2005 Baylor Bears baseball team

The 2005 Baylor Bears baseball team represented Baylor University in the 2005 NCAA Division I baseball season. The head coach was Steve Smith, serving his 11th year. The team played its home games at Baylor Ballpark in Waco, Texas.

2005 Baylor Bears baseball
Big 12 Regular Season Champions
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
DivisionSouth
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
CBNo. 4
2005 record46–24 (19–8 Big 12)
Head coach
Hitting coachMitch Thompson (11th season)
Pitching coachSteve Johnigan (11th season)
Home stadiumBaylor Ballpark
2005 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
No. 6 Nebraska y 1980 .704  57150 .792
No. 4 Baylor y 1980 .704  46240 .657
No. 1 Texas y 16100 .615  56160 .778
Missouri y 16110 .593  40230 .635
Oklahoma y 14130 .519  35260 .574
Oklahoma State  12150 .444  34250 .576
Kansas  11150 .423  36280 .563
Texas Tech  9160 .360  34250 .576
Texas A&M  9180 .333  30251 .545
Kansas State  8190 .296  30250 .545
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball [1]

Season summary

The Bears played one of the toughest schedules in the nation and managed a 39-21 record going into NCAA postseason play. The team won the Big 12 Conference behind a 19-8 conference record and hosted an NCAA Regional in Waco. The Bears defeated UTSA, TCU, and Stanford, to progress to an NCAA Super Regional. The Clemson Tigers, out of the ACC Conference, came to Waco for the two-of-three series. The Bears lost the Saturday night game but rebounded on Sunday and Monday to advance to the 2005 College World Series.

In the CWS, the Bears were matched against the University of Texas, whom they had beaten 3 times during conference play. The Longhorns defeated the Bears in Game 1, putting Baylor into an elimination bracket with Oregon State. In an extra innings contest, the Bears defeated Oregon State, 4-3, to advance to play #1 Tulane. After being down 7-0 early in the game, Baylor scored 8 runs in the 7th, 8th, and 9th innings, including 3 runs in the 9th, to beat the highly ranked Green Wave, 8-7. In a rematch against the University of Texas, Baylor led 3-2 in the 8th inning, but fell to the Longhorns 4-3 to end the season. The strength of the 2005 team was their pitching, with a weekend rotation of Trey Taylor, Cory VanAllen, and Mark McCormick with closers Abe Woody and Ryan LaMotta. The offense was criticized heavily in the regular season for lack of power, but produced in postseason play. Many players from this team continue to play baseball.

Roster

2005 Baylor Bears baseball team
PlayersCoaches
#Pos.NameBats/ThrowsHeightWeightYearHome town
INF Wes Bennefield /
Fr Franklin, Tennessee
INF Drew Bias /
Fr Pflugerville, Texas
OF Reid Brees /
Sr Austin, Texas
RHP Tyler Bullock R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Fort Worth, Texas
RHP Nick Cassavechia R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Dallas, Texas
C Zach Dillon L/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Urbandale, Iowa
C Josh Ford R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Baytown, Texas
OF Seth Fortenberry L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Waco, Texas
RHP Kerr Foster /R
Fr Athens, Texas
OF Chase Gerdes /
So Uvalde, Texas
INF Michael Griffin R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Dallas, Texas
RHP Ryan LaMotta R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Sugar Land, Texas
RHP Randall Linebaugh R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Mesquite, Texas
RHP Jeff Mandel S/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Houston, Texas
LHP Xerxer Martin /L
Fr Dallas, Texas
RHP Mark McCormick R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Houston, Texas
OF Paul Miles /
Fr Houston, Texas
OF Mike Pankratz /
Jr Houston, Texas
RHP Andy Pape /R
Jr San Antonio, Texas
INF Kyle Reynolds L/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Houston, Texas
INF Jake Rippee /
So Kerrville, Texas
INF Kevin Russo R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Boulder, Colorado
OF Kevin Sevigny /
Jr Springvale, Maine
LHP Trey Taylor R/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Mansfield, Texas
INF Jason Thompson /
So Euless, Texas
LHP Cory VanAllen L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Sugar Land, Texas
RHP Sean Walker R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr La Mesa, California
INF Paul Witt R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Pine Bluff, Arkansas
RHP Abe Woody R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Round Rock, Texas
Head coach

Steve Smith

Assistant coach(es)

Chris Berry

Hitting coach(es)

Mitch Thompson

Pitching coach(es)

Steve Johnigan


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Current redshirt

Schedule

2005 Baylor Bears Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
Postseason

References

  1. "2020 Big 12 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–8. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
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