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No. 22 BAYLOR
vs.
IOWA STATE
APRIL 13 * 2 P.M. CDT
APRIL 14 * NOON CDT
GETTERMAN STADIUM
WACO, TEXAS
No. 22 Baylor returns to action this weekend, hosting Iowa State for a two-game series at Getterman Stadium. The Lady Bears and the Cyclones play Saturday at 2 p.m. CDT and Sunday at noon. Baylor (40-12, 7-4) is coming off a 2-0 loss Wednesday night at No. 18 Texas. Iowa State (14-15, 4-4) won a 5-4 decision Thursday at Northern Iowa. Live stats for both games will be available online at www.GoBaylorBears.com, the official website of Baylor Athletics and a member of the Official College Sports Network. Sunday's game will be aired live on KRZI 1580/1660 AM in the Waco area with a live feed online at www.GoBaylorBears.com.
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 217-76 (.741), 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 217-76 (.741) in his career, holds a 195-59 record (.768) at the Division I level.
THE IOWA STATE SERIES
Baylor and Iowa State meet for the ninth and 10th times this weekend, each team has won four of the previous eight meetings. This is the first time Baylor and Iowa State have played since the 2000 season as last year's two-game set at Ames, Iowa, was cancelled due to snow. The series is tied 2-2 all-time in Waco, the Lady Bears and the Cyclones split two-game series in 1998 and in 2000.
MOORE vs. IOWA STATE
Baylor head coach Glenn Moore has never faced Iowa State in his five-plus seasons as a collegiate head coach.
THE IOWA STATE CYCLONES
Iowa State (14-15, 4-4) is in its sixth year under the direction of head coach Ruth Crowe, who has a career record of 204-252 in 10 seasons as a collegiate head coach. Crowe, who is 102-152 at Iowa State, also spent four seasons at Ball State.
ISU Notes: The Cyclones snapped a season-long seven-game losing streak Thursday with their 5-4 victory at Northern Iowa. ... ISU has lost five straight Big 12 games after opening the conference season at 4-0 with series sweeps of Texas Tech and Missouri. ... The Cyclones are eighth in the league in batting average (.264) and ninth in ERA (3.24). ... Junior P/OF Erica Martinez and freshman 1B Lindsey Herrin lead the Cyclones at the plate. Martinez is hitting .410 with eight home runs and 27 RBI, while Herrin is hitting .329 with seven home runs and 25 RBI. Martinez and Herrin have provided 15 of ISU's 18 home runs this season and are the only Cyclones with at least 10 RBI on the season. ... Martinez also joins junior RHP Jen Bice to anchor the ISU pitching staff. Bice is 7-7 with a 3.18 ERA and 65 strikeouts in 94.2 innings, Martinez is 7-8 with a 3.32 ERA and 104 strikeouts in 92.2 innings of work. ... Sophomore UT Rainey Eaves prepped at Rockdale High School in Rockdale, Texas.
LAST MEETING ... IOWA STATE 6, BAYLOR 3 - MAY 2000
Baylor ended its 2000 season in the first round of the Big 12 Conference Tournament, losing 6-3 to Iowa Stateat Don Porter ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, Okla. The 10th-seeded Cyclones scored three runs in the second inning and two more in the third to take control of the contest. Lauren Cathey launched her first home run of the year, a two-run blast, in the top of the second to put ISU up 3-0. The Bears, the tournament's No. 7 seed, responded with a run in the bottom of the second on a Kelly Fleming solo shot before Cinnamon Gooding's homer gave the Cyclones a 5-1 lead in the third. Baylor scored a run in the bottom of the third to trim the margin to 5-2, but, despite threatening late in the contest, could not pull closer than three runs. Baylor stranded nine runners on the basepaths. Mandy Loushin pitched a complete game for Iowa State, giving up two earned runs on six hits. She struck out three and walked three while upping her record to 3-8. Joni Miller threw 3.1 innings and gave up five runs on six hits. Carrie Arn took over for Miller in the fourth inning and gave up three hits and one run. Sarah Sharp led the Bears at the plate going 2-for-4 on the night.
LADY BEARS REACH 40 WINS FOR FIRST TIME EVER
Baylor's 5-4 victory last Friday night at Missouri gave the Lady Bears 39 wins on the season, breaking the previous school record for wins in a season (38) established last season and in 1997. The following day, Baylor reached the 40-win plateau for the first time in the program's history with a 4-1 victory over Mizzou. Furthermore, the Lady Bears are on track to have the highest winning percentage At .784, the 2002 squad is well ahead of .633 clip turned in by the 1997 and 2001 teams.
BAYLOR MATCHES BIG 12 WINS SCHOOL RECORD
With a 7-4 record in Big 12 play, Baylor has matched the 1999 and 2001 teams for most conference wins in school history. The Lady Bears are also off to Baylor's best 10-game start in the league's six-year history. This season's squad matched the 1999 squad with a 3-0 start, but just like that team, this year's squad lost its fourth game. However, the 1999 Lady Bears dropped five straight after starting 3-0.
OTHER RECORD RECORDS
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.
LAST TIME OUT ... No. 18 TEXAS 2, No. 22 BAYLOR 0
A pair of third-inning unearned runs proved to be the difference as No. 22 Baylor dropped a 2-0 decision at No. 18 Texas. Baylor managed just one hit, an infield single by Kelly Levesque to lead off the game. The Lady Bears drew four walks, had one batter reach on a fielder's choice and another get hit by a pitch. That was the extent of the Baylor offense on the night. Texas got on the board in the third with help from Baylor. Erin Mahoney led off the inning with a walk and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by Sarah Wieszczak. On the bunt, though, Baylor third baseman misplayed the ball and both Mahoney and Wieszczak were safe. Another sacrifice bunt put runners at second and third with one out. Baylor reliever Katie Decker got UT's leading hitter, Wynter Turner, to foul out, but Tamara Poppe followed with a two-run single down the leftfield line. That was all the offense the Longhorns needed as UT starter Cat Osterman handcuffed the Baylor bats for the second time this season. Osterman walked four and with 13 strikeouts on the night. Joni Miller started for Baylor, but lasted only one and one-third innings. She did not allow a run, but was touched for four hits and walked one. Decker was saddled with the tough-luck loss, Poppe's single was the only hit Decker allowed in one and two-thirds innings of work. Cristin Vitek pitched the final three innings, allowing one infield hit with five strikeouts.
BAYLOR CLIMBS TWO SPOTS IN TOP 25
Baylor jumped two spots in this week's USA Today/NFCA Top 25, landing at No. 22. The Lady Bears join four other Big 12 school's in this week's rankings, Nebraska is No. 4, Oklahoma is No. 9, Texas jumped two spots to No. 22 and Texas A&M fell three spots to No. 24. Three other 2002 Baylor opponent's are ranked this week. Stanford remained No. 3, Fresno State is tied with Michigan at No. 12, and Ohio State jumped into the poll at No. 25. Baylor is 3-3 against Top 25 teams this season, including two wins against Top 10 teams.
VITEK ON PACE FOR STRIKEOUT RECORD
Freshman LHP Cristin Vitek moved into second place on Baylor's single-season strikeout chart last Thursday against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. She now has 162 whiffs on the season. Next on the list for Vitek to overcome is Stacey Allison, who had 183 in her freshman season of 1996.
BAYLOR PITCHING STAFF FOURTH NATIONALLY
According to the April 9 NCAA statistical rankings, Baylor's team ERA is fourth nationally at 0.91. Only Stetson (0.72), UCLA (0.72) and Hartford (0.84) have lower staff ERAs. Furthermore, all three Baylor pitchers rank in the top 40 nationally in ERA. Freshman LHP Cristin Vitek is 13th (0.78), sophomore RHP Katie Decker is 26th (0.97) and junior RHP Joni Miller is 39th (1.07).
ELSEWHERE IN THE NATIONAL STATISTICAL RANKS
Baylor's .784 winning percentage (40-11) entering the week ranks 18th nationally, according to the April 9 NCAA statistical rankings. ... Junior RHP Joni Miller is tied for fourth nationally with five saves, while freshman LHP Cristin Vitek is tied for seventh nationally with four. ... Miller and Vitek are both tied for 23rd nationally with 15 victories.
FIRST INNING SUCCESS
Through 52 games, Baylor has scored 32 first-inning runs this season. The Lady Bears are 15-1 this year when crossing the plate in the first frame. Thursday's game-two loss to Texas A&M-Corpus Christi marked the first time this season Baylor has scored in the first inning and lost.
OTHER INNING FACTS AND FIGURES
Baylor has scored more runs in the third inning (45) this season than in any other inning. ... The Lady Bears have outscored their opponents 35-1 during the fifth inning. Wisconsin scored the lone fifth-inning run against BU this season, that coming March 1. ... Baylor has outscored its opponents 114-32 in the first three innings. ... Opponents have scored 14 first-inning runs against Baylor this season, the most of any frame. ... The Lady Bears have crossed the plate just 19 times in sixth and seventh innings combined, fewer than they have scored in any of the first five innings.
HOME, SWEET HOME
Baylor is 22-3 at home this season, already eclipsing the previous school record for home wins in a season. Earlier this season, the Lady Bears enjoyed a school-record 24-game home winning streak that dated back to last season. Thursday's loss to Texas A&M-Corpus Christi snapped Baylor's 23-game home winning streak against non-conference opponents. In two seasons under head coach Glenn Moore, Baylor is 37-9 at Getterman Stadium. The Lady Bears are 51-22 in the stadium's four-year existence.
GETTERMAN ATTENDANCE CONTINUES TO GROW
Through 18 home dates, Getterman Stadium has drawn 6,786 fans this season. That is a Getterman record, eclipsing last year's total of 5,556. Getterman saw a crowd of 690 fans last Wednesday for Baylor's game against No. 23 Texas. 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. In fact, five of the seven largest crowds and seven of the 10 largest crowds in the stadium's four-year history have come this season. Since Getterman Stadium opened May 1, 1999, there have been 15 dates of 400 or more fans, Baylor is 18-4 on those dates.
WHO'S HOT ... WHO'S NOT
HOT: Junior OF Nan Wilkins is hitting .375 (9-for-24) over her last eight games with two home runs, five RBI, five runs, four doubles, a .792 slugging percentage and a .375 on base percentage. ... Junior OF Sarah Caudle is hitting .312 (10-for-32) over her last 10 games with two runs, four doubles, three RBI, a .438 slugging percentage, a .353 on base percentage and four stolen bases. ... Sophomore OF Kelly Levesque is hitting .355 (11-for-31) with seven runs, three doubles, a triple, a home run, three RBI, a .613 slugging percentage and a .444 on base percentage. ... Junior RHP Katie Decker is 3-1 with a 0.69 ERA and one save over the last 10 games, spanning seven appearances. ... Freshman SS Kim Wilmoth has not been caught stealing since Feb. 9 (her only caught stealing this season), spanning 11 attempts.
NOT: Baylor is hitting .193 in Big 12 Conference games. The Lady Bears have been held to one or fewer hits in four of 11 conference games.
BAYLOR PITCHING STAFF TOPS IN BIG 12
The three-arm pitching staff of junior RHP Joni Miller, sophomore RHP Katie Decker and freshman LHP Cristin Vitek is making a strong case for the best staff in the Big 12 Conference. According to the April 11 rankings, Baylor leads the conference with a 0.89 team ERA and a 0.65 ERA in conference games. Furthermore, the Lady Bears have allowed only seven earned runs in 11 Big 12 games (75.0 innings) and only 12 runs, period. Through 11 Big 12 games, Baylor has tossed five shutouts, prior to this season, Baylor had never thrown more than two conference shutouts in the same year.
VITEK MAKING HER MARK ON BIG 12
According to the April 11 Big 12 statistical rankings, freshman LHP Cristin Vitek is ranked in the top 10 of eight categories, including ERA (2nd, 0.76), wins (t5th, 15), innings pitched (3rd, 147.1), strikeouts (4th, 162), saves (t2nd, 4), games started (7th, 19) and opponents' batting average (8th, .161). She also leads the Big 12 in appearances (35). In conference action, Vitek is fifth in ERA (0.90), tied for second in wins (3), fourth in innings pitched (39.0), third in strikeouts (44), tied for second in appearances (9), tied for fourth in saves (1), tied for second in games started (6) and eighth in opponents' batting average (.193).
MILLER NOT TOO SHABBY EITHER
Not to be out-done, junior RHP Joni Miller is in the top 10 of seven categories, according to the April 11 Big 12 rankings. The Edmond, Okla., native is sixth in ERA (1.06), tied for fifth in wins (15), ninth in innings pitched (125.1), eighth in strikeouts (105), fourth in appearances (32), first in saves (5) and tied for third in games started (22). In conference action, Miller is first in ERA (0.33), tied for ninth in wins (2), tied for second in appearances (9), first in saves (3) and tied for ninth in games started (5).
LEVESQUE, CAUDLE PEPPER BIG 12 OFFENSIVE STATS
Sophomore OF Kelly Levesque appears in the top 10 of nine offensive categories, according to the April 11 Big 12 rankings. Along with leading the conference in walks (25), Levesque is eighth in batting average (.356), third in hits (52), sixth in runs (31), tied for ninth in doubles (9), tied for 10th in triples (2), tied for fourth in stolen bases (18), tied for 10th in total bases (71) and fourth in on base percentage (.472). Meanwhile, junior OF Sarah Caudle is 11th in batting average (.345), fourth in hits (51), tied for fourth in doubles (10) and tied for third in triples (4).
OTHERS IN BIG 12 STATISTICAL RANKINGS
Senior 3B Kristen Lancaster is tied for fourth with eight home runs. ... Sophomore C Danelle Arnold is tied for seventh with three triples and tied for second in Big 12 games with three doubles. ... Freshman SS Kim Wilmoth is sixth in steals (17), while freshman OF Carrie Leerberg is ninth with 15 swipes. ... Sophomore RHP Katie Decker is fourth in ERA (0.95), tied for sixth with two saves and third in lowest opponents' batting average (.151).
FOUR LADY BEARS ALREADY IN STEALS TOP 10
Head coach Glenn Moore focused on increasing team speed with his 2001 signing class, and through 52 games that emphasis is apparent. Sophomore OF Kelly Levesque, who transferred to Baylor from Louisiana State leads the team with 18 stolen bases, and freshman SS Kim Wilmoth is second with 17 stolen bases. Levesque's total is tied for third in school history, while Wilmoth's is tied for fourth. Meanwhile, freshman OF Carrie Leerberg is tied for sixth all-time at BU with 15, and junior 2B Stacey Hundley is ninth all-time with 12 steals. As a team, the Lady Bears have swiped 93 bases this season, second in school history and just one shy of the school record established in 1996.
MORE THIEVERY
Five of the top 11 stolen base threats in Baylor history are currently wearing the Green and Gold. Junior 2B Stacey Hundley is third in school history with 33 career stolen bases, while junior OF Sarah Caudle is fifth with 30. Meanwhile, three players have cracked the top 10 in their first seasons at Baylor. Sophomore OF Kelly Levesque is sixth with 18, and freshman SS Kim Wilmoth is seventh with 17 thefts, freshman OF Carrie Leerberg is eighth with 15.
BAYLOR BREAKING RECORDS LEFT AND RIGHT
The 2002 Lady Bears are on a torrid pace when it comes to eclipsing school records. Here is a look at all the marks Baylor has established this season (* denotes tied record):
SEASON - MISCELLANEOUS
Wins (40)
Big 12 Wins (7) *
Consecutive Wins (13)
Home Wins (22)
Total Home Attendance (6,786)
SEASON - BATTING, TEAM
Triples (12)
Extra Base Hits (94)
Hit by Pitch (22)
Sacrifice Flies (10) *
SEASON - PITCHING, TEAM
Shutouts (19)
Strikeouts (325)
GAME - BATTING, TEAM
RBI (21 vs. Southern) *
Doubles (5 vs. Southern) *
Triples (2 vs. Southern and Louisiana-Monroe) *
Home Runs (3 vs. Southern) *
Stolen Bases (6 vs. Stephen F. Austin) *
Total Bases (38 vs. Southern)
Extra Base Hits (10 vs. Southern)
Sacrifice Flies (2 vs. Southern) *
GAME - PITCHING, TEAM
Strikeouts (15 vs. Stephen F. Austin)
SEASON - BATTING, INDIVIDUAL
Triples (4, Sarah Caudle) *
Hit by Pitch (8, Kelly Levesque)
Sacrifice Flies (2, Sarah Caudle and Kristen Lancaster) *
GAME - BATTING, INDIVIDUAL
Runs (4, April Luce vs. Southern) *
Hits (4, Carrie Leerberg vs. Southern and April Luce vs. Southern) *
Doubles (3, Nan Wilkins vs. Oklahoma City)
Triples (1, 12 times) *
Extra Base Hits (3, Nan Wilkins vs. Oklahoma City) *
Hit by Pitch (2, Kelly Levesque vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi) *
Sacrifice Hits (3, Stacey Hundley vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi) *
Sacrifice Flies (1, 10 times) *
GAME - PITCHING, INDIVIDUAL
Strikeouts (15, Joni Miller vs. Stephen F. Austin)
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).
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.
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. Larry Little, a veteran broadcaster of baseball, softball, basketball and soccer, will handle play-by-play duties for road games, while John Morris, "The Voice of the Bears," will handle play-by-play duties for home games. Former Baylor head coach Paula Young 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 has two midweek dates next week. Wednesday, the Lady Bears travel to College Station, Texas, for a 6:30 p.m. game at No. 24 Texas A&M. Thursday, Baylor hosts Sam Houston State for a 5 p.m. doubleheader, the SHSU doubleheader was originally scheduled for Feb. 26, but was postponed due to inclement weather.
