WACO, Texas — Baylor baseball will play an exhibition game Oct. 14 against Texas at Dell Diamond in Round Rock, Texas, 14th-year head coach Steve Smith announced Thursday. Game time has not yet been set.

While the Oct. 14 game will not count toward either team’s 2008 win-loss record, it does replace one of the teams’ 56 allowable participation dates for the 2008 season.

“Playing an outside opponent such as Texas certainly will be exciting for many of our new players,” Smith said. “It gives the coaches an excellent opportunity to see our guys in a game-like setting. It should be a great opportunity for both evaluation and development.”

Baylor returns 19 letterwinners, including six position starters and eight pitchers, from a 2007 squad that went 36-27, reached the Big 12 Conference Championship title game and participated in the NCAA Houston Regional. The Bears are one of 15 Division I programs to have reached NCAA Regional play at least nine times in the last 10 years.