Saturday, May 8
Waco, Texas
3 p.m.
Baylor
28-14, 8-9
3
vs
10
Kansas State
28-17, 7-10
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas State | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 0 |
| Baylor | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 2 |
Baseball Drops Saturday Game to Kansas State, 10-3
5/8/2021 7:20:00 PM | Baseball
WACO, Texas – Baylor baseball dropped game two against Kansas State, 10-3, on Saturday at Baylor Ballpark. The Bears (28-14, 8-9 Big 12) were tied with the Wildcats (28-17, 7-10 Big 12) going into the ninth inning when K-State put up a seven-spot in the top half.
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The Bears jumped out to an early lead when fourth-year junior Davion Downey smacked his sixth home run of the season to make it 1-0 in the second. The Bears added another run after junior Esteban Cardoza-Oquendo used an RBI-single to double the BU lead after two innings.
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Kansas State responded with a solo home run of its own in the third to trim the deficit to 2-1.
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Both teams were held in check until the bottom of the sixth inning, where sophomore Jack Pineda came up with an RBI-single to push the advantage to 3-1. Once again, the Wildcats had a response with two runs in the seventh to knot things at 3-3.
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In the ninth, K-State sealed the win with seven runs in the inning.
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Baylor starter Cam Caley was fantastic on the mound throwing a career-long 5.2 innings, while only allowing one run on two hits, one walk and striking out five. K-State reliever Eric Torres (3-0) earned the win, while fifth-year senior Ryan Leckich (2-1) was tabbed with his first loss in 2021.
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NOTES
• Baylor is 21-4 this season at Baylor Ballpark.
• True freshman Cam Caley threw a career-best 5.2 innings.
• Caley has only allowed two runs in his last six appearances (19.1 IP).
• Cardoza-Oquendo finished the night 3-for-4 with one RBI.
• Second-year freshman Tre Richardson and fifth-year senior Andy Thomas finished with two hits apiece.
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QUOTE FROM COACH ROD
"Our guys competed really well against a possible first round pick (Jordan Wicks). He's a really good pitcher, throws a lot of pitches for strikes, up to mid-nineties on his fastball and does a really great job with his breaking ball. I thought our guys did a really great job of getting on top of him. They competed their butts off and I was really happy about that. We made some mistakes in regards to defense and team stuff but I think offensively there's a couple times during a game when you have an at-bat that can really punch it through and put the other team on their heels. You just look at it, we had a bunch of base runners on there and we just couldn't get that two-out hit today. Tip your hat to Kansas-State, they did a good job, they competed for nine innings, and they were able to get us at the end."Â
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WHAT'S NEXT
The Bears and Wildcats will finish the series on Sunday at 12 p.m. at Baylor Ballpark.
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To stay up to date throughout the season on all things Baylor baseball, follow the team on Facebook (Baylor Baseball), Twitter (@BaylorBaseball) and Instagram (@BaylorBaseball).
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The Bears jumped out to an early lead when fourth-year junior Davion Downey smacked his sixth home run of the season to make it 1-0 in the second. The Bears added another run after junior Esteban Cardoza-Oquendo used an RBI-single to double the BU lead after two innings.
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Kansas State responded with a solo home run of its own in the third to trim the deficit to 2-1.
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Both teams were held in check until the bottom of the sixth inning, where sophomore Jack Pineda came up with an RBI-single to push the advantage to 3-1. Once again, the Wildcats had a response with two runs in the seventh to knot things at 3-3.
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In the ninth, K-State sealed the win with seven runs in the inning.
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Baylor starter Cam Caley was fantastic on the mound throwing a career-long 5.2 innings, while only allowing one run on two hits, one walk and striking out five. K-State reliever Eric Torres (3-0) earned the win, while fifth-year senior Ryan Leckich (2-1) was tabbed with his first loss in 2021.
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NOTES
• Baylor is 21-4 this season at Baylor Ballpark.
• True freshman Cam Caley threw a career-best 5.2 innings.
• Caley has only allowed two runs in his last six appearances (19.1 IP).
• Cardoza-Oquendo finished the night 3-for-4 with one RBI.
• Second-year freshman Tre Richardson and fifth-year senior Andy Thomas finished with two hits apiece.
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QUOTE FROM COACH ROD
"Our guys competed really well against a possible first round pick (Jordan Wicks). He's a really good pitcher, throws a lot of pitches for strikes, up to mid-nineties on his fastball and does a really great job with his breaking ball. I thought our guys did a really great job of getting on top of him. They competed their butts off and I was really happy about that. We made some mistakes in regards to defense and team stuff but I think offensively there's a couple times during a game when you have an at-bat that can really punch it through and put the other team on their heels. You just look at it, we had a bunch of base runners on there and we just couldn't get that two-out hit today. Tip your hat to Kansas-State, they did a good job, they competed for nine innings, and they were able to get us at the end."Â
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WHAT'S NEXT
The Bears and Wildcats will finish the series on Sunday at 12 p.m. at Baylor Ballpark.
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To stay up to date throughout the season on all things Baylor baseball, follow the team on Facebook (Baylor Baseball), Twitter (@BaylorBaseball) and Instagram (@BaylorBaseball).
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Pitching:
W: Torres, Eric (3-0)
L: Leckich, Ryan (2-1)
Batting:
2B: Kokoska, Zach 1
3B: Kokoska, Zach 1
HR: Thompson, Cameron 1 ; Ceballos, Chris 1 ; Caplinger, Dylan 2
RBI: Thompson, Cameron 1 ; Ceballos, Chris 2 ; Willman, Kamron 1 ; Johnson, Cole 1 ; Caplinger, Dylan 4
Base Running:
RUNS: Thompson, Cameron 1 ; Phillips, Dylan 1 ; Ceballos, Chris 1 ; Kokoska, Zach 2 ; Spurlin, Terrence 1 ; Willman, Kamron 1 ; Johnson, Cole 1 ; Caplinger, Dylan 2
Batting:
HR: Downey, Davion 1
RBI: Pineda, Jack 1 ; Downey, Davion 1 ; Cardoza-Oquendo, Esteban 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Downey, Davion 1 ; Nevin, Kyle 1 ; Gonzales, Alex 1
HBP: McKenzie, Jared 1
Game Leaders
AB
4
R
0
H
3
RBI
1
AB
5
R
0
H
2
RBI
0
AB
3
R
0
H
2
RBI
0
AB
5
R
0
H
1
RBI
1
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