In 2015 , the Bears finished the season 8th in the Big 12 with a record of 23 – 32 ( 9 – 15 Big 12 ) . Baylor qualified for the 2015 Big 12 Conference Baseball Tournament and was eliminated in the tournament semifinal . They failed to qualify for the 2015 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament . At the conclusion of the 2015 season , Baylor fired 21-year head coach Steve Smith , the winningest coach in Baylor athletic history . On June 12 , 2015 , Baylor announced Pepperdine Waves head coach Steve Rodriguez as the Bears ' new head coach for 2016 ; Rodriguez , a Pepperdine alum , played on the Waves ' 1992 national championship team , then led the Waves to the NCAA Tournament in 8 of his 12 years as head coach
2015 Big 12 Conference Baseball Tournament
2015 Big 12 Conference Baseball Tournament
2016 Baylor Bears baseball team