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BSB Rounds Out Homestand Against Sam Houston
3/10/2025 5:30:00 PM | Baseball
Bears going for fifth-straight win ahead of Big 12 action
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BAYLOR BEARS (12-3, 0-0 Big 12) Location: Waco, Texas Conference/Affiliation: Big 12 Head Coach: Mitch Thompson (Fort Hays St., 1988) Roster | Stats | Game Notes (PDF) |
BAYLOR (12-3, 0-0) vs. SAM HOUSTON (3-12, 0-0) March 11, 2025 • 6:30 p.m. CT Waco, Texas • Baylor Ballpark (5,000) LIVE STATS: BaylorStats.com WATCH: ESPN+ Talent: Kyle Youmans, Pat Combs LISTEN: ESPN Central Texas 1660 AM/92.3 FM Talent: Derek Smith, Tom Barfield Baylor Social Media:    |
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SAM HOUSTON BEARKATS (3-12, 0-0 C-USA) Location: Huntsville, Texas Conference/Affiliation: C-USA Head Coach: Jay Sirianni (Nebraska, 2001) Roster | Stats |
STORYLINES
LEADING OFF
• Baylor Baseball rides a four-game winning streak into its finale of a five-game homestand against Sam Houston on Tuesday night, looking to cap off another undefeated week at Baylor Ballpark.
• This weekend's sweep over LMU marked BU's second of the season and the fourth time since 2017 that Baylor has swept two opponents at home within the first four weekends of the year.
• Baylor is off to a 12-3 start to begin the season, marking just the fifth time in the last 30 seasons (since 1995) that the team has won at least 12 of its first 15 games to open the year -- 2000 (12-3), 2003 (12-3), 2006 (12-3), 2017 (14-1) and 2025 (9-3).
• With Big 12 play beginning this coming weekend, the Bears currently sit in a tie for third place in the overall league standings, trailing Kansas and West Virginia who are each 14-1.
• BU travels to Lawrence to face the Jayhawks in a three-game series to open up conference action this weekend.
• Baylor returns 22 players from its 2024 roster, including six position player starters, and welcomes 18 newcomers.
• BU has 16 seniors on its 2025 roster, including six fifth-year players and three sixth-year players.
• Baylor plays a combined 13 games against five NCAA Tournament teams in 2025 and will face 10 30-game winners, including two squads that won 40 or more games last season.
• 46% of the schedule features opponents that finished 2024 with a top-75 RPI.
EARLY SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
• Baylor completed its first Opening Weekend sweep since 2019, outscoring Youngstown State 38-11.
• The Bears posted back-to-back shutouts against UTSA and Gonzaga, the team's first consecutive shutouts since April 1-2, 2021.
• BU's bullpen has allowed just 16 earned runs across 68.1 innings of relief, good for a 2.11 ERA.
• Junior LHP Ethan Calder was named the Big 12 Co-Pitcher of the Week after his outstanding Opening Day start in which he struck out 13 batters in just five innings against Youngstown State.
• The squad's 2.84 team ERA ranks 8th in the country and 2nd in the Big 12.
• The Bears also have a bevy of other top-20 national pitching marks, including WHIP (1.04, 5th), BB/9 (2.57, 5th), K:BB Ration (3.47, 14th) and H/9 (6.77, 18th).
• For the fourth week in a row, Baylor is currently receiving votes in the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Top 25 poll. Baylor has not been ranked in a major poll since 2019.
SERIES HISTORY AGAINST SAM HOUSTON
• Baylor leads the all-time series over Sam Houston, 71-49.
• The Bears are 3-1 against the Bearkats under third-year head coach Mitch Thompson.
• Last season, BU and SHSU split the two meetings with the home teams winning each time. Baylor won a 9-3 contest in the last meeting on April 23, 2024, after dropping an 18-3 game in Huntsville earlier in the year.
TUESDAY NIGHT LIGHTS
• Baylor is 19-10 in midweek ballgames in the Thompson era.
• BU has won each of its last eight midweek games dating back to the 2024 season.
• The Bears are 3-0 in midweek contests so far this year and 3-0 against fellow teams from the state of Texas.
PROBABLE STARTERS
• Tues. March 11 • 6:30 p.m. • LHP Caleb Jameson (0-0, 1.50 ERA) vs. RHP Noah Kendrick (0-1, 3.97 ERA)
SOUTHPAW STARTERS
• With Jameson's start on Tuesday, this marks just the third season in the Statcrew era (since 2003) that the Bears have started four unique left-handed starting pitchers, and first time to do so consecutively.
BROADCAST INFORMATION
• Tuesday's game will be available on ESPN+ with Kyle Youmans and Baylor Athletics Hall of Famer Pat Combs calling the game.
• Fans can also tune in to ESPN Central Texas 1660 AM/92.3 FM for the home radio broadcast, featuring Derek Smith and Tom Barfield on the call.
To stay up to date on all things Baylor baseball, follow the team on its official Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts: @BaylorBaseball.
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