No. 18 Baylor opens series against TCU in search of rebound series
STORY LINES
• The Bears head back out on the road this weekend for another key Big 12 series, this time they visit TCU for three, April 26-28. Game one of the series is set for 6:30 p.m. CT on Friday, April 26, game two on Saturday, April 27 at 3 p.m. and game three on Sunday, April 28 at 1 p.m. CT.
• The Bears coming off a big midweek victory over SFA, where they run-ruled the Lumberjacks in a 10-0 victory, the team's sixth shutout of the year.
• The Tuesday victory snapped a two-game losing streak after the Bears dropped the final two games of a series at Texas Tech. The series loss in Lubbock was the first Big 12 series loss for the Bears, who sit in second place in the conference.
HOW TO WATCH AND STREAM
The Friday and Sunday contests will be streamed live on HFTV, while Saturday's game will be televised live on FSSW and will be streamed on the FOX Sports Go App.
PROJECTED PITCHING MATCHUPS
Fri., April 26 • 6:30 p.m. CT • LHP Paul Dickens (4-1, 3.33 ERA) vs. LHP Nick Lodolo (5-3, 2.20 ERA)
Sat., April 27 • 3:00 p.m. CT • RHP Jimmy Winston (3-1, 3.15 ERA) vs. RHP Charles King (3-1, 2.66 ERA)
Sun., April 28 • 1:00 p.m. CT • TBD vs. LHP Brandon Williamson (3-2, 4.63 ERA)
AGAINST TCU
• The Bears have won four-straight contests against TCU entering this weekend. The last time the Bears and Horned Frogs met on the diamond, the Bears won the Big 12 Tournament title by talking the championship contest 6-5 in 11 innings. The Bears also swept TCU at Baylor Ballpark last season. The Bears are looking for their first conference series win over the Horned Frogs in Ft. Worth since TCU joined the Big 12. In 2017, the last time the two squads met at Lupton Stadium, the Bears dropped game one, took game two, but fell in the rubber match. Head Coach Steve Rodriguez is 1-5 when in Fort Worth against the Horned Frogs. He has won both series against the Horned Frogs at Baylor Ballpark (2016 and 2018.
IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS
• The Bears boast the sixth-highest batting average in the nation (.314), 14th in total hits (437), 12th with 2.26 doubles per game, 16th with 88 total doubles, 12th in slugging percentage (.483) and 26th in on-base percentage (0.399). The Bears' fielding percentage of 0.98 ranks 12th nationally. On the mound the Bears rank 29th in ERA (3.61) and 14th with just 7.31 hits allowed per nine innings. Also, the Bears' six shutouts on the year rank fifth nationally.
INDIVIDUALS IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS
• Davis Wendzel ranks 37th nationally with 59 hits on the year. Andy Thomasranks third with 0.53 doubles per game, while Thomas and Davis Wendzel are tied for 13th with 17.0 doubles on the year. Richard Cunningham ranks 28th with four triples on the year. Davis Wendzel ranks 24th nationally with an on-base percentage of 0.497.