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Kent State vs. #21 Baylor Feb. 20-21, 2015 | Waco, Texas | Baylor Ballpark (5,000) SERIES NOTES
FRI. | 6:30 P.M. | Audio | Video Probable Starters: BU - LHP Daniel Castano 0-0, 0.00 ERA KSU - RHP Nick Jensen-Clagg 0-1, 1.80 ERA		SAT. | 1:00 P.M. | Audio | Video Probable Starters: BU - RHP Ryan Smith 0-0, 0.00 ERA KSU - RHP Andy Ravel 0-0, 1.50 ERA		SAT. | 5:00 P.M. Stats | Audio | Video Probable Starters: BU - RHP Drew Tolson 0-0, 6.75 ERA KSU - LHP Jared Skolnicki 1-0, 0.00 ERA

WACO, Texas- Baylor (3-1) hosts Kent State (1-2) this weekend for a three-game series. The first game is scheduled for Friday at 6:30 p.m. CT and Saturday will feature a doubleheader starting at 1 p.m. The finale will start approximately 45 minutes after Saturday's first game.

The two teams have only met one time and it resulted in a Baylor win at the 1993 NCAA South Regional in Baton Rouge, La. Baylor comes into the weekend after sweeping No. 13 Cal Poly last weekend and falling to Dallas Baptist Tuesday. The Golden Flashes come to Waco after losing two of three games at Winthrop last weekend.

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. 20-21, 2015
Time(s): 6:30 PM | 1 PM (DH) 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 1-0
Waco: Never met
Kent: Never met
Neutral Site: BU leads 1-0
Smith vs: Never met
First Meeting: May 27, 1993
Last Meeting: May 27, 1993

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

BAYLOR BEARS
2015 Record: 3-1
2015 Big 12 Record: 0-0
Head Coach: Steve Smith
Career: 724-492-1 (21st season)
BU: 724-492-1 (21st season)

STAT LEADERS
AVG: Hayden Ross (.500)
2B: Sheppard, Tunnell (2)
HR: N/A
RBI: Logan Brown (7)
SB: Hayden Ross (2)

KENT STATE GOLDEN FLASHES
2015 Record: 1-2
2015 MAC Record: 0-0
Head Coach: Jeff Duncan
Career: 37-25 (2nd season)
KSU: 37-25 (2nd season)

STAT LEADERS
AVG: Jacob Neuschaefer (1.000)
2B: Neuschaefer, Polen, Rosa (1)
HR: N/A
RBI: Jacob Neuschaefer (3)
SB: Jacob Neuschaefer (3)

BAYLOR-KENT STATE SERIES
Baylor leads the all-time series vs. Kent State 1-0. The only meeting between the two teams came at the 1993 NCAA South Regional hosted by LSU in Baton Rouge, La. The Bears won 4-1 on May 27, 1993.

BAYLOR VS. MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE
Baylor is 8-2 all-time against current members of the Mid-American Conference: Central Michigan (5-1), Kent State (1-0), Miami (Ohio) (2-1). The last time BU faced a MAC team was the 1993 game vs. KSU.

DOING THE LITTLE THINGS
Baylor's 3-1 start to the season has been fueled by doing the basics of the game well. BU leads the nation in sac flies (7) and ranks 16th in walks (24). With a runner on third and less than two outs, the Bears have scored 76.2 percent of the time, and have advanced runners in 61.4 percent of plate appearances.

YOUTH MOVEMENT
Partially due to injuries, Baylor's underclassmen have 66 percent of the team's at-bats and 64 percent of the team's innings pitched. The Bears' team leaders in batting average (Hayden Ross, .500), runs (Cameron Miller, 5), hits (Darryn Sheppard, 5), doubles (Darryn Sheppard, 2), steals (Hayden Ross, 2), ERA (Theron Kay, 0.00), innings pitched (Troy Montemayor, 5.2), strikeouts (Nick Lewis, 5) and opponent batting average (Troy Montemayor, .056) are all underclassmen.