2005 Baylor Bears baseball team

2005 Baylor Bears baseball
2005 Baylor Bears baseball
Big 12 Regular Season Champions
College World Series, 3rd
Conference	Big 12 Conference
	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
	Seasons ← 2004 2006 →

2005 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
v t e	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 ^[1]

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 a NCAA Regional in Waco. The Bears defeated UTSA, TCU, and Stanford, to progress to a 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

References

^ "2020 Big 12 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–8. Retrieved June 10, 2020.

[1] "2020 Big 12 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–8. Retrieved June 10, 2020.

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