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Baylor (4-3) at Sam Houston State (3-5) March 1, 2016 | 6:30 p.m. CST Huntsville, Texas | Don Sanders Stadium (1,164) PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUP Baylor: RHP Kyle Ott (0-0, 13.50 ERA) SHSU: RHP Greg Belton (0-0, 9.00 ERA)

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WACO, Texas - Baylor baseball hits the road for the first time in 2016 as the Bears (4-3) face Sam Houston State (3-5) Tuesday at Don Sanders Stadium at 6:30 p.m. CT in Huntsville, Texas.

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

SERIESà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € INFO
Date(s): March 1, 2016
Time(s): 6:30 PM CT
Location: Huntsville, Texas
Stadium: Don Sanders Stadium (1,164)
Radio: ESPN/KRZI 1660 AMà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € (Waco)
Talent: Derek Smith (pxp), Steve Johnigan (color)

SERIES HISTORY
Overall: BU leads 61-43
Waco: BU leads 34-17
Huntsville: BU leads 27-26
Neutral Site: Never met
Rodriguez vs: 0-0
First Meeting: March 7, 1952
Last Meeting: March 18, 2015

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

BAYLOR BEARS
2016 Record: 4-3
2015 Big 12 Record: 9-15 (8th)
Head Coach: Steve Rodriguez
Career: 290-301 (13th season)
BU: 4-3 (1st season)

2016 STAT LEADERS
AVG: Darryn Sheppard (.481)
2B: Darryn Sheppard (3)
HR: Cunningham, Sheppard (2)
RBI: Darryn Sheppard (15)
SB: Steven McLean (2)

SAM HOUSTON STATE BEARKATS
2016 Record: 3-5
2015 Southland Record: 17-12, (5th)
Head Coach: Matt Deggs
Career: 34-32 (2nd season)
SHSU: 34-32 (2nd season)

2016 STAT LEADERS
AVG: Zach Smith (.409)
2B: Zach Smith (3)
HR: Matt Broadbent (1)
RBI: Matt Broadbent (10)
SB: Andrew Fregia (2)

TEAM QUICK NOTES
*Baylor earned a three-game sweep (over Stony Brook) for the first time since Feb. 13-15, 2015, vs. No. 13 Cal Poly in Waco.

*Baylor and Stony Brook met for the first-ever time Friday, and BU leads the all-time series 3-0.

*Baylor finished its season-opening, seven-game home stand with a 4-3 record.

*Baylor scored 10 runs in the first inning of this Stony Brook series (6 Friday, 2 Saturday, 2 Sunday).

*Baylor combined for 21 two-out RBI in its three games vs. SBU (9 Friday, 11 Saturday, 1 Sunday).

*On Friday vs. SBU, Baylor scored 15 or more runs (16) for the first time since Feb. 22, 2014, vs. Austin Peay (15).

*On Friday vs. SBU, Baylor walked 10 or more times (12) for the first time since Feb. 23, 2014 vs. Austin Peay (10).

*On Saturday vs. SBU, Baylor scored 16 or more runs in consecutive games for the first time since April 5-7, 2009, when the Bears scored a 21-9 win at Kansas and 18-1 win vs. Northwestern State.

*On Saturday vs. SBU, Baylor scored 20 runs in a game for the first time since April 3, 2010, at Missouri in a 20-6 win.

*Baylor faces a challenging 53-game schedule that features 6 2015 NCAA Tournament participants among 22 opponents -- only 7 finished under .500 last season and the 22 foes combined to go 670-554-2 (.546) in 2015.

*Baylor's schedule is home heavy as the Bears have 33 games at Baylor Ballpark, including their first 7 games and 15 of their first 19 -- BU leaves the state of Texas just 3 times (all for Big 12 play at Oklahoma, Kansas State and West Virginia).

SHEPPARD AND CUNNINGHAM CARRYING OFFENSE
Darryn Sheppard went 10-for-17 (.588) in four games for Baylor last week along with eight runs, one double, two home runs, 11 RBI, 1.000 slugging percentage, two walks, .600 on-base percentage and one steal. He had a walk on Wednesday vs. UT Arlington. In Friday's win over Stony Brook, he set a career high with five hits as he was 5-for-6 with three runs and two RBI for his team-high second multi-RBI game, extending his on-base streak to four games. In Saturday's win over SBU, his two home runs marked the second time he has done so in his career and he's also the last Baylor player to accomplish the feat, doing so on May 3, 2015, at Kansas ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" he now has two on the season and eight in his career. His five runs scored were a career high and he became the first BU player to do so since Logan Vick did the same vs. UT Arlington on April 14, 2010. His six RBI were also a career high and he became the first BU player to have six RBI in a game since Grayson Porter did at Oklahoma on May 4, 2014. Going 4-for-5 at the plate, Sheppard also had his team-high third multi-RBI game, extending his on-base streak to five games. Sheppard's eight straight at-bats with hits from Friday and Saturday were the most since Adam Toth did the same from April 27-29, 2014. In Sunday's win over SBU, he went 1-for-3 with three RBI for his team-high fourth multi-RBI game, extending his on-base streak to six games and giving him a three-game hitting streak.

Richard Cunningham went 4-for-14 (.286) in four games for Baylor last week along with six runs, one triple, one home run, eight RBI, .643 slugging percentage, five walks and .500 on-base percentage. He went 1-for-4 vs. UT Arlington on Wednesday. In Friday's win over Stony Brook, he set career highs with three runs and three walks as he extended his on-base streak to five games. In Saturday's win over SBU, his eight RBI were a career high and he became the first BU player to have eight or more RBI since Charley Carter set the school record with nine at UTSA on April 1, 1998. He set a career high with three hits and tied a career high with three runs scored for the second straight game as he extended his on-base streak to six games. He had his first career triple and second homer of the season and his career. In Sunday's win over SBU, he had a walk to extend his on-base streak to seven games.