Location: Waco, Texas
Enrollment: 12,500
Colors: Green and Gold
Nickname: Bears
Home Field: Ferrell Field (grass)
Field Capacity: 1,700
Dimensions (lf - cf - rf): 330 - 400 - 330
Head Coach: Steve Smith (Baylor, '86)
Smith's Career Record (all at Baylor): 89-78 (3 years)
Smith's Record vs. Texas: 7-4
Assistant Coaches: Steve Johnigan (Texas A&M, '89), Mitch
Thompson (Fort Hays State, '87)
1997 Record: 32-23
1997 Conference Record (Finish): 18-12 (5th)
1997 Final Ranking: unranked
Conference Titles (Last Title): 2 ('66)
NCAA Regional Appearnaces (Last Appearance): 5 ('93)
NCAA Regional Titles (Last Title): 2 ('78)
NCAA CWS Appearances (Last Appearance): 2 ('78)
NCAA CWS Titles Won: none
Lettermen Returning/Lost: 19/3
Starters Returning/Lost: 7/2
Pitchers Returning/Lost: 9/1
Players to Watch: James Blair, Jr., of (.376, 51 rbi, 18 sb),
Eric Nelson, Jr., 2b (.368, 46 rbi, 20 sb), Jon Topolski, Jr., of
(.353, 11 hr, 46 rbi), Brett Bergman, Sr., lhp (7-3, 3.25 era)
Series Record: Texas leads 200-79-4
Info taken from the Texas Longhorn 1998 Official Game Program
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