Baylor baseball off until 2025 start, looks ahead in the Globe Life Field an important test

Baylor Baseball has had its best start since 2019 in the third season of head coach Mitch Thompson on the help of the program. At this point in the last spring, the bears stumbled from the starting blocks into a 1-7 record. A year later, Thompson's experienced squad fully turned this number and sits in the 7-1 mark.

During the competition of the early season of Youngstown (1-5), Utsa (6-3), Gonzaga (2-4) and Stephen F. Austin (4-5)-not the most difficult, the bears did not Created care of the business against inferior opponents, something that has not been a above conclusion in recent years.

Baylor's first big test of the season will take place this weekend at the Globe Life Field in Arlington, where the bears compete against the state of Oregon, the state of Ohio and Auburn No. 25. In contrast to the opening weekend of the last year to Arlington, where Baylor Fegel has become, trust in the clubhouse is brewing and the Vibes is high after a successful start to spring.

“You see that we can win games in different ways and we beat different types of pitching. We're going out there and make our thing, ”said Thompson on Saturday. “I like that we can win in different ways, and we don't rely on one or two boys up and down in the line -up. … I think everyone believes in everyone. It was really complementary baseball. “

In the first eight games, Baylor exceeded the opponents of 68 to 25, and the pitching employee seemed to take a significant step forward after two seasons, in which the bears were almost pitching category.

“Everything autumn, we threw the ball really well and wanted to see an outdoor competition to see how we went-I think it has been going very well so far” Saturday.

The first Baseman Gavin Brzozowski (RSO.) Added: “We kicked our butt in autumn and I am glad that it is now showing. It's so much fun to look behind and play. Without walks – whenever that happens – they roll in defense and it makes the game so much easier. “

On February 18, the bears set up against Utsa against Utsa and on February 21st in Gonzaga and marked the first time in 2021 that Baylor had thrown successive shutouts. Part of this success can be attributed to pitching trainers Sean Snedeker in the first year, of which players rave about every opportunity.

“The greatest thing about him is that he gives confidence in everyone on the pitching employee,” said the right-handed Pitcher on Sunday Glatch (Sr.) Glatching Glatch. “He is the biggest pitching trainer that I played in this game in my 20 years. He literally knows how to make you safest and make you do the best you can. “

On paper, the older strain was the strength of the bears into the season, but so far the top performer in the form of Nine-Loch-Schlagmann and Shortstop Tyriq Kemp (Sr.) was somewhat unexpected. Kemp .520 meets in eight games and leads the team in multi-hit competitions (5), additional basic hits (6) and a basic percentage (.606).

“If you can look at your nine hole and say that he strikes 0.500 and put the same number of statistics as a man in another team that strikes a run of three, this is a big boost of confidence” Simmons (RSR.) Said about Kemp. “Tyriq is really a magic price on and off the field. If he is a bit successful, everyone gets running. “

Another top performer in the early season was Infieldder Pearson Riebock (Fr.), who only made three starts, but his effects can be felt in the entire field. Riebock beats .556 (5-to-9) and already proves that on Sunday against Gonzaga he is a difficult single on the plate after a nine hook bat.

“He will be a stallion; He is a left-handed man with newcomers who play a great defense play-medium infield, third base is so good, ”said Brzozowski about Riebock. “I am ready to see how he plays a little more and sees how he will develop.”

Defensive, Riebock looked confident and interpreted two potential Games -saving games In the 4-0 win on Friday against Gonzaga, where he both put a hard dribbler along the third base line, put it clean and delivered a strike on the first basis.

“He is not afraid to play; It was fun to watch him, ”said Thompson about Riebock. “These two games in defense at the end of the game were very special games. These are games that, if you are afraid, show yourself and he treated it great. I was really proud of him. “

Baylor's lonely loss In the early season, on Sunday, February 23, there were additional inner finals in the series finale. The Bulldogs the late leadership.

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Another top performer in the early season was Infieldder Pearson Riebock (Fr.), who has an impact on the entire field.

Even then, the Centerfield Ty Johnson (Sr.) delivered an RBI triple with games in ninth place, but was stranded on the third base before Gonzaga won the 10th inner.

While the loss was avoidable, Thompson and his team believe that the back and forth competition with six lead changes can help you prepare for the challenge this weekend at the Globe Life Field.

“It was difficult for us,” said Glatch after the game. “We played hard and fought for 10 innings. It's shit to see it, but I'm glad that we have to face it today. I think it will definitely help us grow as a team. … we learned a little bit about ourselves. We will defend ourselves. And if they hit us in our mouth, we will beat back right away. “

The bears (7-1) travel to Arlington to take over the state of Oregon (5-2) on Friday, February 28, at 7 p.m. in the Globe Life field at 7 p.m. The competition on Saturday against Ohio State (1-5) is planned on Saturday at 2 p.m., and the final on Sunday is planned for 3 p.m. against No. 25 Auburn (8-1). All three games are streamed at Flo College.

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