As the seasons change tune ever so slightly and the sun still beats down at over 100 degrees, Baylor baseball ramps up for a fall filled with competition and development at Baylor Ballpark.
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From upsets over top-ranked teams to protecting home turf against conference foes, Baylor athletics has had another strong year. Even though both golf teams, softball, baseball and track and field are still competing as part of the 2022-2023 season, here’s a compilation of the best sports moments of the past year.
Entering the 2023 Baylor baseball season, a storyline to spot was the development of the Caley twins, and seeing the unspoken bond between the two. Now nearing the end of the season, each has been able to spend an ample amount of time together in one of the only direct tandem roles in baseball.
The green and gold will head into finals week on a strong note. Baylor baseball broke a five-game losing streak after hitting three home runs to take down Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi, 12-6, on Wednesday at Baylor Ballpark.
The Baylor bats showed up to play, but the baseball team came up empty in the end, 9-8, against Abilene Christian University on Tuesday at Crutcher Scott Field in Abilene.
No. 17 West Virginia University took a trip down to Waco, and a behind high-powered offense and lights-out pitching, the Mountaineers swept Baylor baseball after taking the finale, 18-4, on Sunday at Baylor Ballpark.
For four years, number 26 has jogged onto the field out of the bullpen for Baylor baseball. Even in games he doesn’t take the mound; in section 107 at Baylor Ballpark, there’s a cheering section, each wearing a jersey with the number 26 and name “Oliver” across the back.
After recording the first two road wins of the year last week, Baylor baseball was overwhelmed coming back home against Tarleton State University, as it fell by a score of 6-2 Tuesday afternoon at Baylor Ballpark.
Baylor baseball was plagued with question marks heading into the 2023, but the infield appears to have answered the call.
Lots went on over the busy Green and Gold weekend, so here is everything you may have missed.
After seven lead changes, Baylor baseball found a way to claw itself to the first road victory of the Mitch Thompson era, courtesy of a 7-6 win over Sam Houston State University Tuesday night at Don Sanders Stadium in Huntstville.
“Part of that’s [being] a young team, part of that’s [being] a new team,” Posey said. “But we’re really coming together, getting to know one another, trusting the coaches, and trusting each other. We’re really starting to believe that we can go out there, compete and be successful.”
Rather than searching for Easter eggs, the Bears went hunting for victories over the weekend.
Riding a seven-game losing streak, Baylor baseball headed home for the first of four-straight home games. The Bears came out strong as the bats and arms fired on all cylinders to snap the skid against Stephen F. Austin State University, 10-3, on Tuesday at Baylor Ballpark.
Baylor baseball looked to break a four-game skid in Lawrence, Kan., against University of Kansas, but the Bears were outscored 30-14 over the weekend and fell in all three games to the Jayhawks at Hoglund Ballpark.
“I used to play baseball [because] I love it,” Will said. “I still love it, but it’s almost to the point now where I don’t want to hang it up because so many people have invested so much time, energy and effort into getting me back on the field. I kind of feel like if I didn’t go out and keep playing, I’d let them down. That’s my big reason why I play, to make everybody’s time and effort worth it.”
While Baylor baseball’s pitching arms kept the Bears in the game, struggles at the plate and leaving 14 runners on base plagued the green and gold, as it fell 5-2 in 11 innings to Abilene Christian University on Tuesday night at Baylor Ballpark.
Three different Baylor squads were competing in Stillwater, Okla., over the weekend, and they went a combined 1-7.
Lots of Bears will be scattered throughout Stillwater, Okla., over the weekend, as Baylor baseball, No. 20 softball and No. 9 equestrian are all headed that direction.
When it rains, it pours. Baylor baseball has found its groove, and even a rain delay couldn’t stop the scorching hot Bears, as they took down Sam Houston State University, 7-6, Tuesday night at Baylor Ballpark.
Coming off a winless weekend, Baylor baseball looked to get back in the win column against Rice University on Tuesday at Baylor Ballpark. The green and gold did exactly that by rallying at the plate and keeping the Owls off the scoreboard to win 6-0.
Lots of Bears competed over the spring break holiday. Here is everything you may have missed.
In a nail-biting thriller, eight Baylor baseball pitchers saw the mound and the Bears’ bats came alive to rally back in order to take down Dallas Baptist University, 8-7, in extra innings on Tuesday at Baylor Ballpark.
Baylor baseball (4-8) went 2-2 in the first four game series of the year against Youngstown State University (3-9) at Baylor Ballpark this weekend. Head coach Mitch Thompson and the Bears were helped by strong pitching and a season high 47 strikeouts by the pitching staff during the series.
Baylor baseball opened up a 14-game homestand on Tuesday evening with an 8-3 loss to the University of Texas at San Antonio, and the squad is hoping to get back on track at Baylor Ballpark.
Following a disappointing road trip, Baylor baseball took on the University of Texas at San Antonio looking to get back on track, but one bad inning sent the Bears packing, as they fell 8-3.
For the first time in program history, Baylor Baseball headed to Durham, N.C., to battle it out with Duke University. However, the Bears were in for a rude awakening as they were swept and outscored 52-7 over the course of just three games.
With opening weekend in the rearview window, the Bears’ bats woke up as they blew out the Houston Christian University Huskies by a score of 11-4 Tuesday night at Baylor Ballpark.
With all the sports that went on over the weekend, here is everything you may have missed.
The Bears dropped their three-game series to Central Michigan University after the team lost 4-3 in the finale on Sunday at Baylor Ballpark.