May 20, 2002
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#25 Baylor (34-22, 13-13 Big 12) at Big 12 Tournament
May 22-26, 2002 * The Ballpark in Arlington * Arlington, Texas
quick notes
* Baylor is 25-6 at home this year, including a 6-3 mark against ranked teams in Waco. Since moving into Baylor Ballpark early in the 1999 season, the Bears have compiled an impressive 101-30 record (.771).
* Thanks to a stellar bullpen, the Bears are 26-2 this season when leading after eight innings.
* Head coach Steve Smith needs just four more victories to reach the 300-win mark for his career. Smith, in his eighth season (all at Baylor), has a career record of 296-176-1.
* The Bears have won 10 games this season in their last at-bat, including six exhilarating walk-off wins.
* Bears among the Big 12 leaders, through games of May 20:
-- Chris Durbin, 21 doubles (t-1st)
-- Kyle Edens, 12 saves (1st), 30 games (1st)
-- Mike Huggins, 7 triples (t-2nd), 58 RBI (t-4th)
-- Justin Taylor, 8 wins (2nd), 102.2 IP (2nd), 76 K (3rd)
-- Trey Taylor, 63 K (9th)
-- Jared Theodorakos, 95 strikeouts (1st)
-- Paul Thorp, 27 appearances (2nd)
-- Steven White, 71 strikeouts (6th)
* Bears among the national leaders, through games of May 12:
-- Kyle Edens, 12 saves (t-5th)
-- Jared Theodorakos, 10.7 K/9 innings (17th)
-- Mike Huggins, 0.13 triples per game (18th)
* Baylor has three major league parks on its schedule this season: Enron Field, Dodger Stadium and The Ballpark in Arlington. The Bears are believed to be the first NCAA team to play in three major league parks in one year.
baylor at the big 12 tournament
After finishing tied for fifth in the Big 12 Conference during the regular season, 25th-ranked Baylor will enter the conference tournament as the No. 7 seed after losing the tiebreaker to Oklahoma State and Kansas State. The Bears will face No. 2 seed Nebraska Wednesday at 1 p.m at The Ballpark in Arlington.
The Ballpark, home of the Texas Rangers, is serving as the site for the Big 12 Tournament for the first time in the conference's six-year history. Each of the previous five tournaments were played in Oklahoma City. All Sports Stadium was the site of the first Big 12 Tournament in 1997; the next year, Bricktown Ballpark opened in OKC, and the home of the Triple-A Oklahoma Redhawks hosted the conference tourney from 1998-2001. The tournament returns to Bricktown in 2003 and again in 2005; Arlington will again play host in 2004.
Since the inception of the Big 12 in 1997, Baylor has appeared in all six conference tournaments -- one of just five Big 12 teams to have done that. The Bears advanced to the tournament championship in 1999 and 2000, but lost in the final game to Nebraska each time. Baylor does have three conference tournament titles under its belt, having won it all in 1977, 1978 and 1993 in the old Southwest Conference.
The Bears' first-round game against Nebraska (as well as the other three first-round match-ups) will have live streaming video on the Internet at www.Big12Sports.com.
For tickets, go to www.Big12Sports.com or TexasRangers.com, or call 817-273-5100.
2001 big 12 tournament recap
Baylor entered last year's Big 12 Tournament as the No. 4 seed but lost its first two games to become the first team sent home.
In the first round, the Bears scored four runs in the first inning but were shutout the rest of the way in an 18-4 loss to Oklahoma State. OSU jumped on Baylor starter Steven White early, scoring six earned runs, including a pair of home runs before White was relieved by Derek Brehm in the fourth inning. Brehm allowed six runs on six hits in one and two-thirds innings and the scoring barrage continued through Jay Lockett's two-thirds of an inning. Freshman Cody Hall was the only Baylor pitcher to shut out the Cowboys; he went two innings and struck out two batters while not allowing a hit.
The loss was the worst for Baylor since 1996, when the Bears lost to Texas Tech 24-2 in Lubbock. OSU's 18 runs were the most scored on the Bears since 1998, when Oklahoma racked up 19 runs. It was also the most lopsided game in Big 12 Tournament history to date.
The next day, Baylor racked up three home runs and led Iowa State for six innings, but it was not enough as the Cyclones scored two runs in the bottom of the ninth to defeat the Bears 6-5. The win was Iowa State's first Big 12 Tournament win ever, and with the school disbanding its team after the season, proved to be the Cyclones' last win as well. Baylor starter Justin Taylor worked seven-plus innings, allowing three runs on 11 hits while striking out four and walking none. Reliever Zane Carlson took the loss, giving up one earned on three hits in an inning and a third.
last time out
The Bears' losing streak extended to five with a weekend sweep at the hands of Texas Tech in Lubbock.
On Friday night, the Red Raiders scored three runs in the eighth to get back in the game late, then pushed across three more in the bottom of the 10th to pull out an 8-7, 10-inning win over Baylor. Justin Taylor threw six solid innings, allowing just two runs on four hits, but Paul Thorp allowed three runs in the eighth and Kyle Edens gave up three more in the 10th after Baylor had taken the lead in the top of the frame on Mike Huggins' two-run homer.
Saturday, Tech scored twice in the eighth inning off the Baylor bullpen to break open a one-run game and claimed game two of the series, 5-2. Jared Theodorakos took the loss despite a gutsy seven-inning outing in which he allowed just three early runs on five hits,. walking three and striking out seven.
In the series finale, Raider shortstop Gera Alvarez hit two home runs in the first four innings and drove in seven runs as Texas Tech completed the weekend sweep with an 11-1, seven-inning run-rule win. Steven White lasted only 3.2 innings, allowing eight runs (seven earned) on nine hits. The Bears managed only three hits and one run in the shortened game, both season lows.
Baylor doubled Houston's hit total, but a late rally fell short as the Bears fell to a 5-4 defeat Tuesday in Waco. Steven White had his longest start since March and struck out a season-high nine men, but two home runs victimized the Bears. After falling behind 5-0 at the end of three, White and Paul Thorp held the Cougars in check the rest of the way. Baylor scored twice in the seventh and added two more in the ninth, but stranded the tying run on second in the ninth inning.
bears best in the big 12
Now in its sixth season as a member of the Big 12 Conference, the Bears have the second-best conference record of any program in the league since the conference's inception. Earlier this season, Baylor became the first school in the Big 12 to record 100 conference wins.
Through five full seasons, Baylor leads all schools in both first team All-Big 12 selections (15), and including 2002, the Bears lead in first team Academic All-Big 12 selections (30) as well.
Big 12 conference records, year-by-year and cumulative
Team 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Totals Pct.Texas Tech 23-7 18-11 18-8 18-12 19-10-1 16-11 112-59-1 .654Baylor 18-12 18-10 20-7 23-7 17-10 13-13 109-59 .649Oklahoma St. 21-9 15-12 18-9 14-13 16-14 13-13 98-70 .583Texas A&M 19-11 21-9 23-6 11-19 15-15 13-14 102-74 .580Texas 12-15 11-18 17-13 19-10 19-11 19-8 97-75 .564Nebraska 7-23 10-13 16-9 21-9 20-8 16-11 90-73 .552Oklahoma 18-11 17-11 12-18 20-10 13-16-1 15-12 95-78-1 .549Missouri 15-14 17-12 14-13 13-14 11-19 9-16 79-88 .473Kansas State 10-20 9-19 11-18 5-24 10-17 13-13 58-111 .343Kansas 12-18 7-20 4-26 10-20 7-23 5-21 45-128 .260Iowa State 6-21 10-18 2-28 7-23 11-15 -- 36-105 .255
final 2002 regular season standings
with honors
Six Bears were named to the 2002 Baseball Academic All-Big 12 Teams. Baylor joined Oklahoma State as the only two teams in the conference to have five first-team selections. Seniors Tim Hartshorn and Justin Taylor and juniors Ross Bennett, Paul Richmond and Steven White were all named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team. Junior Mike Huggins was named to the second team.
Bennett was also named to the 2002 Verizon District VI Baseball Academic Team.
baylor in the rankings
A five-game, late-season slide dropped the Bears out of the Baseball America poll for the first time this season. The losing streak knocked Baylor down to 25th in the USA Today Baseball Weekly Coaches' Poll and all the way to 29th in Collegiate Baseball's ranking.
The No. 8 ranking by Baseball America on March 18 was Baylor's top ranking so far this season and was the Bears' highest seat since they checked in at No. 8 in the Baseball Weekly coaches' poll April 9, 2001.
an eye on the watch list
Chris Durbin, Kyle Edens and Steven White were included on the preliminary Rotary Smith Award Watch List, released in late April. Voting to determine the list of 12 semifinalists will begin in mid-May, and the list will be announced after the conclusion of regular season play. Three finalists will be announced before the start of NCAA Super Regional Action, the week of June 7-9. Jason Jennings won the award in 1999 en route to sweeping all six major national player of the year honors.
rpi stays sky high
Baylor ranks 20th in the nation in the pseudo-RPI from BoydsWorld.com, through games of May 12. Sitting in third in the conference standings, the Bears also have the third-best RPI in the Big 12, behind only Texas (16th) and Nebraska (19th) and ahead of Texas Tech (28th) and Oklahoma (33rd) among the top 50. Other 2002 opponents near the top of the charts include Houston (9th), Rice (10th), Southern California (29th) and TCU (47th).
The same site ranked Baylor 14th in the country in its Iterative Strength Ratings (ISR), a formula that includes a more accurate strength-of-schedule ranking than the usual RPI. Rice (3rd), Houston (7th) and Texas (8th) are the only teams in the state ahead of Baylor; besides Texas, no other Big 12 school is ranked ahead of the Bears. The same statistic names the Bears' schedule as the ninth-toughest in the country.
cardiac kids
The Bears have won 10 games already this season in their last at-bat, including six exhilarating walk-off wins. Baylor has six wins when trailing after six innings and five when trailing after seven innings.
The heroics began Feb. 23 against Oral Roberts, when Paul Richmond singled in the winning run for a 9-8 win. The next afternoon, Richmond hit a three-run home run for a 4-2, come-from-behind Baylor victory.
In March, a pair of walk-off hits led to a three-game sweep of Kansas. In the Friday game (March 15), Chris Durbin's bases-loaded blast in the bottom of the 9th first appeared to be a game-winning grand slam. Durbin passed the runner on first base, however, and the play was sorted out as a three-RBI single. Durbin was called out for passing the runner, but since the out was only the second of the inning, three runs scored and Baylor came away with the victory. The Sunday game against Kansas (March 17) was much simpler; Paul Witt singled up the middle in the 11th inning, plating Trey Webb for a 5-4 win.
At the end of the month, Baylor came from behind to take game one of the series from Oklahoma (March 29). Trailing 4-3 going to the ninth inning, the Bears put together three hits and a hit batsman to push across two runs. With two outs, Mike Huggins came through with a first-pitch single through the right side that skipped under the diving OU first baseman and into right field to drive in Tim Hartshorn with the winning run.
In game one against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Ross Bennett singled to left-center to score Chris Durbin in the bottom of the ninth as Baylor edged the Islanders, 6-5 (April 12). With one out in the bottom of the ninth, Durbin hit a screamer towards third base that ricocheted off the fielder and let Durbin take second base with a double. After an intentional walk to Mike Huggins, Bennett hit a rope over the shortstop's head. When the Islander left fielder bobbled the ball, Durbin scored easily with the winning run.
Two days later, it took a six-run eighth inning to break a 7-7 tie as the Bears defeated TAMU-CC 13-9 (April 14). After Tim Hartshorn and Paul Witt each reached base to start the inning, Trey Webb beat out a bunt for an infield single. When the third baseman's throw sailed past first base, Webb moved all the way to third as both Hartshorn and Witt scored to break the tie. Three more hits and another error added up to six runs (only three earned) off the Islanders in the frame.
Ross Bennett's bouncer up the middle drove home Tim Hartshorn with the game-winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Bears defeated Texas A&M 6-5 (April 20). Hartshorn led off the ninth with a pinch-hit, six-pitch walk. Hartshorn advanced to third after Trey Webb showed bunt, then swung away and slashed the ball over the third baseman's head for a double, putting two men in scoring position with nobody out. After a strikeout and an intentional walk, the stage was set for Bennett. The junior hit a high hopper up the middle, where the A&M second baseman fielded the ball and flipped to the shortstop for the second out of the inning. The relay throw to first was not in time to get Bennett as Hartshorn raced across the plate with the winning run.
carlson out for the season
Reliever Zane Carlson is out for the year after surgery on his right (throwing) arm. After pitching in pain for much of the last two years, doctors discovered the problem was caused by an entrapment of Carlson's median nerve in the bicep area, which caused a tenderness in one particular spot in his arm when he releases the ball on a pitch. The pain was not caused by any other normal action. Carlson underwent exploratory surgery on April 12 with hopes of correcting the problem. Rehab following the surgery will keep the reliever out of action for the year.
Carlson, a junior from Dallas, set the Baylor career saves record as a freshman in 2000 with 15. He saved eight more games last season but struggled at times as the pain began sporadically early in the year. Despite resting all fall, the pain returned in January, and after multiple diagnostic tests revealed nothing, surgery was decided upon as the course of action. Baylor will apply for a medical redshirt for Carlson.
smith approaching milestone win
In just his eighth season at the helm of the Baylor program, head coach Steve Smith is approaching his 300th win. At 296-176-1, Smith needs just four more wins to reach the mark this season.
He is already the second-winningest coach in school history in terms of total wins, behind Baylor legend Mickey Sullivan. Smith's career winning percentage is the highest in program history of any manager with at least five seasons under his belt.
three mlb parks in one season
Wednesday's game against Nebraska will make Baylor what is believed to be the first NCAA team to play in three major league stadiums in one season. The Bears' first two weekends of the season were spent at Enron Field in Houston for the Astros College Classic and at Dodger Stadium (three-game series vs. USC). The Big 12 Tournament is to be played at the Ballpark in Arlington, marking major league park No. 3 for the Bears this year.
keep your eyes on the charts
Several current Bears are making their ways up the leaderboards in the Baylor recordbook this season. Most impressively, junior Chris Durbin's career average ranks third all-time (.346), while Justin Taylor's 25 wins are just three shy of the school record for career victories.
Among the single-season records, Kyle Edens' has pitched in a record 30 games this season, while his 12 saves are three shy of the team record.
Other notable records:
Career Average: Chris Durbin (3rd, .346)
Career Doubles: Chris Durbin (6th, 52), Mike Huggins (t-8th, 48)
Career Home Runs: Chris Durbin (t-9th, 23)
Career Games Pitched: Kyle Edens (t-3rd, 80), Justin Taylor (6th, 77), Paul Thorp (9th, 65)
Career Starts: Steven White (t-5th, 39)
Career Wins: Justin Taylor (3rd, 25)
Career Saves: Zane Carlson (1st, 23); Kyle Edens (2nd, 16)
Career Innings Pitched: Justin Taylor (5th, 283.1)
Career Strikeouts: Justin Taylor (7th, 220), Steven White (10th, 188)
Single Season Doubles: Chris Durbin (t-5th, 21)
Single Season Triples: Mike Huggins (t-4th, 7)
Single Season RBI: Mike Huggins (t-9th, 58)
Single Season Games Pitched: Kyle Edens (1st, 30), Paul Thorp (t-4th, 27)
Single Season Saves: Kyle Edens (2nd, 12)
Single Season Strikeouts: Jared Theodorakos (9th, 95)
Hitting Streak: Michael Griffin (8th, 16 games)
baylor among elite programs
The recent success of the Baylor baseball program is reflected in the Three-Year ISRs (a mock-RPI rating) compiled at BoydsWorld.com. Baylor ranked fifth in the nation in that listing, which measures a program's success over the past three years (1999-2001). The top 10: Stanford, Cal State Fullerton, USC, Florida State, Baylor, Miami, LSU, Rice, Nebraska and South Carolina.
recruits roll in
Baylor head coach Steve Smith announced the signing of 12 players for the 2003 season during the early signing period (fall 2001), plus one additional player during the spring 2002 signing period.
Name Pos. Ht. Wt. B/T Hometown (School)Tyler Bullock C/1B 6-2 220 R/R Fort Worth, Texas (R.L. Paschal)Clint Everts RHP/SS 6-2 170 S/R Houston, Texas (Cy-Falls)Brad Ferguson RHP 6-2 170 R/R West, Texas (West HS)Seth Fortenberry OF/LHP 6-2 175 L/L Waco, Texas (Midway HS)Zach Golden RHP 6-2 183 R/R Pearland, Texas (Pearland HS)Ryan LaMotta RHP/IF 5-11 170 R/R Sugar Land, Texas (Clements HS)James Loney LHP/1B 6-2 190 L/L Missouri City, Texas (Elkins HS)Mark McCormick RHP 6-2 190 R/R Clear Creek, Texas (Clear Creek HS)Andy Pape RHP 6-4 235 R/R San Antonio, Texas (Ronald Reagan HS)Kyle Reynolds SS/2B 6-2 160 L/R Houston, Texas (Second Baptist HS)Jake Rippee IF 6-0 165 S/R Kerrville, Texas (Tivy HS)Kevin Sevigny OF 6-0 180 S/R Springvale, Maine (Sanford HS)Blake Womble* OF/2B 5-8 160 R/R Tyler, Texas (Robert E. Lee HS)* indicates spring 2002 signee
Twelve of the Bears' 13 signees come from the state of Texas; the lone exception is outfielder Kevin Sevigny, who was ranked by Baseball America/Perfect Game as the top prospect in the state of Maine. Of the 11 Texas natives to sign with Baylor, eight were named to the Baseball America/Perfect Game Top 400 Prospects for the Class of 2002. Five of those players were ranked among the 25 best prospects in the state by Texas Baseball News: RHP Mark McCormick, RHP/SS Clint Everts, RHP Zach Golden, LHP/1B James Loney and RHP Ryan LaMotta.
In addition to having put up excellent numbers on the field, the class as a whole also has an exceptional academic background. Six of the signees qualified for academic merit scholarship as a part of their overall aid package.
baylor alums in the pros
Catcher Kelly Shoppach topped a list of five Baylor players taken in the 2001 MLB First-Year Player Draft. Shoppach was taken in the second round by the Boston Red Sox (48th overall), and was actually Boston's first pick of the draft.
Trevor Mote (15th round, Houston Astros), Matt Williams (15th round, St. Louis Cardinals) and Josh Scott (25th round, Philadelphia Phillies) each signed after completing their careers at Baylor. First baseman Mike Huggins was taken in the 25th round by the Colorado Rockies, but elected to return for his junior year.
Three Baylor signees were also taken. Outfielder Alan Moye (3rd round, Cincinnati Reds) and infielder Josh Barfield (4th round, San Diego Padres) each chose to go pro, while LHP Trey Taylor turned down the Colorado Rockies, who used a supplemental pick before the third round on him.
Baylor alums and former first-round draft picks Jason Jennings and Kip Wells began the 2002 season in major league rotations -- Jennings with the Rockies and Wells with the Pittsburgh Pirates (after an offseason trade). In all, 15 former Bears are active at some level of professional baseball.
Of note: Trevor Mote was named Midwest League Player of the Week in the season's first week... Former all-Big12 outfielder Jeremy Dodson is being switched to the mound to take advantage of his plus-arm.
See the listing in the sidebar of these notes for a complete list of former Baylor players active in the professional ranks.
bears earn quintet of big 12 weekly honors
In the first five weeks of the season, Baylor had four players honored by the Big 12 for their weekly performances. Senior Tim Hartshorn was named Big 12 Player of the Week (Jan. 25-Feb. 10) after earning Most Outstanding Player honors at the Astros College Classic. Junior LHP Jared Theodorakos was named National and Big 12 Pitcher of the Week (Feb. 11-17) after he carried a no-hitter into the eighth inning Feb. 16 in an 8-1 Baylor win over No. 6 USC at Dodger Stadium.
After a week "off", first baseman Mike Huggins added his name to the list in week four (Feb. 25-March 3) as he helped the Bears take two of three from No. 9 Texas. Steven White became the latest Bear to be honored when he was named Pitcher of the Week (March 4-10) after holding No. 8 Nebraska to one run in eight innings in a 2-1 Baylor win.
Six weeks later, Huggins earned his second weekly honor and the team's fifth selection after blasting four homers in four games and slugging 1.357 for the week (games played April 22-28).
The five weekly honors is a new team record for most players/pitchers of the week in a season, besting the previous high of four set in 1996 and matched in 1998 and 2000.
head coach steve smith
Head coach Steve Smith is in his eighth season as head coach at Baylor; in that time, he has compiled a 296-176-1 record. Smith led the Bears to their first-ever 50 win season in 1999 and a Big 12 Championship in 2000, and has piloted the team to four straight NCAA appearances. Through the 2001 season, Smith ranked 40th among active coaches in winning percentage with a .629 mark.
The 2000 Big 12 Coach of the Year, Smith came to Baylor from Mississippi State, where he was an assistant under Ron Polk for five seasons. Prior to that, he served as a graduate assistant at Texas A&M.
A former standout pitcher at Baylor in 1982-1983, Smith led the Southwest Conference with a 1.72 ERA as a junior, bettering league foes and future major leaguers Norm Charlton, Roger Clemens, Doug Drabek and Calvin Schiraldi.
An accomplished pitching coach, Smith has tutored six pitchers in the last 10 years who were selected in the first round of the Major League Baseball draft. He has also had at least one pitcher named to the all-conference first team in each of the last 10 years. In 1999, right-hander/designated hitter Jason Jennings won the Golden Spikes Award and was the 16th overall pick by the Colorado Rockies.
In Smith's seven full seasons as head coach, the Bears have produced three first-round draft picks, eight all-Americans, five GTE/CoSIDA Academic all-Americans, one GTE/CoSIDA Academic all-American of the Year, 21 first-team all-conference performers, three freshman all-Americans, and three conference players of the year. Baylor has also placed 25 players on the Academic All-Big 12 first team in the past five seasons.
o captain, my captain
Seniors Tim Hartshorn and Ron Zboril and junior Mike Huggins were elected co-captains by their teammates for the 2002 season. Combined, the triumvirate has been with the team for 10 years and played in 320 games entering the season.
bears among big 12 statistical leaders
As a team, Baylor leads the Big 12 Conference in batting average (.317) and ranks sixth in ERA (4.72), through games of May 20. The Bears's pitching staff leads the league in strikeouts with 466; four Bears rank among the top 15 in the league in punch-outs (Jared Theodorakos, Justin Taylor, Steven White and Trey Taylor).
A number of Bears ranked among the Big 12 individual leaders in a variety of statistics. Kyle Edens leads the league in saves with 12 and in appearances with 30 and Jared Theodorakos led all hurlers with 95 strikeouts, while Chris Durbin topped the conference in hitting (for league games only) at .385.
Others:
Ross Bennett: t-12th in hitting (.351)
Chris Durbin: t-1st in doubles (21), 5th in hits (80), t-6th in runs (58), t-7th in triples (4), 7th in total bases (127), 9th in on-base percentage (.447), 10th in average (.360), t-10th in walks (32)
Kyle Edens: 1st in saves (12), 1st in appearances (30)
Michael Griffin: t-7th in triples (4)
Tim Hartshorn: 6th in triples (5)
Mike Huggins: t-2nd in triples (7), 4th in total bases (132), 5th in RBI (58), 6th in slugging (.617), t-7th in hits (76), t-10th in home runs (10), 11th in average (.355)
Justin Taylor: t-2nd in wins (8), 2nd in innings pitched (102.2), 2nd in starts (16), 3rd in strikeouts (76), 10th in ERA (3.86)
Jared Theodorakos: 1st in strikeouts (95), t-8th in complete games (2), 10th in opposing batting average (.248)
Paul Thorp: 2nd in appearances (27), 13th in ERA (3.97)
Trey Webb: 6th in hits (78), 7th in steals (17), 8th in runs (57)
Steven White: 3rd in starts (15), 6th in strikeouts (71), t-6th in innings pitched (89.2)
baylor on the air
Catch every inning of Baylor baseball in 2002 on the flagship station for Baylor athletics, News/Talk Radio KRZI 1660/1580-AM.
John Morris, Baylor's Director of Broadcasting, heads up the team as he begins his seventh season as the "Voice of the Bears." Morris is also the signature voice for Baylor's football and men's basketball broadcasts and serves as co-host of the weekly TV show "Inside Baylor Sports." Mark Rogers, a former Baylor pitcher and currently a sports reporter for KCEN-TV in Central Texas, enters his third season providing color commentary for the baseball broadcasts.
Pete Kenworthy, Sports Director and weekday sports anchor for KWTX-TV, Tom Barfield, Program Director and on-air personality for flagship station KRZI, and Trent Weaver, a Baylor baseball letterman in 1988-89, will also be a part of the broadcast team for several games. All Baylor Baseball games in 2002 will be available world-wide on the internet at www.GoBaylorBears.com. BU baseball is also a staple of the daily "Baylor SportsBeat" hosted by Morris and airing weekdays at 7:25am and 5:25pm on KRZI 1660/1580-AM.
baylor on television
Should the Bears make it to the Big 12 Tournament Championship game, Baylor will appear in its second televised game of the season; Sunday's title game will be aired live on Fox Sports Net. Since 1988, 18 Baylor baseball games have been televised regionally. The Bears are 8-10 in televised games, including an 0-3 mark on Fox Sports Southwest.
April 2, 1988 at Texas L 1-4 Home Sports EntertainmentApril 2, 1988 at Texas L 0-14 Home Sports EntertainmentMarch 17, 1990 RICE L 0-2 Home Sports EntertainmentMarch 17, 1990 RICE L 1-7 Home Sports EntertainmentMarch 14, 1992 TCU W 6-5 Home Sports EntertainmentMarch 14, 1992 TCU W 8-3 Home Sports EntertainmentApril 3, 1993 RICE W 6-5 Home Sports EntertainmentMay 15, 1993 at Texas % W 10-6 Home Sports EntertainmentApril 2, 1994 at TCU L 1-4 Home Sports EntertainmentApril 2, 1994 at TCU L 1-12 Home Sports EntertainmentMarch 23, 1996 TEXAS TECH W 8-0 Prime SportsMarch 23, 1996 TEXAS TECH L 2-24 Prime SportsMay 23, 1999 vs. Nebraska $ L 3-4 Fox Sports NetMay 17, 2000 vs. Texas A&M ! W 12-3 College Sports SouthwestMay 18, 2000 vs. Texas ! W 3-2 College Sports SouthwestMay 20, 2000 vs. Texas Tech ! W 10-1 College Sports SouthwestMay 21, 2000 vs. Nebraska $ L 3-11 Fox Sports NetMay 13, 2001 TEXAS TECH L 5-6 Fox Sports NetApril 6, 2002 OKLAHOMA ST. W 8-6 Fox Sports Net
% SWC Tournament Championship, Austin, Texas$ Big 12 Tournament Championship, Oklahoma City, Okla.! Big 12 Tournament, Oklahoma City, Okla.
