# 2016 Baylor Bears baseball team

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. At the conclusion of the 2015 season, Baylor fired 21-year head coach Steve Smith, the winningest coach in Baylor athletic history. 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.

## Personnel
### 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
DateTime (CT)TVOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverallBig 12
February 196:35 pmFSSW+Washington*Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TXL 2–7Bremer (0–1)Castano (0–1)–2,8360–1–
February 203:05 pmWashington*Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TXW 9–5Heineman (1–0)Nesbitt (0–1)–2,4641–1–
February 211:05 pmFSSW+Washington*Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TXL 1–7Nesbitt (1–1)Lewis (0–1)Rallings (1)2,1551–2–
February 246:35 pmTexas–Arlington*Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TXL 2–9Simmons (1–1)McInvale (0–1)–1,9191–3–
February 266:35 pmStony Brook*Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TXW 16–2Castano (1–1)Honahan (1–1)–2,2402–3–
February 273:05 pmStony Brook*Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TXW 20–4Tolson (1–0)Stone (0–1)–2,3833–3–
February 281:05 pmFSSWStony Brook*Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TXW 6–5McInvale (1–1)Lee (0–2)Montemayor (1)1,2914–3– :
March
DateTime (CT)TVOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverallBig 12
March 16:30 pmat Sam Houston State*Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TXW 5–3Ott (1–0)Belton (0–1)Allen (1)1,2365–3–
March 46:30 pmat Houston*Cougar Field • Houston, TXW 4–2Castano (2–1)Lantrip (1–2)Montemayor (2)1,1096–3–
March 56:30 pmat Houston*Cougar Field • Houston, TXL 4–10King (2–1)Tolson (1–1)Hernandez (1)1,2336–4–
March 61:00 pmat Houston*Cougar Field • Houston, TXL 2–11Romero (1–0)Lewis (0–2)Maxwell (1)1,2556–5–
March 86:35 pmTexas State*Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TXL 3–12Lewis (1–1)Ott (1–1)–1,9356–6–
March 116:35 pmNew Mexico State*Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TXL 5–9Erwin (2–0)Heineman (1–1)–2,0016–7–
March 125:35 pmSan Diego*Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TXL 3–5Kuchta (1–0)Ott (1–2)–2,3196–8–
March 1312:05 pmSan Diego*Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TXW 6–3Hessemer (1–0)Judish (0–1)Montemayor (3)1,9907–8–
March 134:05 pmNew Mexico State*Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TXL 4–7Bradish (1–2)Hill (0–1)Erwin (1)2,4277–9–
March 184:05 pmFSSWTexas TechBaylor Ballpark • Waco, TXL 0–5Martin (2–0)Castano (2–2)–2,3287–100–1
March 193:05 pmFCSTexas TechBaylor Ballpark • Waco, TXW 4–3Ott (2–2)Moseley (2–2)Montemayor (4)3,5238–101–1
March 201:05 pmFSSW+Texas TechBaylor Ballpark • Waco, TXL 5–6Howard (4–1)Lewis (0–3)Dugger (3)2,3778–111–2
March 226:30 pmat Texas–Arlington*Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TXL 3–6Schneider (1–1)Stone (0–1)–6718–12–
March 246:35 pmDallas Baptist*Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TXW 8–3Heineman (2–1)Hall (3–2)–2,2549–12–
March 256:30 pmat Dallas Baptist*Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TXL 3–5Poche (3–0)Castano (2–3)Elledge (6)1,4129–13–
March 262:00 pmat Dallas Baptist*Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TXW 19–6Tolson (2–1)Stutzman (2–1)–1,38910–13–
March 296:05 pmUTSA*Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TXW 5–4Montemayor (1–0)Herbelin (1–2)–2,05111–13– :
April
DateTime (CT)TVOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverallBig 12
April 16:35 pmFSSW+KansasBaylor Ballpark • Waco, TXL 1–6Krauth (2–4)Castano (2–4)–2,08011–141–3
April 23:05 pmFSSW+KansasBaylor Ballpark • Waco, TXW 2–1Tolson (3–1)Weiman (1–2)Montemayor (5)3,06612–142–3
April 31:05 pmFSSW+KansasBaylor Ballpark • Waco, TXW 5–2Hill (1–1)Goddard (2–2)Montemayor (6)2,12813–143–3
April 56:35 pmWofford*Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TXW 9–5Lewis (1–3)Higginbotham (0–3)–1,97314–14–
April 64:05 pmWofford*Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TXW 4–0McInvale (2–1)Pile (0–1)–1,92615–14–
April 86:00 pmat OklahomaL. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OKL 3–4Neuse (2–1)Heineman (2–2)–1,37015–153–4
April 95:00 pmat OklahomaL. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OKW 6–1Tolson (4–1)Madden (1–2)Montemayor (7)1,63316–154–4
April 101:00 pmat OklahomaL. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OKL 6–7$^{11}$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 :
May
DateTime (CT)TVOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverallBig 12
May 112:00 pmat West VirginiaMonongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV
May 106:35 pmMcNeese State*Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX
May 114:05 pmMcNeese State*Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX
May 136:35 pmFSSW+TCUBaylor Ballpark • Waco, TX
May 143:05 pmFSSWTCUBaylor Ballpark • Waco, TX
May 151:05 pmFSSW+TCUBaylor Ballpark • Waco, TX
May 176:00 pmat UTSA*Nelson W. Wolff Municipal Stadium • San Antonio, TX
May 196:00 pmLHNat TexasUFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX
May 206:00 pmLHNat TexasUFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX
May 212:00 pmLHNat TexasUFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX :
Post-season :
Big 12 Tournament
DateTime (CT)TVOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverallBig 12 Tourn.
May 25TBDTBDChickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK
May 26TBDTBDChickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK :
Legend:        = Win        = Loss      Bold = Baylor team member :
All rankings from Collegiate Baseball. :