June 13, 2005

Baylor's 2005 College World Series opener against Texas will take place on Saturday, June 18, at 6 p.m. and will be carried nationally on ESPN from Omaha's historic Rosenblatt Stadium.

The Baylor Athletic Ticket will have a limited number of College World Series tickets for Saturday's first round game against Texas only. Tickets may be ordered by contacting the ticket office beginning Tuesday morning (June 14) at 8:00 a.m. with the deadline being Wednesday morning (June 15) at 10:00 a.m. A maximum of four tickets may be ordered and will be assigned by utilizing the Baylor Bear Foundation priority point system until tickets are exhausted.

Fans wishing to purchase tickets may contact the Athletic Ticket Office at 1-800-Baylor-U.

Coach Steve Smith's fourth-seeded Bears are making their first CWS appearance since 1978 and will carry a 44-22 record into Saturday's game against the Longhorns. Texas advanced to the CWS with Monday's victory at Mississippi.