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2021 Baylor Bears baseball team

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2021 Baylor Bears baseball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record13–7 (1–2 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jon Strauss (6th season)
  • Mike Taylor (6th season)
  • Mitch Karraker (2nd season)
Home stadiumBaylor Ballpark
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 3 Texas ‍‍‍y 17 7 0   .708 50 17 0   .746
No. 8 TCU ‍y 17 7 0   .708 41 19 0   .683
No. 9 Texas Tech ‍‍‍y 14 10 0   .583 39 17 0   .696
No. 23 Oklahoma State ‍‍‍y 12 12 0   .500 36 19 1   .652
Oklahoma  ‍‍‍ 11 13 0   .458 27 28 0   .491
Baylor  ‍‍‍ 11 13 0   .458 31 20 0   .608
Kansas State  ‍‍‍ 10 14 0   .417 34 23 0   .596
West Virginia  ‍‍‍ 8 16 0   .333 25 27 0   .481
Kansas  ‍‍‍ 8 16 0   .333 30 27 0   .526
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 26, 2021[1]
Rankings from D1baseball

The 2021 Baylor Bears baseball team represented Baylor University during the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bears played their home games at Baylor Ballpark as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They were led by head coach Steve Rodriguez, in his 6th season at Baylor.

Previous season

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The 2020 Baylor Bears baseball team notched a 10–6 record in February and early March; however, the remainder of the season was abruptly halted on March 13, 2020, when the Big 12 Conference canceled the remainder of the athletics season due to the Coronavirus pandemic.[2]

Personnel

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Coaching Staff

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Name Position Seasons at Baylor Alma Mater
Steve Rodriguez Head Coach 6 Pepperdine (2001)
Jon Strauss Pitching Coach 6 Long Beach State (1996)
Mike Taylor Hitting Coach 6 Prairie View A&M (1997)
Mitch Karaker Volunteer Assistant Coach 2 Oregon (2012)

Roster

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2021 Baylor Bears Roster[3]
 

Pitchers

  • 10 - Ryan Leckich - Senior
  • 15 - Will Rigney - Freshman
  • 16 - Tyler Thomas - Junior
  • 22 - Blake Helton - Sophomore
  • 24 - Jimmy Winston - RS Senior
  • 26 - Hambleton Oliver - Freshman
  • 27 - Evan Godwin - Freshman
  • 28 - Hayden Kettler - Senior
  • 30 - Jacob Ashkinos - RS Junior
  • 31 - Luke Thompson - Freshman
  • 34 - Anderson Needham - Sophomore
  • 35 - Brooks Helmer - Sophomore
  • 39 - Adam Muirhead - Freshman
  • 40 - Zac Childers - Freshman
  • 41 - Luke Boyd - Senior
  • 43 - Andy Owen - Freshman
  • 44 - Logan Freeman - Senior
  • 45 - Travis Hester - RS Sophomore
  • 46 - Ty Fontenot - Freshman
  • 49 - Grant Golomb - Freshman
  • 51 - Cole Stasio - Freshman
  • 52 - Joey Schott - Freshman
  • 53 - Drew Leach - Freshman
 

Catchers

  • 8 - Kyle Harper - RS Sophomore
  • 19 - Cade Currington - Freshman
  • 21 - Nicolas Balsano - Freshman
  • 25 - Andy Thomas - Senior
  • 29 - JD Gregson - Freshman

Infielders

  • 2 - Blake Shapen - Freshman
  • 3 - Antonio Valdez - Sophomore
  • 11 - Ricky Martinez - Sophomore
  • 12 - Esteban Cardoza-Oquendo - Junior
  • 13 - Alex Gonzales - Freshman
  • 23 - Kyle Nevin - Freshman
  • 32 - Tre Richardson - Freshman
  • 33 - Jack Pineda - Junior
  • 37 - Chase Wehsener - RS Sophomore
  • 38 - Chandler Freeman - Freshman
  • 47 - Beau Wimpee - Freshman
 

Outfielders

  • 1 - Nolan Rodriguez - Freshman
  • 9 - Davion Downey - Junior
  • 18 - Jared McKenzie - Freshman
  • 20 - Cam Caley - Freshman
  • 36 - Ryan Patterson - Freshman
  • 42 - Jacob Schoenvogel - Freshman
  • 50 - Ben Kesler - Freshman
 

Schedule and results

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2021 Baylor Bears Baseball Game Log[4]
Regular Season (13–7)
February (2–4)
Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Big 12
February 21 11:00 am at UTRGV* UTRGV Baseball Stadium
Edinburg, TX
W
12–7
Oliver
(1–0)
Stevens
(0–1)
Ashkinos
(1)
119 1–0 Stats
Story
February 21 2:00 pm at UTRGV* UTRGV Baseball Stadium
Edinburg, TX
L
8–9
Serbantez
(1–0)
Freeman
(0–1)
119 1–1 Stats
Story
February 22 1:00 pm at UTRGV* UTRGV Baseball Stadium
Edinburg, TX
L
4–7
Davis
(1–0)
Winston
(0–1)
Bridges
(1)
1–2 Stats
Story
February 26 6:00 pm FloSports vs. Texas A&M* Dell Diamond
Round Rock, TX
L
4–12
Saenz
(1–1)
Helton
(0–1)
1–3 Stats
Story
February 27 12:00 pm FloSports vs. #21 Auburn* Dell Diamond
Round Rock, TX
W
12–6
Thomas
(1–0)
Fitts
(0–1)
2–3 Stats
Story
February 28 5:00 pm FloSports vs. Oklahoma* Dell Diamond
Round Rock, TX
L
3–9
Bennett
(1–0)
Caley
(0–1)
2–4 Stats
Story
March (11–3)
Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Big 12
March 2 6:30 pm ESPN+ Sam Houston State* Baylor Ballpark
Waco, TX
W
4–0
Oliver
(2–0)
Rudis
(0–1)
1,036 3–4 Stats
Story
March 5 6:30 pm ESPN+ Memphis* Baylor Ballpark
Waco, TX
W
5–4
Helton
(1–0)
Wimberley
(0–1)
Boyd
(1)
1,250 4–4 Stats
Story
March 6 2:00 pm ESPN+ Memphis* Baylor Ballpark
Waco, TX
W
9–0(7)
Thomas
(2–0)
Durham
(0–1)
1,250 5–4 Stats
Story
March 6 5:00 pm ESPN+ Memphis* Baylor Ballpark
Waco, TX
W
20–4
Winston
(1–1)
Cothren
(0–1)
1,250 6–4 Stats
Story
March 7 1:00 pm ESPN+ Memphis* Baylor Ballpark
Waco, TX
W
8–7
Ashkinos
(1–0)
Kelly
(1–1)
Boyd
(2)
1,179 7–4 Stats
Story
March 12 6:30 pm ESPN+ Xavier* Baylor Ballpark
Waco, TX
W
7–3
Freeman
(1–1)
Chatham
(0–1)
1,051 8–4 Stats
Story
March 13 3:00 pm ESPN+ Xavier* Baylor Ballpark
Waco, TX
W
11–4
Winston
(2–1)
Kelly
(0–1)
1,240 9–4 Stats
Story
March 14 1:00 pm ESPN+ Xavier* Baylor Ballpark
Waco, TX
W
10–0
Kettler
(1–0)
Bosacker
(1–1)
1,073 10–4 Stats
Story
March 16 6:30 pm ESPN+ UTSA* Baylor Ballpark
Waco, TX
W
10–8
Ashkinos
(2–0)
Miller
(0–1)
Boyd
(3)
1,193 11–4 Stats
Story
March 17 6:30 pm ESPN+ Prairie View A&M* Baylor Ballpark
Waco, TX
W
12–2(7)
Childers
(1–0)
Maldonado
(0–2)
1,167 12–4 Stats
Story
March 19 6:30 pm ESPN+ #10 Texas Baylor Ballpark
Waco, TX
L
3–5
Madden
(3–1)
Thomas
(2–1)
Nixon
(1)
2,168 12–5 0–1 Stats
Story
March 20 3:00 pm ESPN+ #10 Texas Baylor Ballpark
Waco, TX
L
3–4
Stevens
(2–1)
Winston
(2–2)
Nixon
(2)
2,336 12–6 0–2 Stats
Story
March 21 1:00 pm ESPN+ #10 Texas Baylor Ballpark
Waco, TX
W
11–2
Kettler
(2–0)
Kubichek
(2–2)
1,753 13–6 1–2 Stats
Story
March 23 6:30 pm at UT Arlington* Clay Gould Ballpark
Arlington, TX
L
3–4(11)
Austin
(1–0)
Boyd
(0–1)
314 13–7 Stats
Story
March 26 6:30 pm ESPN+ at #13 TCU Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX
March 27 2:00 pm ESPN+ at #13 TCU Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX
March 28 1:00 pm ESPN+ at #13 TCU Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX
March 30 6:30 pm ESPN+ Texas State* Baylor Ballpark
Waco, TX
April (0–0)
Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Big 12
April 1 6:30 pm ESPN+ North Carolina A&T* Baylor Ballpark
Waco, TX
April 2 2:00 pm ESPN+ North Carolina A&T* Baylor Ballpark
Waco, TX
April 2 6:00 pm ESPN+ North Carolina A&T* Baylor Ballpark
Waco, TX
April 3 1:00 pm ESPN+ North Carolina A&T* Baylor Ballpark
Waco, TX
April 6 6:30 pm ESPN+ Texas State* Baylor Ballpark
Waco, TX
April 9 7:30 pm ESPNU West Virginia Baylor Ballpark
Waco, TX
April 10 3:00 pm ESPN+ West Virginia Baylor Ballpark
Waco, TX
April 11 12:00 pm ESPN+ West Virginia Baylor Ballpark
Waco, TX
April 16 6:00 pm at Kansas Hoglund Ballpark
Lawrence, KS
April 17 2:00 pm at Kansas Hoglund Ballpark
Lawrence, KS
April 18 1:00 pm at Kansas Hoglund Ballpark
Lawrence, KS
April 23 6:30 pm ESPN+ at Texas Tech Dan Law Field
Lubbock, TX
April 24 2:00 pm ESPN+ at Texas Tech Dan Law Field
Lubbock, TX
April 25 2:00 pm ESPN+ at Texas Tech Dan Law Field
Lubbock, TX
April 27 6:30 pm ESPN+ Prairie View A&M* Baylor Ballpark
Waco, TX
May (0–0)
Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Big 12
May 7 6:30 pm ESPN+ Kansas State Baylor Ballpark
Waco, TX
May 8 3:00 pm ESPN+ Kansas State Baylor Ballpark
Waco, TX
May 9 1:00 pm ESPN+ Kansas State Baylor Ballpark
Waco, TX
May 11 6:30 pm ESPN+ Incarnate Word* Baylor Ballpark
Waco, TX
May 14 6:00 pm ESPN+ at Oklahoma State O'Brate Stadium
Stillwater, OK
May 15 1:00 pm ESPN+ at Oklahoma State O'Brate Stadium
Stillwater, OK
May 16 1:00 pm ESPN+ at Oklahoma State O'Brate Stadium
Stillwater, OK
May 20 6:30 pm ESPN+ Oklahoma Baylor Ballpark
Waco, TX
May 21 6:30 pm ESPN+ Oklahoma Baylor Ballpark
Waco, TX
May 22 3:00 pm ESPN+ Oklahoma Baylor Ballpark
Waco, TX
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled      Bold = Baylor team member
"*" indicates a non-conference game.
"#" represents ranking. All rankings from D1Baseball on the date of the contest.
"()" represents postseason seeding in the Big 12 Tournament or NCAA Regional, respectively.

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'[5]RVRV*RV
Baseball America[6]
Collegiate Baseball^[7]RV
NCBWA[8]RVRVRVRV
D1Baseball[9]

^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

2021 MLB Draft

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Player Position Round Overall MLB Team
Andy Thomas C 5 144 Seattle Mariners
Luke Boyd RHP 17 520 San Diego Padres

References

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  1. ^ "2020–21 Baseball Standings". big12sports.com. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  2. ^ "2020 Season Cancellation". Big 12 Conference. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  3. ^ "2021 Baseball Roster". Baylor Bears. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
  4. ^ "2021 Baseball Schedule". Baylor Bears. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
  5. ^ "NCAA Baseball Coaches Poll | USA Today Sports". USA Today. Archived from the original on July 3, 2023.
  6. ^ Baseball America College: Top 25
  7. ^ NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
  8. ^ NCBWA Division I poll
  9. ^ D1Baseball poll