The Good, The Bad & The Ugly from Baylor's Week of Sports
Spring sports are over, and summer recruiting is heating up. Here's a look back at the past week in Baylor Athletics.
Baylor Baseball Drops Regular Season Finale to No. 8 Oklahoma State, 9-5
The Bears led 3-2 heading into the top of the seventh, but could not come away with the win. Baylor finishes the regular season with a .500 record (26-26, 7-17)
Baylor Baseball Finishes Big 12 Play at Home against No. 8 Oklahoma State
Games are slated for 6:30 P.M. Thursday, 6:30 P.M. Friday, and 3:00 P.M. Saturday (ESPN+).
Baylor Baseball Blows Late Lead against Kansas State on Sunday, Loses 7-5
Blake Helton was phenomenal on the mound. He pitched seven innings and only allowed a run. But Matt Voelker blew a 5-1 lead in the eighth inning to give the Bears the series loss.
Walk-Off Weekly: Baylor Salvages Series against Texas Tech, Beats Tarleton State
Kyle Nevin takes home slugger of the week after going 5-5 with 3 doubles on Sunday versus Texas Tech. His three doubles in a single game tied the program record.
Baylor Baseball Picks Up a Midweek Win over Tarleton State, 8-2
Cam Caley and Grant Golomb went a combined 8 IP and only allowed one earned run and two hits while striking out ten.
Baylor Baseball Takes Series Finale Over No. 9 Texas Tech, 11-7
Kyle Nevin had an incredible day going 5-5 with three doubles. He also scored three runs and picked up four RBIs to close out the series with a big win.
Baylor Baseball Welcomes No. 9 Texas Tech to Waco For a Big Weekend Series
Games are slated for 6:30 P.M. Friday, 3:00 P.M. Saturday, and 1:00 P.M. Sunday (ESPN+).
Walk-Off Weekly: Baylor Swept by Texas, Picks Up Midweek Win over UIW
Jared McKenzie and Kyle Nevin both continued to hit well at the plate, but the entire pitching staff struggled in the series against Texas and the game against Incarnate Word.
Baylor Baseball Picks Up a Comeback Win over UIW, 8-7
The Bears were trailing 7-5 heading into the bottom of the eighth, but a go-ahead bases-clearing double for Jack Pineda secured the win.
McKenzie Homers Twice in Baylor Baseball's Game Two Loss at No. 10 Texas
The third-year sophomore OF becomes first Bear to hit multiple homers in a game 2022
Rigney Exits With Injury, Baylor Blown Out By Texas 20-1
Will Rigney exited Friday night's game in the second inning with an undisclosed injury. Jake Jackson, Chandler Freeman, and Hambleton Oliver allowed a combined 19 earned runs in relief.
Walk-Off Weekly: Baylor Loses Series Opener to Kansas, Wins Four-Straight
Kyle Nevin was honored as the Big 12 Co-Player of the Week and Kobe Andrade took home Big 12 Newcomer of the Week after his complete game on Friday night against Kansas.
Baylor Baseball Wins Fourth Straight, Beats Sam Houston 9-5
The Bearkats outhit Baylor 16 hits to 11. But thanks to a couple of 2 RBI doubles from Cam Caley in the fourth and Jack Pineda in the sixth, the Bears were able to prevail.
Baylor Picks Up Midweek Win Over Lamar, 5-1
The bullpen was great, only allowing a run over nine innings pitched. Kyle Nevin added a solo home run tonight, making it his third homer in three games.
Nevin, Andrade Pick Up Big 12 Awards for Baylor Baseball
Kyle Nevin and Kobe Andrade nabbed Player of the Week and Co-Newcomer of the Week honors respectively.
Andrade Tosses Complete Game, Baylor Crushes Kansas 19-2 to Even Series
The offense was able to rebound after yesterday's poor performance by scoring 19 runs on a season-high 22 hits. Meanwhile, Kobe Andrade was also incredible and threw a complete game.
Walk-Off Weekly: Baylor Swept By West Virginia, Blown Out By Texas State
The Bears are currently on a five-game losing streak heading into the Kansas series. Pitching struggled this past week. And outside of Jared McKenzie, the offense did not match the output from the last two weeks.
Baylor Wins Big in Series Finale against OU, 16-8
The Bears avoided the sweep thanks to an explosive performance on offense. Tre Richardson was a double shy of the cycle and Jared McKenzie picked up two extra-base hits.
Baylor Suffers Crushing Walk-Off Loss to Oklahoma, 9-5
The Bears led 5-1 heading into the bottom of the eighth thanks to great performances from Kobe Andrade and Kyle Nevin, but the bullpen could not keep the lead.
