Baylor baseball is no stranger to success, and assistant coach Zach Dillon has been in the middle of it from both sides. Dillon was the starting designated hitter during the 2005 College World Series and acted as an assistant coach when the “Feed the Beaver” craze in 2012 propelled the squad to a Big 12 championship.
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After an injury-riddled 2024 season, some familiar faces at Baylor Ballpark have worked their way back onto the field for Baylor baseball during fall ball and established themselves as cornerstones heading into the 2025 season.
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.
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.
As Posey flirted with history, the rest of the team rallied behind him as Baylor (20-23, 9-12 Big 12) secured its seventh nonconference win out of its last eight outings outside of league play.
Baylor baseball third baseman Hunter Teplanszky tripped at first base when taking his secondary lead in the bottom of the first inning, but it was intentional. As Teplanszky face-planted, San Houston senior left-handed pitcher Gavi Coldiron disengaged with the rubber in confusion.
Baylor baseball juniors infielder Hunter Teplanszky and outfielders Ty Johnson and Wesley Jordan are consistent pieces of the Bears’ lineup. But before they were starters on head coach Mitch Thompson’s lineup, they were all teammates for the Marcus High School Marauders in Flower Mound.
Baylor baseball dropped the final two contests of a three-game series to Kansas following a blowout win on Friday night that marked the first time Baylor baseball had a .500 record since February 2023. The Bears fell in the series finale by a score of 12-2 on Sunday afternoon at Baylor Ballpark.
Behind six different pitchers who combined to allow just one earned run on seven hits and forfeit zero walks, Baylor baseball won its ninth game in the last 10 games, as it took down UT Arlington 3-1 on Tuesday at Clay Gould Ballpark in Arlington.
After scoring 28 runs in the first two games of a weekend series against Incarnate Word, Baylor baseball lost control on the mound and couldn’t catch up in the batter’s box. The Bears fell 14-1 in eight innings on Sunday at Baylor Ballpark.
Headlined by a six-run eighth inning, Baylor baseball rallied back to extend its winning streak to three and knock off HCU, 13-4, at Baylor Ballpark on Tuesday.
Baylor baseball found itself in a sticky situation after allowing at least one run in each of the first five innings. The UTSA bats capitalized on every opportunity, and the Bears struggled to find a rhythm late, as they fell 9-7 on Tuesday at Baylor Ballpark.
After Baylor baseball plated its first run of the game in the top of the third inning, 12 of the next 13 Sam Houston batters reached base — including 10 straight — to craft a 12-run bottom of the third inning. The Bearkats used that hot start and dominated the Bears 18-3 on Tuesday night at Don Sanders Stadium in Huntsville.
Despite St. Patrick’s Day baseball dealing with weather delays, Baylor baseball mustered a storm of its own. The Bears secured their first series victory over a ranked opponent under head coach Mitch Thompson after taking the series finale over No. 23 Texas Tech 7-2 on Sunday at Baylor Ballpark.
The Bears were 0-for-15 at the plate with runners in scoring position.
The senior outfielder had to be carted off in the top of the first inning after suffering an apparent lower leg injury.
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.
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.
Texas Rangers left-handed pitcher Cody Bradford said he hopes to be a role model for future Baylor Bears.
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.”
The International Olympic Committee voted to add five sports to the upcoming 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles on Monday. Among the five sports added, baseball and softball have taken the community by storm.
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.
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.
