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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. 22, 2024<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:black">Baylor Baseball Welcomes No. 22 Indiana For Weekend Series<br>
</span></b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Bears hosting Force Out Hunger Weekend against Hoosiers<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:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">BAYLOR BEARS (1-3, 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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<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Feb. 23, 2024 • 6:30 p.m. CT</span></strong><b><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Feb. 24, 2024 • 2:00 p.m. CT</span></strong><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Feb. 25, 2024 • 1:00 p.m. CT</span></strong></b><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>Lincoln Rose, Richard Cunningham, Kurtis Quillin (Sat.)</i><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">LISTEN: </span></strong>ESPN Central Texas 1660 AM/92.3 FM<br>
<strong><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Talent:</span></i></strong> <i>Tom Barfield, Joe Heineman</i><br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Location:</span></strong> Bloomington, Ind. <br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Conference/Affiliation:</span></strong> Big Ten<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Head Coach: </span></strong>Jeff Mercer (Wright St., 2009)<br>
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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 continues its season-long, nine-game homestand this weekend with a three-game set against No. 22 Indiana.</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 an 11-5 victory over Lamar on Tuesday night, in which they blasted three home runs and struck out 13 Cardinals.</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 eclipsed double digits in strikeouts in all four games so far in 2024, increasing the total to 24 games in the Thompson era in which BU has fanned at least 10 opponents.</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 opened its season competing hard at the 2024 Shriners Children's College Showdown, though the Bears dropped contests to Nebraska, Oregon and No. 5 Tennessee at Globe Life Field in Arlington.</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 and Baylor's 44th Big 12 Pitcher of the Week accolade all-time.</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">• Fifteen Bears have made their Baylor debuts across the opening week of the season, including 11 players making their Division I debut and seven 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">• Fifth-year senior INF </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"> collected his 100th career hit with a single on Opening Day vs. Nebraska, then later delivered BU's first home run of the year on Saturday against 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">• Senior catcher </span><dfn><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/harrison-caley/12995"><span style="color:black">Harrison
Caley</span></a></span></dfn><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> crushed his first-career homer on Sunday night vs. No. 5 Tennessee.</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">LAST TIME OUT</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">• In Tuesday's win over Lamar, redshirt junior OF </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"> tied his career high with four hits and drove in three runs, including a 2-run HR -- his first as a Bear.</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">• Apodaca went back-to-back with junior INF </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">, who's long ball traveled 414 feet. The pair of home runs marked BU's first two-homer inning since May 3, 2023 vs. Texas A&M-CC and first back-to-back blasts since April 6, 2023
against Oklahoma.</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 a trio of singles began the bottom of the first, senior OF </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"> delivered a 107-mph grand slam to open the scoring. The slam was BU's first in a home opener since Paul Witt hit one against UT Arlington on Feb. 15, 2005.</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 scored three or more runs in each of the first three innings on Tuesday, marking the first time since Feb. 21, 2021, vs. UTRGV that the Bears had scored 3+ in three-straight 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">• Redshirt 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/drew-leach/13012"><span style="color:black">Drew
Leach</span></a></span></dfn><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> recorded his first-career win after throwing 2.2 innings of scoreless relief.</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">• Redshirt freshman RHP </span><dfn><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></dfn><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> made his first-career start in his collegiate debut.</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">• Redshirt 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/gabe-craig/12997"><span style="color:black">Gabe
Craig</span></a></span></dfn><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> struck out the side in the ninth to match his personal best with three punchouts.</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">• Freshman RHP </span><dfn><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/stephen-sepulveda/13016"><span style="color:black">Stephen
Sepulveda</span></a></span></dfn><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> recorded the first scoreless outing of his career.</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">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">• This will be the first all-time meeting between Baylor and Indiana.</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 17-12-1 against Big Ten foes, exclusing former Big 12 rival 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 Bears are 129-129-1 all-time against ranked teams at home.</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 18-19 at home under second-year head coach </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">.</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">• Fri, Feb. 23 • 6:30 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/mason-marriott/13001"><span style="color:black">Mason
Marriott</span></a></span></b></dfn><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> (0-0, 1.59)</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> vs. RHP Brayden Risedorph (0-1, 1.93 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">• Sat, Feb. 24 • 2:00 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/collin-mckinney/13004"><span style="color:black">Collin
McKinney</span></a></span></b></dfn><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> (0-0, 6.23)</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> vs. RHP Connor Foley (0-0, 0.00 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">• Sun, Feb. 25 • 1:00 p.m. • <b>TBD</b> vs. TBD</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">• All three games this weekend will be televised on Big 12 Now on ESPN+, with Lincoln Rose (play-by-play) and former Baylor outfielder Richard Cunningham (color analyst) calling the action on Friday and Sunday. Kurtis
Quillin will provide the play-by-play on Saturday alongside Cunningham.</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 Tom Barfield and former Baylor pitcher Joe Heineman on the call.</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">ADD IT TO THE K-COUNTER</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">• The Bears have eclipsed double-digit strikeouts on the mound 24 times in the Thompson era, including all 4 games in 2024.</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">• Tuesday's 13 punchouts against Lamar marked the 12th time under Thompson that BU has fanned at least 13 opposing batters.</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">• Furthermore, Baylor racked up 15 or more K's in four games last season, including a program record in a Big 12 game with 18 at Oklahoma State on March 24.</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 racked up a total of 492 strikeouts in 2023, good for the fifth-most in a single season 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">SCORING EARLY IN '24</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">• 18 of BU's 21 runs so far this season have been scored in the first three innings.</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 been led by their top four spots in the batting order -- Apodaca, T. Johnson, Teplanszky and Simmons -- who have combined to rack up 22 of Baylor's 32 hits so far this season and driven in 15 of the
21 runs.</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">FORCE OUT HUNGER WEEKEND</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 is hosting Force Out Hunger Weekend at the Ballpark, where fans can donate three canned goods each day and receive free admission.</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">• All donations will be delivered to Caritas Waco, a local food bank, to give back to the Central Texas Community.</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">• Other weekend promotions include the Bears hosting their Mental Health Awareness Game on Friday, wearing helmet decals to break the stigma of mental health; fans can receive free admission with their men's basketball
ticket to Saturday's game; and kids can run the bases on Sunday after the game.<br>
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