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Dallas Baptist (14-6) vs Baylor (8-12) March 24-26, 2016 | Waco/Dallas, Texas | Baylor Ballpark/Horner Ballpark SERIES NOTES  |
THU. | 6:03 P.M. | Audio | Video
Probable Starters: BU -TBA DBU - RHP Darick Hall 3-1, 1.67 ERA |  | FRI. | 6:30 P.M. Stats | Audio | Video Probable Starters: BU - RHP Daniel Castano 2-2, 3.94 ERA DBU - LHP Colin Poche 2-0, 1.17 ERA |  | SAT. | 2:00 P.M. Stats | Audio | Video Probable Starters: BU - RHP Drew Tolson 1-1, 4.80 ERA DBU - TBA
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WACO, Texas- Baylor baseball faces a split series with Dallas Baptist in its last non-Big 12 weekend of the season. Games are set for Thursday at 6:35 p.m. CT at Baylor Ballpark in Waco, Friday at 6:30 p.m. at Horner Ballpark in Dallas and Saturday at 2 p.m. back at Horner Ballpark.
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 24-26, 2016
Time(s): 6:35 PM | 6:30 PM | 2 PM CT
Location: Waco, Texas (Thu.)/Dallas (Fri. & Sat.)
Stadium: Baylor Ballpark/Horner Ballpark
Radio: ESPN/KRZI 1660 AMà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € (Waco)
Talent: Derek Smith (pxp), Steve Johnigan (color)
SERIES HISTORY
Overall: BU leads 46-25
Streak: DBU has won 2
Waco: BU leads 34-17
Dallas: BU leads 10-8
Neutral Site: BU leads 2-0
Rodriguez vs: 0-0
First Meeting: May 5, 1979
Last Meeting: March 10, 2015
SERIES MULTIMEDIA
Live Stats: BaylorBears.com/DBUPatriots.com
Audio: BaylorBears.com
Video: BaylorBears.com/DBUPatriots.com
Twitter Updates: @BaylorBaseball
BAYLOR BEARS
2016 Record: 8-12
2016 Big 12 Record: 1-2
Head Coach: Steve Rodriguez
Career: 294-310 (13th season)
BU: 8-12 (1st season)
2016 STAT LEADERS
AVG: Kameron Esthay (.333)
2B: Darryn Sheppard (6)
HR: Darryn Sheppard (3)
RBI: Darryn Sheppard (20)
SB: Steven McLean (4)
DALLAS BAPTIST PATRIOTS
2016 Record: 14-6
2016 MVC Record: 0-0
Head Coach: Dan Heefner
Career: 316-174 (12th season)
DBU: 316-174 (12th season)
2016 STAT LEADERS
AVG: Tim Millard (.421)
2B: Austin Listi (7)
HR: Darick Hall (9)
RBI: Darick Hall (29)
SB: Three Players (3)
TEAM QUICK NOTES
*Baylor is 391-175 all-time at Baylor Ballpark and 6-9 under Steve Rodriguez.
*Baylor is 2-3 on the road in 2016.
*Baylor has scored at least one run in the first inning seven times this season in 20 games ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" the Bears have won three of their last five games when scoring in the first frame and have scored 15 first-inning runs in 2016.
*Baylor is 195-290-1 all-time against opponents ranked by Baseball America, 30-38 since 2011 and 1-2 this season.
*Among Big 12 leaders, Darryn Sheppard is fifth in RBI (20) while Richard Cunningham is fourth in triples (2).
*Troy Montemayor ranks first in the Big 12 and 38th in the NCAA in saves (4).
*Daniel Castano has 26 strikeouts over 25 innings in his last four starts.
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