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Dallas Baptist (3-0) at #21 Baylor (3-0) Feb. 17, 2015 | 6:30 p.m. CST Waco, Texas | Baylor Ballpark (5,000) PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUP Baylor: RHP Austin Stone (2014: 3-4, 2.28 ERA) DBU: RHP Jay Calhoun (2014: 0-0, 7.56 ERA)

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WACO, Texas- No. 21 Baylor (3-0) continues its season-long nine-game home stand with a 6:30 p.m. CT contest against Dallas Baptist (3-0) Tuesday at Baylor Ballpark.

The teams met last season in a weekend split series that DBU won, 2-1. The Patriots took the series opener in Dallas before coming down to Waco to split for the series win April 11-13, 2014. Overall, BU leads the series 46-23 and 34-16 in Waco.

All Baylor baseball games are broadcast live on Waco's 1660 ESPN Central Texas (1330 AM/100.9 FM in Temple, Belton and Killeen). Tom Barfield provides the play-by-play with Lark Smith adding color commentary. Live streaming audio, video (non-TV games only) and GameTracker also are available for all Baylor baseball games online at BaylorBears.com.

SERIES?INFO
Date(s): Feb. 17, 2015
Time(s): 6:30 PM CT
Location: Waco, Texas
Stadium: Baylor Ballpark (5,000)
Radio: ESPN/KRZI 1660 AM?(Waco)
Talent: Tom Barfield (pxp), Lark Smith (color)

SERIES HISTORY
Overall: BU leads 46-23
Waco: BU leads 34-16
Dallas: BU leads 10-7
Neutral Site: BU leads 2-0
Smith vs: BU leads 17-9
First Meeting: May 5, 1979
Last Meeting: April 12, 2014

SERIES MULTIMEDIA
Live Stats: BaylorBears.com
Audio: BaylorBears.com
Video: BaylorBears.com
Twitter Updates: @BaylorBaseball

BAYLOR BEARS
2015 Record: 3-0
2015 Big 12 Record: 0-0
Head Coach: Steve Smith
Career: 724-491-1 (21st season)
BU: 724-491-1 (21st season)

STAT LEADERS
AVG: Logan Brown (.500)
2B: Sheppard, Tunnell (2)
HR: N/A
RBI: Logan Brown (6)
SB: Ross, Toth (1)

DALLAS BAPTIST PATRIOTS
2015 Record: 3-0
2015 MVC Record: 0-0
Head Coach: Dan Heefner
Career: 259-153 (8th season)
DBU: 259-153 (8th season)

STAT LEADERS
AVG: Chane Lynch (.500)
2B: Lynch, Wall (2)
HR: David Martinelli (2)
RBI: Camden Duzenack (5)
SB: Martinelli, Sweet (1)

POLLSTERS TOOK NOTICE
Baylor is ranked No. 21 and No. 27 in the Collegiate Baseball and NCBWA polls this week, respectively, after sweeping No. 13 Cal Poly. The Bears did not receive any votes in any of the preseason polls and were picked to finish seventh in the Big 12 by the league's coaches. BU has now been ranked by at least one poll for five straight seasons.

SPICER NAMED BIG 12 CO-PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Sean Spicer was named Big 12 Co-Pitcher of the Week, the league announced Monday. The honor is Spicer's first weekly award of his career as he was key in the Bears (3-0) earning a sweep over No. 13 Cal Poly last weekend.

The senior right-handed reliever from Dallas posted a 0.00 ERA and his first two career saves in as many attempts to help Baylor sweep the Mustangs during opening weekend at Baylor Ballpark. Spicer's line for the series: two saves, three innings pitched, zero hits, runs and walks allowed and one strikeout. He tossed a perfect ninth on Friday for his first-ever save and followed it up with a two-inning flawless save Saturday.

Sharing the accolade with Oklahoma's Jake Elliott, Spicer is the first Baylor pitcher to earn the honor since Austin Stone on March 24, 2014. With Spicer's recognition, Baylor has now had a weekly award winner in all 19 seasons as a member of the Big 12. The Bears have had 33 all-time Big 12 Pitcher of the Week selections.

PARALLELS TO THE GREAT 2012 SEASON
Baylor's clean sweep of No. 13 Cal Poly to open the season marked a few achievements that hadn't been accomplished since the great 2012 campaign. BU earned its first season-opening series win and sweep since 2012 vs. Oral Roberts. BU also earned its first home series sweep over a ranked team since April 20-22, 2012, vs. No. 2 Texas A&M. Baylor is 18-8 against ranked teams at home since 2012 and 30-27 against ranked teams overall since 2011.

BEATING THE BEST
Baylor has four series wins over ranked teams since 2014 in seven attempts:
*Feb. 14-16, 2014, at No. 19 Arizona State (lost, 2-1)
*March 7-9, 2014, vs. No. 4 Cal State Fullerton (won, 2-1)
*March 14-16, 2014, vs. No. 23 Texas Tech (won, 2-1)
*March 21-23, 2014 vs. No. 20 Oklahoma State (won, 2-1)
*April 4-6, 2014, at No. 8 Texas (lost, 3-0)
*May 15-17, 2014, vs. No. 13 TCU (lost, 2-1)
*Feb. 13-15, 2015, vs. No. 13 Cal Poly (won, 3-0)
Furthermore, the Bears have three shutouts of ranked teams since 2014. The first was a 1-0 win over Cal State Fullerton on March 8, 2014. The second was a 1-0 win over No. 23 Texas Tech March 14, 2014. The third was the 6-0 win Sunday over No. 13 Cal Poly.

BAYLOR VS. DALLAS BAPTIST SERIES
Baylor leads the all-time series vs. Dallas Baptist 46-23, 34-16 in Waco, 10-7 in Dallas and 17-9 under Steve Smith. The Bears had won six straight games in the series before DBU took the series opener April 11, 2014, to win a split series with two games in Waco 2-1 last season.

BAYLOR VS. MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE
Baylor is 51-26 all-time against current members of the Missouri Valley Conference. BU's record against the league's teams is as follows: Bradley (1-1), Dallas Baptist (46-23), Missouri State (3-1), Southern Illinois (1-0), Wichita State (0-1).

BAYLOR SUCCEEDING IN HOME OPENERS UNDER SMITH
Baylor is 16-5 in home openers under Steve Smith and has won nine of its last 10. The lone loss in the stretch came to Oral Roberts on Feb. 18, 2011, but the Bears bounced back to win the next two games and take the series. Last season, the Bears defeated UT Arlington on Feb. 18, 2014, 5-2. BU swept its home-opening series for the second straight season.

BAYLOR BALLPARK'S HOME SWEET HOME ADVANTAGE
Since the park opened in 1999, Baylor owns a 369-154 record at Baylor Ballpark and has never had a losing season in the stadium. The closest BU came to a losing season was in 2011, when the Bears were 16-14 at Baylor Ballpark. Since 2012, BU has won 13 of its 18 home series. The Bears are 3-0 at home this year and have won their only home series.