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Big12-fans.com 2006 Big 12 Baseball Preview -
Baylor Bears
Looking at last years rosters and numbers the first thing that comes to mind is, how did they do what they did? The batting numbers were far from excellent and aside from the top of the rotation the pitching was not the greatest. The Bears were, however, able to ride their top pitchers to a number 4 ranking in the nation. Losing one of their best bats in Ford and 2 of their top five pitchers is a huge blow to the team. Baylor should make the post season with ease, but do they have enough to get back to Omaha? Only if they can get some of the youngsters to produce at a higher level.
> Check out our 2008 Baylor baseball preview
Last Year: 46-24
Big 12: 19-8
Post Season: CWS 4th
Coach: Steve Smith
Returning Players from Last Year: |
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| Batters | AVG | Hits | RBI | HR | SLG % | OB % |
| Dillon | .304 | 75 | 43 | 2 | .417 | .379 |
| Russo | .286 | 74 | 36 | 3 | .367 | .353 |
| Gerdes | .257 | 45 | 23 | 1 | .360 | .309 |
| Sevigny | .230 | 35 | 23 | 3 | .401 | .314 |
| Pankratz | .198 | 22 | 16 | 3 | .306 | .294 |
| Fortenberry | .192 | 24 | 17 | 5 | .376 | .254 |
| Benefield | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .667 |
| Rippe | .222 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .364 |
| Mandel | .255 | 9 | 8 | 2 | .386 | .265 |
| Thompson | .143 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .143 |
| Pitchers | W | L | ERA | BB | SO | Opp/Avg | IP | H | WHIP |
| Mandel | 4 | 0 | 1.91 | 23 | 27 | .221 | 66 | 52 | 1.26 |
| LaMotta | 5 | 2 | 2.15 | 21 | 82 | .207 | 79 2/3 | 60 | 1.74 |
| VanAllen | 8 | 4 | 4.02 | 34 | 68 | .286 | 107 1/3 | 118 | 1.46 |
| Pape | 1 | 2 | 3.92 | 13 | 12 | .205 | 20 2/3 | 15 | 1.94 |
| Linebaugh | 1 | 0 | 4.76 | 5 | 10 | .346 | 17 | 27 | 0.47 |
| Foster | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 5 | 4 | .214 | 4 | 3 | 3.25 |
| Cassavechia | 0 | 0 | 7.94 | 3 | 4 | .333 | 5 2/3 | 8 | 1.77 |
Players lost : |
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| Batters | AVG | Hits | RBI | HR | SLG % | OB % |
| Ford | .328 | 85 | 41 | 9 | .521 | .436 |
| Griffin | .293 | 86 | 34 | 7 | .432 | .336 |
| Brees | .278 | 59 | 26 | 2 | .392 | .373 |
| Reynolds | .258 | 58 | 34 | 8 | .427 | .328 |
| Witt | .251 | 63 | 29 | 1 | .315 | .293 |
| Pitchers | W | L | ERA | BB | SO | Opp/Avg | IP | H | WHIP |
| Woody | 10 | 3 | 2.58 | 14 | 41 | .207 | 66 1/3 | 48 | 1.31 |
| McCormick | 8 | 4 | 2.96 | 66 | 115 | .184 | 112 2/3 | 73 | 0.80 |
| Bullock | 1 | 0 | 3.04 | 12 | 22 | .235 | 26 2/3 | 24 | 1.35 |
| Taylor | 7 | 6 | 3.62 | 46 | 89 | .249 | 104 1/3 | 96 | 1.57 |
| Walker | 1 | 3 | 4.22 | 20 | 15 | .197 | 21 1/3 | 14 | 2.20 |
| Martin | 0 | 0 | 21.60 | 0 | 2 | .583 | 1 2/3 | 7 | 4.22 |
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