2016 Baylor Bears baseball team

2016 Baylor Bears baseball
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	16–16 (4–5 Big 12)
Head coach	Steve Rodriguez (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Jon Strauss (1st season) Mike Taylor (1st season) Ruben Noriega (1st season)
Home stadium	Baylor Ballpark
Seasons ←  2015 2017 →

2016 Big 12 Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf.									Overall
Team	W		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]

The 2016 Baylor Bears baseball team represented Baylor University during the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bears played their home games at Baylor Ballpark in Waco, Texas as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They were led by head coach Steve Rodriguez, in his 1st season at Baylor.

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

Name	Position	Seasons at Baylor	Alma mater
Steve Rodriguez	Head coach	1	Pepperdine University (2001)
Jon Strauss	Assistant coach	1	Long Beach State University (1996)
Mike Taylor	Assistant coach	1	Prairie View A&M University (1997)
Ruben Noriega	Assistant coach	1	Lindenwood University (1999)

Schedule and results

2016 Baylor Bears baseball game log
Regular season
February Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Big 12 February 19 6:35 pm FSSW+ Washington* Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX L 2–7 Bremer (0–1) Castano (0–1) – 2,836 0–1 – February 20 3:05 pm Washington* Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX W 9–5 Heineman (1–0) Nesbitt (0–1) – 2,464 1–1 – February 21 1:05 pm FSSW+ Washington* Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX L 1–7 Nesbitt (1–1) Lewis (0–1) Rallings (1) 2,155 1–2 – February 24 6:35 pm Texas–Arlington* Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX L 2–9 Simmons (1–1) McInvale (0–1) – 1,919 1–3 – February 26 6:35 pm Stony Brook* Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX W 16–2 Castano (1–1) Honahan (1–1) – 2,240 2–3 – February 27 3:05 pm Stony Brook* Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX W 20–4 Tolson (1–0) Stone (0–1) – 2,383 3–3 – February 28 1:05 pm FSSW Stony Brook* Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX W 6–5 McInvale (1–1) Lee (0–2) Montemayor (1) 1,291 4–3 –
March Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Big 12 March 1 6:30 pm at Sam Houston State* Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX W 5–3 Ott (1–0) Belton (0–1) Allen (1) 1,236 5–3 – March 4 6:30 pm at Houston* Cougar Field • Houston, TX W 4–2 Castano (2–1) Lantrip (1–2) Montemayor (2) 1,109 6–3 – March 5 6:30 pm at Houston* Cougar Field • Houston, TX L 4–10 King (2–1) Tolson (1–1) Hernandez (1) 1,233 6–4 – March 6 1:00 pm at Houston* Cougar Field • Houston, TX L 2–11 Romero (1–0) Lewis (0–2) Maxwell (1) 1,255 6–5 – March 8 6:35 pm Texas State* Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX L 3–12 Lewis (1–1) Ott (1–1) – 1,935 6–6 – March 11 6:35 pm New Mexico State* Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX L 5–9 Erwin (2–0) Heineman (1–1) – 2,001 6–7 – March 12 5:35 pm San Diego* Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX L 3–5 Kuchta (1–0) Ott (1–2) – 2,319 6–8 – March 13 12:05 pm San Diego* Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX W 6–3 Hessemer (1–0) Judish (0–1) Montemayor (3) 1,990 7–8 – March 13 4:05 pm New Mexico State* Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX L 4–7 Bradish (1–2) Hill (0–1) Erwin (1) 2,427 7–9 – March 18 4:05 pm FSSW Texas Tech Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX L 0–5 Martin (2–0) Castano (2–2) – 2,328 7–10 0–1 March 19 3:05 pm FCS Texas Tech Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX W 4–3 Ott (2–2) Moseley (2–2) Montemayor (4) 3,523 8–10 1–1 March 20 1:05 pm FSSW+ Texas Tech Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX L 5–6 Howard (4–1) Lewis (0–3) Dugger (3) 2,377 8–11 1–2 March 22 6:30 pm at Texas–Arlington* Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX L 3–6 Schneider (1–1) Stone (0–1) – 671 8–12 – March 24 6:35 pm Dallas Baptist* Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX W 8–3 Heineman (2–1) Hall (3–2) – 2,254 9–12 – March 25 6:30 pm at Dallas Baptist* Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX L 3–5 Poche (3–0) Castano (2–3) Elledge (6) 1,412 9–13 – March 26 2:00 pm at Dallas Baptist* Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX W 19–6 Tolson (2–1) Stutzman (2–1) – 1,389 10–13 – March 29 6:05 pm UTSA* Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX W 5–4 Montemayor (1–0) Herbelin (1–2) – 2,051 11–13 –
April Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Big 12 April 1 6:35 pm FSSW+ Kansas Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX L 1–6 Krauth (2–4) Castano (2–4) – 2,080 11–14 1–3 April 2 3:05 pm FSSW+ Kansas Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX W 2–1 Tolson (3–1) Weiman (1–2) Montemayor (5) 3,066 12–14 2–3 April 3 1:05 pm FSSW+ Kansas Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX W 5–2 Hill (1–1) Goddard (2–2) Montemayor (6) 2,128 13–14 3–3 April 5 6:35 pm Wofford* Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX W 9–5 Lewis (1–3) Higginbotham (0–3) – 1,973 14–14 – April 6 4:05 pm Wofford* Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX W 4–0 McInvale (2–1) Pile (0–1) – 1,926 15–14 – April 8 6:00 pm at Oklahoma L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK L 3–4 Neuse (2–1) Heineman (2–2) – 1,370 15–15 3–4 April 9 5:00 pm at Oklahoma L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK W 6–1 Tolson (4–1) Madden (1–2) Montemayor (7) 1,633 16–15 4–4 April 10 1:00 pm at Oklahoma L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK L 6–711 Neuse (3–1) McInvale (2–2) – 938 16–16 4–5 April 13 4:05 pm Lamar* Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX April 15 6:35 pm FSSW+ Oklahoma State Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX April 16 3:05 pm FSSW Oklahoma State Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX April 17 1:05 pm FSSW+ Oklahoma State Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX April 19 6:35 pm Sam Houston State* Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX April 22 6:30 pm at Kansas State Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS April 23 2:00 pm at Kansas State Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS April 24 1:00 pm at Kansas State Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS April 26 6:35 pm Incarnate Word* Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX April 29 5:30 pm at West Virginia Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV April 30 3:00 pm at West Virginia Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV
May Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Big 12 May 1 12:00 pm at West Virginia Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV May 10 6:35 pm McNeese State* Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX May 11 4:05 pm McNeese State* Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX May 13 6:35 pm FSSW+ TCU Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX May 14 3:05 pm FSSW TCU Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX May 15 1:05 pm FSSW+ TCU Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX May 17 6:00 pm at UTSA* Nelson W. Wolff Municipal Stadium • San Antonio, TX May 19 6:00 pm LHN at Texas UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX May 20 6:00 pm LHN at Texas UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX May 21 2:00 pm LHN at Texas UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX
Postseason
Big 12 Tournament Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Big 12 Tourn. May 25 TBD TBD Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK May 26 TBD TBD Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK
Legend:       = Win       = Loss      Bold = Baylor team member
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.