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<a name="_Hlk490052374"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS –
</span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Feb. 16, 2023<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:black">Baylor Baseball Begins Thompson Era Against Central Michigan<br>
</span></b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Bears return 15 letterwinners, welcome 23 newcomers in 2023<br>
</span></i><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">For more information contact:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> Max Calderone, 254-265-1639,
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666">BAYLOR BEARS (0-0, 0-0 Big 12)</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;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/sports/baseball/roster/coaches/mitch-thompson/1881"><span style="color:#154734">Mitch Thompson</span></a></span></dfn> (Fort
Hays St., 1988)<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/2023"><span style="color:#154734">Stats</span></a> | <a href="https://baylorbears.com/documents/2023/2/16/BU_BSB_Game_Notes_2023_1-3_CentralMichigan.pdf"><span style="color:#154734">Game
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666">BAYLOR</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666"> (0-0, 0-0) vs<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> CENTRAL
MICHIGAN </span></strong>(0-0, 0-0)<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Feb. 17, 2023 • 3:00 p.m. CT</span></strong><b><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Feb. 18, 2023 • 2:00 p.m. CT</span></strong><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Feb. 19, 2023 • 1:00 p.m. CT</span></strong></b><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Waco, Texas • Baylor Ballpark (5,000)</span></strong><br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">LIVE STATS: </span></strong><a href="https://www.statbroadcast.com/events/statbroadcast.php?t=1&gid=bay"><span style="color:#154734">BaylorStats.com</span></a><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">WATCH: </span></strong>Big 12 Now on ESPN+ (Friday Only)<br>
<strong><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Talent:</span></i></strong> <em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Lincoln Rose (Play-by-Play), Richard Cunningham (Analyst)</span></em><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">LISTEN: </span></strong>Learfield / ESPN Central Texas 1660 AM & 92.3 FM (Fri. & Sun.)<br>
<strong><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Talent:</span></i></strong> <em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Derek Smith, Ryan Boyd</span></em><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">LISTEN: </span></strong>Learfield / FOX Sports Central Texas 1330 AM & 93.9 FM (Sat.)<br>
<strong><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Talent:</span></i></strong> <em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Ryan Boyd, </span></em><dfn><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/tyler-thomas/11284"><span style="color:#154734">Tyler
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Baylor Social Media: </span></strong></span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://twitter.com/BaylorBaseball" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;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@01D94207.5797A2E0" alt="auto twitter icon"></span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;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:10.5pt;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@01D94207.5797A2E0" alt="instagram png"></span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;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:10.5pt;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@01D94207.5797A2E0" alt="Facebook PNG"></span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666">CENTRAL MICHIGAN CHIPPEWAS (0-0, 0-0 MAC)</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666"><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Location: </span></strong>Mount Pleasant, Mich.<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Conference/Affiliation:</span></strong> Mid-American<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Head Coach:</span></strong> Jordan Bischel (St. Norbert, 2003)<br>
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<a href="https://cmuchippewas.com/sports/baseball/roster"><span style="color:#154734">Roster</span></a> | <a href="https://cmuchippewas.com/sports/baseball/stats/2022?path=baseball"><span style="color:#154734">Stats</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">STORYLINES</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">LEADING OFF</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">• Baylor Baseball opens its 2023 season with four-straight home games, including a three-game series against Central Michigan this weekend before hosting HCU next Tuesday, Feb. 21, at Baylor Ballpark.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">• The Bears are celebrating the 25th season at Baylor Ballpark with a special logo and planned promotions throughout the 2023 campaign.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">• Eighteen of the Bears' first 21 games this season are home games. The Bears leave the state of Texas just three times this year, all before April 3 (at Duke, at Oklahoma State, at Kansas).</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">• Baylor returns just 15 players from its 2022 roster and welcomes 23 newcomers, including 10 true freshmen and 13 transfers.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">• Nine of the 13 transfers have previous Division I experience in <i><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/austin-stracener/12074"><span style="color:black">Austin Stracener</span></a></i>, <i><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/hunter-teplanszky/12075"><span style="color:black">Hunter
Teplanszky</span></a></i>, <i><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/daniel-altman/12078"><span style="color:black">Daniel Altman</span></a></i>, <i><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/cole-posey/12079"><span style="color:black">Cole
Posey</span></a></i>, <i><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/will-pendergrass/12081"><span style="color:black">Will Pendergrass</span></a></i>, <i><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/casey-sunseri/12082"><span style="color:black">Casey
Sunseri</span></a></i>, <i><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/cole-tremain/12084"><span style="color:black">Cole Tremain</span></a></i>, <i><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/john-ceccoli/12089"><span style="color:black">John
Ceccoli</span></a></i> and <i><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/gabe-craig/12090"><span style="color:black">Gabe Craig</span></a></i>.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">• Of the 15 returners, just one position player starter returns while eight newcomers are expected to round out the starting nine.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">• Fifth-year senior RHP <i><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/blake-helton/11490"><span style="color:black">Blake Helton</span></a></i> was named No. 123 on D1Baseball's list of the top-200 starting
pitchers in the nation.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">• Fourth-year junior RHP <i><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/will-rigney/11505"><span style="color:black">Will Rigney</span></a></i> was named one of the top-50 seniors, regardless of position,
by Perfect Game.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">SERIES HISTORY VS CENTRAL MICHIGAN</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">• Baylor leads the all-time series over Central Michigan, 5-1, though the two sides have not met since 1989.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">• BU and CMU first faced off in 1977, where the Bears won both meetings on a March 17 doubleheader in Waco by tallies of 7-3 and 16-3.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">• The Chippewas returned to Waco in 1978 for a midweek matchup in which the Bears claimed a 4-3 decision.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">• After an eight-year hiatus, the series resumed in 1986 with Central Michigan earning its lone win over Baylor, 5-2, in a neutral site battle as part of the Citrus Tournament in Edinburg, Texas.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">• Then in 1989, the Bears won each of the last two meetings against the Chippewas with 5-4 and 8-2 wins in the renamed Palm Valley Tournament held in Edinburg.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">BASEBALL IS BACK - BY THE NUMBERS</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">• Baylor is 64-36 all-time in season openers, with wins in six of its last nine Opening Days.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">• BU is 76-26 all-time in home openers, having won eight of its last 11 games at home to start the year.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">• The Bears have won 10 of their last 15 opening weekend series, dating back to 2008.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">PROBABLE STARTERS*</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">• Friday, Feb. 17 • 3:00 p.m. • <b>RHP <i><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/blake-helton/11490"><span style="color:black">Blake Helton</span></a></i> (0-1, 2.61 ERA)</b> vs. LHP Garrett Navarra
(10-3, 5.15 ERA)</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">• Saturday, Feb. 18 • 2:00 p.m. • <b>LHP <i><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/cam-caley/11478"><span style="color:black">Cam Caley</span></a></i> (4-0, 6.68 ERA)</b> vs. LHP Adam Mrakitsch (7-1,
2.37 ERA)</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">• Sunday, Feb. 19 • 1:00 p.m. • <b>RHP <i><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/mason-marriott/11495"><span style="color:black">Mason Marriott</span></a></i> (2-3, 5.96 ERA)</b> vs. RHP Keegan Batka
(5-3, 4.50 ERA)**</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">*Stats from 2022 season | **At Kellogg Community College</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">BROADCAST INFORMATION</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">• Friday's game will be available on Big 12 Now on ESPN+. Lincoln Rose will provide the play-by-play, while former Baylor outfielder Richard Cunningham will join the broadcast as the color analyst.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">• Fans can also tune in to ESPN Central Texas 1660 AM or 92.3 FM for the Baylor radio broadcast on Friday and Sunday, featuring Derek Smith (play-by-play) and Ryan Boyd (analyst) on the call.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">• Boyd will shift over to the play-by-play role for Saturday's game, which will be carried on FOX Sports Central Texas 1330 AM and 93.9 FM. Former Baylor pitcher <i><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/tyler-thomas/11284"><span style="color:black">Tyler
Thomas</span></a></i> will make his broadcast debut as the color analyst.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">2023 AT A GLANCE</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">• 36 of Baylor's 55 regular-season games in 2023 will be played at home at Baylor Ballpark, including conference series against Kansas State, Oklahoma, Texas and West Virginia.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">• BU will play a combined 21 games against eight NCAA Tournament teams and face off against four conference champions from a year ago.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">• 14 30-game winners headline the 2023 slate, including six squads that won 40 or more games last season.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">• Notably, 51% of the Bears' 2023 schedule will feature opponents who finished 2022 with a top-75 RPI, including five non-conference foes in Central Michigan, UTSA, Dallas Baptist, Mercer and Grand Canyon.<br>
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