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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; color: black;"><b>Baylor Baseball Set for Series at Oklahoma State <br>
</b></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: black;"><i>Bears looking for first series win in Stillwater since 2017<br>
</i></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: black;"><b>For more information contact:</b> Max Calderone, 254-265-1639,
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<b>BAYLOR BEARS (11-9, 1-2 Big 12)</b><br>
<b>Location:</b> Waco, Texas <br>
<b>Conference/Affiliation:</b> Big 12<br>
<b>Head Coach: </b>Mitch Thompson (Fort Hays St., 1988)<br>
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<b>BAYLOR</b> (11-9, 1-2) at<b> OKLAHOMA STATE </b>(14-7, 0-3)<br>
<b>March 20, 2026 • 6:00 p.m. CT<br>
March 21, 2026 • 6:00 p.m. CT<br>
March 22, 2026 • 1:00 p.m. CT</b><br>
<b>Stillwater, Okla. • O'Brate Stadium (8,000)</b><br>
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<b>WATCH: </b>ESPN+<br>
<b><i>Talent:</i></b> <i>Dave Hunziker (Fri/Sun), Adam Hildebrandt (Sun), Tom Holliday</i><br>
<b>LISTEN: </b>ESPN Central Texas 1660 AM/92.3 FM<br>
<b><i>Talent:</i></b> <i>Tom Barfield, Mark Outlaw</i><br>
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<span style="text-transform: none;"><b>Location:</b> Stillwater, Okla.</span><br>
<span style="text-transform: none;"><b>Conference/Affiliation:</b> Big 12</span><br>
<span style="text-transform: none;"><b>Head Coach: </b>Josh Holliday (Oklahoma State, 1999)</span><br>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>STORYLINES</b></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>LEADING OFF</b></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">• Baylor Baseball hits the road to take on Oklahoma State in Stillwater, Okla.,
for its second series of the Big 12 slate.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">• The Bears just wrapped an eight-game homestand in which they went 5-3, including
a series sweep over Air Force, a midweek victory over Sam Houston and its second ranked win of the year, beating No. 22 West Virginia on a Friday night.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">• BU opened the year on a 10-game winning streak at home, its longest home winning
streak to start a season since 2021.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">• The home winning streak extended to 11 games when counting the 2025 home finale,
making it Baylor's longest home winning streak since 2012, when the Bears won 22 in a row in Waco.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">• Baylor has played nine games against ranked opponents so far in 2026, its
most at this point in a season since 2014 (9).</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">• The Bears have stolen 29 bases through 20 games this year, their most at this
point in a season since 2015 (30).</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">• Baylor has turned 21 double plays in 20 games, which leads the Big 12 and
ranks 11th nationally. </span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">• The Bears lead the Big 12 with eight triples and rank 13th in the country
in three-baggers.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">• BU pitchers have allowed 3.71 walks per nine innings, ranking inside the nation's
top-50.</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>CATCHING UP WITH THE COWBOYS</b></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">• Baylor is 45-60 all-time against Oklahoma State, including a 1-6 mark against
the Pokes in the Thompson Era.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">• Last year, BU salvaged its weekend set against OSU in Waco with a thrilling
5-4 walk-off victory in 10 innings.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">• The Bears and Cowboys met again in the first round of the 2025 Big 12 Tournament,
with OSU winning a tight 4-3 contest.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">• The Bears have not won a game in Stillwater since 2021, having been swept
in their last visit (2023), and have not won a road series against OSU since sweeping the Cowboys in 2017.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">• Since 1999, BU has won five of 13 series played in Stillwater, with two series
splits. </span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br>
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<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS</b></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">• Fri. March 20 • 6:00 p.m. CT •
<b>RHP Lucas Davenport (1-0, 0.93 ERA) </b>vs. LHP Ethan Lund (3-0, 2.96 ERA)</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">• Sat. March 21 • 6:00 p.m. CT •
<b>TBA </b>vs. RHP Mario Pesca (1-2, 5.06 ERA)</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">• Sun. March 22 • 1:00 p.m. CT •
<b>LHP Ethan Calder (1-2, 2.74 ERA) </b>vs. TBA</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br>
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<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>LAST TIME OUT</b></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">• BU dropped a 13-3 contest with K-State on Tuesday night, where the Wildcats
slugged past the Bears with seven of their nine hits going for extra bases, including four home runs.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">• Junior INF Robert De La Garza collected his first-career three-hit performance,
while freshman OF Brady Janusek added two hits and two RBIs for his eighth multi-hit and third multi-RBI efforts of the year.</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>WHO'S HOT</b></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">• Redshirt junior INF Travis Sanders carries a 24-game on-base streak into the
weekend series at Oklahoma State, dating back to the 2025 season. Sanders leads the Bears in hitting (30 hits, .405 AVG).</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">• Redshirt senior 1B Tyce Armstrong has hit seven home runs and driven in 27
runs, both team highs.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">• Last week against WVU, senior LHP Ethan Calder turned in BU's first quality
start of the season, tossing a team-high 6.1 innings and allowing just three runs on five hits and one walk, while fanning three.</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH</b></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">• Through 20 games, 47% of Baylor's total plate appearances have been taken
by players with less than 55 career PA's entering the 2026 season. True or redshirt freshmen account for 35% of the team's total plate appearances.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">• That group also accounts for 48% of the team's hits, including 35% from true
or redshirt freshmen.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">• 54% of Baylor's hits have come from players who have previously redshirted
in their careers.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">• 44% of Baylor's IP this season have been thrown by players who have thrown
less than five career innings at the Div. I level.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">• Baylor has nine true freshmen on its 2026 roster and an additional four redshirt
freshmen.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">• Through 20 games, 18 Bears have made their Baylor debuts (9 hitters, 9 pitchers),
including 10 true or redshirt freshmen.</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>BROADCAST INFO</b></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">• This weekend's games will be available to watch on ESPN+, with OSU's Dave
Hunziker (play-by-play) and Tom Holliday (color analyst) calling the action. Adam Hildebrandt will step in for Hunziker for Sunday's series finale.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">• Fans can also tune in to the Baylor Sports Media Network radio broadcast featuring
Tom Barfield and former Bear Mark Outlaw on the call all weekend long on ESPN Central Texas 1660 AM/92.3 FM.</span></p>
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<b>SIZZLING SANDERS</b></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">• Redshirt junior INF and Preseason All-Big 12 shortstop Travis Sanders is off
to a blistering start at the plate, batting .405 (30-for-74) through his first 19 games.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">• Sanders became the fastest Bear to collect 20 hits in a season since Davis
Wendzel in 2019, as the duo both recorded their 20th knocks in their 43rd at-bats of the year.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">• Prior to Wendzel, only Nathan Orf (39 at-bats) was quicker to 20 hits in a
season in 2013.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">• Sanders is batting a ridiculous .652 on balls in play this season.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">• He currently ranks seventh in the Big 12 with 30 hits, just four shy of the
league lead, and sixth in the conference in AVG.</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">• Through 20 games, Baylor own's the nations No. 16 Strength of Schedule (WarrenNolan.com)</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">• BU has faced seven ranked opponents for a total of nine games, and five of
the top-26 RPI teams at this point in the year (No. 1 Southern Miss, No. 4 Texas, No. 6 Ole Miss, No. 24 Purdue and No. 26 Oregon State).</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">• Baylor currently sits at No. 55 in the RPI entering this weekend's series
against Oklahoma State (No. 45 in RPI).</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">• Baylor will play a combined 22 games against 11 NCAA Tournament teams in 2026,
including three conference champions from a year ago.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">• 14 30-game winners headline the 2026 campaign, including six teams that won
40 or more games last season.</span></p>
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