No. 24 Baylor baseball continues a four-game swing away from Baylor Ballpark with a 6:30 p.m. CT game at Sam Houston State on Tuesday in Huntsville, Texas.
All Baylor baseball games are broadcast live on Waco's 1660 ESPN Central Texas (1330 AM/100.9 FM in Temple, Belton and Killeen).
SERIES?INFO
Date(s): March 7, 2017
Time(s): 6:30 PM CT
Location: Huntsville, Texas
Stadium: Sanders Stadium (1,163)
Radio: ESPN/KRZI 1660 AM?(Waco)
Talent: Derek Smith (pxp), Steve Johnigan (color)
SERIES HISTORY
Overall: BU leads 62-44
Streak: SHSU has won 1
Waco: BU leads 34-18
Huntsville: BU leads 28-26
Neutral Site: N/A
Rodriguez vs: 1-1
First Meeting: March 7, 1952
Last Meeting: April 19, 2016
SERIES MULTIMEDIA
Live Stats: GoBearkats.com
Audio: BaylorBears.com
Video: N/A
Twitter Updates: @BaylorBaseball
BAYLOR BEARS
2017 Record: 11-1
2017 Big 12 Record: 0-0
Head Coach: Steve Rodriguez
Career: 321-328 (14th season)
BU: 35-30 (2nd season)
2017 STAT LEADERS
AVG: Richard Cunningham (.395)
2B: Richard Cunningham (7)
HR: Dodson, Langeliers (2)
RBI: Tucker Cascadden (16)
SB: Four Players (1)
SAM HOUSTON STATE BEARKATS
2017 Record: 8-4
2017 Southland Record: 0-0
Head Coach: Matt Deggs
Career: 81-54 (3rd season)
SHSU: 81-54 (3rd season)
2017 STAT LEADERS
AVG: Bryce Johnson (.326)
2B: Lance Miles (4)
HR: Fregia, Chisolm (2)
RBI: Johnson, Fregia (8)
SB: Bryce Johnson (6)
TEAM QUICK NOTES
*Baylor’s 11-1 start through 12 games is its best since 2008 (11-1) and tied for second best 12-game start (13-0, 1984) in program history.
*Baylor is ranked for 1st time since Feb. 14, 2015, ranked by USA TODAY for 1st time since 2013, D1Baseball for 1st time (poll started in 2014) & Baseball America for 1st time since end of 2012.
*In the 2017 Shriners Hospitals for Children College Classic, Baylor went 2-1 and led the field of six teams (all ranked) in pitching, allowing a tournament-low seven runs (six earned) on 25 hits and eight walks with 27 strikeouts in 26 innings for a 2.08 ERA – the field included No. 1 TCU, No. 4 LSU, No. 9 Ole Miss, No. 10 Texas Tech and No. 11 Texas A&M. RHP Nick Lewis and SS Tucker Cascadden were named to the all-tournament team.
*Baylor is 3-1 away from Baylor Ballpark this season (1-0 on road, 2-1 in neutral sites).
*Baylor’s 4-0 win over No. 9 Ole Miss on March 3 was its first shutout over a ranked team since a 1-0 win vs. No. 23 Texas Tech on March 14, 2014.
*Baylor’s two-hitter vs. No. 9 Ole Miss was its first vs. a ranked team since a 7-1 win over No. 15 TCU on Feb. 21, 2012.
*In 12 games, Baylor’s starting pitchers have combined to give up just 19 runs (17 earned) on 63 hits and 22 walks with 55 strikeouts in 64.1 innings for a 2.38 ERA and 1.33 WHIP. The quintet of Sr. RHP Nick Lewis, Jr. RHP Montana Parsons, Fr. LHP Cody Bradford, Fr. Luke Boyd and Jr. RHP Alex Phillips also have picked up seven wins with no losses.
*Jr. JUCO SS Tucker Cascadden was named Big 12 Newcomer of the Week on March 6 after a big week that included a walk-off grand slam vs. No. 11 Texas A&M.
