Bears Erupt, Rally Past Texas State
2/13/2007 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Feb. 13, 2007
Baylor trailed 2-1 entering the seventh. Ben Booker got things started with a leadoff walk, Matt Sodolak followed with a single through the left side, and Chase Gerdes was hit by a pitch to load the bases.
Baylor added four runs in the eighth. Beamer Weems was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to score the first run in the frame. Dustin Dickerson had an RBI groundout, Hammock had a sacrifice fly and Aaron Miller had an RBI single.
Baylor's rally made a winner of reliever Jake Weghorst (1-0), who allowed one run on two hits with two strikeouts in 2.0 innings. Starter Kendal Volz yielded only one run on two hits and a walk with two strikeouts over 5.0 innings. Tim Matthews was touched for the two unearned runs in the ninth and allowed two hits and a walk with one strikeout over 2.0 innings in a non-save situation.
Baylor took the game's first lead in the third inning when Matt Sodolak led off with a double to left and later scored on Dustin Dickerson's two-out RBI single to center.
However,
Sodolak produced Baylor's only multiple-hit game, going 2-for-3 with a run scored. Dickerson and Hammock both had two-RBI night's to go along with
Baylor returns to action this weekend, hosting Stephen F. Austin for a three-game series at Baylor Ballpark. The Bears and the Lumberjacks meet Friday at 6:30 p.m. CST, Saturday at 3 p.m. and Sunday at 1:30 p.m.
NOTES: Baylor leads the all-time series 38-14, including a 24-9 advantage during head coach Steve Smith's tenure. The Bears are 31-11 all-time against
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