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BAYLOR BEARS (10-9, 1-2 Big 12)
Location: Waco, Texas
Conference/Affiliation: Big 12
Head Coach: Steve Rodriguez (Pepperdine, 2001)
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BAYLOR (10-9, 1-2) vs UTSA (12-7, 0-0)
March 22, 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 (PxP), Pat Combs (Analyst)
LISTEN: Learfield / ESPN Central Texas 1660 AM & 92.3 FM
Talent: Derek Smith, Ryan Boyd
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UTSA ROADRUNNERS (12-7, 0-0 C-USA)
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Conference/Affiliation: Conference USA
Head Coach: Patrick Hallmark (Rice, 2002)
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STORYLINES
LEADING OFF
• Baylor rounds out its four-game home stretch and enters the sixth week of the season by welcoming UTSA to Baylor Ballpark on Tuesday.
• BU went 1-3 last week, salvaging its Big 12-opening series against No. 21 TCU with a 7-3 win on Sunday.
• The Bears are 5-4 against ranked opponents in 2022, with wins over No. 23 Duke, No. 23 UCLA, No. 7 LSU and No. 21 TCU.
• Baylor is 46-16 in midweek contests under seventh-year head coach Steve Rodriguez, including a 3-1 mark in 2022.
• BU is 78-33 (.703) at Baylor Ballpark over the last five seasons, including a 6-7 record this season.
• The Bears have gone 9-7 against non-conference opponents this year.
• Baylor stays close to home in 2022, as 43 of its 52 regular-season contests will be played in the state of Texas.
• BU doesn't leave The Lone Star State until March 25-27, when it travels to take on Oklahoma in Norman.
BY THE NUMBERS
• Baylor leads the all-time series 35-8 over UTSA.
• BU is 3-1 against UTSA under Rodriguez and has won each of the last two meetings against the Roadrunners.
• The Bears are 2-1 against the Roadrunners in Waco under Rodriguez, and have won eight of the last 10 home contests against UTSA.
• Baylor is 1-0 against C-USA teams in 2022, having previously defeated Rice on March 2.
PROBABLE STARTERS
Tuesday, March 22 • 6:30 p.m. CT • RHP Mason Marriott (1-0, 3.48 ERA) vs. RHP Ryan Beaird (0-0, 6.94 ERA)
BROADCAST INFORMATION
• Tuesday's game will be streamed on Big 12 Now on ESPN+ with John Morris (PxP) and Pat Combs (Analyst) calling the action.
• Fans can also tune in to the home radio broadcast, featuring Derek Smith and Ryan Boyd, on ESPN Central Texas 1660 AM and 92.3 FM.
BEARS BATS HEATING UP
• Over the past week, Baylor's offense erupted for 45 hits across four games, hitting .288 as a team.
• The Bears have tallied seven multi-hit performances in 2022, with three of them coming in the last four games.
• BU set a season-high with 17 hits as a team on Saturday against No. 21 TCU in the 11-inning loss.
• The Bears followed that up with a 14-hit day on Sunday in the 7-3 victory over the Horned Frogs.
• The top of the order has led the charge, as Tre Richardson hit .476 last week (10-for-21), while Jack Pineda has collected multiple hits in five of his last six games.
TURNING TWO
• Baylor leads the Big 12 and ranks fourth nationally with 20 double plays turned in 2022 (1.05 per game).
• Tre Richardson has an assist in 19 of those 20 twin killings so far this season.
• The only DP that did not involve Richardson was a 1-6-3 turned Tuesday, March 15 at SHSU.
• The Bears rolled just 33 double plays in all of 2021 (0.65 per game).
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