Baylor Baseball: BSB Clinches Series Against WVU with 7-4 Win on Saturday

[Rhodes, Zach]

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – April 10, 2021

BSB Clinches Series Against WVU with 7-4 Win on Saturday
The Bears used a four-spot in the fourth to take control of the game
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For more information contact: Zach Rhodes, 919-247-7585, Zach_Rhodes at baylor.edu

WACO, Texas – Baylor baseball clinched its first Big 12 series since May 4, 2019 with its 7-4 win over West Virginia on Saturday at Baylor Ballpark. The Bears (21-10, 3-5 Big 12) took the lead from the fourth inning and never gave it up to the Mountaineers (11-14, 3-5 Big 12) to earn the win.

The Bears jumped ahead early as newcomer Jack Pineda reached on an error and then later scored after second-year freshman Tre Richardson doubled down the right field line. In the next at-bat, fifth-year senior, Andy Thomas singled up the middle to score Richardson to make it 2-0

In the second, the Mountaineers hit a three-run home run briefly take the 3-2 advantage. In the home-half, Pineda hit an RBI-single up the middle to knot things up at 3-3.

The Mountaineers were able to scratch a run across in the fourth to go up 4-3, however, the Bears bounced back with a two-run double from Thomas in the bottom of the fourth to take the 5-4 lead. Second-year freshman Cade Currington used a sacrifice fly to build the Bears lead and make it 6-4. Baylor continued to add runs with an RBI-single from second-year freshman Kyle Nevin, pushing the advantage to 7-4, the eventual final.

The two sides held each other scoreless for the final five innings, as fifth-year senior reliever Luke Boyd (7) earned his third-consecutive save this week, shutting the door in the ninth.

Fifth-year senior Jimmy Winston (4-2) earned his team-leading fourth win of the year after hurling 3.1 scoreless innings in relief, while WVU starter Adam Tulloch (0-3) was tabbed with the loss.

NOTES
• Baylor is now 19-2 at Baylor Ballpark.
• BU has won six-straight against WVU.
• Baylor extended its win streak to eight-consecutive games.
• The Bears earned their Big 12 series win since May 4, 2019 against Kansas State.
• Winston picked up his team-leading fourth win.
• Thomas led the way after going 2-for-5 with a run scored and three RBI.
• Currington finished the night 2-for-4 with an RBI.
• Boyd earned his third-consecutive save of the week and seventh of the year.

QUOTE FROM COACH ROD
“It’s interesting because the game was kind of back-and-forth at the very beginning. As you’re going through it you can see your team thinking that the last at-bat might win this game and then you’re able to put a big inning up like we did in the fourth. Then you’re able to put a lot of the bullpen in and Jimmy Winston did a great job, and then to have (Logan) Freeman and (Luke) Boyd to close it out made it really nice to preserve that win.”

WHAT’S NEXT
The Bears will go for the series sweep tomorrow morning at 11:30 a.m. inside Baylor Ballpark.

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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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