No. 27 Baseball Loses Opener at West Virginia, 2-1

Thursday, May 17

Morgantown, W. Va.

5:30 PM

Baylor

30-19, 11-11

West Virginia

27-23, 9-13

Baylor

West Virginia

No. 27 Baseball Loses Opener at West Virginia, 2-1

5/17/2018 12:00:00 AM | Baseball

Box Score

May 17, 2018

Final Stats

THE RUNDOWN
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. - No. 27 Baylor baseball lost a 2-1 game vs. West Virginia on Thursday evening at Monongalia County Ballpark. The Bears (30-19, 11-11) took an early lead but the Mountaineers (27-23, 9-13) rallied late to win.

In the top of the second, Shea Langeliers led off with a double and scored on a two-out single by Josh Bissonette. But the lead was short-lived as WVU got the run back in the third on a triple and single.

In the seventh, a two-base leadoff error put WVU in business. A single later, the Mountaineers took the lead on a sacrifice fly and held on.

WVU reliever Zach Reid (1-0) earned the win, retiring the only batter he faced. Braden Zarbnisky picked up the save with two shutout innings. BU starter Cody Bradford (6-5) took a tough loss, allowing two runs (one earned) on four hits and two walks with five strikeouts in seven innings.

NOTES
*Baylor has won 16 of its last 19 games.

*Baylor is 7-4 in three-game series this season (2-3 on road, 5-1 at home) and has a combined record of 18-14.

*Baylor has scored 111 runs in its last 74 innings.

*Davis Wendzel had reached base in a career-high 37 straight games, marking Baylor's longest since a 39-game streak by David Murphy in 2003. He also had a 17-game hitting streak. Both ended with a 0-for-4 game at the plate.

*Andy Thomas has a 20-game on-base streak.

*Freshman Nick Loftin has reached base in 19 straight games and has an 11-game hitting streak. He had his 18th multi-hit game (3) and sixth straight.

*T.J. Raguse's 18-game on-base streak and 11-game hitting streak ended.

*Josh Bissonette has a nine-game on-base streak.

*Shea Langeliers has a four-game on-base streak and posted his ninth multi-hit game (2).

STAT OF THE GAME
4 - The amount of base runners catcher Shea Langeliers threw out.

WHAT'S NEXT
The Bears finish the regular season series at West Virginia with a 2 p.m. CT game Friday and 12 p.m. game Saturday. For updates on the program follow @baylorbaseball on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat.

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