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BAYLOR BEARS (21-11, 5-7 Big 12)
Location: Waco, Texas
Conference/Affiliation: Big 12
Head Coach: Mitch Thompson (Fort Hays St., 1988)
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BAYLOR (21-11, 5-7) at TEXAS TECH (9-20, 5-7)
April 11, 2025 • 6:30 p.m. CT
April 12, 2025 • 2:00 p.m. CT
April 13, 2025 • 1:00 p.m. CT
Lubbock, Texas • Rip Griffin Park (4,432)
LIVE STATS: BaylorStats.com
WATCH: ESPN+
LISTEN: ESPN Central Texas 1660 AM/92.3 FM
Talent: Derek Smith, Tom Barfield
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TEXAS TECH RED RAIDERS (9-20, 5-7 Big 12)
Location: Lubbock, Texas
Conference/Affiliation: Big 12
Head Coach: Tim Tadlock (Texas Tech, 1992)
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STORYLINES
LEADING OFF
• Baylor Baseball hits the road for a four-game swing away from Waco, beginning with a weekend series in Lubbock against Texas Tech and concluding with a midweek contest at UT Arlington next Tuesday, April 15.
• With a win last Tuesday against HCU, BU has reached the 20-win mark for the 53rd-consecutive complete season and the fastest since 2019, when the Bears started the year 20-6 and collected win No. 20 on March 30 at Kansas.
• The Bears walked-off HCU last week with Travis Sanders' solo home run in the bottom of the ninth, BU's first walk-off win of the season. Baylor has won eight games this season in come-from-behind fashion.
• Baylor is 13-2 this season when allowing two walks or less.
• BU is 15-2 when striking out nine or more batters.
• The Bears are 11-3 when racking up 10+ hits offensively.
• 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.
STRONG FIRST HALF
• 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 sweep over LMU signaled the fourth time since 2017 that the Bears have swept two opponents at home within the first four weekends of the year.
• Tuesday, March 11's game attendance (2,283) against Sam Houston was the largest crowd against a non-conference opponent, and the seventh-largest overall, of the Thompson era.
• Baylor erased a five-run deficit to win 9-7 on Sunday at Kansas, the largest comeback of the Thompson Era.
• Baylor's two wins at No. 12 Arizona marked its fifth and sixth victories against a ranked team under third-year head coach Mitch Thompson.
• The series win marked BU's first road series victory over a ranked opponent since April 23-25, 2021, at No. 5 Texas Tech.
• Baylor's 3.39 walks per nine innings ranks 16th in the country and its 1.28 WHIP ranks 18th nationally.
• BU's bullpen has allowed 58 earned runs across 161.0 innings of relief, good for a 3.24 ERA.
• For the eighth 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.
BY THE NUMBERS AGAINST TEXAS TECH
• Baylor trails the all-time series to Texas Tech, 96-89, but has split each of its last six series with the Red Raiders.
• TTU picked up a Big 12 tournament win over BU in 2021, giving the Red Raiders a slight edge in the series history since 2018, 10-9.
• BU is 4-5 in Lubbock since 2018, with a series victory over then-No. 5 Tech in 2021.
• The Bears are 8-3 against fellow teams from the state of Texas in 2025.
PROBABLE STARTERS
• Fri. April 11 • 6:30 p.m. • LHP Ethan Calder (3-3, 5.31 ERA) vs. RHP Mac Heuer (1-2, 6.15 ERA)
• Sat. April 12 • 2:00 p.m. • LHP Carson Bailey (2-1, 5.40 ERA) vs. RHP Zane Petty (0-1, 3.86 ERA)
• Sun. April 13 • 1:00 p.m. • TBD vs. TBD
SOUTHPAW STARTERS
• Baylor has started a left-handed pitcher in each of its last 21 games, dating back to March 2 (Cole Stasio vs. Auburn).
• 2025 is the only season in the Statcrew Era (since 2003) that BU has started six different left-handed pitchers at any point in the year, and the third time in the same span with four different LHP starters.
• 2025 is the only time in the Statcrew Era that the Bears have started four different southpaws consecutively.
BROADCAST INFORMATION
• All three of this weekend's games will be streamed on ESPN+.
• Fans can also tune in to the Baylor radio broadcast on 1660AM/92.3FM, 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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