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<a name="_Hlk490052374"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS –
</span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">April 27, 2024<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Baylor Baseball Drops 5-2 Contest at No. 21 West Virginia<br>
</span></b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Bears get tying run to the plate in the ninth inning, but come up short<br>
</span></i><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">For more information contact:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> Max Calderone, 254-265-1639,
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:Max_Calderone@Baylor.edu"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Max_Calderone@Baylor.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">MORGANTOWN, W.Va. –
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">Baylor baseball got the tying run to the plate in the top of the ninth inning, but ultimately fell 5-2 to No. 21 West Virginia on Saturday afternoon
at Kendrick Family Ballpark in Morgantown, W.Va.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">Mountaineers starter Derek Clark kept the Bears off balance, holding BU to just two runs on five hits through the first eight innings, but
Baylor showed some life in the ninth with a pair of knocks to put runners on the corners and bring the tying run to the plate. However, a diving catch by reigning Big 12 Player of the Year JJ Wetherholt retired junior outfielder Ty Johnson and clinched the
series for WVU.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">Redshirt freshman right-hander Collin McKinney battled for four innings on the bump, striking out four and working out of a couple early jams.
He limited damage and allowed just two runs on four hits, despite five walks.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">A three-run fifth inning for WVU was the difference, as two hits, a walk, a hit by pitch and a wild pitch allowed the Mountaineers to pull
away.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">THE RUNDOWN<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">WVU (25-16, 13-7) got the scoring started with a solo home run in the bottom of the second, but BU knotted things up in the top of the fourth
with a two-out RBI single by junior catcher Cortlan Castle. The Bears (19-22, 9-11) threatened for more, though a groundout with the bases loaded would end the inning and keep the tally even.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">McKinney had fought through a couple sticky situations, stranding the bases loaded in the second and leaving a pair aboard in the third before
a quiet bottom of the fourth. He handed the ball off to redshirt junior right-hander Patrick Hail in the fifth, as the Mountaineers chased home three without any run-scoring base hits.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">A safety squeeze bunt scored one more in the bottom of the seventh for West Virginia, pushing the lead to 5-1. Junior infielder Hunter Teplanszky
crushed his fourth home run of the season in the top of the eighth to bring the Bears back within three, but that would be all as two WVU pitchers worked out of danger in the ninth to squander BU’s hopes of a comeback.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">HIGHLIGHTS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">• Junior OF Ty Johnson extended his on-base streak to 16 games.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">• Junior INF Hunter Teplanszky collected his 98<sup>th</sup> and 99<sup>th</sup> career hits, including his fourth home run of the season.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">• This marked Teplanszky’s 14<sup>th</sup> multi-hit game of the season, tying him for the team lead.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">• Fifth-year senior INF Cole Posey extended his on-base streak to 12 games.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">• Junior C Cortlan Castle recorded his seventh multi-hit game, going 2-for-4 at the plate.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">• Freshman LHP RJ Ruais tallied his seventh multi-strikeout relief appearance.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">STAT OF THE DAY</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">99 – Junior INF Hunter Teplanszky had two hits, including his fourth home run of the season, and now has 99 hits for his collegiate career.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">QUOTABLE<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">Head Coach Mitch Thompson<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">On today’s ballgame…<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">“The message was hey, tough one. We competed hard, we got the tying run to the plate, we got their left-hander in the game. We competed hard,
it didn’t work out and I’m disappointed about it, but we can’t hang our heads. We’ve got to get back up and show back up tomorrow, it’s a really important game for us. Every one of these is precious. Let’s get out of here with at least one.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">On the challenge WVU starter Derek Clark presented…<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">“I thought their guy was good on the mound. He kept us off balance and they made plays behind him. He never really cracked the door for us.
We tried a bunt play and they made an unbelievable play on it. It was a tough day offensively for us.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">WHAT’S NEXT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">Baylor (19-22, 9-11) and No. 21 West Virginia (25-16, 13-7) return for the series finale on Sunday, April 28, with first pitch scheduled for
10 a.m. CT from Kendrick Family Ballpark in Morgantown, W.Va.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">To stay up to date on all things Baylor baseball, follow the team on its official Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts: @BaylorBaseball.
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