By Foster Nicholas | Sports Editor
Mitch Thompson has been above .500 with Baylor baseball just once in his two-year tenure as head coach: a walk-off win in extra innings over Central Michigan on Opening Day in 2023. In year two, Thompson’s squad rattled off a 10-1 11-game stretch at the midpoint of Big 12 play to even their record at 18-18 but failed to bounce above the .500 marker.
After an injury-riddled 2024 season, Thompson anticipates a breakout season for the Bears. With five of their top hitters and seven of the team’s Opening Day starters returning, Baylor picked up spring practice healthy with the injury bug out of their system.