Having won 11 of its last 14 games, Baylor baseball is looking to stabilize its position in the Big 12 standings. The Bears’ next opportunity to do that comes when they clash with No. 21 West Virginia for a three-games series, which will start at 5:30 p.m. on Friday at Monongalia County Ballpark in Morgantown, W.Va.
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In his second year at the helm, head coach Mitch Thompson is back on the Brazos River looking to defy expectations as Baylor baseball kicks off spring practice.
Baseball is a game of streaks — losing streaks and hitting streaks, slumps on the mound or at the plate, maybe even an unusually high number of consecutive wins. Baylor baseball has learned a thing or two about that when looking back on the 2012 season and a craze that stormed through Waco: “Feed the beaver.”
“My coaches tell me that my walk-up song is ‘I want it all and I want it now,’” head coach Mitch Thompson quipped. “That’s just the way it is, and that’s probably true. I’m a really impatient guy, and I do want it all, and I want it now, so give it to me now and let’s do it.”
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.
Baylor baseball was plagued with question marks heading into the 2023, but the infield appears to have answered the call.
“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.”
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.
“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.”
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.
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