BAYLOR BEARS (0-3, 0-0 Big 12) Location: Waco, Texas  Conference/Affiliation: Big 12 Head Coach: Steve Rodriguez (Pepperdine, 2001) Roster | Stats | Game Notes (PDF)	BAYLOR (0-3, 0-0) vs HOUSTON BAPTIST (0-3, 0-0) Feb. 22, 2022 • 6:30 p.m. CT Waco, Texas • Baylor Ballpark (5,000)  LIVE STATS: Stat Broadcast WATCH: Big 12 Now on ESPN+ Talent: John Morris (pxp), Pat Combs (analyst) LISTEN: Learfield / 1660 AM & 92.3 FM in Central Texas Talent:  Ryan Boyd (pxp), Matt Czimskey (analyst) Baylor Social Media:
	HOUSTON BAPTIST HUSKIES (0-3, 0-0 Southland) Location: Houston, Texas Conference/Affiliation: Southland Head Coach: Lance Berkman  (Rice, 1998) Roster | Stats | Game Notes

STORYLINES

HOME SWEET HOME

• Baylor continues its seven-game homestand to begin the 2022 season with a Tuesday night tilt against Houston Baptist, followed by a three-game set against No. 23 Duke over the weekend.

• BU is 72-29 (.713) at home over the last five seasons.

• The Bears will stay close to home in 2022, as 46 of its 52 regular-season contests will be played in the state of Texas.

• Baylor doesn't leave the state of Texas until April 8-10, when it travels to take on West Virginia in Morgantown.

SERIES HISTORY BY THE NUMBERS

• Baylor is 5-2 all-time and 2-1 under seventh-year head coach Steve Rodriguez against HBU,having won the most recent meeting on Feb. 18, 2018.

• The Bears took two of three from the Huskies four years ago, as HBU came to Waco for the first series of the season.

• BU is 43-15 in midweek games under Coach Rod, including a 7-1 mark last year,

PROBABLE STARTERS

Tuesday, Feb. 22 • 6:30 p.m. CT • LHP Kobe Andrade (0-0, 6.75 ERA)* vs. RHP Will Ripoll (0-0, 0.00 ERA)

*2021 stats at Texas A&M

BROADCAST INFORMATION

• Tuesday's game will be televised on Big 12 Now on ESPN+ with John Morris (PxP) and Pat Combs (Analyst) on the call.

• Fans can also listen to the radio broadcast on ESPN 1660/92.3 FM with Ryan Boyd (PxP) and Matt Czimskey (Analyst) calling the action.

ADD ANOTHER TO THE K-COUNTER

• The Baylor pitching staff racked up double-digit strikeouts in all three games against Maryland, recording 14 K's on Friday, 10 on Saturday and another 12 on Sunday.

• The Bears only reached double figures in 16 of their 51 games in 2021.

• Senior LHP Tyler Thomas led the Bears with a career-high tying nine strikeouts on Friday.

• 12 of the 13 BU pitchers who made an appearance recorded at least one punchout.

NEW BEARS ON THE BLOCK

• Nine Bears made their Baylor debuts against Maryland, including Kobe Andrade, Harrison Caley, Cortlan Castle, Henry Cone, Brett Garcia, Cody Grebeck, Jake Jackson, Mason Marriott and Matt Voelker.

• Caley, a transfer from Abilene Christian, was behind the plate for Friday's opener.

• Voelker, a transfer from Loyola Marymount, made his first appearance out of the bullpen for the Bears on Saturday.

• Jackson, a transfer from Nevada, made his first start for the Bears on Sunday.

• Garcia also made his first two appearances in green and gold on Friday and Sunday.

• Andrade, a transfer from Texas A&M, made his first-career start in left field on Sunday.

• Castle, who earned his first-career start on Saturday, Cone, Grebeck and Marriott each made their collegiate debuts.

• Castle and Grebeck recorded their first-career hits, while Marriott notched his first-career strikeout.