Baylor baseball hosts Texas for a three-game Big 12 series this weekend at Baylor Ballpark. Games are slated for 6:35 p.m. CT Thursday on FOX Sports Southwest, 6:35 p.m. Friday on FOX Sports Plus and 3:05 p.m. Saturday on FSSW.
SERIES?INFO
Date(s): April 13-15, 2017
Time(s): 6:35 PM | 6:35 PM | 3 PM CT
Location: Waco, Texas
Stadium: Baylor Ballpark (5,000)
TV: FSSW | FS+ | FSSW
Talent: John Morris (pxp), Pat Combs (color)
Radio: ESPN/KRZI 1660 AM?(Waco)
Talent: Derek Smith (pxp), Steve Johnigan (color)
SERIES HISTORY
Overall: UT leads 240-108-4
Streak: UT has won 2
Waco: UT leads 92-61-3
Austin: UT leads 135-43-1
Neutral Site: UT leads 9-8
Rodriguez vs: 2-2
First Meeting: April 4, 1903
Last Meeting: May 26, 2016
SERIES MULTIMEDIA
Live Stats: BaylorBears.com
Audio: BaylorBears.com
Video: BaylorBears.com
Twitter Updates: @BaylorBaseball
BAYLOR BEARS
2017 Record: 20-13
2017 Big 12 Record: 3-6
Head Coach: Steve Rodriguez
Career: 330-340 (14th season)
BU: 44-42 (2nd season)
2017 STAT LEADERS
AVG: Shea Langeliers (.293)
2B: Tucker Cascadden (8)
HR: Dodson, Langeliers (5)
RBI: Cascadden, Esthay (20)
SB: T.J. Raguse (2)
TEXAS LONGHORNS
2017 Record: 23-13
2017 Big 12 Record: 6-6
Head Coach: David Pierce
Career: 220-122 (6th season)
UT: 23-13 (1st season)
2017 STAT LEADERS
AVG: Michael McCann (.359)
2B: Kacy Clemens (11)
HR: Kacy Clemens (6)
RBI: Kacy Clemens (28)
SB: Travis Jones (11)
TEAM QUICK NOTES
*Baylor’s 20-13 record through 33 games is its best since a 26-7 start in 2012.
*Baylor’s 15-2 start through 17 games was tied for its best in program history (started 15-2 in 1990 and 1961).
*Baylor has lost its last 4 3-game series after winning 3 straight with 2 sweeps to begin 2017 campaign.
*Baylor has finished its home schedule with a .500 record or better (12-8 in 2017) in all 18 seasons at Baylor Ballpark (since 1999) and is 409-190 all-time at the park.
*Baylor had 5 pitching shutouts in its first 23 games since 1995 (5) and has 5 for 1st time in a season since 2013 (5) -- 3 shutouts have come against ranked foes.
*Jr. preseason All-American and NCBWA Stopper of the Year Watch List member closer Troy Montemayor has 8 saves (15th in NCAA, 1st in Big 12) this season. He converted his 1st 8 career save attempts last season, and after blowing a save in his 9th attempt, had converted 12 straight and now 13 of last 14. He’s 22-for-24 in converting save attempts in his career. He ranks 3rd on Baylor’s career saves list (22).
