2016 Baylor Bears baseball team

The 2016 Baylor Bears baseball team represents Baylor University during the 2016 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 1st season at Baylor.

2016 Baylor Bears baseball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
2016 record16–16 (4–5 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jon Strauss (1st season)
  • Mike Taylor (1st season)
  • Ruben Noriega (1st season)
Home stadiumBaylor Ballpark
2016 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
No. 5 Texas Tech ‍†‍‍y 19–5–0 .792  47–20–0 .701
No. 4 Oklahoma State ‍‍‍y 16–8–0 .667  43–22–0 .662
No. 3 TCU ‍‍‡‍y 15–9–0 .625  49–18–0 .731
West Virginia ‍‍‍ 12–11–0 .522  36–22–0 .621
Oklahoma ‍‍‍ 11–13–0 .458  30–27–1 .526
Baylor ‍‍‍ 10–14–0 .417  24–29–0 .453
Texas ‍‍‍ 10–14–0 .417  25–32–0 .439
Kansas State ‍‍‍ 8–16–0 .333  26–31–0 .456
Kansas ‍‍‍ 6–17–0 .261  20–35–1 .366
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball [1]

Previous Season

In 2015, the Bears finished the season 8th in the Big 12 with a record of 23–32 (9–15 Big 12). Baylor qualified for the 2015 Big 12 Conference Baseball Tournament and was eliminated in the tournament semifinal. They failed to qualify for the 2015 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2] At the conclusion of the 2015 season, Baylor fired 21-year head coach Steve Smith, the winningest coach in Baylor athletic history.[3] On June 12, 2015, Baylor announced Pepperdine Waves head coach Steve Rodriguez as the Bears' new head coach for 2016; Rodriguez, a Pepperdine alum, played on the Waves' 1992 national championship team, then led the Waves to the NCAA Tournament in 8 of his 12 years as head coach.[4]

Personnel

Roster
2016 Baylor Bears roster[5]
 

Pitchers

  • 3 - Nick Lewis (RHP) - Junior
  • 10 - Austin Stone (RHP) - Senior
  • 15 - Kyle Hill (RHP) - Freshman
  • 16 - Joe Heineman (RHP) - Sophomore
  • 22 - Daniel Castano (LHP) - Junior
  • 24 - Andrew McInvale (RHP) - Freshman
  • 26 - Kody Hessemer (RHP) - Senior
  • 27 - Drew Tolson (RHP) - Junior
  • 28 - Blake Allen (RHP) - Freshman
  • 31 - Tyler Shumpert (RHP) - Sophomore
  • 33 - Theron Kay (RHP) - Sophomore
  • 35 - Kyle Ott (RHP) - Sophomore
  • 36 - Troy Montemayor (RHP) - Sophomore
  • 43 - Alex Phillips (RHP) - Junior
  • 47 - Drew Robertson (RHP) - Junior
  • 50 - Collin Garrett (RHP) - Freshman
  

Catchers

  • 12 - Matt Menard - Junior
  • 13 - Joe Sabatini - Junior
  • 19 - Aaron Dodson - Junior
  • 32 - Cameron Miller - Sophomore

Infielders

  • 1 - Justin Arrington - Senior
  • 2 - Steven McLean - Sophomore
  • 9 - West Tunnell - Senior
  • 14 - Josh Bissonette - Freshman
  • 19 - Aaron Dodson - Junior
  • 20 - T.J. Raguse - Freshman
  • 25 - Ben Carl - Junior
  • 32 - Cameron Miller - Junior
  • 37 - Jonathan Ducoff - Sophomore
  

Outfielders

  • 8 - Levi Gilcrease - Sophomore
  • 11 - Darryn Sheppard - Junior
  • 13 - Joe Sabatini - Junior
  • 18 - Kameron Esthay - Sophomore
  • 20 - T.J. Raguse - Freshman
  • 21 - Richard Cunningham - Sophomore
  

Coaching Staff
NamePositionSeasons at
Baylor		Alma Mater
Steve RodriguezHead Coach1Pepperdine University (2001)
Jon StraussAssistant Coach1Long Beach State University (1996)
Mike TaylorAssistant Coach1Prairie View A&M University (1997)
Ruben NoriegaAssistant Coach1Lindenwood University (1999)

Schedule & Results
2016 Baylor Bears Baseball Game Log
Legend:        = Win        = Loss      Bold = Baylor team member
Regular Season
April
Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Big 12
April 16:35 pmFSSW+KansasBaylor Ballpark • Waco, TXL
1–6		Krauth
(2–4)		Castano
(2–4)		–2,08011–141–3
April 23:05 pmFSSW+KansasBaylor Ballpark • Waco, TXW
2–1		Tolson
(3–1)		Weiman
(1–2)		Montemayor
(5)		3,06612–142–3
April 31:05 pmFSSW+KansasBaylor Ballpark • Waco, TXW
5–2		Hill
(1–1)		Goddard
(2–2)		Montemayor
(6)		2,12813–143–3
April 56:35 pmWofford*Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TXW
9–5		Lewis
(1–3)		Higginbotham
(0–3)		–1,97314–14–
April 64:05 pmWofford*Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TXW
4–0		McInvale
(2–1)		Pile
(0–1)		–1,92615–14–
April 86:00 pmat OklahomaL. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OKL
3–4		Neuse
(2–1)		Heineman
(2–2)		–1,37015–153–4
April 95:00 pmat OklahomaL. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OKW
6–1		Tolson
(4–1)		Madden
(1–2)		Montemayor
(7)		1,63316–154–4
April 101:00 pmat OklahomaL. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OKL
6–711		Neuse
(3–1)		McInvale
(2–2)		–93816–164–5
April 134:05 pmLamar*Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX
April 156:35 pmFSSW+Oklahoma StateBaylor Ballpark • Waco, TX
April 163:05 pmFSSWOklahoma StateBaylor Ballpark • Waco, TX
April 171:05 pmFSSW+Oklahoma StateBaylor Ballpark • Waco, TX
April 196:35 pmSam Houston State*Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX
April 226:30 pmat Kansas StateTointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS
April 232:00 pmat Kansas StateTointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS
April 241:00 pmat Kansas StateTointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS
April 266:35 pmIncarnate Word*Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX
April 295:30 pmat West VirginiaMonongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV
April 303:00 pmat West VirginiaMonongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV
Post-Season

All rankings from Collegiate Baseball.

References
  1. "2020 Big 12 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–8. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  2. "Big 12 Conference 2015 baseball notes (final)" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
  3. Cherry, Brice (May 25, 2015). "Steve Smith let go as Baylor baseball coach after 21 years". Waco Tribune. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
  4. "Baylor hires Steve Rodriguez as baseball coach". Associated Press. June 12, 2015. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
  5. "Official Baseball Roster". Baylor Bears. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
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