Baylor
Missouri
Bears Win Eight Straight, Beat Missouri 13-4
7/31/2000 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
April 8, 2000
COLUMBIA, Mo. - The Bears scored runs in the first seven innings as the Baylor baseball team cruised to a 13-4 win over Big 12 foe Missouri Saturday afternoon.
Baylor (28-10, 11-5) jumped on the board early when Tim Hartshorn walked, advanced on a wild pitch and came home on an an error by the catcher to put the Bears up 1-0 in the first inning. In the third, Jace Brewer doubled to left field and Kelly Shoppach was hit by the pitcher to put runners in scoring position. Matt Williams walked to load the bases and Chris Durbin hit a two-run single to centerfield. Anthony Hensley then hit a sacrifice fly to center to bring in Williams and give the Bears a 5-0 lead.
Missouri (20-13, 7-7) responded with a run in the third and a pair of runs in the fourth, but Baylor hit the ball well and played excellent defensively, turning three double plays, to keep the lead throughout the game.
Baylor starter Kyle Evans (7-0) gave up three runs on seven hits in three and two-thirds innings, and got a no-decision. Reliever Justin Taylor scattered five hits and one run over five and a third innings to improve to 3-0 on the season. Tigers starter Ralph McCasland went two and a third innings, giving up five runs on five hits while striking out just one Baylor batter.
Baylor and Missouri will meet Sunday at 1 p.m. The game can be seen in Waco on Time Warner Cable channel 18.
