2005 Baylor Bears baseball team

2005 Baylor Bears baseball
Big 12 Regular Season Champions
College World Series, 3rd
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Division	South
Ranking
Coaches	No. 4
CB	No. 4
Record	46–24 (19–8 Big 12)
Head coach	Steve Smith (11th season)
Hitting coach	Mitch Thompson (11th season)
Pitching coach	Steve Johnigan (11th season)
Home stadium	Baylor Ballpark

2005 Big 12 Conference baseball standings

	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
No. 6 Nebraska ‍†‍‡‍y	19	–	8	–	0		.704			57	–	15	–	0		.792
No. 4 Baylor ‍†‍‍y	19	–	8	–	0		.704			46	–	24	–	0		.657
No. 1 Texas ‍‍‍y	16	–	10	–	0		.615			56	–	16	–	0		.778
Missouri ‍‍‍y	16	–	11	–	0		.593			40	–	23	–	0		.635
Oklahoma ‍‍‍y	14	–	13	–	0		.519			35	–	26	–	0		.574
Oklahoma State ‍‍‍	12	–	15	–	0		.444			34	–	25	–	0		.576
Kansas ‍‍‍	11	–	15	–	0		.423			36	–	28	–	0		.563
Texas Tech ‍‍‍	9	–	16	–	0		.360			34	–	25	–	0		.576
Texas A&M ‍‍‍	9	–	18	–	0		.333			30	–	25	–	1		.545
Kansas State ‍‍‍	8	–	19	–	0		.296			30	–	25	–	0		.545
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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.

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
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home 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
February (6–4) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Big 12 record 1 February 11 vs Houston Minute Maid Park • Houston, Texas 8–6 1–0 – 2 February 12 vs Tennessee Minute Maid Park • Houston, Texas 3–2 2–0 – 3 February 13 at Rice Minute Maid Park • Houston, Texas 6–1 3–0 – 4 February 15 UT Arlington Baylor Ballpark • Waco, Texas 6–9 3–1 – 5 February 18 Oral Roberts Baylor Ballpark • Waco, Texas 3–9 3–2 – 6 February 19 Oral Roberts Baylor Ballpark • Waco, Texas 2–1 4–2 – 7 February 20 Oral Roberts Baylor Ballpark • Waco, Texas 4–0 5–2 – 8 February 25 at Arizona State Packard Stadium • Tempe, Arizona 3–5 5–3 – 9 February 26 at Arizona State Packard Stadium • Tempe, Arizona 4–12 5–4 – 10 February 27 at Arizona State Packard Stadium • Tempe, Arizona 8–7 6–4 –
March (12–5) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Big 12 record 11 March 1 at UTSA Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, Texas 4–2 7–4 – 12 March 4 Long Beach State Baylor Ballpark • Waco, Texas 2–4 7–5 – 13 March 5 Long Beach State Baylor Ballpark • Waco, Texas 6–7 7–6 – 14 March 6 Long Beach State Baylor Ballpark • Waco, Texas 7–1 8–6 – 15 March 8 Northwestern State Baylor Ballpark • Waco, Texas 4–5 8–7 – 16 March 11 at Vanderbilt McGugin Field • Nashville, Tennessee 9–4 9–7 – 17 March 12 at Vanderbilt McGugin Field • Nashville, Tennessee 16–5 10–7 – 18 March 13 at Vanderbilt McGugin Field • Nashville, Tennessee 4–1 11–7 – 19 March 13 TCU Baylor Ballpark • Waco, Texas 4–3 12–7 – 20 March 18 at Texas Disch-Falk Field • Austin, Texas 3–2 13–7 1–0 21 March 19 Texas Baylor Ballpark • Waco Texas 9–1 14–7 2–0 22 March 20 Texas Baylor Ballpark • Waco Texas 4–3 15–7 3–0 23 March 22 at Texas State Bobcat Field • San Marcos, Texas 4–3 16–7 3–0 24 March 25 at Oklahoma State Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 1–7 16–8 3–1 25 March 26 at Oklahoma State Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 6–3 17–8 4–1 26 March 27 at Oklahoma State Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 2–3 17–9 4–2 27 March 29 Texas Southern Baylor Ballpark • Waco, Texas 10–3 18–9 4–2
April (12–7) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Big 12 record 28 April 1 Oklahoma Baylor Ballpark • Waco, Texas 5–3 19–9 5–2 29 April 2 Oklahoma Baylor Ballpark • Waco, Texas 2–5 19–10 5–3 30 April 3 Oklahoma Baylor Ballpark • Waco, Texas 6–2 20–10 6–3 31 April 5 Houston Baylor Ballpark • Waco, Texas 3–9 20–11 6–3 32 April 8 Kansas State Baylor Ballpark • Waco, Texas 8–3 21–11 7–3 33 April 9 Kansas State Baylor Ballpark • Waco, Texas 11–3 22–11 8–3 34 April 10 Kansas State Baylor Ballpark • Waco, Texas 8–4 23–11 9–3 35 April 12 at UT Arlington Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, Texas 0–2 23–12 9–3 36 April 15 at Kansas Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, Kansas 8–4 24–12 10–3 37 April 16 at Kansas Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, Kansas 13–2 25–12 11–3 38 April 17 at Kansas Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, Kansas 3–2 26–12 12–3 39 April 19 at TCU Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas 1–2 26–13 12–3 40 April 20 Prairie View A&M Baylor Ballpark • Waco, Texas 4–3 27–13 12–3 41 April 22 at Nebraska Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska 4–8 27–14 12–4 42 April 23 at Nebraska Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska 4–1 28–14 13–4 43 April 24 at Nebraska Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska 3–4 28–15 13–5 44 April 26 UT Arlington Baylor Ballpark • Waco, Texas 8–5 29–15 13–5 45 April 29 Texas Tech Baylor Ballpark • Waco, Texas 6–1 30–15 14–5 46 April 30 Texas Tech Baylor Ballpark • Waco, Texas 2–3 30–16 14–6
May (7–3) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Big 12 record 47 May 1 Texas Tech Baylor Ballpark • Waco, Texas 8–5 31–16 15–6 48 May 3 UTSA Baylor Ballpark • Waco, Texas 6–5 32–16 15–6 49 May 11 at Rice Reckling Park • Houston, Texas 0–7 32–17 15–6 50 May 13 Texas A&M Baylor Ballpark • Waco, Texas 10–9 33–17 16–6 51 May 14 at Texas A&M Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, Texas 3–1 34–17 17–6 52 May 15 at Texas A&M Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, Texas 6–4 35–17 18–6 53 May 17 Texas State Baylor Ballpark • Waco, Texas 7–4 36–17 18–6 54 May 20 Missouri Baylor Ballpark • Waco, Texas 7–5 37–17 19–6 55 May 21 Missouri Baylor Ballpark • Waco, Texas 4–7 37–18 19–7 56 May 22 Missouri Baylor Ballpark • Waco, Texas 4–10 37–19 19–8
Postseason
Big 12 Conference Tournament (3–1) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Big 12 record 57 May 25 vs Kansas AT&T Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 2–1 38–19 19–8 58 May 26 vs Oklahoma State AT&T Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 8–3 39–19 19–8 59 May 28 vs Texas AT&T Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 9–8 40–19 19–8 60 May 29 vs Nebraska AT&T Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 0–1 40–20 19–8
NCAA Regional (3–0) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Big 12 record 61 June 4 UTSA Baylor Ballpark • Waco, Texas 8–3 41–20 19–8 62 June 5 TCU Baylor Ballpark • Waco, Texas 8–3 42–20 19–8 63 June 6 Stanford Baylor Ballpark • Waco, Texas 4–3 43–20 19–8
NCAA Super Regional (2–1) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Big 12 record 64 June 11 Clemson Baylor Ballpark • Waco, Texas 2–4 43–21 19–8 65 June 12 Clemson Baylor Ballpark • Waco, Texas 7–1 44–21 19–8 66 June 13 Clemson Baylor Ballpark • Waco, Texas 6–1 45–21 19–8
2005 College World Series (2–2) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Big 12 record 67 June 18 vs Texas Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 1–5 45–22 19–8 68 June 20 vs Oregon State Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 4–3 46–22 19–8 69 June 21 vs Tulane Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 8–7 47–22 19–8 70 June 22 vs Texas Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 3–4 47–23 19–8