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TEXAS TECH
DOUBLEHEADER
MARCH 20
2:00 P.M. CST
ROCKY JOHNSON FIELD
LUBBOCK, TEXAS
RADIO: KRZI 1660/1580 AM
LIVE STATS: www.TexasTech.com
Baylor returns to action for the first time in a week Wednesday, March 20, as the Lady Bears travel to Lubbock, Texas, for a doubleheader at Texas Tech. First pitch is set for 2 p.m. CST at Rocky Johnson Field. Baylor (30-7, 1-0) defeated Texas-Arlington 4-3 last Wednesday night in its last action. Tech (10-20, 0-0) is coming off a 5-3 loss to No. 15 DePaul last Saturday at the Kia Klassic in Fresno, Calif. Live stats will be available at www.TexasTech.com, the official site of Texas Tech Athletics and a member of the FANSOnly network. Both games will also be aired live on KRZI 1660/1580 AM in the Waco area.
HEAD COACH GLENN MOORE
Glenn Moore is in his second season as head coach at Baylor, coming to Waco after a stellar three-year tenure at Louisiana State. In his first season at Baylor, Moore led the Lady Bears to a 38-22 overall record and a sixth-place, 7-9 mark in the Big 12 Conference. Along the way, Baylor established school season records for wins, home runs (24), fielding percentage (.963), on base percentage (.329), shutouts (17) and saves (7). The Lady Bears also enjoyed a school-record 11-game winning streak in February. While at LSU, Moore amassed a 117-25 (.820) record in two-plus seasons as the head coach. In that time, he led the Tigers to consecutive Southeastern Conference titles and back-to-back appearances in the NCAA Regionals. He was named head coach at LSU just prior to the 1998 Regionals, giving him three NCAA postseason appearances as a head coach. The Tigers went 56-10 in 1999 en route to the SEC regular season title and the conference tournament championship. Last season, the Tigers finished 59-13, one game shy of the College World Series. LSU finished eighth nationally in team batting average (.310) and ninth in team ERA (1.11). Moore has a career record of 207-71 (.745), he posted a 22-17 mark in his first year as a collegiate head coach at William Carey in Mississippi.
MOORE CLAIMS CAREER WIN No. 200
Baylor head coach Glenn Moore claimed his 200th career victory as a collegiate head coach Feb. 24 when the Lady Bears defeated San Diego State 5-1. Moore, who is 207-71 (.745) in his career, holds a 185-54 record (.774) at the Division I level.
THE TEXAS TECH SERIES
Baylor and Texas Tech meet for the 26th and 27th times Wednesday, the Lady Bears hold a 19-6 advantage in the all-time series and have won nine of the last 11 contests against the Red Raiders. In games played at Lubbock, Baylor holds a 6-2 advantage, including a doubleheader sweep two years ago. The Lady Bears have won three straight and four the of the last five at Tech. Last season, the teams split a doubleheader in Waco before the Red Raiders won 8-0 in the first round of the Big 12 Conference Tournament. Baylor leads the series 16-5 since the inception of the Big 12.
MOORE vs. TEXAS TECH
Baylor head coach Glenn Moore is 3-2 in his career against Texas Tech, including a 1-2 mark against the Red Raiders while at Baylor. Moore was 2-1 against the Raiders during his two seasons at Louisiana State.
THE TEXAS TECH RED RAIDERS
Texas Tech (10-20, 0-0) is in its second year under the direction of head coach Bobby Reeves, who holds a 47-44 record at Lubbock. Prior to taking over the reigns of the Raider program, Reeves spent one season as head coach at Southwest Texas State, where he posted a 34-21 mark.
TTU Notes: The Red Raiders have dropped six straight, all coming in the second half of last week at the Kia Klassic in Fresno, Calif. ... Tech hits .248 as a team, and sophomore IF Britney Stolle is the only Red Raider hitting above .300 at .304. ... Freshman RHP Kristina Blair anchors the Tech pitching staff with a 5-6 record and a 4.98 ERA.
LAST MEETING ... TEXAS TECH 8, BAYLOR 0 - MAY 2001
Amanda Renfro pitched a five-inning one-hitter as the third-seeded Red Raiders run-ruled sixth-seeded Baylor 8-0 in second-day action of the Big 12 Tournament. Renfro struck out six and walked one to raise her record to 30-16 on the season. Ryan Stukel recorded Baylor's only hit of the game when she beat out a bunt in the fourth inning. Baylor's Sarah Caudle took the loss after giving up three runs in 2.1 innings. Jill Smith relieved Caudle and surrendered five runs on seven hits in 2.1 innings. Caudle fell to 8-5 on the year.
LAST TIME OUT ... BAYLOR 4, TEXAS-ARLINGTON 3
Baylor scored three runs in the first, another in the third and then withstood a Texas-Arlington sixth-inning rally for a 4-3 victory here Wednesday night in softball action. With the win, Baylor becomes the first Division I team in America to reach 30 wins this season. The Lady Bears move to 17-0 at home this year with a school-record 24-game home winning streak that dates back to last season. Baylor, 13-0 this season when scoring in the first inning, scored three runs on one hit and four walks in the first inning. Danelle Arnold started things with a sacrifice fly to plate Kelly Levesque, who led off the inning with a walk. After April Luce reached on a walk, Carrie Leerberg doubled in Stacey Hundley and Luce to make it 3-0. The Lady Bears tacked on another run in the third, what proved to be a crucial run. Kristen Lancaster led off with a walk, and pinch runner Maggie Sloan later scored on a Luce single down the left-field line. UTA made things interesting in the sixth, scoring three runs on three hits and a pair of Baylor errors. However, Cristin Vitek spelled starter Joni Miller with the tying run at second and one out, Vitek got the next two batters to end the rally. Miller allowed three runs, two earned, on seven hits with no walks and two strikeouts in five and two thirds innings of work. Vitek picked up her third save of the season, tossing one and two-thirds perfect innings. Levesque and Luce both went 1-for-2 on the night, each with a walk and a run scored. Baylor managed just four hits on the game, each coming in a different inning.
LADY BEARS OFF TO BEST 37-GAME START EVER
At 30-7, Baylor is off to the best 37-game start in the program's history. The 2002 squad has already amassed at least as many wins as 14 previous teams in the 20-year history of Baylor softball. The Lady Bears opened the season at 7-0, matching the 1997 team for the most consecutive victories to start a season in school history. Baylor also has enjoyed a 13-game winning streak this season, the longest in school history. In two seasons under head coach Glenn Moore, the Lady Bears own a February record of 42-6.
MILLER TIES ALLISON'S CAREER SAVES RECORD
Junior RHP Joni Miller pitched the final two outs last Tuesday as Baylor defeated then-No. 21 Texas A&M 4-0. It was the third save of the season for Miller and the eighth of her career, tying the Edmond, Okla., native with Stacey Allison for the Baylor career saves record.
BAYLOR, SHSU RESCHEDULE DOUBELHEADER
Baylor and Sam Houston State will play a doubleheader April 18 at 5 p.m. CST at Getterman Stadium. The doubleheader was originally scheduled for Feb. 26, however, the games were postponed due to inclement weather.
FIRST-INNING SUCCESS
Through the first 37 games, Baylor has scored 29 first-inning runs this season. The Lady Bears are 13-0 this season when scoring in the first inning.
BAYLOR RECEIVES VOTES IN NFCA TOP 25
For the third straight week, Baylor received votes in the USA Today/NFCA Coaches Top 25 in the latest rankings (March 13). The Lady Bears are four spots out of the national rankings with 10 total points. Baylor spent seven weeks in the Top 25 last season, reaching as high as No. 19.
WHO'S HOT ... WHO'S NOT
HOT: Freshman LHP Cristin Vitek is 5-1 with a 0.49 ERA and one save over her last eight appearances. That includes 44 strikeouts against only five walks in 42.2 innings of work while holding opponents to a .137 batting average. ... Freshman OF Kelly Levesque is hitting .367 (11-for-30) with eight runs, seven walks and a .486 on base percentage over the last 10 games.
NOT: Baylor is hitting just .236 (60-for-254) with only 28 runs in its last 10 games. ... Six regular starters are hitting .250 or lower during that span. ... Junior RHP Joni Miller and sophomore RHP Katie Decker are a combined 2-2 with a 2.92 ERA over the last 10 games. ... Junior 2B Stacey Hundley is hitting .115 (3-for-26) in her last nine games.
VITEK'S SURGE GIVES BAYLOR A PAIR OF ACES
Freshman left-hander Cristin Vitek established herself as one of the nation's top freshman pitchers two weeks ago when she out-dueled Fresno State's Jamie Southern 2-1. Vitek, a product of Taylor High School in Katy, Texas, held the 10th-ranked Bulldogs to one unearned run on two hits with no walks and 10 strikeouts, defeating the reigning national player of the week Southern. Two days later, Vitek solidified her all-tournament status at the Hallowell Classic with an eight-inning, 12-strikeout, three-hit shutout of Boston. Then, she tossed six and one-third scoreless innings en route to the victory as Baylor shutout then-No. 21 Texas A&M 4-0 last Tuesday in the Big 12 Conference opener.
HOME, SWEET HOME
With a 4-3 victory last Wednesday night against Texas-Arlington, Baylor is 17-0 at home this season. The Lady Bears have won a school-record 24 straight games at Getterman Stadium, dating back to last season. Baylor is hitting .351 at home this season, as opposed to .238 in games played away from Getterman Stadium. Likewise, the Lady Bear pitchers have been simply dominant at home with a 0.57 ERA and 113 strikeouts in 111 innings. On the road, Baylor's staff ERA is 1.23 with 125 strikeouts in 137 innings. Baylor is 13-7 this season away from Getterman Stadium.
GETTERMAN ATTENDANCE CONTINUES TO GROW
Getterman Stadium saw a crowd of 651 fans March 12 when Baylor defeated then-No. 21 Texas A&M 4-0. That is the second-largest attendance in the stadium's history behind only the crowd of 780 that watched the Lady Bears defeat Oklahoma State 1-0 in 14 innings March 31, 2001. Since Getterman Stadium opened May 1, 1999, there have been 12 dates of 400 or more fans, Baylor is 17-2 on those dates, splitting two doubleheaders and sweeping five others.
CAUDLE TIES BOTH TRIPLES MARKS
With four triples on the season, junior OF Sarah Caudle is tied with Lyn Hill (1996-1999) for first all-time at Baylor with seven career triples. Furthermore, Caudle has already tied the school mark for three-baggers in a season, matching Kristin Barton's 1996 total. Caudle currently ranks in the top 10 on 11 career offensive lists at Baylor.
LEVESQUE, WILMOTH ALREADY IN STEALS TOP 10
Head coach Glenn Moore focused on increasing team speed with his 2001 signing class, and through 35 games that emphasis is apparent. Sophomore OF Kelly Levesque, who transferred to Baylor from Louisiana State, leads the team with 15 stolen bases, that figure already ranks as the fourth-best season total in school history. Meanwhile, freshman SS Kim Wilmoth (12) and junior 2B Stacey Hundley (11) are sixth and tied for seventh, respectively, all-time at Baylor. As a team, the Lady Bears have swiped 73 bases this season, third in school history.
LADY BEARS GO NO-NO CRAZY
Entering the 2002 season, there had been just four no-hitters thrown by Baylor pitchers in the program's history. The Lady Bears have now thrown four in their last 16 games. Katie Decker got things started with a complete-game no-hitter Feb. 15 against Stephen F. Austin. One week later, Joni Miller combined with Cristin Vitek and Decker to no-hit SFA in a five-inning 8-0 victory. The next day, Baylor tossed a pair of no-hitters. Miller pulled the feat in a seven-inning, 3-0 win over Creighton, Vitek and Decker then combined to no-hit SFA again, this time 10-0 in five innings. Baylor pushed its streak of consecutive innings without allowing a hit to 22 innings before Joni Miller surrendered a leadoff home run in the fourth inning of the Feb. 23 Akron game.
BIG 12 COACHES TAB BAYLOR SIXTH
Baylor was picked to finished sixth in the Big 12 Conference this season, according to the preseason coaches' poll. The Lady Bears were 38-22 overall last season, finishing sixth in the Big 12 with a 7-9 league mark. Defending champion Nebraska was the overwhelming favorite in the preseason poll, garnering 78 total points and seven of 10 first-place votes. Oklahoma, which claimed the Big 12 Tournament title last year, was picked second with 72 total points and two first-place nods. Texas was third with 65 points and the final first-place selection. Kansas (52 points) was picked fourth, followed by Texas A&M (49), Baylor (42), Oklahoma State (32), Texas Tech (28), Missouri (23) and Iowa State (9).
TRANSFERS FIND HOME AT BAYLOR
Four members of the 2002 Lady Bears' squad transferred to Baylor from other schools, three coming in this season and all three from four-year schools. Last season, Kourtny Westerfeld joined the Baylor program after spending one season at nearby McLennan Community College. This season, the Lady Bears welcome sophomores Danelle Arnold and Katie Decker from fellow Big 12 Conference institution Nebraska, and sophomore Kelly Levesque from Southeastern Conference power Louisiana State.
Player Prev. School StatusDanelle Arnold Nebraska sophomore CKatie Decker Nebraska sophomore RHPKelly Levesque Louisiana State sophomore SSKourtny Westerfeld McLennan CC junior 1B
BAYLOR ADDS 3 EARLY SIGNEES
Head coach Glenn Moore signed four players to National Letters of Intent last fall during the early signing period. Joining the Lady Bears' program next year will be 3B/C Amber Daniel, SS Kelly Osburn and SS/OF Harmony Schwethelm. Daniel, a 1999 graduate of Vanguard High School in Waco, Texas, will come to Baylor from Temple (Texas) College. Osburn preps at Elkins High School in Missouri City, Texas, and Schwethelm attends Smithson Valley High School in San Antonio, Texas.
GOBAYLORBEARS.COM
Baylor's official athletic web site can be found at www.GoBaylorBears.com. The comprehensive site, which includes releases, photos, biographical sketches and audio broadcasts, is part of the FANSonly Network. FANSonly currently hosts sites for more than 100 universities, including eight Big 12 schools.
OVER THE AIR
Selected Baylor softball games can be heard live on KRZI-AM (1660/1580) in Waco this season. John Morris, "Voice of the Bears" and a veteran broadcaster of all sports, will handle play-by-play duties, while Baylor assistant director of media relations Larry Little, a veteran broadcaster of baseball, softball, basketball and soccer, will provide color analysis. Baylor's broadcast schedule for the 2002 season is as follows:
Date Day Opponent TimeMarch 20 Wed. at Texas Tech (DH) 2:00 p.m.March 27 Wed. TEXAS 6:30 p.m.April 6 Sat. at Missouri 7:00 p.m.April 14 Sun. IOWA STATE NoonApril 20 Sat. at Oklahoma State 2:00 p.m.May 1-3 Wed.-Fri. at Big 12 Tournament TBAMay 16-20 Thurs.-Mon. at NCAA Regionals TBA
BAYLOR GAMES ON THE NET
Live stats for all Baylor home games can be accessed by visiting www.GoBaylorBears.com, the official website of Baylor athletics.
INSIDE BAYLOR SPORTS TV SHOW
Inside Baylor Sports, a half-hour look at the world of Baylor athletics, airs weekly throughout Central Texas and the region. The program, co-hosted by John Morris and Lori Scott-Fogleman, airs on KCEN-TV Channel 6, Fox Sports Net Southwest and the College Channel (Waco cable channel 18). KCEN carries the show at 10:30 p.m. Sundays, and it airs at 1 p.m. Wednesdays on FSN Southwest.
UP NEXT...
Baylor returns home for the weekend, hosting Kansas for a two-game series at Getterman Stadium. The Lady Bears and the Jayhawks play single games Friday and Saturday, first pitch is set for 2 p.m. CST both days. Last season, Kansas swept a two-game set in Lawrence, Kan., winning 6-2 and 6-0.
