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<a name="_Hlk490052374"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS –
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Baylor Baseball Begins Stretch Run With UT Arlington on Tuesday<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Bears to play eight of their last 12 games at Baylor Ballpark in Waco<br>
</span></i><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">For more information contact:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Max Calderone, 254-265-1639,
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">BAYLOR BEARS (19-23, 9-12 Big 12)</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;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-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">BAYLOR</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> (19-23, 9-12) vs.<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> UT ARLINGTON </span></strong>(18-26,
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">April 30, 2024 • 6:30 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">WATCH: </span></strong>Big 12 Now on ESPN+<br>
<strong><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Talent: </span></i></strong><i>John Morris, Pat Combs</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>Derek Smith, Tom Barfield</i><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">UTA MAVERICKS (18-26, 12-9 WAC)</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Location:</span></strong> Arlington, Texas <br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Conference/Affiliation:</span></strong> WAC<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Head Coach: </span></strong>Clay Van Hook (Texas, 2007)<br>
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<p style="background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">STORYLINES</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">LEADING OFF</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">• Baylor Baseball kicks off the homestretch of the season with a Tuesday midweek contest against UT Arlington.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">• Eight of BU's final 12 games will be played at home at Baylor Ballpark in Waco.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">• The Bears are coming off being swept at No. 21 West Virginia and dropped into a tie for ninth place in the league.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">• Baylor's nine conference wins are its most since the 2021 season (11-13).</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">• In the stretch in which BU won 10 of 11 games, the Bears racked up nine or more hits nine times, scored eight or more runs nine times, and struck out eight or more batters nine times.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">• Redshirt junior OF <dfn><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/enzo-apodaca/13013"><span style="color:black">Enzo Apodaca</span></a></span></dfn> became
the first Bear to hit a leadoff home run in two seasons when he did so Friday night at West Virginia.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">• Fifth-year senior INF <dfn><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/cole-posey/13007"><span style="color:black">Cole Posey</span></a></span></dfn> hit
two home runs in Sunday's series finale at West Virginia, the first multi-HR game of his career.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">• According to Pro Baseball Radar, BU faced the nation's toughest schedule through the first month of the season based on 2023's RPI and win percentage.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">• Baylor plays 26 games against the 2023 RPI top-50 this season, the most in the Big 12.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">• 60% of Baylor's offense (237 of 392 hits) has been produced by underclassmen or players in their first season at Baylor.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">• True or redshirt freshmen have accounted for 40% of innings pitched on the mound this season (147.2 of 367.1).</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">LEADING FROM THE TOP</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">• Since his return to the leadoff spot in Baylor's batting order on March 29, redshirt junior OF <dfn><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/enzo-apodaca/13013"><span style="color:black">Enzo
Apodaca</span></a></span></dfn> has slashed .338/.430/.486.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">• Apodaca had his 16-game hitting streak snapped on Sunday vs. Kansas, but owns a team-leading 14 multi-hit performances and leads the club with eight multi-RBI games in 2024.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">• Redshirt junior OF <dfn><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/enzo-apodaca/13013"><span style="color:black">Enzo Apodaca</span></a></span></dfn> was
named the Big 12 Player of the Week two weeks ago after leading the league with a .600 batting average in three games at BYU.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">• Apodaca reached base in 12 of his 18 plate appearances against the Cougars, totaling nine hits, a home run and five RBIs.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">• The product of Scottsdale, Ariz., drove in runs in each of the three games, including a trio of RBIs in the Saturday finale in which he crushed his career-high fourth homer of the season.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">• His weekly award marked BU's third of the season and the fourth of the Thompson era. Additionally, this is the third time since 2015 that BU has had a Player, Pitcher and Newcomer of the Week honoree
in the same season. </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">STRIKE A POSE</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">• Since being reinserted into the starting lineup and hitting a grand slam against Incarnate Word on April 5, fifth-year senior INF <dfn><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/cole-posey/13007"><span style="color:black">Cole
Posey</span></a></span></dfn> leads the team with a .396 average (19-for-48) and has driven in a team-best 14 runs.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">• The journeyman from Georgetown, Texas, has hit all four of his 2024 home runs over that stretch, also a team best.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">• Posey logged his first-career multi-HR game on Sunday at West Virginia with blasts in each of his first two AB's.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">ON-BASE MACHINE</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">• Junior OF <dfn><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/wesley-jordan/13033"><span style="color:black">Wesley Jordan</span></a></span></dfn> is
currently riding a 31-game on-base streak, the longest such streak by a Bear since Davis Wendzel reached in 37 straight games in 2018.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">• On Tuesday, Jordan became the ninth Bear to boast an on-base streaks of at least 30 games since the 2003 season.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">BY THE NUMBERS VS. UT ARLINGTON</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">• Baylor leads the all-time series, 90-35, over UTA, including each of the last three meetings and a 3-1 win two weeks ago.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">• The Bears are 5-4 in midweek games in 2024 and 14-10 under second-year head coach <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>.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">• BU is 10-11 against teams from the state of Texas this season and 20-23 in the Thompson era.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">PROBABLE STARTERS</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">• Tues. April 30 • 6:30 p.m. • <b>RHP <dfn><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/jared-matheson/13002"><span style="color:black">Jared
Matheson</span></a></span></dfn> (1-1, 6.35 ERA)</b> vs. RHP Aaron Calhoun (0-4, 8.27 ERA)</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">BROADCAST INFORMATION</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">• Tuesday night's game will be televised on Big 12 Now on ESPN+ featuring the Voice of the Bears, John Morris, and former Baylor pitcher Pat Combs providing the commentary.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">• Fans can also tune in to ESPN Central Texas 1660 AM/92.3 FM to hear the home radio broadcast featuring Derek Smith and Tom Barfield on the call.<br>
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