BAYLOR
at
HALLOWELL
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MARCH 8-10, 2002
BULLDOG DIAMOND
FULLERTON, CALIF.
Baylor returns to action this weekend at the Hallowell Classic, hosted by Fresno State. The Lady Bears (24-5) are coming off a 5-2 loss Tuesday night at No. 3 Stanford. Baylor faces Indiana at 3 p.m. CST Friday, followed by a 7 p.m. game against No. 10 Fresno State. Saturday, the Lady Bears face Cal Poly San Luis Obispo at 11 a.m. and San Diego State at 7 p.m. Play concludes Sunday as Baylor meets Tennessee Tech at 11 a.m. and Boston University at 1 p.m. Live stats for all games except the Indiana contest will be available at www.GoBulldogs.com, the official website of Fresno State Athletics and a member of the FANSOnly Network.
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 201-69 (.744), 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 201-69 (.744) in his career, holds a 179-52 record (.775) at the Division I level.
THE HALLOWELL CLASSIC FIELD
Baylor is 4-9 all-time against teams competing in the Hallowell Classic, going 3-8 against Indiana and 1-1 against San Diego State. The Lady Bears have never met Boston, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Fresno State or Tennessee Tech.
MOORE vs. HALLOWELL CLASSIC FIELD
Baylor head coach Glenn Moore is 1-0 in his career against teams participating in this weekend's Hallowell Classic. Moore led Baylor past San Diego State 5-1 two weeks ago at Baylor's Compass Bank Invitational.
LAST TIME OUT ... No. 3 STANFORD 5, BAYLOR 2
Third-ranked Stanford scored four two-run outs Tuesday night en route to a 5-2 victory over Baylor. Stanford plated two runs on three hits in the bottom of the first. Robin Walker led off with a triple to left-center, two outs and a walk later, Walker scored on a Maureen LeCocq single down the leftfield line. LeCocq then scored on a Cassi Brangham single up the middle. The Cardinal stretched its lead to 4-0 with two more runs in the second. Walker got things started with a two-out single and then scored on a Jessica Mendoza triple to right-center. Sarah Beeson followed with a single up the middle to plate Mendoza. Baylor got a run back in the third. Kelly Levesque drew a one-out walk, stole second and moved to third on a Stacey Hundley bunt single. After Sarah Caudle reached on a walk, Kristen Lancaster bounced into a fielder's choice to plate Levesque. Stanford was quick to answer, though, Cassi Brangham led off the bottom of the inning with a home run off the top of the right-field fence. That homer snapped Cristin Vitek's 37-inning scoreless streak. It was the first run the freshman southpaw had surrendered since Feb. 17 against McNeese State. The Lady Bears got a run back in the sixth. Caudle led off with a single and moved to second on a Lancaster groundout. Danelle Arnold then singled up the middle, moving Caudle to third, and later stole second. After a Carrie Leerberg walked, Nan Wilkins scored Caudle with a fielder's choice grounder to short. Joni Miller (10-3) started and took the loss for Baylor. She allowed four runs on six hits with a walk and two strikeouts in one and two-thirds innings of work. Vitek allowed just one run on three hits with three walks and five strikeouts in four and one-third innings.
LADY BEARS OFF TO BEST 29-GAME START EVER
At 24-5, Baylor is off to the best 29-game start in the program's history. 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. The Lady Bears are 42-6 in the month of February under Glenn Moore.
LONG ROAD CONCLUDES FOR LADY BEARS
Baylor finishes its 11-day road trip this weekend at the Hallowell Classic, the journey began last weekend at the Frost Classic in Chattanooga, Tenn. Monday, the Lady Bears flew from Atlanta, Ga., to Fresno, Calif. Baylor played Tuesday at No. 3 Stanford and toured San Francisco Wednesday before returning to Fresno for the Hallowell Classic. The Lady Bears are 9-5 away from Waco this season, 8-3 at neutral sites and 1-2 on opponents' home fields.
BAYLOR RECEIVES VOTES IN NFCA TOP 25
For the second straight week, Baylor received votes in the USA Today/NFCA Coaches Top 25 this week. The Lady Bears are three spots out of the national rankings with 19 total points, the same position as last week with a gain of two votes. Baylor spent seven weeks in the Top 25 last season, reaching as high as No. 19.
WHO'S HOT ... WHO'S NOT
HOT: Sophomore C Danelle Arnold is hitting .417 (10-for-24) over her last 10 games with five runs, two doubles, one triple and three RBI. ... Freshman OF Carrie Leerberg boasts a .381 average (8-for-21) in her last 11 games with three runs and three RBI. NOT: Freshman UT April Luce has just two hits in her last 14 at bats, hitting .143 over her last eight games. ... Sophomore OF Kelly Levesque is hitting .167 (5-for-30) over her last 11 games. ... Junior OF Sarah Caudle is hitting .258 (8-for-31) with just two RBI in her last 11 games. ... Baylor has just two home runs in its last 318 at bats (13-plus games) and none in its last 173 at bats (seven games).
VITEK SCORELESS INNING STREAK ENDS
Freshman left-hander Cristin Vitek had a streak of 37 consecutive scoreless innings snapped Tuesday night at third-ranked Stanford. Vitek had not allowed a run since the sixth inning of Baylor's Feb. 17 game against McNeese State. During the streak, Vitek amassed 42 strikeouts with only two walks, holding opponents to a .115 batting average (14-for-122).
FIRST-INNING SUCCESS
Through the first 29 games, Baylor has scored 21 first-inning runs this season. The Lady Bears are 10-0 this season when scoring in the first inning.
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 alread 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 29 games that emphasis is apparent. Sophomore OF Kelly Levesque, who transfered to Baylor from Louisiana State, leads the team with 13 stolen bases, that figure already ranks tied for the fifth-best season total in school history. Meanwhile, freshman SS Kim Wilmoth and junior 2B Stacey Hundley are tied for second on the team with 10 steals each, tied for 10th all-time at Baylor. As a team, the Lady Bears have swiped 61 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.
LANCASTER MATCHES CAREER HOMER TOTAL
It took just 14 games for senior IF Kristen Lancaster to match her career home run total entering this season. The Pflugerville, Texas, native has smashed a team-best four home runs this season, including an eventual game-winning, two-run shot Feb. 16 against McNeeese State. Lancaster, who did not hit a home run as a freshman, had two long balls as a sophomore and two more last season. With eight homers in her career, she is currently tied for fifth all-time at Baylor.
LADY BEARS CLAIM 500TH ALL-TIME WIN
Baylor's 2-1 victory over Northwestern State in game two of the Feb. 18 doubleheader was the 500th victory in the program's history, including games played from 1974 to 1988. The Lady Bears' program currently has an all-time record of 508-492-3 (.506), meaning Baylor played its 1,000th game Feb. 24 against San Diego State. Since the program's reinstatement in 1996, the Lady Bears are 212-165 (.562). ... Statistically, Baylor is 165 at bats shy of No. 10,000 since 1996.
RECORDS FALL AS BU SLAMS SU
Several records were rewritten last Friday afternoon when Baylor pounded Southern 21-1, however, some of them fell again two days later when the Lady Bears upended the Lady Jaguars 18-1. The 20-run winning margin in the first game is the largest in the program's history. It was also a school record for runs in a season-opener, shattering the previous mark of eight established last season against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. The Lady Bears tallied a school-record 27 total bases Friday against Southern, that record stood for less than 48 hours as Baylor racked up 38 total bases with a school-record eight extra base hits in the Sunday meeting. The Lady Bears also tied the school record for home runs in a game as SS Stephanie Pomes, C Danelle Arnold and OF Nan Wilkins all went deep.
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 Status
Danelle Arnold Nebraska sophomore C
Katie Decker Nebraska sophomore RHP
Kelly Levesque Louisiana State sophomore SS
Kourtny 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 Time
March 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 Noon
April 20 Sat. at Oklahoma State 2:00 p.m.
May 1-3 Wed.-Fri. at Big 12 Tournament TBA
May 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 to action Tuesday, hosting No. 21 Texas A&M at 6 p.m. CST. This will be the first Big 12 Conference action for either team and the first of two meetings this season. The Lady Bears and the Aggies will meet again April 17 at College Station, Texas.
