Baylor Baseball: BSB Completes Four-Game Sweep of NC A&T with 7-3 Win on Saturday

Sat Apr 3 15:29:16 CDT 2021

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – April 3, 2021

BSB Completes Four-Game Sweep of NC A&T with 7-3 Win on Saturday
The Bears outscored the Aggies 25-3 in the series
For more information contact: Zach Rhodes, 919-247-7585, Zach_Rhodes at baylor.edu

WACO, Texas – Baylor baseball completed the sweep of North Carolina A&T on Saturday with a 7-3 win at Baylor Ballpark. The Bears (18-10) outscored the Aggies (7-21), 25-3 in the four-game series.

Once again, the Bears scored in the first inning when fifth-year senior Andy Thomas smacked an RBI-double to put BU up 1-0.

The Aggies briefly tied things up in the third before Baylor added two more runs in the home half of the frame. Newcomer Jack Pineda used an RBI-double down the left field line to score one and then second-year freshman Tre Richardson followed it up with a single to center to make it 3-1.

Baylor extended its lead in the fourth as junior Esteban Cardoza-Oquendo looped an RBI-single to left field to push it to 4-1. In the fifth, second-year freshman Cade Currington smacked his first double of the day to setup true freshman Jacob Schoenvogel who came in and hit an RBI-single to make it a 5-1 game.

In the sixth, NC A&T used a two-run shot to close the gap to 5-3. Baylor responded in the home-half of the frame with two-outs as second-year freshman Jared McKenzie used a double to get things going. In the next at-bat, Pineda roped a single up the middle to push it to 6-3.

The Bears added an insurance run in the seventh frame, when third-year sophomore Chase Wehsener crushed a two-out RBI-double to make it 7-3, the eventual final.

Fifth-year senior Hayden Kettler (3-1) threw seven innings while only allowing one earned run on four hits. The Aggies’ starter Ethan Chavis (0-3) was tabbed with the loss.

NOTES
• Baylor is now 16-2 at Baylor Ballpark.
• BU is 17-5 against non-conference opponents.
• Second four-game series sweep of the season (Memphis, March 5-7).
• The Bears outscored the Aggies 25-3 in the series.
• Kettler tied his career-long outing for the third time this season after hurling seven innings.
• Five players in the BU lineup finished with multiple hits, eight-of-nine starters had at least one hit.
• Pineda led the way after going 3-for-5 with two runs and two RBI.
• Second-year freshman Cade Currington had a new career-high with two doubles in the game.

QUOTE FROM COACH ROD
“I tell you what, when you’re playing as many games as we did in a short amount of time, it's an absolute grind and you can tell these guys were going on fumes a little bit. But it's good for them, it's good for them to understand what it's like when they play pro ball or go to the next level. I’m really proud of how they continued the intensity throughout the whole game and watched out pitchers do what they did and be able to shut out an overly aggressive team, like NC A&T, was pretty good.”

WHAT’S NEXT
The Bears will be back in action on Tuesday, April 6 at 6:30 p.m. against UT Arlington inside Baylor Ballpark.

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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Zach Rhodes | Associate Director of Athletics Communications
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
C: 919-247-7585 | O: 254-710-3784

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