2021 BAYLOR BASEBALL GAME NOTES GAME 7: SAM HOUSTON 2016-17 BAYLOR BASKETBALL GAME NOTES BASEBALLGAME 1 — ORAL ROBERTS GAME NOTES GAME 8-11 BAYLOR (3-4) VS. MEMPHIS (4-1) Fri.-Sun. March 5-7 • 6:30 p.m./2 p.m. (DH)/12 p.m. • Watch: Big 12 Now (ESPN+) • Radio: 1660 ESPN/92.3 FM • Stats: BaylorBears.com • Waco, Texas • Baylor Ballpark (5,000) (25 percent capacity) • Social Media: @BaylorBaseball | #SicEm #BUiltForThis | STORY LINES • Baylor will host its first weekend series of 2021 when it welcomes in Memphis to Baylor Ballpark beginning on Friday at SCHEDULE/RESULTS 6:30 p.m. The two teams will play a doubleheader on Saturday starting at 2 p.m. with the first game going seven innings Date Opponent Time/Result and the second the full nine innings. The series will finish up on Sunday at 12 p.m. Feb. 19-21 Jacksonville State Canceled • BU is coming off a three-hit shutout against Sam Houston on Tuesday night with Logan Freeman, Jimmy Winston, Feb. 21 at UTRGV (DH) W, 12-7, L, 9-8 Hambleton Oliver, Ryan Leckich and Luke Boyd combining for the first shutout for the Bears in 2021. Feb. 22 at UTRGV L, 7-4 Feb. 26 Texas A&M# L, 12-4 • Second-year freshman Jared McKenzie already has two multi-home run games with four homers total after not Feb. 27 No. 17 Auburn# W, 12-6 hitting one last season. He currently leads the team in runs (10), RBI (9), home runs (4) and total bases (24). Feb. 28 No. 25 Oklahoma# L, 9-3 • Head Coach Steve Rodriguez is in his sixth year at the helm for the Bears, sporting a 143-102 overall record. March 2 Sam Houston W, 4-0 • Newcomer Jack Pineda is fifth in the Big 12 with a .387 average through seven games, Pineda is also tied for 4th March 5 Memphis 6:30 p.m. CT in the conference with McKenzie in total hits (12). March 6 Memphis (DH) 2 p.m. CT March 7 Memphis 12 p.m. CT • The Bears have already hit 10 home runs on the season. With Rodriguez, BU has hit 217 in 244 games. March 13 vs. UTSA! 1 p.m. CT • The strength of BU’s Bullpen in 2020 was on another level with Luke Boyd, Logan Freeman, Tyler Thomas combin- March 13 @ LSU 6:30 p.m. CT ing for a 0.33 ERA in 27 IP between the trio. March 16 UTSA 6:30 p.m. CT March 17 Prairie View A&M 6:30 p.m. CT PROJECTED PITCHING MATCHUPS March 19 Texas* 6:30 p.m. CT March 20 Texas* 3 p.m. CT BAYLOR MEMPHIS March 21 Texas* 1 p.m. CT Fri. | 3Y-SO RHP Blake Helton (0-1, 5.14 ERA) vs. RHP Blake Wimberley (0-0, 0.00) March 23 @ UT Arlington 6:30 p.m. CT March 26 at TCU* 6:30 p.m. CT Sat. | 4Y-JR LHP Tyler Thomas (1-0, 2.45 ERA) vs. LHP Chris Durham (0-0, 5.79) March 27 at TCU* 2 p.m. CT Sat. | FR LHP Cam Caley (0-1, 15.75 ERA) vs. RHP Jackson Cothren (0-0, 0.00) (1st appearance) March 28 at TCU* 1 p.m. CT Sun. | TBD vs. RHP Landon Kelly (1-0, 3.00) March 30 Texas State 6:30 p.m. CT April 1 NC A&T 6:30 p.m. CT April 2 NC A&T (DH) 2 p.m. CT April 3 NC A&T 1 p.m. CT SERIES INFO BAYLOR 3-4 April 6 UT Arlington 6:30 p.m. CT April 9 West Virginia* 6:30 p.m. CT Date: March 5-7 (Fri.-Sun.) Game Times: 6:30 p.m./2 p.m. (DH)/12 p.m. Offensive Leaders April 10 West Virginia* 3 p.m. CT Batting Average- Antonio Valdez (.389) April 11 West Virginia* 1 p.m. CT Site: Baylor Ballpark (5,000) (25 percent) April 16 @ Kansas* 6 p.m. CT TV/Stream: Big 12 Now (ESPN+) Runs- Jared McKenzie (10) April 17 @ Kansas* 2 p.m. CT • Talent: Pete Sousa (pxp), Richard Cunningham (color) 2B- 4 tied (1) April 18 @ Kansas* 1 p.m. CT Radio: 1660 ESPN/92.3fm | TuneIn app HR- Jared McKenzie (4) April 23 @ Texas Tech* 6:30 p.m. CT • Talent: Derek Smith (pxp); Ryan Boyd (Sun.) Live Stats: StatBroadcast.com RBI- Jared McKenzie (9) April 24 @ Texas Tech* 2 p.m. CT Stolen Bases- Tre Richardson (3) April 25 @ Texas Tech* 2 p.m. CT Twitter Updates: @BaylorBaseball April 27 Prairie View A&M 6:30 p.m. CT Series History: BU leads, 8-3 May 7 Kansas State* 6:30 p.m. CT Streak: BU, W1 May 8 Kansas State* 3 p.m. CT First Meeting: March 6, 1996 MEMPHIS 4-1 Last Meeting: April 16-18, 2018 (BU won the series 2-1) May 9 Kansas State* 1 p.m. CT Head Coach: Daren Schoenrock (17th season) May 11 Incarnate Word 6:30 p.m. CT Under Rodriguez: 2-1 May 14 @ Oklahoma State* 6 p.m. Career Record: 423-466 May 15 @ Oklahoma State* 1 p.m. May 16 @ Oklahoma State* 1 p.m. Offensive Leaders May 20 Oklahoma* 6:30 p.m. CT Batting Average- Jaylen Wilbon (.400) May 21 Oklahoma* 3 p.m. CT 2B- Taylor Howell (2) May 22 Oklahoma* 1 p.m. CT May 26-30 Big 12 Tournament % HR- Hunter Goodman (2) June 4-6 NCAA Regionals RBI- Jaylen Wilbon (8) June 11-13 NCAA Super Regionals June 19-29 NCAA College World Series^ POTENTIAL STARTING LINEUP *Big 12 Conference game # Dell Diamond (Round Rock Classic) Pos. # Player AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB-SBA BB ! Played in Baton Rouge, La. C 25 Andy Thomas .276 29 6 8 1 0 2 8 0-0 2 % Bricktown Ballpark, OKC ^ TD Ameritrade Park, Omaha 1B 37 Chase Wehsener .310 29 2 9 0 0 1 3 0-0 0 2B 33 Jack Pineda .387 31 6 12 1 0 0 2 2-2 2 3B 12 Esteban Cardoza-Oquendo .308 26 5 8 0 0 1 6 0-0 3 SS 32 Tre Richardson .276 29 7 8 1 0 1 3 3-3 2 LF 23 Kyle Nevin .310 29 4 9 0 0 0 3 0-0 3 CF 18 Jared McKenzie .364 33 10 12 0 0 4 9 1-1 1 RF 9 Davion Downey .217 23 1 5 1 0 0 4 0-1 7 DH 3 Antonio Valdez .389 18 4 7 0 0 0 5 1-1 3 @BAYLORBASEBALL 1 GAME 7: SAM HOUSTON 2021 BAYLOR BASEBALL GAME NOTES 2021 QUICK FACTS TEAM QUICK NOTES J-MAC ATTACK UNIVERSITY • Second-year freshman Jared McKenzie picked up right where he left off in 2020 through his first seven games Location: Waco, Texas Chartered: 1845, by Republic of Texas in 2021. After batting .406 in the shortened season, McKenzie currently is tied for fourth in the Big 12 lead in hits Enrollment: 19,297 (12), is second in home runs (4) after having none in 2020, tied for second in total bases (24), fifth in RBI (9), fifth in Conference: Big 12 runs scored (9), fifth in slugging percentage (.727) and 10th in batting average (.364). Colors: Green (PMS 560) & Gold (PMS 1235) Nickname: Bears NEW GUYS, BIG PLAYS Mascots: Joy and Lady (live Black Bears) • JUCO transfers Pineda and Antonio Valdez have provided a spark for the Bears in their first seven contests. Pine- President: Dr. Linda A. Livingstone da is tied for fourth in the Big 12 in hits with 12, while also coming in at fifth in the league with a .387 average. Faculty Representative: Dr. Carson Mencken Director of Athletics: Mack Rhoades Valdez has a .389 (7-for-18) average as a designated hitter for the Bears. Sport Administrator: Chad Jackson Athletic Department Phone: 254.710.1234 T-TOM Ticket Information Phone: 254.710.1000 • On the mound, Tyler Thomas continued to impress as he earned his first win since May 14, 2019 against UT Stadium (capacity): Baylor Ballpark at Ferrell Field Arlington after throwing five innings, while only giving up one earned run and striking out three on Saturday, vs. (5,000) Auburn. Thomas has already thrown more innings than he did last year as he threw a total of 6.2 innings, all in relief Largest Crowd: 5,911 (4/21/12 vs. Texas A&M) Dimensions: 330-400-330 after coming off of surgery to remove a rib in June 2019 due to his Thoracic Outlet Syndrome. Press Box Phone: 254.754.5546 HITS, HITS, HITS BASEBALL HISTORY • Through the first seven games, BU is second in the Big 12 in hits (18th nationally) and batting average (19th First Season: 1902 nationally). The Bears are also fourth in the conference with 10 home runs. Pineda has a hit in every game in 2021. All-Time Record: 2,373-1,744-6 (.576) All-Time Big 12 Record: 335-283 (.542) DIGGIN’ LONG BALL Overall Postseason Record: 45-48 (.489) • Baylor has hit 217 home runs in 244 games under Rodriguez, including eight (3rd in Big 12) already in 2021. NCAA Regional Appearances: 21 Before 2020, the Bears were coming off back-to-back-back seasons with at least 50 home runs (51 in 2017, 54 in NCAA Super Regional Appearances: 4 CWS Appearances: 3 (1977, 1978, 2005) 2018, 57 in 2019) for the first time since 2008 (52), 2009 (73) and 2010 (57) and first time in the BBCOR era.