Feb. 15, 2015 Final Stats
THE RUNDOWN
WACO, Texas - Baylor baseball completed opening weekend with a clean sweep of No. 13 Cal Poly after a 6-0 win Sunday afternoon at Baylor Ballpark. The Bears (3-0) used three underclassmen pitchers to combine for the shutout of the Mustangs (0-3).
The BU offense went to work early for a 5-0 lead after just three innings to help put away Cal Poly for the third straight game. After a Duncan Wendel single and Cameron Miller reaching base via error, West Tunnell smashed a two-run double to right-center on the first pitch for a quick 2-0 second-inning lead.
In the third, Logan Brown led off with a walk. Adam Toth followed with an RBI triple to dead center and Wendel backed it up with an RBI single to left to give the Bears the 5-0 edge.
Tunnell cashed in another run in the fifth on a sac fly after walks by Wendel and Miller.
In his first appearance and start, freshman Theron Kay (1-0) showed good recovery ability as he earned the win, allowing no runs on five hits with no walks and two strikeouts in four innings. He allowed a runner in scoring position in three of his four innings but was able to escape unscathed each time.
Fellow freshman Troy Montemayor took over for BU on the mound after Kay and pitched two strong scoreless frames, allowing just a walk with one strikeout. Daniel Castano then ate up the final three innings to earn his first career save, surrendering two hits and no runs with two strikeouts.
Cal Poly starter Justin Calomeni (0-1) took the loss, giving up five runs on six hits and two walks with three strikeouts in three innings.
NOTES
*Baylor is 18-8 against ranked teams at home since 2012 and 30-27 against ranked teams overall since 2011.
*Baylor earned its first season-opening win and sweep since 2012 vs. Oral Roberts.
*Baylor earned its first home series sweep over a ranked team since April 20-22, 2012, vs. No. 2 Texas A&M.
*Baylor has four series wins over ranked teams since 2014 in seven attempts.
*Baylor swept its home-opening series for the second straight season.
*Baylor earned its first shutout of a ranked team since a 1-0 win over No. 23 Texas Tech March 14, 2014, and its third shutout of a ranked team since 2014.
*Baylor is now 3-0 all-time vs. Cal Poly as the teams are meeting for the first time - the teams have a combined 2,799 all-time wins.
*Baylor is 140-70 in February under Smith.
*Baylor is 3-0 on its current and season-long nine-game home stand.
*Freshman Theron Kay made his Baylor debut and earned the win in his first start, allowing five hits and no runs with zero walks and two strikeouts in four innings.
*Troy Montemayor made his Baylor debut in relief, allowing just a walk with one strikeout in two innings.
*Daniel Castano earned his first career save as he pitched the final three innings, surrendering two hits and striking out two.
*West Tunnell went 2-for-2 with a career-high two doubles while also tallying three RBI.
*Adam Toth went 2-for-2 with a run, RBI and triple.
*Duncan Wendel went 2-for-3 with a career-high three runs, an RBI and walk.
STAT OF THE GAME
3 - The amount of pitchers used by Baylor - all underclassmen - to complete the shutout for its third straight win to start the season.
TWEET OF THE GAME
TOP QUOTE
"We had freshman, freshman and sophomore on the mound today, with [Theron] Kay making his debut. Troy [Montemayor] doesn't lack for confidence. I don't know if all of our pitchers turn around and look at the radar gun but Troy does - he was motivated by it - but he pitched well. I like a lot of what he does, he's got a little bit of moxie about him, and when he got out there and was successful, I think he energized the whole club." - BU head coach Steve Smith
WHAT'S NEXT
Baylor continues its season-long nine-game home stand with a Tuesday tilt against Dallas Baptist at 6:30 p.m. CT before hosting Kent State next weekend for a three-game series at Baylor Ballpark.
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