The 2021 Baylor Bears baseball team represents Baylor University during the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season . The Bears play their home games at Baylor Ballpark as a member of the Big 12 Conference . They are led by head coach Steve Rodriguez , in his 6th season at Baylor.
Previous Season [ ]
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 [ ]
Coaching Staff [ ]
Roster [ ]
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 [ ]
2021 Baylor Bears Baseball Game Log[4]
Regular Season (13–7)
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
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
—
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
—
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 [ ]
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll
Pre
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
Final
Coaches' [5]
RV
RV*
NR
NR
RV
NR
Baseball America [6]
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
Collegiate Baseball ^[7]
RV
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NCBWA †[8]
RV
NR
NR
RV
RV
RV
D1Baseball[9]
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* New poll was not released for this week so for comparison purposes the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.
References [ ]
Venues People College World Series appearances in italics
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