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1 2018 BAYLOR BASEBALL GAME NOTES Baylor Athletic Communications 1500 S. University Parks Dr. Waco, TX Contact: Zach Peters Office: Cell: SCHEDULE/RESULTS Date Opponent Time/Result Feb. 16 Houston Baptist W, 1-0 Feb. 17 Houston Baptist L, 5-2 Feb. 18 Houston Baptist W, 6-3 Feb. 20 Dallas Baptist Canceled Feb. 23 at #12 UCLA L, 5-2 Feb. 24 at #12 UCLA W, 8-6 Feb. 25 at #12 UCLA L, 3-0 Feb. 28 Texas State Canceled 2018 Frisco College Baseball Classic March 2 vs. California # L, 8-2 March 3 vs. #9 Texas A&M # L, 5-4 March 4 vs. Louisiana Tech # W, 6-1 March 6 at UT Arlington & W, 9-1 March 9 George Washington W, 6-3 March 10 George Washington W, 6-1 March 11 George Washington (FSSW) W, 5-1 March 13 #22 Sam Houston State L, 7-2 March 16 #8 Texas Tech * (FCS) W, 2-0 March 17 #8 Texas Tech * (FSSW) W, 12-2 March 18 #8 Texas Tech * (FSSW+) L, 11-4 March 20 at Dallas Baptist W, 5-2 March 23 Kansas * (FCS) L, 6-5 March 24 Kansas * (FSSW+) W, 17-6 March 25 Kansas * (FSSW) L, 8-5 March 27 Prairie View A&M W, 17-5 March 29 at Oklahoma * (FSOK) L, 4-2 March 30 at Oklahoma * L. 5-4 (10) March 31 at Oklahoma * (FSOK+) L, 6-1 April 2 Texas State L, 6-1 April 3 Lamar W, 2-1 April 6 at Texas * (Longhorn Net.) L, 9-5 April 7 at Texas * (Longhorn Net.) L, 2-0 April 8 at Texas * (Longhorn Net.) L, 4-1 April 10 at Sam Houston State 6:30 P.M. April 13 at Memphis 6:30 P.M. April 14 at Memphis 2:00 P.M. April 15 at Memphis 1:00 P.M. April 17 Texas Southern 6:35 P.M. April 18 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 6:35 P.M. April 20 TCU * 6:35 P.M. April 21 TCU * 3:05 P.M. April 22 TCU * (FSSW+) 1:05 P.M. April 24 at Texas State 6:00 P.M. April 27 at Kansas State * 6:30 P.M. April 28 at Kansas State * 2:00 P.M. April 29 at Kansas State * 1:00 P.M. May 8 Prairie View A&M 6:35 P.M. May 9 Prairie View A&M 6:35 P.M. May 11 Oklahoma State * (FCS) 6:35 P.M. May 12 Oklahoma State * (FSSW+) 3:05 P.M. May 13 Oklahoma State * (FSSW+) 1:05 P.M. May 17 at West Virginia * 5:30 P.M. May 18 at West Virginia * 5:30 P.M. May 19 at West Virginia * 12:00 P.M. Big 12 Championship (Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark) May Oklahoma City, Okla. TBA NCAA Regionals June 1-3 TBA TBA NCAA Super Regionals June 8-10 TBA TBA NCAA College World Series June Omaha, Neb. TBA *Big 12 Conference game #2018 Frisco College Baseball Classic (Dr. Pepper Ballpark, Frisco, Texas) &Game at Globe Life Park in Arlington, Texas Home games in bold, played at Baylor Ballpark. All times listed are Central Standard Time, schedule subject to change. BAYLOR BEARS 2018 Record: Big 12 Record: 3-9 Head Coach: Steve Rodriguez Career: (15th season) BU: (3rd season) 2018 STAT LEADERS AVG: Andy Thomas (.343) 2B: Davis Wendzel (9) HR: Shea Langeliers (7) RBI: Shea Langeliers (23) SB: Three players (3) SERIES INFO Date(s): April 10, 2018 PROBABLE POSITION RUNDOWN IN THE FIELD (STATS) C: So. Shea Langeliers (.220, 22 R, 26 H, 7 2B, 1 3B, 7 HR, 23 RBI, 16 BB, 2 SB) Has 10 R, 8 RBI, 7 XBH in last 12 games 1B: So. Andy Thomas (.343, 13 R, 35 H, 4 2B, 1 HR, 10 RBI, 24 BB, 3 SB) Has at least one hit in 24 of 30 games this season 2B: Jr. Josh Bissonette (.253, 14 R, 25 H, 4 2B, 4 HR, 16 RBI, 14 BB, 2 SB) Has 4 multi-run games, 6 multi-hit and 3 multi-rbi 3B: So. Davis Wendzel (.283, 19 R, 30 H, 9 2B, 3 HR, 13 RBI, 20 BB, 1 SB) Has 4 multi-run games, 8 multi-hit and 2 multi-rbi SS: Fr. Nick Loftin (.260, 15 R, 26 H, 1 2B, 2 HR, 14 RBI, 5 BB, 2 SB) 17-for-58 (.293) 8 R, 1 2B, 2 HR, 10 RBI in last 13 games LF: Jr. T.J. Raguse (.222, 2 R, 6 H, 1 2B, 5 RBI, 3 BB) Has reached base in 6 of 9 games played CF: Jr. Cole Haring (.248, 15 R, 27 H, 8 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 11 RBI, 6 BB, 2 SB) 13-for-37 (.351) 6 R, 5 RBI, 2 2B, 1 HR in last 11 games RF: Fr. Davion Downey (.253, 12 R, 22 H, 4 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 12 RBI, 14 BB, 1 SB) 18-for-63 (.286) with 12 R, 5 XBH, 12 RBI in last 20 games DH: Jr. Richard Cunningham (.290, 14 R, 29 H, 6 2B, 1 3B, 3 HR, 14 RBI, 4 BB, 3 SB) Has at least one hit in 30 of last 39 games ON THE MOUND (STATS) BU SP: LHP Tyler Thomas (0-2, 2.95 ERA) SHSU SP: TBA Time(s): 6:30 PM CT Location: Huntsville, Texas Stadium: Sanders Stadium (1,163) Radio: ESPN/KRZI 1660 AM (Waco) Talent: Derek Smith (pxp) Steve Johnigan (color) SERIES HISTORY Overall: BU leads Waco: BU leads Away: BU leads Neutral Site: N/A Rodriguez vs: 2-3 First Meeting: March 7, 1952 Last Meeting: March 13, 2018 SERIES MULTIMEDIA Live Stats: GoBearkats.com Audio: BaylorBears.com Video: ESPN3.com Twitter TEAM QUICK NOTES *Baylor is in midweek games under thirdyear head coach Steve Rodriguez with a 14-9 home mark and 7-1 road record. BU is 4-2 in 2018 (2-2 at home, 2-0 on road). *Baylor has hit 107 home runs in 140 games under Rodriguez. BU hit 51 in 2017 for its most homers since 2010 (57). BU has 22 in *Baylor has 30 multi-home run games under Rodriguez (nine 2016, 14 in 2017, seven in 2018). *Among NCAA leaders, Baylor ranks 50th (third in Big 12) in ERA (3.56) and 78th (third in Big 12) in shutouts (2). *Among NCAA individual leaders, Hayden Kettler ranked tied for ninth (second in Big 12) in starts (8), Troy Montemayor ranks 24th (second in Big 12) in saves (7), Andy Thomas ranks 67th (fifth in Big 12) in walks (24) and 75th (fourth in Big 12) in on-base percentage (.472), Shea Langeliers ranks 70th (fourth in Big 12) in home runs (7) and Kyle Hill ranks 73rd (fourth in Big 12) in hits allowed per nine innings (6.35). *Baylor is 3-4 in three-game series this season (0-3 on road, 3-1 at home) and has a combined record of *Sr. closer Troy Montemayor has 33 career saves (seven this season). He is within five of topping Baylor s all-time career saves leader Zane Carlson (37, ). He converted his first eight career save attempts in 2016, and after blowing his ninth try, converted 12 straight before blowing his 22nd attempt. He has converted 24 of his last 25 save tries and 13 straight. He is 33-for-35 in career save chances. *Montemayor ranks second all-time at Baylor in career saves (33), fourth in lowest ERA (2.61) and seventh in lowest opponent batting average (.232). His 2017 season ranked fifth all-time at BU in lowest opponent batting average (.189) and tied for fifth in saves (12) -- ranked 25th in nation and third in Big 12 in saves. He is the second BU player (14 in 2016, 12 in 2017) to have two 10-save seasons ever (Zane Carlson 2000 (15), 2003 (11)). College World Series 1977, 1978, 2005 Super Regionals 1999, 2003, 2005, 2012 Regionals 1948, 1977, 1978, 1991, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2017 Southwest Conference Champions 1923, 1966 Southwest Conference Tournament Champions 1977, 1978, 1993 Big 12 Conference Champions 2000, 2005, 2012 BA NR USA NR NCBWA NR D1 NR RPI 65 SAM HOUSTON STATE BEARKATS 2018 Record: SLC record: 11-1 Head Coach: Matt Deggs Career: (4th season) SHSU: (4th season) 2018 STAT LEADERS AVG: Clayton Harp (.358) 2B: Chase Cryer (9) HR: Blake Chisolm (7) RBI: Hunter Hearn (27) SB: Andrew Fregia (9) BA NR USA RV NCBWA RV D1 NR RPI 44

2 2018 QUICK FACTS UNIVERSITY Location: Waco, Texas Chartered: 1845, by Republic of Texas Enrollment: 17,059 Conference: Big 12 Colors: Green (PMS 560) & Gold (PMS 1235) Nickname: Bears Mascots: Joy and Lady (live Black Bears) President: Dr. Linda A. Livingstone Faculty Representative: Jeremy Counseller Director of Athletics: Mack Rhoades Sport Administrator: Chad Jackson SWA: Nancy Post Stadium (capacity): Baylor Ballpark (5,000) Dimensions: BASEBALL HISTORY First Season: 1902 All-Time Record: 2,302-1,710-6 (.572) All-Time Big 12 Record: (.535) Overall Postseason Record: (.494) NCAA Regional Appearances: 19 NCAA Super Regional Appearances: 4 CWS Appearances: 3 (1977, 1978, 2005) Last NCAA Appearance: 2017 (Houston Regional) Conference Titles: 5 (1923, 1966, 2000, 2005, 2012) 2017 REVIEW 2017 Overall Record: Big 12 Record (Finish): (4th) 2017 Final Rankings: NR/NR/NR/NR 2017 Postseason: Houston Regional 2018 PREVIEW Lettermen Returning/Lost: 22/10 Position Starters Returning/Lost: 6/4 Starting Pitchers Returning/Lost: 1/2 Newcomers: 12 COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Steve Rodriguez (Pepperdine, 2001) Record at Baylor: (3rd season) Career Record: (15th season) Assistant Coaches: Jon Strauss (3rd season; Long Beach State, 1996) Mike Taylor (3rd season; Prairie View A&M, 1997) Ruben Noriega (3rd season; Lindenwood, 2009) Director of Operations: Mat Snider Athletics Trainer: Josh Ogden Administrative Assistant: Maggy Smith Baseball Office Phone: ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Baseball Contact: Zach Peters Office Phone: Cell Phone: Zach_Peters@Baylor.edu BAC Office: 1500 S. University Parks Dr. Waco, TX Athletics Website: HONORS CODY BRADFORD Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week (2/19) Big 12 Pitcher of the Week (2/19, 3/19) RICHARD CUNNINGHAM Bobby Bragan Collegiate Slugger Award Watch List SHEA LANGELIERS Preseason All-American First-team, D1Baseball.com Second-team, Baseball America Second-team, Perfect Game/Rawlings Third-team, NCBWA Golden Spikes Award Watch List Johnny Bench Award Watch List Frisco Classic All-Tournament Team (3/4) NICK LOFTIN Big 12 Newcomer of the Week (3/26) TROY MONTEMAYOR Preseason All-American Third-team, NCBWA Stopper of the Year Watch List DAVIS WENDZEL Bobby Bragan Collegiate Slugger Award Watch List TEAM QUICK NOTES *Fr. IF/OF Nick Loftin was named Big 12 Newcomer of the Week March 26 after he hit.471 (8-for-17) in four games with six runs, first two career home runs, seven RBI and one walk. *Baylor has finished its home schedule with a.500 record or better (11-5 in 2018) in all 19 seasons at Baylor Ballpark (since 1999) and is all-time at the park. *Baylor s 15 strikeouts at Dallas Baptist on March 20 were its most since fanning 16 batters on May 27, 2007 vs. Oklahoma. *So. pitcher Jacob Ashkinos tied a career high with four innings pitched (most in relief) and set a career high with nine strikeouts at DBU on March 20. His nine strikeouts in relief were the most since Aaron Miller had a school-record 10 vs. Missouri on April 11, *So. LHP Cody Bradford was named Big 12 Pitcher of the Week on March 19 for the second time this season and in his career, marking the first BU pitcher to earn the honor twice in a season since 2016 (Daniel Castano). He tossed a career-high 8.2 scoreless innings vs. No. 8 Texas Tech on March 16 with seven strikeouts in a win. *Bradford s effort on March 16 vs. No. 8 Texas Tech in a 2-0 win helped Baylor post its first top 10 shutout since March 3, 2017 vs. No. 9 Ole Miss. *Baylor is 7-9 under third-year head coach Steve Rodriguez and all-time against Baseball America top 10 opponents. Prior to topping No. 8 Texas Tech on March 16-17, BU s last win against a top 10 team was April 22, 2017 at No. 7 TCU (16-5) and last series win was vs. No. 10 TCU (May 13-15, 2016). *Baylor is against ranked opponents under Rodriguez (3-5, in 2018, 7-10 in 2017, 5-8 in 2016) and is 4-6 in three-game series against ranked foes. Prior to topping No. 8 Texas Tech on March 16-17, BU s last win over a ranked opponent was Feb. 24 at No. 11 UCLA (8-6) and last series win over a ranked opponent was vs. No. 23 Houston on March 10-12, *Baylor is under Rodriguez against Baseball America ranked opponents (3-4 in 2018, 7-9 in 2017, 3-4 in 2016) and is 3-5 in three-game series against ranked foes. Prior to topping No. 8 Texas Tech on March 16-17, BU s last win over a Baseball America ranked opponent was Feb. 24 at No. 11 UCLA (8-6) and last series win over a Baseball America ranked opponent was vs. No. 23 Houston on March 10-12, *Baylor is all-time against Baseball America ranked opponents and in regular season play. *Senior preseason All-American/NCBWA Stopper of the Year Watch List closer Troy Montemayor ranks third among active NCAA DI leaders in career saves (33), 36th in career relief appearances (74) and tied for 49th in career appearances (75). *So. catcher Shea Langeliers was named to the 2018 Johnny Bench Award Watch list on March 6. He is one of three from the Big 12 on the list for the award that honors the top D1 catcher. *Baylor posted its fourth shutout of ranked opponent in two-plus seasons under Rodriguez with a 2-0 win over No. 8 Texas Tech on March 16. Prior to that, the last time BU shutout a ranked opponent was March 25, 2017 vs. No. 15 Oklahoma (7-0). *Baylor has nine shutouts under Rodriguez (two in 2018, six in 2017, one in 2016). *So. LHP Cody Bradford was one of nine National Player of the Week honorees by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper and was named Big 12 Pitcher of the Week (2/19). He tossed eight innings while allowing one hit and one walk with a career-high eight strikeouts in a win vs. Houston Baptist on Friday. *On Feb. 16 vs. Houston Baptist, Baylor posted its first one-hitter since March 11, 2011 vs. Louisiana Tech (7-0, Logan Verrett pitched a complete game). *On Feb. 16 vs. Houston Baptist, Baylor posted a shutout in its first game of a season for the first time since a 7-0 win vs. Northwestern State in Waco on Feb. 5, *On Feb. 16 vs. Houston Baptist, Baylor notched its first 1-0 win since April 15, 2014 vs. Texas Southern in Waco. *Sophomore preseason All-American catcher Shea Langeliers and sophomore third baseman Davis Wendzel homered in the same game for the first time in their careers at Baylor on Feb. 18 vs. Houston Baptist. *Preseason All-American Sr. RHP Troy Montemayor was one of 52 and one of three from Big 12 named to NCBWA 2018 Stopper of the Year Preseason Watch List (top relief pitcher in NCAA DI baseball). *Preseason All-American So. C Shea Langeliers was one of 55 and one of six from Big 12 named to USA Baseball s 2018 Golden Spikes Award Watch List (top amateur baseball player in country). *Jr. OF Richard Cunningham and So. 3B Davis Wendzel were two of 25 players named to 2018 Bobby Bragan Collegiate Slugger Award Watch List (top Texas DI slugger on field, in dugout and class). *Baylor faces a challenging 52-game schedule that features NCAA Tournament participants among 23 opponents -- only 5 finished under.500 last season and the 23 foes combined to go (.557) in *Baylor s schedule is home heavy as the Bears have 27 of their 52 games at Baylor Ballpark, including 16 of its first 24 games and the first 4 games. BU leaves the state of Texas just one time in its first 24 games the Bears have just 15 games outside of Texas all season. Conversely, 17 of Baylor s final 28 contests are on the road. *Rodriguez has helped conduct Baylor top 10 fielding percentage seasons in each of his two seasons with the Bears. In 2016, the team tied for eighth all-time at BU with a.968 fielding percentage and topped it in 2017 with a third-best.972 mark. *Baylor was chosen eighth in the Big 12 Preseason Coaches Poll. *Baylor signed seven players to NLIs in November to add depth to the 2019 roster.

3 5 STEVE RODRIGUEZ Head Coach 3rd Season Pepperdine, 2001 STEVE RODRIGUEZ CAREER HIGHLIGHTS 2017 Big 12 Coach of the Year Led Baylor to first NCAA Regional since 2012 in 2017 Baylor had most wins in 2017 (34-21) since 2012 and most Big 12 wins (12-12) since 2013 In first two seasons at BU, extended run of qualifying for every Big 12 Championship event (21) since joining the league in 1996 Continued BU s streak of finishing with a.500 record or better at Baylor Ballpark in every season in the park (19 seasons since 1999) 19 All-America selections 9 Freshman All-America selections 8 All-District selections 3 conference Player of the Year winners 3 conference Pitcher of the Year winners 1 conference Freshman of the Year winner 1 conference Newcomer of the Year winner 2 conference Defensive Player of the Year winners 3 ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove Award winners 102 all-conference selections 21 conference all-freshman selections 2 academic all-district selections 2 conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year winners 41 academic all-conference selections 47 MLB draft picks -- 9 in the top 5 rounds (.572) record, (.599) in West Coast Conference play at Pepperdine Second-winningest coach in Pepperdine history 701 games coached are Pepperdine record 2014 West Coast Conference Coach of the Year 2014 USA Baseball National Team Assistant Coach 2012 West Coast Conference Coach of the Year 8 NCAA Regionals ( , 2012, ) -- Hosted first-ever Regional in NCAA Super Regional (2014) -- Pepperdine s first-ever appearance 2 West Coast Conference tournament championships ( ) 3 West Coast Conference Championship Series titles ( ) 5 West Coast Conference regular season championships ( , 2012, 2014) Coached 2012 Brooks Wallace Award winner Zach Vincej 4 former players have reached MLB -- Chase d Arnaud, Barry Enright, Eric Thames and Danny Worth 3 USA Baseball National Team selections STEVE RODRIGUEZ CAREER RECORD Year Overall Conference NCAA ^2004 Regional ^2005 Regional ^2006 Regional ^ /3rd Regional ^2008* /2nd Regional ^2009* /T-3rd ^2010* /T-3rd ^2011* /7th ^ /1st Regional ^ /5th ^ #18-9/1st Super Regional ^ #17-10/2nd Regional /7th /4th Regional Totals* appearances +Baylor; Coast Conference Series Champion; #West Coast Conference Tournament Champion *Note: Due to NCAA sanctions against the University, Pepperdine later vacated all wins and NCAA Tournament appearances in baseball between the seasons. Pepperdine s adjusted overall NCAA records for each season are 0-19 (2008), 0-23 (2009), 0-30 (2010) and 0-34 (2011) Big 12 Coach of the Year Steve Rodriguez enters his third year at Baylor following the program s first NCAA Regional (Houston) appearance since 2012 as the Bears posted a (12-12) record in Leading BU to its 19th all-time NCAA Regional appearance, the 34 wins under Rodriguez were the most since 2012 and 12 Big 12 wins were the most since 2013 to give the Bears a fourth place league finish -- their best ending since Rodriguez s coach of the year honor marked the third time in his career that he s earned a conference coach of the year award and gave BU its 11th such honor. Along the way in 2017, the Bears earned several honors under Rodriguez. Junior closer Troy Montemayor was named an All-American to give BU its first such honor since Freshman catcher Shea Langeliers earned freshman All-American status, marking the program s first since Junior starter Montana Parsons garnered Big 12 Co- Newcomer of the Year. Sophomore outfielder Richard Cunningham was named the program s first Big 12 Baseball Scholar-Athlete of the Year. BU led the league with 15 Big 12 awards, including two first-team all-league choices, three second-team picks, five honorable mentions and two all-freshman honorees. The 12 all-league choices set a program record. The Bears also led the league with a program-record 15 Academic All-Big 12 selections. Additionally, two players under Rodriguez (Parsons, 24th round by Miami; Kameron Esthay, 26th round by Washington) were taken in the 2017 MLB Draft. The duo gave Baylor its first multi-player draft since 2014 and at least one draftee in 40 of the last 42 drafts (dating back to 1976). Rodriguez also helped continue the team s power surge. Baylor hit 51 home runs in 2017 in 57 games, which were 17 more than its season output of 34 in 53 games in BU had 40 or more homers for the first time since 2012 (46) and 50 or more for the first time since 2010 (57). A successful first season for Rodriguez in 2016 saw the Bears achieve several feats that had not been accomplished in a few years. Rodriguez, who enjoyed a successful playing and coaching career at Pepperdine University, was introduced as Baylor University s 19th head baseball coach on June 12, 2015, and earned his first Baylor win on Feb. 20, 2016 in a 9-5 decision over Washington at Baylor Ballpark. The Bears used a seven-run, two-out rally in the sixth inning with seven straight batters reaching base safely to grab the victory. Noteworthy accomplishments from the 2016 campaign include extending BU s run of qualifying for every Big 12 Championship event (20, now 21 after 2017) since joining the league in 1996, winning 10 or more (10) games in league play for the first time since 2013, taking two of three from No. 10 TCU for the program s first Big 12 series win over the Horned Frogs, hitting 30 or more home runs as a team for the first time since 2012, continuing BU s streak of finishing with a.500 record or better at Baylor Ballpark in every season in the park (18 seasons since 1999, now 19 after 2017), extending the Bears streak of having 20 or more wins (24) in a season to 45 (since 1972, now at 46 after 2017) and posting the program s first five-game winning streak since Among honors under Rodriguez, the Bears had 10 or more (11) Academic All-Big 12 selections for the fifth straight season, multiple (6) All-Big 12 selections for the 20th straight season (every year as a league member) and their first ABCA All-Region selection (RHP Troy Montemayor, first team) since An All-America second baseman on Pepperdine s 1992 NCAA College World Series championship team, Rodriguez has spent the last 12 seasons as head coach at his alma mater, leading the Waves to a * (.572) record, including a (.620) mark in West Coast Conference play, with eight NCAA Tournament appearances, five WCC regularseason titles, three WCC Championship Series crowns and a pair of WCC Tournament titles to his credit. He ranks as the second-winningest coach in program history, his 701 games coached are a school-record and he also earned a pair of WCC Coach of the Year awards. In 2015, Pepperdine went overall, in the WCC and captured the WCC Tournament title for the second straight season to earn its eighth NCAA Tournament bid under Rodriguez. The Waves eliminated Clemson and Arizona State in Fullerton Regional action before falling to eventual College World Series entrant Cal-State Fullerton in the NCAA Regional final. Rodriguez earned 2014 WCC Coach of the Year honors after leading the Waves to a overall record (18-9 WCC), the program s most wins since 1999 and the seventh-most in program history, and a sweep of the WCC regular-season and tournament titles. Pepperdine went on to win the San Luis Obispo Regional with a 3-0 record to advance to its first-ever NCAA Super Regional (since the round was instituted in 1999), dropping a heart-breaking three-game series at nationally seeded TCU. Following the 2014 season, he served as an assistant coach with USA Baseball s Collegiate National Team. Introduced as Pepperdine s 16th head coach on June 18, 2003, Rodriguez guided the Waves to NCAA Tournament appearances in each of his first five seasons as skipper ( ), averaging more than 37 wins per season in the process and winning at least 30 games every year, while capturing a pair of outright WCC crowns (2004 and 2005) and a share of the 2006 league title. Pepperdine also won three consecutive WCC Championship Series from , advancing to the NCAA Regional final each season, and hosting its first-ever NCAA Regional in The Waves were picked to finish fifth in the 2012 WCC preseason coaches poll, but beat San Diego in the final game of the regular season to clinch the league title and would go on to finish second at the NCAA Stanford Regional. For his efforts, Rodriguez was honored with his first WCC Coach of the Year award. Rodriguez recruited and coached seven All-Americans at Pepperdine, including 2012 WCC Player of the Year Joe Sever, 2012 Brooks Wallace Award winner Zach Vincej and first-team All-American Aaron Brown, and his players earned 85 All-WCC honors. Four of his former players have reached the major leagues - Chase d Arnaud, Barry Enright, Eric Thames and Danny Worth -- and his players were drafted by MLB clubs 43 times. The Waves tied a school record with nine players taken in the 2007 MLB Draft and had at least two players selected in 10 drafts. In addition to enriching Pepperdine s proud history on the diamond, Rodriguez and his staff were also tireless fundraisers for the program. Those efforts paid off with the installation of new stadium seats (2004), a new, stateof-the-art scoreboard (2007), a new backstop (2008), a new padded outfield wall (2009) and new turf in the batting cages (2011). Prior to becoming just the third Pepperdine player to later become the program s head coach, Rodriguez served as a Waves assistant coach for four seasons, during which time Pepperdine compiled an overall record of (.597), including an (.733) mark in WCC play. The Waves captured the 2001 WCC title and made NCAA Tournament appearances in 2001 and A fifth-round draft pick of the Boston Red Sox in 1992, Rodriguez played professionally for seven seasons with the Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers and Montreal Expos organizations. He reached the majors with both Boston and Detroit in A two-time All-American, he was named the 1992 WCC Player of the Year as the Waves posted a mark and captured the program s first-ever College World Series title. Rodriguez was named to the All-CWS team and was part of two memorable plays in Omaha: a grand slam that helped defeat Texas in the semifinal round and a late-inning defensive gem in the Waves 3-2 win over Cal State Fullerton in the championship game. During his three seasons ( ) at Pepperdine, the Waves posted a (.706) record, including a (.735) mark in league play, with league titles and NCAA Tournament trips in 1991 and Rodriguez career batting average of.367 ranks second on the Waves all-time list, and despite playing just three seasons of collegiate baseball, he is tied for third on the school s all-time career runs scored chart (187) and is fourth in hits (271). A first-team All-WCC selection in 1991 and 1992, Rodriguez made a big splash as a sophomore in 1991 when he batted.419, the third-highest single-season average in school history. His 104 base hits that season set a Pepperdine single-season record that still stands and he still ranks among the top 10 in five different single-season categories. In 2001, Rodriguez was named one of the WCC s Top 50 athletes of all time, and was selected to the conference s 40th Anniversary baseball team in On Oct. 16, 2016, Rodriguez was inducted into the Pepperdine University Department of Athletics Hall of Fame. The two-time member of Team USA played in the 1991 Pan American Games and earned Player of the Series honors against Mexico and Cuba. He was also named Player of the Series against Korea while a member of Team USA in Following his professional playing career, Rodriguez enrolled in classes at Riverside Community College and Chapman University before returning to Pepperdine, where he received a bachelor s degree in public relations in December of He earned a master s degree in educational technology from Pepperdine in Rodriguez and his wife, Kimberlee, have a daughter, Julia, who is a junior at Baylor, and a son, Nolan. In October 2007, he was honored by the City of Malibu with the Jake Kuredjian Award for his service to the community. In January 2010, Rodriguez won the Top Chef Award at the Baseball Coaches Cooking Challenge hosted by the ESPN Zone in Anaheim, Calif., and successfully defended his title in 2011.

4 2018 Baylor Bears Baseball Overall Statistics for Baylor (as of Apr 08, 2018) (All games Sorted by Batting avg) Record: Home: 10-6 Away: 2-8 Neutral: 2-2 Big 12: 3-9 Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 25 Thomas, Andy Cunningham, Richard Wendzel, Davis Loftin, Nick Downey, Davion Bissonette, Josh Haring, Cole Langeliers, Shea Cascadden, Tucker Gilcrease, Levi Johnson, Tucker Seay, Hunter Raguse, T.J Weaver, Cole Totals Opponents LOB - Team (234), Opp (247). DPs turned - Team (24), Opp (29). CI - Team (1), Langeliers 1. IBB - Team (2), Seay 1, Wendzel 1, Opp (1). Picked off - Wendzel 1, Loftin 1. (All games Sorted by Earned run avg) Player era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha 16 Heineman, Joe / Winston, Jimmy / Hill, Kyle / Bradford, Cody / Thomas, Tyler / Montemayor, Troy / Kettler, Hayden / Robertson, Drew / Leckich, Ryan / Phillips, Alex / Ashkinos, Jacob / Boyd, Luke / Loftin, Nick / Garrett, Collin / Sharp, Collin / Totals / Opponents / PB - Team (2), Langeliers 2, Opp (1). Pickoffs - Team (5), Thomas, T. 2, Winston 1, Leckich 1, Langeliers 1, Opp (2). SBA/ATT - Langeliers (7-16), Bradford, C. (2-5), Thomas, A. (2-3), Thomas, T. (0-3), Kettler (1-2), Leckich (1-2), Winston (1-2), Robertson (1-2), Phillips (1-2), Boyd (1-2), Montemayor (1-1), Ashkinos (0-1).

5 2018 Baylor Bears Baseball Conference statistics for Baylor (as of Apr 08, 2018) (Big 12 games only Sorted by Batting avg) Record: 3-9 Home: 3-3 Away: 0-6 Big 12: 3-9 Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 33 Wendzel, Davis Thomas, Andy Bissonette, Josh Cunningham, Richard Loftin, Nick Downey, Davion Johnson, Tucker Haring, Cole Cascadden, Tucker Langeliers, Shea Gilcrease, Levi Seay, Hunter Raguse, T.J Weaver, Cole Totals Opponents LOB - Team (89), Opp (96). DPs turned - Team (6), Opp (10). CI - Team (1), Langeliers 1. Picked off - Loftin 1. (Big 12 games only Sorted by Earned run avg) Player era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha 16 Heineman, Joe / Phillips, Alex / Hill, Kyle / Bradford, Cody / Kettler, Hayden / Robertson, Drew / Leckich, Ryan / Ashkinos, Jacob / Montemayor, Troy / Winston, Jimmy / Garrett, Collin / Thomas, Tyler / Boyd, Luke / Totals / Opponents / PB - Team (1), Langeliers 1. Pickoffs - Team (1), Winston 1, Opp (1). SBA/ATT - Langeliers (2-8), Leckich (1-2), Thomas, T. (0-1), Bradford, C. (0-1), Robertson (0-1), Phillips (0-1), Montemayor (1-1), Kettler (0-1), Winston (0-1).

6 2018 Baylor Bears Baseball Game Results for Baylor (as of Apr 08, 2018) (All games) Date Opponent Score Inns Overall Big 12 Pitcher of record Attend Time Feb 16, 2018 HBU W Bradford, C. (W 1-0) :16 Feb 17, 2018 HOUSTON BAPTIST L Boyd (L 0-1) :48 Feb 18, 2018 HOUSTON BAPTIST W Kettler (W 1-0) :57 Feb 23, 2018 at #12 UCLA L Ashkinos (L 0-1) 801 3:39 Feb 24, 2018 at #12 UCLA W Robertson (W 1-0) 991 3:40 Feb 25, 2018 at #12 UCLA L Kettler (L 1-1) 953 2:35 Mar 02, 2018 vs California L Bradford, C. (L 1-1) 0 2:52 MAR vs #9 Texas A&M L Kettler (L 1-2) :32 Mar 04, 2018 vs Louisiana Tech W Hill, K. (W 1-0) :15 Mar 06, 2018 vs UT Arlington W Leckich (W 1-0) :04 Mar 09, 2018 GEORGE WASHINGTON W Bradford, C. (W 2-1) :48 Mar 10, 2018 GEORGE WASHINGTON W Kettler (W 2-2) :28 Mar 11, 2018 GEORGE WASHINGTON W Leckich (W 2-0) :38 Mar 13, 2018 #22 SAM HOUSTON STATE L Leckich (L 2-1) :09 * Mar 16, 2018 #8 TEXAS TECH W Bradford, C. (W 3-1) :00 * Mar 17, 2018 #8 TEXAS TECH W Hill, K. (W 2-0) :32 * Mar 18, 2018 #8 TEXAS TECH L Thomas, T. (L 0-1) :03 Mar 20, 2018 at DBU W Phillips (W 1-0) :51 * Mar 23, 2018 KANSAS L Bradford, C. (L 3-2) :44 * Mar 24, 2018 KANSAS W Kettler (W 3-2) :14 * Mar 25, 2018 KANSAS L Thomas, T. (L 0-2) :12 Mar 26, 2018 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M W Phillips (W 2-0) :21 * Mar 29, 2018 at Oklahoma L Hill, K. (L 2-1) 669 2:58 * Mar 30, 2018 at Oklahoma L 4-5 (10) Montemayor (L 0-1) :25 * Mar 31, 2018 at Oklahoma L Ashkinos (L 0-2) :38 Apr 02, 2018 TEXAS STATE L Phillips (L 2-1) :55 Apr 03, 2018 LAMAR W Hill, K. (W 3-1) :22 * Apr 06, 2018 at Texas L Kettler (L 3-3) :00 * Apr 07, 2018 at Texas L Bradford, C. (L 3-3) :24 * Apr 08, 2018 at Texas L Leckich (L 2-2) :40 () extra inning game

7 2018 Baylor Bears Baseball Games Summary for Baylor (as of Apr 08, 2018) (All games) Score by innings EX Total Baylor Opponents Record when... Overall Conference 3-9 Non-Conference 11-7 Home games 10-6 Away games 2-8 Neutral site 2-2 Day games 7-8 Night games 7-8 vs Left starter 4-3 vs Right starter Run games Run games Run games 6-5 Extra innings 0-1 Shutouts 2-2 Scoring 0-2 runs runs runs runs 3-0 Opponent 0-2 runs runs runs runs 0-1 Scored in 1st inning 5-4 Opp. scored in 1st 2-8 Scores first 9-5 Opp. scores first 5-11 After 6 leading trailing tied 1-2 After 7 leading trailing tied 1-2 After 8 leading trailing tied 1-1 Hit 0 home runs home run home runs 4-3 Opponent 0 home runs home run HRs 0-2 Made 0 errors error errors 4-5 Opp. made 0 errors error errors 6-2 Out-hit opponent 9-3 Out-hit by opponent 3-12 Hits are tied 2-1 Record when team scores: Runs W-L Record when opponent scores: Runs W-L Record when leading after: Inn W-L Record when trailing after: Inn W-L Record when tied after: Inn W-L Current losing streak: 3 Longest winning streak: 5 Longest losing streak: 4 Home attendance : ( 16 dates avg = 2223 ) Away attendance : ( 14 dates avg = 2917 ) Total attendance: ( 30 dates avg = 2547 )

8 2018 Baylor Bears Baseball Miscellaneous Stats for Baylor (as of Apr 08, 2018) (All games) Multiple Hit Games Total 33 Wendzel, Davis Thomas, Andy Cunningham, Richa Haring, Cole Loftin, Nick Bissonette, Josh Langeliers, Shea Downey, Davion Cascadden, Tucker Raguse, T.J TEAM Multiple RBI Games Total 23 Langeliers, Shea Downey, Davion Haring, Cole Loftin, Nick Bissonette, Josh Cunningham, Richa Thomas, Andy Cascadden, Tucker Wendzel, Davis Raguse, T.J TEAM Hitting Streaks Longest Current 25 Thomas, Andy Loftin, Nick 9-1 Haring, Cole Cunningham, Richa Langeliers, Shea 6-33 Wendzel, Davis Bissonette, Josh 4-3 Cascadden, Tucker 4-20 Raguse, T.J Downey, Davion Gilcrease, Levi 2-13 Seay, Hunter 2-11 Johnson, Tucker 1 1 Reached Base Streaks Longest Current 33 Wendzel, Davis Haring, Cole Thomas, Andy Loftin, Nick 9-9 Downey, Davion Bissonette, Josh Cunningham, Richa Langeliers, Shea 6-3 Cascadden, Tucker 5-20 Raguse, T.J Seay, Hunter 3-8 Gilcrease, Levi 2-45 Weaver, Cole Johnson, Tucker 1 1

9 2018 Baylor Bears Baseball Individual Season/Career Summary for Baylor (as of Apr 08, 2018) (All games Sorted by Batting avg) Record: Home: 10-6 Away: 2-8 Neutral: 2-2 Big 12: 3-9 SEASON CAREER Player Avg G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB Hbp SO Sb-Att Avg G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB Hbp SO Sb-Att 25 Thomas, Andy Cunningham, Richard Wendzel, Davis Loftin, Nick Downey, Davion Bissonette, Josh Haring, Cole Langeliers, Shea Cascadden, Tucker Gilcrease, Levi Johnson, Tucker Seay, Hunter Raguse, T.J Weaver, Cole Totals Opponents (All games Sorted by Earned run avg) SEASON CAREER Player ERA W-L App GS CG Sho Sv IP H R ER BB SO ERA W-L App GS CG Sho Sv IP H R ER BB SO 16 Heineman, Joe Winston, Jimmy Hill, Kyle Bradford, Cody Thomas, Tyler Montemayor, Troy Kettler, Hayden Robertson, Drew Leckich, Ryan Phillips, Alex Ashkinos, Jacob Boyd, Luke Loftin, Nick Garrett, Collin Sharp, Collin Totals Opponents Baylor Bears Baseball Individual Season/Career Summary for Baylor (as of Apr 08, 2018) (All games Sorted by Fielding pct) SEASON CAREER Player CH PO A E Fld% SBA CSB SBA% PB CI Ch PO A E Fld% SBA CSB SBA% PB CI 14 Bissonette, Josh Bradford, Cody Johnson, Tucker Leckich, Ryan Heineman, Joe Ashkinos, Jacob Boyd, Luke Weaver, Cole Montemayor, Troy Phillips, Alex Seay, Hunter Sharp, Collin Thomas, Andy Langeliers, Shea Wendzel, Davis Downey, Davion Haring, Cole Loftin, Nick Kettler, Hayden Cascadden, Tucker Gilcrease, Levi Cunningham, Richard Hill, Kyle Raguse, T.J Winston, Jimmy Thomas, Tyler Robertson, Drew Garrett, Collin Totals Opponents

10 NCAA Statistics Baylor Baseball Ranking Summary thru games 04/08/2018 Statistic National Conference Rank Rank Value National Leader Base on Balls (297 ranked) Liberty Coastal Caro. Value Conference Value Leader 202 Texas Tech Batting Average (297 ranked) Tennessee Tech Texas Tech Double Plays (297 ranked) Air Force 43 Texas 33 Double Plays Per Game (297 ranked) Air Force 1.39 Texas 0.97 Doubles (297 ranked) UNLV Coastal Caro. 86 Oklahoma Doubles Per Game (297 ranked) Tennessee Tech 2.83 Oklahoma 2.15 Earned Run Average (297 ranked) Louisiana Tech 2.33 Oklahoma 3.39 Fielding Percentage (297 ranked) Yale Texas Hit Batters (297 ranked) SFA 66 Kansas 40 Hit by Pitch (296 ranked) Florida A&M 73 Texas Tech 57 Hits (297 ranked) Tennessee Tech 394 Texas Tech 336 Hits Allowed Per Nine Innings (297 ranked) Stetson 6.14 Texas Tech 6.63 Home Runs (296 ranked) Tennessee Tech 67 Texas Tech 40 Home Runs Per Game (297 ranked) Tennessee Tech 2.23 Texas Tech 1.21 On Base Percentage (297 ranked) Tennessee Tech Texas Tech Runs (297 ranked) Tennessee Tech 332 Texas Tech 266 Sacrifice Bunts (297 ranked) Louisiana 35 Oklahoma 28 Sacrifice Flies (296 ranked) Minnesota 24 Oklahoma 17 Scoring (297 ranked) Tennessee Tech 11.1 Texas Tech 8.1 Shutouts (147 ranked) Stetson UCF 7 Texas 7 Texas Tech 4 4 Slugging Percentage (297 ranked) Tennessee Tech Texas Tech Stolen Bases (296 ranked) Fordham 102 Kansas St. 57 Stolen Bases Per Game (297 ranked) Fordham 3.64 Kansas St Strikeout-to-Walk Ratio (297 ranked) Col. of Charleston 3.79 TCU 2.81 Strikeouts Per Nine Innings (297 ranked) Mercer 11.5 TCU 10.1 Triple Plays (1 ranked) 10 teams tied 1 Triples (290 ranked) VMI 16 Kansas Texas Tech Texas Triples Per Game (297 ranked) Butler 0.54 Kansas 0.39 WHIP (297 ranked) Col. of Charleston 1.07 Oklahoma 1.25 WL Pct (297 ranked) Tennessee Tech Texas Tech Walks Allowed Per Nine Innings (297 ranked) Col. of Charleston 2.27 TCU

11 Statistic Player National Conference Value National Leader Rank Rank Conference Value Leader Base on Balls (123 ranked) Andy Thomas Tre Todd, Liberty 40 Cade Harris, Oklahoma 30 Base on Balls Per Game (150 ranked) Andy Thomas Tre Todd, Liberty 1.33 Cade Harris, Oklahoma 0.88 Batting Average (250 ranked) Andy Thomas Greg Cullen, Niagara Grant Little, Texas Tech Complete Games (37 ranked) 6 players tied 3 Nolan Kingham, Texas Carson Teel, Oklahoma St. Doubles (107 ranked) Bryson Stott, UNLV Jordan Verdon, San Diego St. Value Grant Little, Texas Tech Doubles Per Game (144 ranked) Liam Wilson, Canisius 0.59 Darius Hill, West Virginia 0.43 Earned Run Average (199 ranked) Kyle Hill Cody Bradford Will Jensen, Pepperdine 0.74 Ryan Shetter, Texas Tech Games Started (9 ranked) Hayden Kettler Connor Gillispie, VCU 10 Blair Henley, Texas 9 Hit Batters (108 ranked) Hayden Kettler Aaron Solis, Texas Southern 15 Alek Manoah, West Virginia Ryan Zeferjahn, Kansas Hit By Pitch Per Game (147 ranked) M Rivera, Delaware St James Cosentino, Kansas 0.48 Hit by Pitch (108 ranked) Dallas Oliver, Florida A&M 16 James Cosentino, Kansas 15 Hits (131 ranked) Bryson Stott, UNLV 58 Gabe Holt, Texas Tech Grant Little, Texas Tech Hits Allowed Per Nine Innings (149 ranked) Kyle Hill T.J. Stuart, Manhattan 3.07 Ryan Shetter, Texas Tech 5.45 Hits Per Game (146 ranked) Greg Cullen, Niagara 1.95 Will Brennan, Kansas St Home Runs (126 ranked) Shea Langeliers Spencer Torkelson, Arizona St. 15 Kody Clemens, Texas 9 Home Runs Per Game (148 ranked) Shea Langeliers Bren Spillane, Illinois 0.52 Colin Simpson, Oklahoma St On Base Percentage (150 ranked) Andy Thomas Andrew Vaughn, California Grant Little, Texas Tech Pitching Appearances (102 ranked) Donavon McCrystal, UNLV 22 Levi Prater, Oklahoma 21 Runs (128 ranked) Matt Sanders, Troy 47 Cade Harris, Oklahoma 36 Runs Batted In (140 ranked) Brett Kinneman, NC State 44 Josh Jung, Texas Tech 39 Runs Batted In Per Game (149 ranked) Bren Spillane, Illinois 1.44 Josh Jung, Texas Tech 1.18 Runs Per Game (146 ranked) Alex Junior, Tennessee Tech 1.53 Cade Harris, Oklahoma 1.06 Sacrifice Bunts (148 ranked) Tucker Cascadden Davion Downey Luke Manzo, Col. of Charleston 4 Jonathan Weeks, Hawaii 12 Kyle Mendenhall, Oklahoma 12 Brandon Zaragoza, Oklahoma 7 7 Nick Loftin Sacrifice Bunts Per Game (146 ranked) J.T. Jarrett, NC State 0.44 Cameron Dobbs, Oklahoma St Sacrifice Flies (120 ranked) Jonny DeLuca, Oregon 8 A.J. Balta, TCU Kyle Mendenhall, Oklahoma Saves (142 ranked) Troy Montemayor Brooks Wilson, Stetson Mac McCarty, VCU Zack Leban, Kansas Slugging Percentage (249 ranked) Bren Spillane, Illinois Kody Clemens, Texas Stolen Bases (128 ranked) Jacob Hurtubise, Army West Point 24 David Hamilton, Texas 18 Stolen Bases Per Game (141 ranked) Andres Santana, Coppin St David Hamilton, Texas 0.56 Strikeout-to-Walk Ratio (146 ranked) Casey Mize, Auburn Nathan Wiles, Oklahoma 6.20 Strikeouts (143 ranked) Kyle Brnovich, Elon 85 Ryan Zeferjahn, Kansas 56 Strikeouts Per Nine Innings (150 ranked) Shane McClanahan, South Fla Nick Lodolo, TCU Total Bases (143 ranked) Bren Spillane, Illinois 103 Kody Clemens, Texas 84 Toughest to Strike Out (149 ranked) Clayton Andrews, Long Beach St Will Brennan, Kansas St Triples (105 ranked) Tucker Cascadden Gage Canning, Arizona St. 9 Tate Shaw, Texas Cameron Thompson, Kansas St. Triples Per Game (149 ranked) Tucker Cascadden Gage Canning, Arizona St Cameron Thompson, Kansas St Victories (112 ranked) 7 players tied 7 Ryan Zeferjahn, Kansas 6 WHIP (149 ranked) Samuel Strickland, Samford 0.65 Jake Irvin, Oklahoma 0.97 Walks Allowed Per Nine Innings (149 ranked) Jordan Silverman, Rider 0.33 Nathan Wiles, Oklahoma