Friday, April 04, 2008

Baylor Faces Off Against Kansas in College Baseball Action

WACO, TEXAS (April 4, 2008) Baylor returns to action this weekend, hosting Kansas for a three-game Big 12 Conference series at Baylor Ballpark. The Bears and the Jayhawks meet Friday at 6:30 p.m. CDT, Saturday at 6:30 p.m. and Sunday at 1 p.m. This is the fourth Big 12 series for Baylor and the third for Kansas.

The Bears (16-9, 3-6) have lost four of their last five and seven of their last 10 after dropping a pair of midweek games. Baylor lost 3-2 Tuesday night at TCU and 11-7at home Wednesday night against UTSA. The Bears, who lost two of three at Oklahoma last weekend, are 5-10 since opening the season 11-1. Baylor is unranked in this week’s Baseball America Top 25; the Bears are among teams receiving votes in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches’ Poll and ranked 29th in the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Top 30. Baylor is 12-3 at home this season, including a 2-1 mark in Big 12 play.

The Jayhawks (19-13, 1-5) defeated St. Mary’s [Kan.] 13-0 at home Wednesday night to snap a four-game losing streak. Kansas was swept at home last weekend against Texas A&M and dropped a 7-3 decision Tuesday night at Wichita State. Unranked in all four major polls, Kansas is 10-9 away from home this season, including a 2-4 record on opponents’ home fields; the Jayhawks are 1-2 on the road in Big 12 play, dropping a series at Texas in mid-March.

All Baylor baseball games are broadcast live on Waco’s 1660 ESPN Radio. Live streaming audio and GameTracker also are available for all Baylor baseball games online at www.BaylorBears.com, the official website of Baylor Athletics and a member of the CSTV Network. Live streaming video also is available for the Kansas series at http://www.baylorbears.com/
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