4
9-17, 2-5 Big 12
12
Winner
10-14, 1-3 big 12s
9-17, 2-5 Big 12
4
12
10-14, 1-3 big 12s
Winner
| A team | R | h | e |
|---|---|---|---|
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4 | 12 | 1 |
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12 | 16 | 0 |
U: Baumgartner, Colin (3-0)
L: Marriott, Mason (1-4)
Freshman INF Colby branch and sophomore 1B John Ceccoli each had three hits, including Ceccoli’s fourth home run of the season, but the Bears left eight men on base and went 2-for-13 with runners in scoring position in the series opener.
Sophomore RHP Gabe Craig and Jr. RHP/OF Cole Trimain combined to throw the final 3.1 innings and hold KU scoreless after the Jayhawks scored in each of the first four frames of the night.
THE SHORT
Kansas struck early with a pair of runs in the first on an RBI double and single, then added another to go up 3-0 through two innings.
In the third, Baylor got on the board with an RBI groundout by the sophomore INF Hunter Teplanskiwhich followed a single by the freshman OF Caleb Bergman and doubling Branch’s at-bat.
However, KU would answer with two more in the bottom half thanks to a pair of RBI hits, then exploded for seven runs in the fourth inning on five hits and a BU error.
Ceccoli’s solo homer in the top of the sixth brought the Bears within 10 runs, then an RBI single by the junior OF Hunter Simmons cut the deficit to 12-3 in the seventh. In the upper part of the eighth junior S Harrison Cayley singled in a run for the final score of the night, while Craig and Tremaine each had scoreless outings on the mound.
ACCENTS
• Baylor fell to 61-24 all-time against Kansas.
• BU accounted for its 11th double figures on the year and seventh in his last 10 games.
• Freshman INF Colby branch collected his 11th multi-hit game of the year and sixth game with at least three hits.
• Sophomore 1B John Ceccoli recorded his fourth multi-hit game and third three-hit game of the year.
• Ceccoli now leads the team with four home runs on the year.
• Sophomore INF Hunter Teplanski extended his streak as the team leader on base to 14 games.
• Junior INF/OF Cole Posey extended his team-leading hitting streak to 10 games.
• Freshman O.F Caleb Bergman extended his on-base streak to seven games.
• Sophomore RHP Gabe Craig pitched a career-high 2.1 innings and recorded a career-high three strikeouts.
• Craig went his sixth straight without allowing a run.
• Junior RHP/OF Cole Trimain made his third consecutive goalless appearance.
GAME STATISTICS
12 – The Bears’ total hits, marking their 11thth double-digit game and the seventh time in their last 10 games.
QUOTATION
Head coach Mitch Thompson
In tonight’s game…
“Obviously I’m very disappointed with the result and the way we passed the ball. I didn’t feel like we attacked very well. I’m really proud of Gabe Craig and Cole Trimain in the last four innings of the ball game, going in there and throwing zeroes. I give them a lot of credit for that. Offensively, we also need to do a better job early. We had several opportunities to score [that we didn’t score in]. On offensive days, we’re going to have to score runs, and we didn’t score close enough.”
WHAT NEXT
Baylor (9-17, 2-5) and Kansas (10-14, 1-3) return for game two of the series on Saturday, April 1 at 12pm at Hoglund Ballpark in Lawrence, Kan.
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