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#6 Baylor Baseball (21-6, 5-1 Big 12)
at #1 Rice (24-1, 6-0 WAC)

Tuesday, March 25 (7 p.m.)
Reckling Park
Houston, Texas

This Week in Baylor Baseball
Sixth-ranked Baylor faces perhaps its toughest test of the season to date Tuesday at 7 p.m. when the Bears head to Houston to face No. 1-ranked Rice at Reckling Park.

Tuesday's game marks the first time the Bears have faced the top-ranked team in the country since 2001 and just the second time since the start of the Big 12. Both previous match-ups came against Rice in Houston, and the Owls won both games from the Bears.

Baylor enters the game having won five straight and seven of eight since dropping a weekend series to Long Beach State earlier this month. Rice, on the other hand, is 24-1 beginning the week and has won 21 straight games since losing to Alabama on the final day of the Minute Maid Park College Classic.

Earlier this season, Baylor lost to Rice 4-3 in the Bears' second game at the College Classic in Houston. A three-run Rice first inning proved to be the difference as the No. 2 Owls squeaked past 10th-ranked Baylor. After falling behind at 4-1 though four innings, the Bears scored a single run in the fifth before David Murphy got called out for tagging up early with the bases loaded, turning an apparent RBI sacrifice fly into an inning-ending double play.

Friday, the Bears host Texas A&M at 7 p.m. before playing the final two games of the series in College Station (Saturday at 7 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m.). Fans at Friday's game will receive free CheerStix from SBC.

All Baylor baseball games are carried in Central Texas on KRZI 1660/1580 AM. Live stats are also available for all home games and most road games at www.BaylorBears.com, the official website of Baylor Athletics and a member of the Official College Sports Network.

Baylor Quick Hits
* Junior outfielder David Murphy has hit safely in 24 of the Bears' 27 games this season and has reached base in all but one game.
* Former Baylor ace Jason Jennings will start Opening Day for the Rockies in Houston against the Astros (April 1, 6 p.m.).
* Baylor has averaged 2,993 fans per game, the best average-game attendance in program history.
* With 27 career saves, Zane Carlson remains one shy of the Big 12 Conference record of 28 held by Oklahoma's Jeff Bajenaru.
* Baylor student-athletes begin the week leading the Big 12 in six statistical categories: runs, home runs and walks (Chris Durbin), hits (David Murphy), and strikeouts and starts (Steven White). Additionally, Ross Bennett ranks second in batting, and Ryan LaMotta is second in wins.
* Baylor's No. 2-5 hitters are a combined 12-for-16 with the bases loaded (David Murphy 3-5, Josh Ford 3-3, Ross Bennett 3-3, Michael Griffin 3-5). As a team, the Bears are hitting .500 with the bases loaded (14-for-28).
* With a runner on third and less than two outs, Ross Bennett has brought home the run every time he has had the chance -- 11 times out of 11.
* For the season, the Bears have led off the inning by getting on base 45.6 percent of the time.
* Off the bench, the Bears are hitting .308 (12-for-39).
* Baylor's 11-game win streak (Feb. 16-March 7) was the team's longest since a 14-game win streak in 1999. The Bears won 13 of 14 before dropping the final two games against Long Beach State.
* Senior Jared Theodorakos, a weekend starter for the Bears early this season, is out indefinitely due to several wear-and-tear injuries on his left (throwing) arm.
* Baylor recorded back-to-back shutouts (at UTSA and at UC-Irvine, Feb. 26-28) for the first time since the 2000 season, when the Bears blanked Iowa State April 14-15.
* Since moving into Baylor Ballpark early in the 1999 season, the Bears have compiled an impressive 113-34 record (.769). That mark includes a 12-4 mark at home this season.
* Since the start of the Big 12 in 1997, the Bears have the league's best conference record at 114-60 (.655).
* Baylor Ballpark was named the No. 3 collegiate stadium in the country in a survey of college coaches conducted by Baseball America in January 2003.

Last Time Out
* FRIDAY: at #8 Baylor 6, #30 Oklahoma 5
Michael Griffin's two-out single in the bottom of the ninth plated Chris Durbin with the winning run as Baylor battled back to defeat Oklahoma Friday night, 6-5. With two outs in the ninth and only a runner on first, Josh Ford lined an 0-2 pitch off the pitcher's glove for a single that moved Durbin to third. Oklahoma elected to intentionally walk Ross Bennett and pitch to Griffin, but Griffin brought the Bears home victorious with a liner to right for the game-winning run. The ninth-inning rally made a winner out of reliever Abe Woody, who had entered the game with nobody out in the eighth and runners on second and third and stranded both runners. David Murphy had four hits on the night, and Bennett blasted a three-run homer.

* SATURDAY: at #8 Baylor 6, #30 Oklahoma 5
Baylor scored three runs with two outs in the seventh to overcome Oklahoma for the second straight day and earn a 4-3 win Saturday. With Oklahoma leading 2-1 in the seventh, the Sooners quickly got two outs before allowing three singles and two walks that amounted to three runs. Zane Carlson pitched the final 2 2/3 innings for the win, striking out four and walking one. Trey Webb, Mark Saccomanno and Paul Witt combined to go 7-for-11 on the day.

* SUNDAY: at #8 Baylor 6, #30 Oklahoma 5
Baylor scored five runs in the first inning and coasted to a 10-3 win Sunday and the series sweep of Oklahoma in front of a season-best crowd of 3,522 fans. Ross Bennett drove in five with a double and a home run, and Michael Griffin and Chris Durbin each added solo homers. Starter Sean Walker lasted seven innings and allowed just one earned run in earning his fourth win. Bennett tied his career-high with five RBI and was one of four Bears to score two runs on the day.

Baylor in the Rankings
Baylor moved up two spots in the polls after a 4-0 week that included wins over TCU and Oklahoma. The No. 6 ranking ties the team's highest place in the standings this season.

Baylor moved up two places to No. 6 in the USA Today Sports Weekly/ESPN Coaches' Poll, up one spot to No. 7 in Baseball America's poll and held at No. 8 in Collegiate Baseball's poll. (The National Collegiate Baseball Writers' Association (NCBWA) poll was not available at press time.)

With a preseason ranking of No. 10 (Baseball America), the Bears tied their highest preseason ranking in program history. (Baseball America also ranked Baylor 10th prior to the 2000 season.)

Baylor's best-ever final ranking is No. 6 (Collegiate Baseball, 1978), while the team's highest ranking at any time was No. 3 (Baseball America, May 8, 2000). The Bears have ranked as high as No. 6 once before this season (March 3, Baseball America).

Bears' RPI Sky-High
Baylor ranks third in the nation in the Iterative Strength Rankings from BoydsWorld.com, through games of March 16. The ISRs are an alternate ranking formula similar to the RPI system. The Bears trail only Rice and Cal State Fullerton in the ISRs, and are ahead of Big 12 foes Texas (7th), Oklahoma (10th), Texas A&M (11th), Texas Tech (17th) and Nebraska (21st). Other Baylor opponents among the top 25 include Long Beach State (4th), Arizona (12th) and Southern California (18th).

BoydsWorld.com also offers a Pseudo-RPI, which attempts to duplicate the official RPI formula used by the NCAA in its tournament seeding. Baylor ranks 10th through games of March 16, second-best in the Big 12 behind Oklahoma (8th). Auburn leads the early RPI listing; Baylor opponents in the top 25 include Rice (3rd), Long Beach State (7th), Texas (14th), Texas A&M (24th) and Southern California (25th).

Baylor vs. No. 1 Teams
Since the start of the Big 12 Conference in 1997, Baylor has faced the No. 1 team in the country just twice. Both previous top-ranked opponents were Rice, and both games were played in Houston. The Owls won both games, beating No. 7 Baylor 6-1 in 1999 and No. 16 Baylor 8-7 in 10 innings in 2001. For more on these games, see page nine of these notes.

Bears Among Big 12 Stat Leaders
A number of Bears rank among the Big 12 individual statistical leaders, through games of March 13. As a team, the Bears lead the league in hitting at .324 and in home runs with 27. The Baylor pitching staff ranks fifth in ERA at 3.79 but easily leads the conference in strikeouts with 212.

Noteable among the hitters: Ross Bennett is second in the league in batting (.452); Chris Durbin leads the Big 12 in runs (43), home runs (8) and walks (21); and David Murphy leads the conference in hits (50). Durbin ranks among the league leaders in seven categories, while Griffin's name appears six times.

On the mound, Steven White leads the Big 12 in strikeouts (58) and starts (8), and Ryan LaMotta is second in the conference in wins (5).

The complete list:
Ross Bennett: 2nd in batting (.452), 3rd in RBI (31), t-4th in on-base percentage (.500), 5th in slugging percentage (.667), t-10th in triples (2)
Zane Carlson: t-2nd in saves (4), t-9th in appearances (11)
Chris Durbin: 1st in runs (43), t-1st in home runs (8), 1st in walks (21), 4th in slugging percentage (.673), 5th in total bases (70), 6th in on-base percentage (.485), 22nd in batting (.356)
Josh Ford: t-5th in RBI (29), t-6th in home runs (5)
Michael Griffin: t-2nd in total bases (74), 3rd in hits (45), 4th in doubles (11), t-4th in triples (3), t-9th in RBI (27), 13th in batting (.375)
Ryan LaMotta: t-2nd in wins (5), t-5th in appearances (12), 8th in opposing batting average (.225), 10th in ERA (2.96)
David Murphy: 1st in hits (50), 3rd in runs (31), 5th in batting (.413), 6th in total bases (68), 8th in on-base percentage (.470)
Trey Taylor: t-4th in games started (7)
Sean Walker: t-6th in wins (4), 7th in opposing batting average (.220), t-9th in appearances (11), t-15th in ERA (3.48)
Trey Webb: t-5th in doubles (10), t-10th in triples (2), t-10th in steals (7)
Steven White: 1st in strikeouts (58), t-1st in starts (8), 2nd in innings pitched (54.0), 11th in ERA (3.17)
Abe Woody: t-5th in appearances (12), t-6th in wins (4), t-9th in saves (2)

Durbin Starting Off On Right Foot
As the Bears' lead-off hitter, Chris Durbin is starting off games right -- by getting on base.

When leading off the first inning, the senior centerfielder has reached base 15 times in 26 games (seven hits, eight walks) for an on-base percentage of .577. Ten of those times that he has reached base, he has come around to score.

The Bears are 11-4 in games when Durbin gets on base to start the first inning, and 8-2 in games in which he comes around to score.

Bennett's Bat Burning Up Opposition
Senior Ross Bennett continues to lead the Bears in average, bringing in a season average of .452 and an on-base percentage of .667 to Tuesday's game at Rice.

A fifth-year senior, Bennett has raised his career average 17 points this season, vaulting into third place in the Baylor recordbooks at .350 (154-for-440).

The senior from Cape Girardeau, Mo., w as named Big 12 Player of the Week for games played Feb. 24-March 2 for his feats against UT-San Antonio and UC-Irvine. For the week, Bennett hit .786 (11-for-14) with five RBI and five runs scored.

Bennett's selection gave the Bears back-to-back Players of the Week, after Chris Durbin was so honored the week before. The honor was the first of Bennett's career.

White Moving Up the Charts
Senior starter Steven White has put his name into the Baylor recordbooks, ranking among the top 10 in multiple career records. White is within reach of setting a new school record for career starts; he is currently tied for second place with 48 career starts, two shy of Josh Scott's record of 50.

White is also fifth in career strikeouts with 248, tied for fifth with 22 career wins and sixth in career innings pitched (287.2).

Durbin's Bat Rewriting Baylor Recordbook
Senior Chris Durbin continues to make his mark on the Baylor recordbook. Durbin's career average of .346 ranks fifth all-time in program history. The centerfielder is also within one double of the school's career doubles record (64, Eric Nelson, 1996-99).

Durbin already holds the school single-season doubles record, having pounded out 25 two-base hits in both 2001 and 2002. On the Baylor career charts, Durbin ranks among the top 10 in doubles (t-2nd), average (4th), hits (4th), extra-base hits (4th), runs (4th), slugging percentage (6th), total bases (6th), home runs (7th) and RBI (8th).

Closer Carlson Nears Another Saves Record
With four saves this season, junior closer Zane Carlson now has 27 for his career. That total stands just one shy of the Big 12 Conference career saves record of 28, set by Oklahoma's Jeff Bajenaru (1999-2000).

Carlson already holds the Baylor career and single-season saves records; he laid claim to both records after saving 15 games as a freshman in 2000. Carlson also holds the Cape Cod League career saves record with 24. The NCAA record is 49, set by Southern California's Jack Krawczyk (1995-98).

Bears Best in the Big 12
Baylor has the best conference record of any team in the Big 12 Conference since the league's start in 1997. At 114-60 (.655), the Bears are a notch above Texas Tech (115-62-1, .649). Included in the first six seasons for Baylor are one Big 12 championship (2000) and a pair of runner-up finishes (1998, 1999).

On top of that, Baylor is the only Big 12 Conference school to have ranked in the top 10 nationally during each of the past six seasons (1998-2003).

Baylor also leads all conference schools in Big 12 history in both first team All-Big 12 selections (18) and in first team Academic All-Big 12 selections (30).

Bears' Schedule Toughest in Nation
Baylor's 2003 schedule is the toughest in the nation, according to a statistical measure produced at the start of the season at BoydsWorld.com and based on teams' 2002 records.

Nine of the Bears' 2002 opponents qualified for the NCAA Tournament a year ago: Houston, Long Beach State, Louisiana-Lafayette, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Rice, Southern California, Texas and Texas Tech. Of those, Nebraska, Rice and Texas each advanced to the College World Series last year, with the Longhorns coming away as national champions.

Smith Reaches Another Milestone
Friday's game against Texas Tech marked head coach Steve Smith's 500th game at the helm of the Bears.

Earlier this season, Smith earned his 300th career win (Feb. 9 at Arizona, an 11-9, 11-inning victory). Now in his ninth season at the helm of the Bears, Smith holds a career-record of 319-186-1, all at Baylor.

Smith leads all Baylor coaches in career winning percentage (.631), and he trails only Baylor legend Mickey Sullivan among Bears' head coaches in total wins. Sullivan, whom Smith replaced in 1995, compiled a 649-428 record while helming the Bears from 1974-1994.

Baylor-Missouri Game Picked For TV
The Baylor-Missouri game on April 19 has been picked as one of five games to air on Fox Sports Net as part of the Big 12 Conference television package.

The other four games to be aired are Nebraska at Oklahoma (March 29), Kansas State at Texas (April 26), Texas A&M at Texas (May 17) and the Phillips 66 Big 12 Tournament Championship Game (May 25). All four games will be aired regionally by Fox Sports Net's Southwest, Rocky Mountain and Midwest affiliates.

The April 19 game vs. Missouri, set for 3 p.m., will be the Bears' 20th televised game since 1988; Baylor is 9-10 on TV during that time. Baylor will also likely have at least one more televised game as part of the Lone Star Series; any additional televised dates will be announced at a later date.

Six Bears Named All-Tournament in Houston
Six Bears were named to the 2003 Minute Maid Park College Classic All-Tournament Team, led by Most Outstanding Player Michael Griffin. The sophomore left fielder hit .517 in three games with a double, a triple, a home run, four runs scored and 4 RBI. Griffin became the third Bear in three years to be named tournament MVP at the Astros' classic, following Kelly Shoppach (2001) and Tim Hartshorn (2002).

Joining Griffin on the all-tournament team were Josh Ford (C), Paul Witt (2B), Trey Webb (SS), Chris Durbin (OF) and David Murphy (OF).

Webb Snares Top Honor
Baseball America named junior shortstop Trey Webb the top defender among this year's draft-eligible collegiate players.

The publication noted that "While he's relatively small at 5-foot-11 and 160 pounds, SS Trey Webb is the hands-down choice as the top college defender at a premium position. He has soft hands, good range and enough arm strength to be a legitimate shortstop in pro ball."

Griffin's Six Hits Set Record
Sophomore Michael Griffin went 6-for-6 Feb. 9 at Arizona, setting a new school record for hits in a game. Griffin broke the previous record of five hits, which had been accomplished 18 times, including once last season by teammate Trey Webb.

Griffin knocked out five singles and a home run in the Bears' 11-9, 11-inning win over the Wildcats and tied his career-high with six RBI.

Baylor Home Attendance Ranked
The Baylor baseball program finished the 2002 season 15th in the nation in average home attendance, according to numbers released by the NCAA.

In 31 home dates, 89,343 fans came through the turnstiles at Baylor Ballpark, an average of 2,882 fans per game. The 2002 average was the best in program history, while the total attendance was third-best in Baylor's nearly 100 years of baseball. The Bears' total home attendance was the 18th highest total in the nation for 2002.

Baylor has ranked among the top 20 programs in the nation in average and total attendance each year since moving into Baylor Ballpark, with program-best rankings of ninth in average attendance and 13th in total attendance set in 2001.

It's In Their Blood
As might be expected, a number of this year's Bears have sports -- baseball or otherwise -- in their blood. Notable examples:

Freshman infielder Kyle Reynolds' father Craig played fifteen seasons in the major leagues (1975-1989), including 11 with the Houston Astros. Craig was selected for the 1978 and 1979 All-Star Games.

Redshirt sophomore Reid Brees' brother Drew became a household name among college football fans when he finished third in the 2000 Heisman voting while at Purdue. Drew is now the starting quarterback for the San Diego Chargers.

Freshman Russell Reichenbach's uncle, Mickey Reichenbach, was named the 1975 College World Series MVP while a sophomore at Texas. A four-year lettermen for the Longhorns, Mickey hit .455 with three doubles and a home run to earn MVP honors.

Baylor Ballpark No. 3 Stadium in the Nation
Baylor Ballpark was named the No. 3 collegiate baseball park in the country in a nationwide survey of college coaches released by Baseball America in January.

In voting by the nation's coaches, Baylor Ballpark placed third, just behind Auburn's Plainsman Park and Arkansas' Baum Stadium. Nebraska's Haymarket Park and LSU's Alex Box Stadium rounded out the top five.

College media relations contacts were also asked to vote on their favorite stadiums. Baylor Ballpark finished fourth in that survey, behind Auburn, Mississippi State's Dudy Noble Field and Arkansas.

The survey asked coaches and media relations contacts to rank their top 10 parks based on aesthetics, facilities (dugout, locker rooms, extra cages/bullpens, etc.), fan amenities, playing conditions and tradition.

Baylor Developing Pro Prospects
Baseball America/Perfect Game recently recognized Baylor as one of the top programs in the nation at producing top professional prospects.

In BA/PG's list of the Top 100 Professional Prospects for in College Baseball for the 2003 and 2004 drafts, Baylor was one of only six schools in the nation to have three or more prospects listed among the Top 100 in both 2003 and 2004. (The others: Arizona State, Rice, Stanford, Texas and Southern California).

Draft Dodgers
Seven members of the 2003 Baylor squad have turned down opportunities to enter the world of pro ball in order to join up with the Bears:

Team            Year    Round   TeamTrey Taylor        2001    2nd     Colorado RockiesMark McCormick      2002    11th    Baltimore OriolesSteven White      2002    18th    Milwaukee BrewersRoss Bennett      1998    42nd    Montreal ExposJared Theodorakos    2002    49th    Colorado RockiesDavid Murphy      2000    50th    Anaheim AngelsKyle Reynolds        2002    50th    Arizona Diamondbacks

Baylor and USA Baseball
Last fall, USA Baseball named Baylor the 26th-best program in the nation at providing players for the USA National Team.

Five Bears have played a total of six seasons wearing the Red, White and Blue: Pat Combs (1988), Jason Jennings (1997-98), Bryan Loeb (1998), Jon Topolski (1998) and Zane Carlson (2000).

Stanford, Miami, Cal State Fullerton, Southern California and Florida State were recognized as the top five programs based on their contributions to USA Baseball from 1984-2002.

Baylor Alums in the Pros
19 former Bears completed the 2002 season at some level of professional ball. Leading the way are former first-round picks Jason Jennings and Kip Wells, who are leading members of the rotations for the Colorado Rockies and Pittsburgh Pirates, respectively.

In 2002, Jennings won National League Rookie of the Year honors after going 16-8 with a 4.52 ERA (see above note). Wells, meanwhile, was honored as the Houston-Area Major League Pitcher of the Year.

NOTES: Jennings has been named to start Opening Day 2003 for the Rockies in Houston against the Astros (April 1, 6 p.m.)... Jeremy Dodson was let go by the Royals but is now in the Cardinals' system... Chad Hawkins has officially retired due to recurring injury problems... Eric Nelson and Charley Carter have also both left the world of professional baseball.

For a complete list of Baylor alums in the pros, see the sidebar on page seven of these notes.

Baylor's Jennings 2002 NL Rookie of the Year
Baylor alum and current Colorado pitcher Jason Jennings was named the 2002 National League Rookie of the Year, as voted on by a panel of the Baseball Writers' Association of America

The 24-year-old Jennings went 16-8 with a 4.52 ERA and became the first Colorado player to win the award. He got 27 first place votes and five seconds for 150 points in voting by the BBWAA.

The award came as no surprise to Baylor fans, who saw Jennings named consensus National Collegiate Player of the Year after compiling a 13-2 record, 2.58 ERA and 172 strikeouts in 146.2 innings as a junior in 1999. Jennings also served as the Bears' DH, hitting .386 with 17 home runs and 68 RBI that season. Following his outstanding year, Jennings was drafted in the first round (16th overall pick) by the Rockies.

A three-year starter, Jennings holds Baylor records for wins in a season (13), innings pitched in a season (146.2) and strikeouts in a season (172) and in a career (377). He is second in career wins (27) and career saves (13), third in career home runs (39) and fourth in career batting average (.344).

O Captain, My Captain
Senior Jared Theodorakos and junior David Murphy have been selected by their teammates as team captains for the 2003 season.

Head Coach Steve Smith
Head coach Steve Smith is in his ninth season as head coach at Baylor in 2003; in that time, he has compiled a 319-186-1 record. Smith led the Bears to their first-ever 50 win season in 1999 and a Big 12 Championship in 2000, and has piloted the team to five straight NCAA appearances. Through the 2002 season, Smith ranked 39th among active coaches in winning percentage with a .623 mark.

The 2000 Big 12 Coach of the Year, Smith came to Baylor from Mississippi State, where he was an assistant under Ron Polk for five seasons. Prior to that, he served as a graduate assistant at Texas A&M.

A former standout pitcher at Baylor in 1982-1983, Smith led the Southwest Conference with a 1.72 ERA as a junior, bettering league foes and future major leaguers Norm Charlton, Roger Clemens, Doug Drabek and Calvin Schiraldi.

An accomplished pitching coach, Smith has tutored six pitchers in the last 11 years who were selected in the first round of the Major League Baseball draft. He has also had at least one pitcher named to the all-conference first team in each of the last 11 years.

In Smith's eight full seasons as head coach, the Bears have produced three first-round draft picks, nine all-Americans, five Academic All-Americans, one National Player of the Year, one GTE/CoSIDA Academic all-American of the Year, 22 first-team all-conference performers, seven freshman all-Americans, and three conference players of the year. Baylor has also placed 30 players on the Academic All-Big 12 first team in the past six seasons, a number that leads the Big 12.

Baylor on the Air
Catch every inning of Baylor baseball in 2003 on the flagship station for Baylor athletics, News/Talk Radio KRZI 1660/1580-AM.

Tom Barfield and Lark Smith begin their first season together as the primary play-by-play and color men for Baylor baseball. Barfield, the operations manager for KRZI/KRZX and KLRK-FM in Waco, is best known as co-host of the afternoon "You Make the Call" call-in show. Barfield saw his first action calling Baylor baseball last season, when he and Smith called the Bears' sweep of Southern California at Dodger Stadium.

Smith, whose attachment to Baylor baseball dates back to the days of coach Dutch Schroeder, was Sports Director for the Baylor campus radio station in the late 1970s and served as play-by-play voice for the Bears' 1977 and 1978 College World Series teams. After nearly two decades in broadcasting, Smith now works for the Heart O'Texas Federal Credit Union in Waco.

All Baylor Baseball games in 2003 will be available on the internet at www.BaylorBears.com. BU baseball is also a staple of the daily "Baylor SportsBeat" hosted by Morris and airing weekdays at 7:25am and 5:25pm on KRZI 1660/1580-AM.

Inside Baylor Sports
"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.

BaylorBears.com
Baylor's official athletic web site can be found at www.BaylorBears.com. The comprehensive site, which includes releases, photos, biographical sketches and audio broadcasts, is part of the Official College Sports Network. OCSN currently hosts sites for more than 100 universities, including eight Big 12 schools.

Live scoring updates are available on BaylorBears.com for all Baylor baseball home games and most road games.

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