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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 Hosts UTSA in Midweek Contest<br>
</span></b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Bears are 35-8 all-time against the Roadrunners<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"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666">BAYLOR BEARS (10-9, 1-2 Big 12)</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666"><br>
<b>Location:</b> Waco, Texas <br>
<b>Conference/Affiliation:</b> Big 12<br>
<b>Head Coach: </b><i><a href="https://baylorbears.com/coaches.aspx?rc=1811"><span style="color:#154734">Steve Rodriguez</span></a></i> (Pepperdine, 2001)<br>
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<a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster"><span style="color:#154734">Roster</span></a> | <a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/stats/2022"><span style="color:#154734">Stats</span></a> | <a href="https://baylorbears.com/documents/2022/3/21/BU_BSB_Game_Notes_2022_20_UTSA.pdf"><span style="color:#154734">Game
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666">BAYLOR</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666"> (10-9, 1-2) vs<b> UTSA </b>(12-7, 0-0)<br>
<b>March 22, 2022 • 6:30 p.m. CT</b><br>
<b>Waco, Texas • Baylor Ballpark (5,000)</b><br>
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<b>LIVE STATS: </b><a href="http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=396728"><span style="color:#154734">BaylorStats.com</span></a><br>
<b>WATCH: </b>Big 12 Now on ESPN+<br>
<b><i>Talent: </i></b><i><a href="https://baylorbears.com/staff.aspx?staff=52"><span style="color:#154734">John Morris</span></a> (PxP), Pat Combs (Analyst)</i><br>
<b>LISTEN: </b>Learfield / ESPN Central Texas 1660 AM & 92.3 FM<br>
<b><i>Talent:</i></b> <i>Derek Smith, Ryan Boyd</i><br>
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<b>Baylor Social Media: </b></span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://twitter.com/BaylorBaseball" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#154734;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="20" height="20" style="width:.2083in;height:.2083in" id="Picture_x0020_5" src="cid:image002.png@01D83D51.56352B40" alt="auto twitter icon"></span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666"> </span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/baylorbaseball/?hl=en" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#154734;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="20" height="20" style="width:.2083in;height:.2083in" id="Picture_x0020_4" src="cid:image003.png@01D83D51.56352B40" alt="instagram png"></span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666"> </span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/BaylorBaseball/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#154734;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="20" height="20" style="width:.2083in;height:.2083in" id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image004.png@01D83D51.56352B40" alt="Facebook PNG"></span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666">UTSA ROADRUNNERS (12-7, 0-0 C-USA)</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666"><br>
<b>Location: </b>San Antonio, Texas<br>
<b>Conference/Affiliation:</b> Conference USA<br>
<b>Head Coach:</b> Patrick Hallmark (Rice, 2002)<br>
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<p><b>STORYLINES</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><b>LEADING OFF</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Baylor rounds out its four-game home stretch and enters the sixth week of the season by welcoming
<span class="scayt-misspell-word">UTSA</span> to Baylor Ballpark on Tuesday.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• BU went 1-3 last week, salvaging its Big 12-opening series against No. 21 TCU with a 7-3 win on Sunday.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• The Bears are 5-4 against ranked opponents in 2022, with wins over No. 23 Duke, No. 23 UCLA, No. 7 LSU and No. 21 TCU.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Baylor is 46-16 in midweek contests under seventh-year head coach Steve Rodriguez, including a 3-1 mark in 2022.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• BU is 78-33 (.703) at Baylor Ballpark over the last five seasons, including a 6-7 record this season.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• The Bears have gone 9-7 against non-conference opponents this year.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Baylor stays close to home in 2022, as 43 of its 52 regular-season contests will be played in the state of Texas.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• BU doesn't leave The Lone Star State until March 25-27, when it travels to take on Oklahoma in Norman.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><b>BY THE NUMBERS </b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Baylor leads the all-time series 35-8 over <span class="scayt-misspell-word">
UTSA</span>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• BU is 3-1 against <span class="scayt-misspell-word">UTSA</span> under Rodriguez and has won each of the last two meetings against the Roadrunners.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• The Bears are 2-1 against the Roadrunners in Waco under Rodriguez, and have won eight of the last 10 home contests against
<span class="scayt-misspell-word">UTSA</span>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Baylor is 1-0 against C-USA teams in 2022, having previously defeated Rice on March 2.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><b>PROBABLE STARTERS</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Tuesday, March 22 • 6:30 p.m. CT • <b>RHP Mason Marriott (1-0, 3.48 ERA)</b> vs. RHP Ryan
<span class="scayt-misspell-word">Beaird</span> (0-0, 6.94 ERA)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><b>BROADCAST INFORMATION</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Tuesday's game will be streamed on Big 12 Now on ESPN+ with John Morris (PxP) and Pat Combs (Analyst) calling the action.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Fans can also tune in to the home radio broadcast, featuring Derek Smith and Ryan Boyd, on ESPN Central Texas 1660 AM and 92.3 FM.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><b>BEARS BATS HEATING UP</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Over the past week, Baylor's offense erupted for 45 hits across four games, hitting .288 as a team.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• The Bears have tallied seven multi-hit performances in 2022, with three of them coming in the last four games.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• BU set a season-high with 17 hits as a team on Saturday against No. 21 TCU in the 11-inning loss.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• The Bears followed that up with a 14-hit day on Sunday in the 7-3 victory over the Horned Frogs.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• The top of the order has led the charge, as Tre Richardson hit .476 last week (10-for-21), while Jack Pineda has collected multiple hits in five of his last six games.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><b>TURNING TWO</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Baylor leads the Big 12 and ranks fourth nationally with 20 double plays turned in 2022 (1.05 per game).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Tre Richardson has an assist in 19 of those 20 twin killings so far this season.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• The only DP that did not involve Richardson was a 1-6-3 turned Tuesday, March 15 at
<span class="scayt-misspell-word">SHSU</span>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">• The Bears rolled just 33 double plays in all of 2021 (0.65 per game).<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#154734">Max Calderone</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> | Associate Director of Athletics Communications (BSB, FB, EQ)</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Department of Athletics | Baylor University</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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