April 12, 2005
Box Score
ARLINGTON, Texas - Baylor's recently hot bats fell silent Tuesday night as the 12th-ranked Bears dropped a 2-0 decision at Texas-Arlington. The Bears (22-13) fall to 0-2 this season against the Mavericks (20-17).
UTA broke a scoreless tie with a run in the bottom of the third. Brock Wilson walked to lead off the inning, stole second and later scored on a Nathan Warrick single up the middle. The Mavericks added an unearned run in the fourth. After a Paul Witt throwing error put runners at second and third with two outs, Baylor reliever Jeff Mandel was called for a balk, allowing Brett Lewis to score from third.
That capped the scoring in a game dominated by pitching. Baylor batters were held to four hits, and the Bears had only seven base runners all night. UTA, meanwhile, managed only six hits and nine base runners. Baylor pitchers recorded eight strikeouts in 8.0 innings, including four in succession by Ryan LaMotta in the seventh and eighth innings.
Dillon Gee (4-3) pitched the complete-game shutout for the Mavericks, allowing four hits and two walks with three strikeouts.
Andy Pape (1-2) suffered the tough-luck loss, allowing only one run on two hits and two walks with two strikeouts in 3.0 innings. Mandel took care of the next 3.0 frames, allowing only an unearned run on three hits and a walk with one strikeout. LaMotta scattered two hits with five strikeouts in his 2.0 innings of work.
Zach Dillon had two of Baylor's four hits on the night.
Baylor returns to action this weekend, traveling to Lawrence, Kan., for a three-game Big 12 Conference series at Kansas. The Bears and the Jayhawks meet Friday at 7 p.m. CDT, Saturday at 6 p.m. and Sunday at 1 p.m.
NOTES: Baylor leads the all-time series 65-27, including a 26-15 advantage at Arlington. The Bears are 19-7 against UTA under head coach Steve Smith. ... Baylor falls to 3-5 this season on Tuesday. ... Michael Griffin played in his 224th career game Tuesday, tying Preston Underdown (1997-2000) for seventh all-time at Baylor. ... LaMotta extended his streak of 11 consecutive appearances without allowing a run, covering 23.0 innings. ... Mandel extended his streak of eight consecutive appearances without allowing an earned run, covering 15.1 innings. ... Josh Ford extended his career-long hitting streak to 11 games with a ninth-inning single. He has reached safely in 30 consecutive games and in 34 of 35 games this season.
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