Looking to rejuvenate the pitching staff, Baylor baseball hired Sean Snedeker to revamp the production on the mound. Just a few weeks into fall ball, the new pitching coach is already changing the culture and making a mark on the pitching staff.
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With a brand new season comes a brand new style of fall ball for Thompson’s Bears. The green and gold will have three free and open-to-the-public scrimmages each week during the fall to showcase the team’s talent as each athlete competes for a starting position.
With a year under his belt, head coach Mitch Thompson enters year two with a new motto: “To be the best, you have to beat the best.” And the Bears will get a chance to do just that as the first month of their season features the most difficult schedule in Division I, based on last year’s win percentage and RPI.
“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.”
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.
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.
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.
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.
