Entering this season, I had three major goals I wanted to see head coach Mitch Thompson’s Bears accomplish: make the Big 12 Tournament, play their best baseball in April and May and have a strong nucleus of returning talent.

Baylor baseball (21-26) got back in the win column with an 11-4 defeat of Tarleton (25-24) Tuesday evening at Baylor Ballpark.

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Baylor baseball (20-26, 9-15) was swept by TCU (29-16, 13-14) and dropped its eighth consecutive conference game with a 10-6 loss to the Horned Frogs Sunday afternoon at Baylor Ballpark.

Baylor baseball (20-25, 9-14) extended its conference losing streak to seven games with a 9-7 loss in extra innings to TCU (28-16, 12-14) Saturday afternoon at Baylor Ballpark.

Baylor baseball (20-24, 9-13) extended its conference losing streak to six games with a 7-1 loss to TCU (27-16, 11-14) in the series opener Friday night at Baylor Ballpark.

Baylor baseball (20-23, 9-12) will take on the rival TCU Horned Frogs (26-16, 10-14) for a critical conference series this weekend at Baylor Ballpark. First pitch on Friday is scheduled for 6:30 p.m.

Baylor baseball (20-23) ended its three-game losing streak with a 5-3 win over UT Arlington (18-27) Tuesday night at Baylor Ballpark.

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Two weeks ago, Baylor baseball was riding a hot streak, winning nine of its last 10 games and heading into a huge series at home against Kansas. Now, they've lost five straight conference games and are trending downward going into the final stretch.

Baylor baseball (19-23, 9-12) was swept by No. 21 West Virginia (26-17, 14-7) and dropped its third consecutive game to the Mountaineers.

Baylor baseball (19-22, 9-11) dropped its second consecutive game and fourth straight Big 12 contest with a 5-2 loss to No. 21 West Virginia (25-17, 13-7) Saturday afternoon at Kendrick Family Ballpark.

Baylor baseball (19-21, 9-10) was blown out in the series opener by West Virginia (24-17, 12-7), 18-5, Friday night at Kendrick Family Ballpark.

Baylor baseball (19-20, 9-9) will return to travel to Morgantown for a three-game conference set against the No. 21 West Virginia Mountaineers (23-16, 11-7). First pitch on Friday is scheduled for 5:30 p.m.

Across 30 starts at three different positions – second base, left field, center field – senior Danny Altman is fourth on the team in runs batted in (24) and fifth on the Bears in batting average (.276) and on-base percentage (.381).

Baylor baseball (19-20) got back in the win column with a 9-3 defeat of Sam Houston (24-17) Tuesday night at Baylor Ballpark.