Baylor
Stephen F. Austin
BSB Begins Season’s Final Homestand With SFA
5/16/2022 6:52:00 PM | Baseball
Bears are 29-0 all-time against the Lumberjacks
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BAYLOR BEARS (24-24, 6-15 Big 12) Location: Waco, Texas Conference/Affiliation: Big 12 Head Coach: Steve Rodriguez (Pepperdine, 2001) Roster | Stats | Game Notes (PDF) |
BAYLOR (24-24, 6-15) vs SFA (14-34, 7-20) May 17, 2022 • 6:30 p.m. CT Waco, Texas • Baylor Ballpark (5,000) LIVE STATS: BaylorStats.com WATCH: Big 12 Now on ESPN+ Talent: John Morris, Pat Combs LISTEN: Learfield / ESPN Central Texas 1660 AM & 92.3 FM Talent: Derek Smith, Ryan Boyd Baylor Social Media:    |
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STEPHEN F. AUSTIN LUMBERJACKS (14-34, 7-20 WAC) Location: Nacogdoches, Texas Conference/Affiliation: WAC Head Coach: Johnny Cardenas (TCU, 1998) Roster | Stats | Game Notes |
STORYLINES
LEADING OFF
• Baylor returns home to round out its regular season slate with a four-game homestand at Baylor Ballpark, beginning Tuesday with a midweek matchup against Stephen F. Austin.
• BU currently sits in 8th place in the Big 12 standings at 6-15 in conference play, with one Big 12 series remaining.
• Baylor's magic number to clinch a spot in the Big 12 Tournament is one. It would take just one win over Oklahoma State, OR just one Kansas loss to Texas to book BU's spot to Arlington.
• Entering the final week of the regular season, the Bears are tied for the nation's lead with 54 double plays turned, and 1.12 twin killings per game.
• BU has recorded at least one extra-base hit in each of its last 27 games and have notched at least two XBH in 16 of its last 17 games.
• Senior RHP Jake Jackson was named the Big 12 Pitcher of the Week after his performance on Friday at Kansas State, tying a season-high with 7.0 IP and allowing just one run on six hits with three strikeouts and a walk.
• Jackson is Baylor's fourth weekly Big 12 award recipient, BU's most in a season since 2018 (8).
• In his last start, Tuesday's starter sophomore LHP Cam Caley carried a no-hitter into the sixth inning before allowing an RBI double.
• Junior INF Jack Pineda leads the Big 12 and is tied for 15th nationally with five triples. He sits three behind the nation's leader with four regular-season games to play.
• Five triples are the most by a Bear in a single season since Richard Cunningham led the team with five in 2016.
• Baylor also ranks second in the league with 12 total triples on the year.
BY THE NUMBERS
• Baylor has never lost to SFA, boasting an unblemished 29-0 record all-time against the Lumberjacks.
• Under seventh-year head coach Steve Rodriguez, the Bears are 2-0 against the 'Jacks.
• In the last meeting between the two sides, Baylor won a 10-0 contest in 7 innings on April 23, 2019.
PROBABLE STARTERS
Tuesday, May 17 • 6:30 p.m. CT • LHP Cam Caley (3-0, 6.92 ERA) vs. RHP Patrick Kudelka (1-1, 11.84 ERA)
BROADCAST INFORMATION
• Tuesday's game will be streamed on Big 12 Now on ESPN+, with John Morris (Play-by-Play) and Pat Combs (Analyst) providing the commentary.
• Fans can also tune in to ESPN Central Texas 1660 AM and 92.3 FM for the Baylor radio broadcast, featuring Derek Smith and Ryan Boyd on the call.
TURNING TWO
• Baylor leads the Big 12 and is tied for the nation's lead with 54 double plays turned in 2022 (1.12 per game).
• The Bears rolled just 33 double plays in all of 2021 (0.65 per game).
