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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. 15, 2023<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:black">Baylor Baseball Opens 2024 Season at Shriners Showdown<br>
</span></b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Bears to face Nebraska, Oregon, No. 5 Tennessee in Opening Weekend
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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:12.0pt;color:black">BAYLOR BEARS (0-0, 0-0 Big 12)</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;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/2258"><span style="color:black">Mitch Thompson</span></a></i> <br>
(Fort Hays St., 1988)<br>
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<a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster"><span style="color:black">Roster</span></a> | <a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/stats/2023"><span style="color:black">Stats</span></a> | <a href="https://baylorbears.com/documents/2024/2/14/BU_BSB_Game_Notes_2024_1-3_Shriners.pdf"><span style="color:black">Game
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">BAYLOR</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> (0-0, 0-0) vs<b> NEBRASKA </b>(0-0, 0-0)<br>
<b>Feb. 16, 2024 • 11:00 a.m. CT<br>
BAYLOR</b> (0-0, 0-0) vs<b> OREGON </b>(0-0, 0-0)<br>
<b>Feb. 17, 2024 • 11:00 a.m. CT<br>
BAYLOR</b> (0-0, 0-0) vs<b> TENNESSEE </b>(0-0, 0-0)<br>
<b>Feb. 18, 2024 • 6:30 p.m. CT</b><br>
<b>Arlington, Texas • Globe Life Field (40,300)</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>FloBaseball<br>
<b><i>Talent:</i></b> <i>Ben Wilson, Pat Combs (Fri. & Sun.); Brant Freeman, Ty Harrington (Sat.)</i><br>
<b>LISTEN: </b>ESPN Central Texas 1660 AM & 92.3 FM<br>
<b><i>Talent:</i></b> <i>Derek Smith, Tom Barfield</i><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">SHRINERS CHILDREN'S<br>
COLLEGE SHOWDOWN</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><br>
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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 begins its 2024 season at the Shriners Children's College Baseball Showdown against Nebraska, Oregon and No. 5 Tennessee. All games will be played at Globe Life Field in Arlington, 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">• Baylor is making its fifth appearance in a tournament sponsored by Shriners Children's. The Bears hold an 8-4 record all-time at a Shriners event, including tournament titles in 2020 and 2022.</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">• Following this weekend's tournament, the Bears return home for a season-long nine-game homestand at Baylor Ballpark, beginning with its home opener vs. Lamar on Tuesday, Feb. 20 and running through March 5.</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 faces the nation's toughest schedule statistically through March 14, according to Pro Baseball Radar, based on 2023's RPI and win percentage.</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 plays 26 games against the RPI top-50 this season, the most in the Big 12.</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">• This year's roster is made up of 21 returners and 20 newcomers. Of the newcomers, seven have previous Division I experience in <i><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/enzo-apodaca/13013"><span style="color:black">Enzo
Apodaca</span></a></i>, <i><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/kade-fletcher/13048"><span style="color:black">Kade Fletcher</span></a></i>, <i><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/mason-greer/13021"><span style="color:black">Mason
Greer</span></a></i>, <i><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/patrick-hail/13047"><span style="color:black">Patrick Hail</span></a></i>, <i><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/drew-leach/13012"><span style="color:black">Drew
Leach</span></a></i>, <i><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/jack-little/13019"><span style="color:black">Jack Little</span></a></i> and <i><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/ryan-martinez/13011"><span style="color:black">Ryan
Martinez</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 returners, five position player starters and one starting pitcher from the 2023 weekend rotation are back, including <i><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/gavin-brzozowski/12993"><span style="color:black">Gavin
Brzozowski</span></a></i>, <i><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/cortlan-castle/12996"><span style="color:black">Cortlan Castle</span></a></i>, <i><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/mason-marriott/13001"><span style="color:black">Mason
Marriott</span></a></i>, <i><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/cole-posey/13007"><span style="color:black">Cole Posey</span></a></i>, <i><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/hunter-simmons/13008"><span style="color:black">Hunter
Simmons</span></a></i> and <i><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/hunter-teplanszky/13010"><span style="color:black">Hunter Teplanszky</span></a></i>.</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. THE SHRINERS SHOWDOWN</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 Nebraska, 37-30-1, and won the final two games of the 2020 opening-weekend series in Waco the last time the two sides faced off.</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">• This will be the first meeting in program history between Baylor and Oregon.</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 and Tennessee are tied 1-1 in the all-time series, with the Volunteers taking a 10-5 decision in the last meeting on March 5, 2022, at the Shriners Children's College Classic in Houston.</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">• This is Baylor's fifth appearance at a tournament sponsored by Shriners Children's -- the Bears went 2-1 in 2022, 3-0 in 2020, 1-2 in 2019, and 2-1 in 2017 for an all-time record of 8-4 at the event.</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 10-8 at in-state tournaments over the last seven seasons, including four trips to the Shriners College Classic in Houston, an appearance at the 2021 Round Round Classic and a showing at the 2018 Frisco
College Classic.</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 65-36 all-time in season openers, with wins in seven of its last 10 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">• Last year, BU defeated Central Michigan on Opening Day in dramatic fashion, with a walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the 10th inning to win 6-5 for head coach <i><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/coaches/mitch-thompson/2258"><span style="color:black">Mitch
Thompson</span></a></i>'s first-career Division I victory.</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">• This is just the third time since 2014 that the Bears have opened the season away from home (2021 at UTRGV, 2014 at Arizona State). In both previous cases, BU won its Opening Day game, but dropped the weekend series. </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 16 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. 16 • 11:00 a.m. • <b>RHP <i><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/mason-marriott/13001"><span style="color:black">Mason Marriott</span></a></i> (1-7, 7.52 ERA)</b> vs. RHP Brett Sears
(0-0, 5.29 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. 17 • 11:00 a.m. • <b>RHP <i><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/collin-mckinney/13004"><span style="color:black">Collin McKinney</span></a></i> (Redshirted)</b> vs. RHP Kevin Seitter
(8-4, 3.58 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. 18 • 6:30 p.m. • <b>TBD</b> vs. TBD</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 2023 season | **At Quinnipiac</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">• This weekend's games will all be broadcast on FloBaseball, with Ben Wilson (play-by-play) and former Baylor pitcher Pat Combs (color analyst) calling BU's Friday and Sunday games. Brant Freeman and former Texas State
head coach Ty Harrington will voice Baylor's action on Saturday.</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 the Baylor radio broadcast on ESPN Central Texas 1660 AM/92.3 FM, featuring Derek Smith and Tom Barfield, who rejoins the broadcast booth after calling the action in 14 previous seasons from
2002-15. <br>
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<b>2024 SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE</b></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">• 33 of Baylor's 55 regular-season games in 2024 will be played at home at Baylor Ballpark, including conference series against Texas Tech, Cincinnati, Kansas, TCU and UCF.</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 28 games against 11 NCAA Tournament teams from a year ago and face off against seven teams who were conference champions in 2023.</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 2024 slate includes 17 games against 30-game winners in 2023 and nine games against 40-game winners.</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 plays 26 games against the RPI top-50 from last season, the most in the Big 12, and plays just nine games against the bottom-150, tied for the fewest in the Big 12.</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">• New this season is a fourth non-conference game against TCU. The two sides have agreed to play a midweek game at the opposite location of where the weekend series is held as part of the schedule for years to come.<br>
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To stay up to date on all things Baylor baseball, follow the team on its official Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts: @BaylorBaseball.<br>
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<i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">-BaylorBears.com-</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></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 (Baseball, Football)</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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