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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. 19, 2024<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:black">Baylor Baseball Begins Homestand Against Lamar<br>
</span></b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Bears start a nine-game swing at Baylor Ballpark on Tuesday against the Cardinals<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,
</span><a href="mailto:Max_Calderone@Baylor.edu"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Max_Calderone@Baylor.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">BAYLOR BEARS (0-3, 0-0 Big 12)</span></strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Location:</span></strong> Waco, Texas <br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Conference/Affiliation:</span></strong> Big 12<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Head Coach: </span></strong><dfn><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/coaches/mitch-thompson/2258"><span style="color:black">Mitch Thompson</span></a></span></dfn> <br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">BAYLOR</span></strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> (0-3, 0-0) vs<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> LAMAR </span></strong>(2-1,
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Feb. 19, 2024 • 4:00 p.m. CT</span></strong><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Waco, Texas • Baylor Ballpark (5,000)</span></strong><br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">LIVE STATS: </span></strong><a href="https://www.statbroadcast.com/events/statbroadcast.php?t=1&gid=bay"><span style="color:black">BaylorStats.com</span></a><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">WATCH: </span></strong>Big 12 Now on ESPN+<br>
<strong><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Talent:</span></i></strong> <i>Pete Sousa, Kelly Wunsch</i><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">LISTEN: </span></strong>104.9 FM KBHT<br>
<strong><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Talent:</span></i></strong> <i>Derek Smith, Tom Barfield</i><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">LAMAR CARDINALS (2-1, 0-0 Southland)</span></strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Location:</span></strong> Beaumont, Texas <br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Conference/Affiliation:</span></strong> Southland<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Head Coach: </span></strong>Will Davis (LSU, 2007)<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 a season-long, nine-game homestand on Tuesday against Lamar with a 4 p.m. first pitch.</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 coming off a winless weekend at the Shriners Children's College Baseball Showdown, where they lost 4-1 to Nebraska, 7-4 to Oregon and 11-5 to No. 5 Tennessee. All games were 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 received a pair of great starting pitching performances from </span><dfn><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/mason-marriott/13001"><span style="color:black">Mason
Marriott</span></a></span></dfn><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> (5.2 IP, H, ER, 10 K's) and </span><dfn><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/collin-mckinney/13004"><span style="color:black">Collin
McKinney</span></a></span></dfn><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> (4.1 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 5 K's) against Nebraska and Oregon, respectively.</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">• Marriott was named the Big 12 Pitcher of the Week for his efforts, the first weekly award of his career.</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 facing 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 </span><dfn><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/enzo-apodaca/13013"><span style="color:black">Enzo
Apodaca</span></a></span></dfn><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">, </span><dfn><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/kade-fletcher/13048"><span style="color:black">Kade
Fletcher</span></a></span></dfn><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">, </span><dfn><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/mason-greer/13021"><span style="color:black">Mason
Greer</span></a></span></dfn><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">, </span><dfn><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/patrick-hail/13047"><span style="color:black">Patrick
Hail</span></a></span></dfn><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">, </span><dfn><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/drew-leach/13012"><span style="color:black">Drew
Leach</span></a></span></dfn><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">, </span><dfn><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/jack-little/13019"><span style="color:black">Jack
Little</span></a></span></dfn><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> and </span><dfn><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/ryan-martinez/13011"><span style="color:black">Ryan
Martinez</span></a></span></dfn><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">.</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 </span><dfn><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/gavin-brzozowski/12993"><span style="color:black">Gavin
Brzozowski</span></a></span></dfn><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">, </span><dfn><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/cortlan-castle/12996"><span style="color:black">Cortlan
Castle</span></a></span></dfn><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">, </span><dfn><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/mason-marriott/13001"><span style="color:black">Mason
Marriott</span></a></span></dfn><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">, </span><dfn><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/cole-posey/13007"><span style="color:black">Cole
Posey</span></a></span></dfn><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">, </span><dfn><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/hunter-simmons/13008"><span style="color:black">Hunter
Simmons</span></a></span></dfn><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> and </span><dfn><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/hunter-teplanszky/13010"><span style="color:black">Hunter
Teplanszky</span></a></span></dfn><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">.</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. LAMAR</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 against Lamar, 46-33-1.</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 Cardinals won the most recent meeting, 9-2, in Waco last season on May 10.</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">• Prior to then, the Bears had won each of the last two contests.</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 9-13 in the </span><dfn><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/coaches/mitch-thompson/2258"><span style="color:black">Mitch
Thompson</span></a></span></dfn><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> era against teams from the state of 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">• The Bears went 8-7 in midweek games in 2023.</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">NO MORE ROOM AT HOTEL MARRIOTT</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">• Junior RHP </span><dfn><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/mason-marriott/13001"><span style="color:black">Mason Marriott</span></a></span></dfn><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> was
fantastic as Baylor's Opening Day starter on Friday against Nebraska.</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 native of Tomball, Texas went 5.2 innings and allowed just one run on one hit with two walks and a career-high 10 strikeouts. </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">• He took a no-hitter into the sixth inning and ultimately took a no-decision after exiting in a tied 0-0 ballgame.</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">• Marriott's 10 strikeouts were the most by a Baylor starter on Opening Day since Shawn Tolleson fanned 11 against Duke on Feb. 19, 2010.</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">• Marriott cruised through the Nebraska lineup early, retiring the side in order in four of his first five frames.</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">• He worked around a pair of walks in the top of the second to strand a runner in scoring position, then retired the next 10 he faced, including striking out the side in the top of the fifth, just one pitch shy of
an immaculate inning.</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">• Marriott's award marks the second in the Thompson era and 44th Big 12 Pitcher of the Week accolade in program history.</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">• Tuesday, Feb. 20 • 4:00 p.m. • <b>RHP </b></span><dfn><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/tanner-duke/12998"><span style="color:black">Tanner
Duke</span></a></span></b></dfn><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> (Redshirted)</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> vs. RHP Peyton Havard (1-0, 0.00 ERA)</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">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">• Tuesday's game will be televised on Big 12 Now on ESPN+, with Pete Sousa (play-by-play) and former Chicago White Sox pitcher Kelly Wunsch (color analyst) calling the action.</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 104.9 FM KBHT, featuring Derek Smith and Tom Barfield, who rejoins the broadcast booth after calling the action in 14 previous seasons from 2002-15. </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">NEW BEARS ON THE BLOCK</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">• 14 Bears made their Baylor debut over the opening weekend of 2024, including 10 players making their Division I debut and six freshmen making their collegiate debuts.</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">• Nearly half of BU's 2024 roster is comprised of newcomers, as 20 new Bears join the fold this spring.</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 newcomers include eight freshmen, six junior college transfers and six additions from the transfer portal.</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">• Two newcomers -- </span><dfn><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/ty-johnson/13020"><span style="color:black">Ty Johnson</span></a></span></dfn><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> and </span><dfn><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/mason-greer/13021"><span style="color:black">Mason
Greer</span></a></span></dfn><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> -- have previous experience playing for Coach Thompson at MCC.</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 having only one scholarship left-handed pitcher on the roster in 2023, the Bears now have seven LHP at their disposal.<br>
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