2014 Baylor Bears baseball team
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| Conference | Big 12 Conference |
| Record | 15–17 (4–7 Big 12) |
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| Home stadium | Baylor Ballpark |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Oklahoma State †y | 18 | – | 6 | .750 | 48 | – | 18 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 TCU ‡y | 17 | – | 7 | .708 | 48 | – | 18 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas y | 15 | – | 9 | .625 | 35 | – | 26 | .574 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Texas Tech y | 14 | – | 10 | .583 | 45 | – | 21 | .682 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Texas y | 13 | – | 11 | .542 | 46 | – | 21 | .687 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 9 | – | 14 | .391 | 28 | – | 26 | .519 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 8 | – | 15 | .348 | 26 | – | 31 | .456 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 8 | – | 16 | .333 | 29 | – | 29 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 5 | – | 19 | .208 | 25 | – | 30 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2014 Baylor Bears baseball team represents Baylor University in the 2014 college baseball season. Baylor competes in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) as a charter member of the Big 12 Conference. The Bears play home games at Baylor Ballpark on the university's campus in Waco, Texas. Twenty year head coach Steve Smith leads the Bears, a former pitcher for the team during the 1982 and 1983 seasons.
Personnel[edit]
Coaches[edit]
| No. | Name | Position | Tenure | Alma mater |
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| 34 | Steve Smith | Head coach | 20th season | Baylor University |
| 14 | Steve Johnigan | Associate Head Coach | 19th season | Texas A&M University |
| 42 | Trevor Mote | Assistant coach | 6th season | Baylor University |
| 40 | Adam Revelette | Volunteer Assistant Coach | 2nd Season | University of Kentucky |
Players[edit]
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Schedule[edit]
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site/Event | TV | Win | Loss | Save | Result | Attd. | Record |
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| February 14 | 3:30 PM | at #22 Arizona State | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | P12N | Daniel Castano (1–0) | Nick Diamond (0–1) | Josh Michalec (1) | W 0–1 | 2,437 | 1–0 | |
| February 15 | 2:00 PM | at #22 Arizona State | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | Eric Melbostad (1–0) | Sean Spicer (0–1) | L 4–7 | 2,470 | 1–1 | |||
| February 16 | 1:30 PM | at #22 Arizona State | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | Zak Miller (1–0) | Drew Tolson (0–1) | L 1–12 | 2,640 | 1–2 | |||
| February 18 | 1:30 PM | UT Arlington | Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX | Doug Ashby (1–0) | Brad Vachon (0–2) | Josh Michalec (2) | W 5–2 | 2,446 | 2–2 | ||
| February 21 | 6:35 PM | Austin Peay | Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX | Dillon Newman (1–0) | Zach Hall (0–2) | Josh Michalec (3) | W 5–2 | 2,412 | 3–2 | ||
| February 22 | 3:05 PM | Austin Peay | Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX | Brad Kuntz (1–0) | Alex Robles (0–1) | W 15–1 | 2,685 | 4–2 | |||
| February 23 | 1:05 PM | Austin Peay | Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX | Austin Stone(1–0) | Ryan Quick (0–1) | W 12–1(7 INN) | 2,316 | 5–2 | |||
| February 25 | 6:35 PM | Incarnate Word | Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX | Postponed (weather). Makeup: April 2 | |||||||
| February 26 | 6:35 PM | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX | Postponed (weather). Makeup: April 30 | |||||||
| February 28 | 1:00 PM | vs. California | Fowler Park • San Diego, CA (USD Tournament) |
Postponed (weather). Makeup: March 1 | |||||||
| February 28 | 5:00 PM | at San Diego | Fowler Park • San Diego, CA (USD Tournament) |
Postponed (weather). Makeup: March 2 | |||||||
| March 1 | 3:08 PM | vs. California | Fowler Park • San Diego, CA (USD Tournament) |
Dylan Nelson (1–0) | Doug Ashby (1–1) | Trevor Hildenberger (2) | L 5–8 | 203 | 5–3 | ||
| March 1 | 7:00 PM | vs. UNC Wilmington | Fowler Park • San Diego, CA (USD Tournament) |
Postponed (weather). Makeup: March 2 | |||||||
| March 2 | 4:05 PM | vs. UNC Wilmington | Fowler Park • San Diego, CA (USD Tournament) |
Kelly Secrest (2–1) | Josh Michalec (0–1) | L 3–5 | 303 | 5–4 | |||
| March 2 | 8:31 PM | at San Diego | Fowler Park • San Diego, CA (USD Tournament) |
Troy Conyers (1–0) | Austin Stone (1–1) | L 0–8 | 315 | 5–5 | |||
| March 3 | 1:02 PM | vs. California | Fowler Park • San Diego, CA (USD Tournament) |
Ryan Mason (2–0) | Drew Tolson (1–1) | Trevor Hildenberger (3) | L 3–5 | 75 | 5–6 | ||
| March 5 | 4:05 PM | Lamar | Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX | Nick Lewis (1–0) | Jayson McKinley (1–1) | Josh Michalec (4) | W 3–2 | 1,922 | 6–6 | ||
| March 7 | 6:35 PM | #3 Cal State Fullerton | Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX | Thomas Eshelman (3–0) | Dillon Newman (1–1) | L0–11 | 2,471 | 6–7 | |||
| March 8 | 3:05 PM | #3 Cal State Fullerton | Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX | Brad Kuntz (2–0) | Justin Garza (2–1) | Josh Michalec (5) | W 1–0 | 2,326 | 7–7 | ||
| March 9 | 1:05 PM | #3 Cal State Fullerton | Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX | FSSW | Austin Stone (2–1) | Grahamm Wiest (1–1) | Josh Michalec (6) | W 5–4 | 2,195 | 8–7 | |
| March 11 | 6:35 PM | at Houston | Cougar Field • Houston, TX | Andrew Lantrip (1–0) | Drew Tolson (0–3) | L 2–7 | 2,012 | 8–8 | |||
| March 14 | 6:37 PM | #26 Texas Tech* | Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX | FCS | Dillon Newman (2–1) | Dominic Moreno (1–3) | Josh Michalec (7) | W 1–0 | 2,810 | 9–8 | |
| March 15 | 12:02 PM | #26 Texas Tech* | Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX | FS1 | Brad Kuntz (3–0) | Chris Sadberry (2–1) | Josh Michalec (8) | W 2–1 | 2,571 | 10–8 | |
| March 16 | 1:07 PM | #26 Texas Tech* | Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX | FSSW | Corey Taylor (3–0) | Drew Tolson (0–4) | L 1–7 | 2,424 | 10–9 | ||
| March 18 | 6:35 PM | Houston Baptist | Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX | Daniel Castano (2–0) | Ross Kennell (0–3) | W 9–3 | 2,202 | 11–9 | |||
| March 21 | 6:37 PM | #20 Oklahoma State* | Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX | FCS | Brad Kuntz (4–0) | Jon Perrin (2–1) | Josh Michalec (9) | W 4–1 | 3,115 | 12–9 | |
| March 22 | 2:07 PM | #20 Oklahoma State* | Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX | FCS | Austin Stone (3–1) | Mark Robinette (1–2) | W 4–1 | 3,195 | 13–9 | ||
| March 23 | 1:07 PM | #20 Oklahoma State* | Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX | FSSW+ | Tyler Buffett (2–0) | Daniel Castano (2–1) | Garrett Williams (1) | L 1–4 | 2,319 | 13–10 | |
| March 25 | 6:30 PM | at UT Arlington | #29 | Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX | Daniel Milliman (2–0) | Ryan Smith (0–1) | L 3–14 | 660 | 13–11 | ||
| March 28 | 2:06 PM | at West Virginia* | #29 | Appalachian Power Park • Charleston, WV | Michael Bennett (1–0) | Josh Michalec (0–2) | L 7–8 | 787 | 13–12 | ||
| March 29 | 3:00 PM | at West Virginia* | #29 | Appalachian Power Park • Charleston, WV | Cancelled (weather). | ||||||
| March 30 | 12:30 PM | at West Virginia* | #29 | Appalachian Power Park • Charleston, WV | FS2 | Sean Carley (5–0) | Austin Stone (3–2) | L 1–4 | 1,028 | 13–13 | |
| April 1 | 6:35 PM | Incarnate Word | Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX | Dillon Newman (3–1) | Cody Richey (0–2) | Josh Michalec (10) | W 5–2 | 2,263 | 14–13 | ||
| April 2 | 4:05 PM | Incarnate Word | Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX | Daniel Castano (3–1) | Chris Jones (0–1) | Josh Michalec (11) | W 4–3 | 2,003 | 15–13 | ||
| April 4 | 7:05 PM | at #9 Texas* | UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX | LHN | Travis Duke (2–0) | Josh Michalec (0–3) | L 4–5 | 5,868 | 15–14 | ||
| April 5 | 7:02 PM | at #9 Texas* | UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX | LHN | Dillon Peters (4–2) | Austin Stone (3–3) | Morgan Cooper (3) | L 3–6 | 6,854 | 15–15 | |
| April 6 | 2:46 PM | at #9 Texas* | UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX | LHN | Nathan Thornhill (5–0) | Dillon Newman (3–2) | L 0–4 | 5,597 | 15–16 | ||
| April 8 | 6:30 PM | at Sam Houston State | Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX | Ryan Brinley (3–2) | Sean Spicer (0–1) | Alan Scott (3) | L 3–4 | 1,336 | 15–17 | ||
| April 11 | 6:30 PM | at Dallas Baptist | Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX | ||||||||
| April 12 | 3:05 PM | Dallas Baptist | Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX | ||||||||
| April 12 | 7:30 PM | Dallas Baptist | Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX | ||||||||
| April 15 | 6:35 PM | Texas Southern | Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX | ||||||||
| April 17 | 6:30 PM | at Kansas State* | Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS | ||||||||
| April 18 | 6:30 PM | at Kansas State* | Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS | ||||||||
| April 19 | 7:00 PM | at Kansas State* | Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS | ESPNU | |||||||
| April 22 | 6:35 PM | Texas State | Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX | ||||||||
| April 23 | 6:30 PM | at Texas State | Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX | ||||||||
| April 25 | 6:35 PM | Kansas* | Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX | FSSW+ | |||||||
| April 26 | 3:05 PM | Kansas* | Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX | FSSW+ | |||||||
| April 27 | 1:05 PM | Kansas* | Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX | FCS | |||||||
| April 29 | 6:35 PM | Sam Houston State | Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX | FCS | |||||||
| April 30 | 6:35 PM | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX | ||||||||
| May 2 | 6:00 PM | at Oklahoma* | L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK | FSN | |||||||
| May 3 | 2:00 PM | at Oklahoma* | L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK | FSN | |||||||
| May 4 | 1:00 PM | at Oklahoma* | L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK | FSN | |||||||
| May 13 | 1:00 PM | UTSA | Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX | ||||||||
| May 15 | 6:35 PM | TCU* | Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX | FSSW | |||||||
| May 16 | 6:35 PM | TCU* | Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX | FSSW | |||||||
| May 17 | 6:35 PM | TCU* | Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX | FSSW+ | |||||||
| *Big 12 Conference game. #Rankings from Collegiate Baseball released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. | |||||||||||
Ranking movements[edit]
| Week | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Final |
| Coaches' | RV | RV* | — | RV | — | RV | RV | — | — | ||||||||||
| Baseball America | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| Collegiate Baseball^ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | — | ||||||||||
| NCBWA† | — | — | — | — | — | RV | — | — | — | ||||||||||
^ 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.
References[edit]
- ^ "2020 Big 12 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–8. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 18, 2014. Retrieved February 25, 2014.
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External links[edit]
- Official website Archived 2014-02-26 at the Wayback Machine