By Foster Nicholas | Sports Writer
For four years, No. 26 has jogged onto the field out of the bullpen for Baylor baseball. Even in games when junior right-handed pitcher Hambleton Oliver doesn’t take the mound, there’s a group of people in section 107 at Baylor Ballpark, each wearing a jersey with the number 26 and name “Oliver” spread across the back.
Head coach Mitch Thompson trusts Hambleton, who rocks the number 26 on his back, to shut the door in close games. For the pitcher, the number on the back is part of his identity.