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<a name="_Hlk490052374"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS –
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:black">Baylor Baseball Continues Homestand Against DBU<br>
</span></b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Bears to host Patriots for first time in three seasons
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</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"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">BAYLOR BEARS (4-8, 0-0 Big 12)</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
<b>Location:</b> Waco, Texas <br>
<b>Conference/Affiliation:</b> Big 12<br>
<b>Head Coach: </b><i><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/coaches/mitch-thompson/1881"><span style="color:black">Mitch Thompson</span></a></i> (Fort Hays St., 1988)<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">BAYLOR</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> (4-8, 0-0) vs<b> DALLAS BAPTIST </b>(7-4, 0-0)<br>
<b>March 6, 2023 • 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="https://www.statbroadcast.com/events/statbroadcast.php?t=1&gid=bay"><span style="color:black">BaylorStats.com</span></a><br>
<b>WATCH: </b>Big 12 Now on ESPN+<br>
<b><i>Talent:</i></b> <i>Pete Sousa (Play-by-Play), 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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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">DBU PATRIOTS (7-4, 0-0 C-USA)</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
<b>Location: </b>Dallas, Texas<br>
<b>Conference/Affiliation:</b> Conference USA<br>
<b>Head Coach:</b> Dan Heefner (Olivet Nazarene, 2001)<br>
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<p style="background:white"><b><span style="color:black">STORYLINES</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="color:black">LEADING OFF</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">• Baylor Baseball continues its 14-game homestand with a midweek contest against DBU before hosting Mercer for a three-game weekend series at Baylor Ballpark in Waco. The home stretch lasts until March 24, when the Bears travel to
take on Oklahoma State in Stillwater, Okla., in the second week of Big 12 play.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">• The Bears have eclipsed double-digit strikeouts on the mound in nine of their 12 games so far this season.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">• BU has punched out at least 13 opposing hitters in five games this year.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="background:white;overflow-wrap: break-word;box-sizing: border-box;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="color:black">• Baylor leads the Big 12 with 132 strikeouts and ranks 33rd nationally with 11.1 strikeouts per nine innings.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">• The Bears are celebrating the 25th season at Baylor Ballpark with a special logo and planned promotions throughout the 2023 campaign.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="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><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">• Baylor returns just 15 players from its 2022 roster and welcomes 23 newcomers, including 10 true freshmen and 13 transfers.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">• Nine of the 13 transfers have previous Division I experience in </span><dfn><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/austin-stracener/12074"><span style="color:black">Austin
Stracener</span></a></span></dfn><span style="color:black">, </span><dfn><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/hunter-teplanszky/12075"><span style="color:black">Hunter Teplanszky</span></a></span></dfn><span style="color:black">, </span><dfn><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/daniel-altman/12078"><span style="color:black">Daniel
Altman</span></a></span></dfn><span style="color:black">, </span><dfn><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/cole-posey/12079"><span style="color:black">Cole Posey</span></a></span></dfn><span style="color:black">, </span><dfn><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/will-pendergrass/12081"><span style="color:black">Will
Pendergrass</span></a></span></dfn><span style="color:black">, </span><dfn><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/casey-sunseri/12082"><span style="color:black">Casey Sunseri</span></a></span></dfn><span style="color:black">, </span><dfn><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/cole-tremain/12084"><span style="color:black">Cole
Tremain</span></a></span></dfn><span style="color:black">, </span><dfn><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/john-ceccoli/12089"><span style="color:black">John Ceccoli</span></a></span></dfn><span style="color:black"> and </span><dfn><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/gabe-craig/12090"><span style="color:black">Gabe
Craig</span></a></span></dfn><span style="color:black">.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">• A total of 21 Bears have made their Baylor debuts so far in 2023, including nine freshmen.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="color:black">BIG PERFORMANCES</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">• Fifth-year senior RHP </span><dfn><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/blake-helton/11490"><span style="color:black">Blake Helton</span></a></span></dfn><span style="color:black"> set
a career high with 11 strikeouts against Youngstown State on Friday, March 3. His 11 punchouts were the most by a Bear in a single game since March 30, 2019, when Paul Dickens fanned 12 at Kansas.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">• Sophomore RHP </span><dfn><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/mason-marriott/11495"><span style="color:black">Mason Marriott</span></a></span></dfn><span style="color:black"> worked
a personal-best 6.0 innings and struck out five without allowing an earned run against the Penguins in the first game of Saturday's doubleheader.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">• Junior LHP/OF </span><dfn><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/kobe-andrade/11476"><span style="color:black">Kobe Andrade</span></a></span></dfn><span style="color:black"> continues
to rack up extra-base hits, as nine of his 12 knocks this season have gone for extra bases. Andrade has five doubles, three triples and one home run.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">• Andrade's three triples leads the Big 12 and ranks fourth nationally.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">• Freshman INF </span><dfn><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/kolby-branch/12083"><span style="color:black">Kolby Branch</span></a></span></dfn><span style="color:black"> has
reached base in all 12 of Baylor's games this season.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">• The rookie has hit two home runs -- both of which were grand slams. He hit his second as part of Saturday's seven-run eighth inning in Game 1 of the doubleheader.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">• Branch had a tremendous week, with a .480 OBP, eight runs scored, two stolen bases and 20 assists across Baylor's five games against UTSA and Youngstown State.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">• Freshman C </span><dfn><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/zach-mazoch/12085"><span style="color:black">Zach Mazoch</span></a></span></dfn><span style="color:black"> and
junior INF/OF </span><dfn><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/cole-posey/12079"><span style="color:black">Cole Posey</span></a></span></dfn><span style="color:black"> both hit the
first home runs of their Baylor careers over the weekend.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="color:black">SERIES HISTORY VS DBU</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">• Baylor leads the all-time series over DBU, 53-28, though the Patriots have won each of the last two meetings.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">• This is the first time since 2020 that the Bears have hosted DBU in Waco.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="color:black">BY THE NUMBERS</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">• Baylor is 1-1 in midweek games this year. The Bears went 10-3 in midweek contests a season ago.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">• Similarly, Baylor is 1-1 against teams from the state of Texas this season. The Bears will play 22 games against Lone Star State opponents in 2023.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="color:black">PROBABLE STARTERS</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">• Tuesday, March 7 • 6:30 p.m. • <b>RHP </b></span><dfn><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/jared-matheson/12088"><span style="color:black">Jared Matheson</span></a></span></b></dfn><b><span style="color:black"> (0-0,
2.35 ERA)</span></b><span style="color:black"> vs. RHP Zach Heaton (1-0, 0.00 ERA)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="color:black">BROADCAST INFORMATION</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">• Tuesday's game will be broadcast on Big 12 Now on ESPN+, with Pete Sousa (play-by-play) and former Bear Pat Combs (analyst) on the call.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">• Fans can also tune in to the Baylor home radio broadcast, featuring Derek Smith and Ryan Boyd, on ESPN Central Texas 1660 AM/92.3 FM.<br>
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