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Baylor Baseball Rounds Out Road Stretch at Abilene Christian

March 9, 2022
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Baylor travels to Abilene to take on Abilene Christian in a midweek contest.


LEADING OFF

• Baylor closes out a five-game road stretch at Abilene Christian on Wednesday, March 9, before returning home for a three-game series with Columbia.

• BU is coming off of another 3-1 week, which includes a 2-1 weekend at the Shriners Children's College Classic.

• The Bears tied for the tournament's best record, though No. 23 UCLA was crowned Tournament Champions thanks to a plus-15 run differential which broke the four-way tie.

• Baylor has won six of its last eight games after being swept by Maryland to open the season.

• BU boasts a 4-2 record against ranked opponents, with wins over No. 23 Duke, No. 23 UCLA and No. 7 LSU.

• Baylor is 49-47 in road games under seventh-year head coach Steve Rodriguez.

• BU is 45-15 in midweek games under Rodriguez, posting a 2-0 mark in midweeks so far in 2022.

• The Bears have won 9 of their last 10 midweek matchups, dating back to the 2021 season.

• Baylor stays close to home in 2022, as 43 of its 52 regular-season contests will be played in the state of Texas.

• BU doesn't leave The Lone Star State until March 25-27, when it travels to take on Oklahoma in Norman.

 

SERIES HISTORY BY THE NUMBERS

• Baylor is 13-2 all-time against Abilene Christian, though the teams have played just once since 1968.

• In the last meeting, the Bears claimed a 6-3 win over the Wildcats in Waco on March 13, 2019.

• BU has traveled to Abilene just twice before in 1967, when ACU was a Division II school.

• The Wildcats were elevated to Division I in 2017, making this just the second DI meeting between the two sides.

 

PROBABLE STARTERS

Wednesday, March 9 • 6:05 p.m. CT • RHP Adam Muirhead (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. TBD

 

BROADCAST INFORMATION

• Wednesday's game will be broadcast on ESPN+, the first-ever baseball game held at ACU's Crutcher Scott Field to air on the platform.

• Fans can also listen to the radio broadcast on ESPN 1660/92.3 FM with Ryan Boyd (PxP) and Max Calderone (Analyst) calling the action.

 

BEARS SHRINE BRIGHT

• Senior LHP Tyler Thomas was named the 2022 Shriners Children's College Classic Most Outstanding Player after going 8.2 IP with a career-high 10 strikeouts in the win against No. 23 UCLA.

• Thomas also earned Big 12 Pitcher of the Week recognition for his dazzling performance.

• Sophomore OF Kyle Nevin (4-for-10, 1 HR, 6 RBIs, 1 SB) and junior INF Jack Pineda (4-for-12, 5 R, 1 HR, 2 RBIs, 3 SB) joined Thomas on the All-Tournament Team.

 
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