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Texas State (8-4) at Baylor (6-5) March 8, 2016 | 5:05 p.m. CST Waco, Texas | Baylor Ballpark (5,000) PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUP Baylor: RHP Kyle Ott (1-0, 4.26 ERA) TXST: LHP Brandon Lewis (0-0, 6.23 ERA)

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WACO, Texas - Baylor baseball (6-5) begins a season-long, eight-game home stand with a 5:05 p.m. CT tilt vs. Texas State (8-4) at Baylor 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 8, 2016
Time(s): 5:05 PM CT
Location: Waco, Texas
Stadium: Baylor Ballpark (5,000)
Radio: ESPN/KRZI 1660 AMà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € (Waco)
Talent: Derek Smith (pxp), Steve Johnigan (color)

SERIES HISTORY
Overall: BU leads 49-23
Streak: TXST has won 4
Waco: BU leads 36-16
San Marcos: BU leads 12-7
Neutral Site: BU leads 1-0
Rodriguez vs: 0-0
First Meeting: March 26, 1919
Last Meeting: April 4, 2015

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

BAYLOR BEARS
2016 Record: 6-5
2015 Big 12 Record: 9-15 (8th)
Head Coach: Steve Rodriguez
Career: 292-303 (13th season)
BU: 6-5 (1st season)

2016 STAT LEADERS
AVG: Darryn Sheppard (.366)
2B: Menard, Sheppard (3)
HR: Cunningham, Sheppard (2)
RBI: Darryn Sheppard (17)
SB: Steven McLean (3)

TEXAS STATE BOBCATS
2016 Record: 8-4
2015 Sun Belt Record: 14-16 (6th)
Head Coach: Ty Harrington
Career: 539-414-1 (17th season)
TXST: 539-414-1 (17th season)

2016 STAT LEADERS
AVG: Jonathan Ortega (.326)
2B: Cody Lovejoy (5)
HR: Tanner Hill (4)
RBI: Jonathan Ortega (14)
SB: Hoffman, Ortega (3)

TEAM QUICK NOTES
*Baylor is 389-169 all-time at Baylor Ballpark and 4-3 under Steve Rodriguez.

*Junior LHP Daniel Castano was named Big 12 Co-Pitcher of the Week on Monday for the first time in his career.

*Among Big 12 leaders, Darryn Sheppard is first in RBI (17), ranks third in home runs (2) and eighth in slugging percentage (.585).

*Among Big 12 leaders, Richard Cunningham is first in triples (2), ranks fifth in slugging percentage (.615) and seventh in RBI (12).

*Among NCAA leaders, Cunningham ranks 19th in triples (2) and Sheppard ranks 24th in RBI (17).

*Troy Montemayor ranks first in the Big 12 with two saves.

*Daniel Castano ranks third in the Big 12 with two wins.

*Baylor's first five-game winning streak since April 23-30, 2013, came to an end Sunday.

*Dating back to last season, Baylor's first four-game road winning streak since 2012 came to an end Sunday.

*Baylor is 195-290-1 all-time against opponents ranked by Baseball America, 30-38 since 2011 and 1-2 this season.

*Baylor went 2-2 on its four-game road trip.