811"><span style="color:#154734">Steve Rodriguez</span></a></span></dfn> (Pepperdine,
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666">BAYLOR</span></strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666"> (3-4, 0-0) vs<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> RICE </span></strong>(2-5,
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">March 2, 2022 • 6:30 p.m. CT</span></strong><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Houston, Texas • Reckling Park (6,193) </span></strong><br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">LIVE STATS: </span></strong><a href="http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=396440&vislive=bay"><span style="color:#154734">BaylorStats.com</span></a><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">WATCH:</span></strong> <a href="https://conferenceusa.com/watch/default.aspx?Live=15643"><span style="color:#154734">C-USA.tv</span></a><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">LISTEN: </span></strong>Learfield / ESPN Central Texas 1660 AM & 92.3 FM <br>
<strong><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Talent:</span></i></strong> <em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Derek Smith (PxP), </span></em><dfn><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=10429"><span style="color:#154734">Jimmy
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666">RICE OWLS (2-5, 0-0 C-USA)</span></strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666"><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Location: </span></strong>Houston, Texas<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Conference/Affiliation:</span></strong> C-USA<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Head Coach:</span></strong> Jose Cruz Jr. (Rice, 2013)<br>
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<p><b>STORYLINES</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><b>HITTING THE ROAD</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Baylor is hitting the road for the first time in 2022, beginning a five-game road trip at Rice on Wednesday, March 2.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• The Bears will stay in Houston for the 2022 <span class="scayt-misspell-word">
Shriners</span> Children's College Classic, which features a six-team field including No. 1/1 Texas, No. 7/8 LSU, No. 17/16 Tennessee, NR/No. 23 UCLA and Oklahoma.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• BU closes out the stretch at Abilene Christian on Wednesday, March 9, before returning home for a three-game set against Columbia.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Baylor is 48-47 in road games under seventh-year head coach Steve Rodriguez and 15-18 in neutral site contests under Rod.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• The Bears will stay close to home in 2022, as 46 of its 52 regular-season contests will be played in the state of Texas.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Baylor doesn't leave the state of Texas until April 8-10, when it travels to take on West Virginia in Morgantown.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><b>SERIES HISTORY BY THE NUMBERS</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Baylor is 128-88-1 all-time against Rice.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• The Bears and Owls have only squared off once in the Rodriguez era, with Rice coming away victorious in the 2019 contest, 6-3, at the
<span class="scayt-misspell-word">Shriners</span> Children's College Classic.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Prior to the most recent meeting, BU had won three-straight over Rice from 2011-2013.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• The last time Baylor played Rice at its home field, <span class="scayt-misspell-word">
Reckling</span> Park, was in the 2011 Houston Regional. The Bears defeated the No. 9 Owls, 3-2.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• BU is 44-15 in midweek tilts under Coach Rod, including winning 8 of its last 9 such games.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><b>PROBABLE STARTERS</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Wednesday, March 2 • 6:30 p.m. CT • <b>RHP Henry Cone (0-0, 6.75 ERA)</b> vs. RHP Parker Smith (1-0, 1.13 ERA)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><b>BROADCAST INFORMATION</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Wednesday's game will be streamed on C-USA.tv<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Fans can also tune in to the Baylor radio broadcast on ESPN Central Texas 1660 AM/92.3 FM featuring Derek Smith (PxP) and former Baylor pitcher Jimmy Winston (Analyst) on the call.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><b>TESTED RIGHT FROM THE START</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• 2022 is the first season since 1952 in which 11 of Baylor's first 13 opponents currently compete in Power 5 conferences.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• BU is coming off a series win over former No. 23 Duke and presently boasts a 2-1 record against ranked foes.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• The Bears will face three more ranked opponents this upcoming weekend at the
<span class="scayt-misspell-word">Shriners</span> Children's College Classic.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Maryland, who was unranked during its opening weekend sweep of BU, now sits at No. 21 in both major polls.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• The Bears will play 22 games against 10 teams who competed in the 2021 NCAA Tournament, including five teams that reached a Super Regional and two that reached the College World Series.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><b>TURNING TWO</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Entering the third week of the season, Baylor ranks third nationally with 10 double plays turned and fourth with 1.43 DP's per game.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Third-year sophomore 2B Tre Richardson has recorded an assist in all 10 twin killings so far.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• The Bears rolled just 33 double plays in all of 2021 (0.65 per game).<br>
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<b>STRONG STARTERS</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Baylor's starting pitching had a fantastic weekend against Duke, with senior LHP Tyler Thomas and senior RHP Jake Jackson each picking up their first wins of the season.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• The duo, along with sophomore RHP Will <span class="scayt-misspell-word">Rigney</span>, combined for a 0.53 ERA over the three games, going 17 innings and allowing just one earned run with 15 strikeouts to five walks.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• BU starters have allowed just the one earned run over their last 19 innings pitched.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><b>EXTRA, EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT IT</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Baylor has recorded at least one extra-base hit in 31 of its last 34 games, dating back to last season.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• The Bears have tallied 104 extra base hits, including 64 doubles, 11 triples and 29 home runs.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Baylor has notched at least two extra-base hits in 25 of its last 34 games.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Through seven games in 2022, BU has tallied eight doubles, two triples and one home run.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><b>ADD ANOTHER TO THE K-COUNTER</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• After racking up double-digit strikeouts in all three games against Maryland, the Baylor pitching staff reached double figures once again vs. Duke in Sunday's second game of the doubleheader with 12.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• The Bears have tallied 62 K's in seven games this season.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• The Bears only reached double figures in 16 of their 51 games in 2021.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><b>THE BIG RIG</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• After suffering season-ending injuries in each of his first two seasons, third-year sophomore RHP Will Rigney is finally healthy and contributing to the pitching staff in a big way.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• The righty, who made his first appearance since March 23, 2021, has tallied 10 strikeouts and walked none in six innings of work so far this season. He currently owns a 3.00 ERA, having allowed just two earned runs.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">• His 4.0 IP against Duke were a career high, to go along with 6 K's.<br>
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