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No. 16 Baylor (2-1) vs. No. 4 TCU (2-1) Feb. 22, 2011 | 4 p.m. CST Waco, Texas | Baylor Ballpark (5,000) PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS (2010 STATISTICS) Baylor: LHP Josh Turley, So. (4-0, 4.41 ERA, 49.0 IP, 16 BB, 33 K) TCU: RHP Andrew Mitchell, Fr. (Pitched at Stratford HS in Houston, Texas)

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Baylor's 16th-ranked baseball team takes on No. 4 TCU in the Bears' first midweek game of the 2011 season at 4 p.m. Tuesday at Baylor Ballpark.

The Bears remained No. 16 in the rankings after taking two of three games from Oral Roberts over the weekend. Baylor dropped the season opener to ORU, but Brooks Pinckard hit a game-winning home run in the seventh inning of Saturday's game, and the Bears rallied from two runs down in the bottom of the seventh to win the series with Jake Miller's 10th-inning walk-off single on Sunday.

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SERIES INFORMATION

TCU HORNED FROGS
Overall: Baylor leads 136-107
Waco: Baylor leads 70-41
Fort Worth: TCU leads 52-49
Neutral Site: TCU leads 7-1
Unknown Site: Baylor leads 16-7
Steve Smith era: TCU leads 19-17
First Meeting: 4/21/1904
Last Meeting: 6/6/2010

COACHES

BAYLOR: Steve Smith

Alma Mater: Baylor, 1986

Career Record: 590-388-1 (17th season)

Record at Baylor: 590-388-1 (17th season)

TEXAS CHRISTIAN: Jim Schlossnagle

Career Record: 384-182 (10th season)

Record at TCU: 307-135 (6th season)

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Tom Barfield (pxp) and Lark Smith (color)

BAYLOR-TCU SERIES HISTORY
Baylor and TCU have played 243 times, making it the third-most played series in Baylor history behind only Texas and Texas A&M. The Bears hold a 136-107 edge in the all-time series, including a 70-41 mark in games played in Waco. Baylor is 17-19 against TCU during the Steve Smith era. The Bears and Horned Frogs played three times in 2010, with the home team winning all three games. TCU knocked off Baylor 5-4 in 10 innings on April 27, but the Bears beat TCU 14-4 in an eight-inning run-rule game the following day. TCU beat Baylor 9-0 on June 6 in the championship round of the NCAA Fort Worth Regional.

BAYLOR VS. THE MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE
Baylor is 144-110 against teams currently playing as members of the Mountain €ˆWest Conference. The Bears have played Air Force (2-0), BYU (1-1), San Diego State (5-2) and TCU (136-107). Baylor played BYU in 2009 (7-6 win) and 2010 (7-5 loss). The Bears took both games of a doubleheader against Air Force on March 4, 1972 and BU played all seven games in the all-time series against San Diego State during the 1993 and 1994 seasons. €ˆThe Bears beat the Aztecs in the first five meetings before dropping the last two.

QUICK NOTES
• SERIES: Baylor and TCU have played 243 times -- the third-most-played series in Baylor history.
• The Bears are 136-107 all-time against the Horned Frogs, including 70-41 in games played in Waco.
• Baylor is 17-19 vs. TCU during the Steve Smith era.
• Baylor remained No. 16 in Baseball America's Feb. 21 poll. No teams moved ahead of the Bears.
• Baylor is 120-59 (.670) in the month of February during the Steve Smith era.
• Baylor has won 24 of its last 29 games at Baylor Ballpark, a stretch that started when the Bears took the final three games of a four-game set against Oral Roberts (March 6-7) last season.
• Baylor had won 10 consecutive non-conference home games before dropping the season opener to Oral €ˆRoberts. The Bears are 12-1 in their last 13 non-conference home games.
• The Bears are 15-3 at Baylor Ballpark since dropping a 14-inning marathon against Kansas.
• Baylor holds a 144-110 record against teams currently playing in the Mountain West Conference.
• Baylor leads the Big 12 Conference with a .984 fielding percentage.
• The Bears were picked fourth in the Big 12 preseason coaches' poll, behind Oklahoma, Texas and Texas A&M.
• Baseball €ˆAmerica projects the Bears to finish third in the league and ranks Baylor No. 16 nationally.
• Since the start of the 2003 season, Baylor is 21-13 in extra-inning games, including 1-0 this season.
• Baylor has ranked in the nation's top 25 in attendance in all 12 years since Baylor Ballpark opened in 1999.
• Eight players on Baylor's roster have been selected in previous MLB €ˆDrafts, tied for third-most in the Big 12.

PLAYER NOTES
• Logan Vick has reached base safely in all 39 career games at Baylor Ballpark (.481 on-base percentage).
• Brooks Pinckard has been named to the NCBWA Stopper of the Year Award preseason watch list.
• Pinckard needs one save to take over sole possession of fifth on Baylor's career saves list. He hit a game-winning homer in €ˆthe seventh inning of Saturday's game, then pitched 2.0 shutout innings to close out the win.
• College Baseball €ˆDaily ranked Logan Verrett as the No. 51 player in college baseball in its preseason Top 100.
• Verrett was ranked No. 4 on Perfect Game Cross Checker's Top Big 12 Prospects for 2011 MLB €ˆDraft.
• Verrett was named to the Golden €ˆSpikes Award preseason watch list, one of six Big 12 players on the list.
• Perfect Game named Max Muncy No. 3 on its Top Big 12 Prospects for the 2012 MLB €ˆDraft.
• Jake Miller's 10th-inning walk-off single on Sunday was the first extra-inning, walk-off hit by a Baylor player since Dustin Dickerson's 11th-inning walk-off single vs. Missouri on April 11, 2009.
• Freshman RHP Trae Davis picked up a pair of wins this weekend. He's the only Big 12 player with two wins.
• Nine Baylor freshmen have not yet competed in a game for the Bears:Taylor Alspaugh, Doug Ashby, Clay Cunningham, Nate Goodwin, Will Gray, Brad Kuntz, Josh €ˆMichalec, Grayson Porter and Sean Spicer.

UP NEXT
Baylor heads east for a three-game set against the Georgia Bulldogs at Foley Field in €ˆAthens, Ga. The Bears played UGA €ˆfor the first time ever during the QTI Powers Opening Weekend Classic in 2010, with the teams splitting a pair of games. The last time Baylor played an SEC team on the road was March 9-10, 2008, when the Bears swept three games at Mississippi State.