Baylor Baseball Tripped Up by Texas State, 6-2

Tue Apr 8 22:52:27 CDT 2025

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – April 8, 2025

Baylor Baseball Tripped Up by Texas State, 6-2
Bears held to two runs on six hits on Tuesday night
For more information contact: Max Calderone, 254-265-1639, Max_Calderone at Baylor.edu<mailto:Max_Calderone at Baylor.edu>

WACO, Texas – Baylor baseball dropped its midweek matchup to Texas State on Tuesday night, 6-2, at Baylor Ballpark in Waco.

The Bears (21-11) struggled to find offense throughout the night, scoring just two runs on six hits in the loss to the Bobcats (16-16). Redshirt senior designated hitter Hunter Simmons provided an RBI single in the ninth as part of his 14th multi-hit performance of the year and BU plated its other run on a wild pitch.

Texas State’s starting pitcher Austin Eaton hurled four scoreless frames and picked up his second win of the year, though five Bears turned in scoreless outings of their own. BU sophomore southpaw Mason Green made his season-debut with a scoreless first inning and picked up three punchouts, while redshirt senior righty Cole Stasio threw two scoreless frames and fanned four.

Senior infielder and right-handed pitcher Hunter Teplanszky made his pitching debut for the Bears and struck out two in a scoreless inning of work, his second-career appearance on the mound, helping Baylor to 13 strikeouts on the night, the team’s second-most in a game this season.

THE RUNDOWN
Though the first two Bobcats reached base against Green, the lefty settled in nicely and fanned the next three batters he faced to get out of early trouble in his season debut.

Texas State broke through in the top of the second, scoring one on an RBI single, and added another in the third on another RBI knock to take an early 2-0 lead.

Stasio entered to get the final out of the third via one of his four strikeouts and continued his strong relief outing into the fifth, tying a career high in punchouts.

The Bobcats added to their advantage in the sixth, plating three runs on four hits and a Baylor error to move ahead, 5-0.

Teplanszky came on in the eighth to make his pitching debut in the green and gold, tossing a scoreless frame with two punchouts to keep the Bears within striking distance.

Texas State extended its lead to 6-0 in the eighth on a solo home run before BU was able to cut into the lead in the bottom of the ninth as Simmons singled in a run ahead of a wild pitch that plated another. That would be all for the Bears as TXST’s Matthew Tippie finished off a three-inning save with two of his six strikeouts on the night.

HIGHLIGHTS
• Baylor still leads the all-time series over Texas State, 55-28.
• BU is now 23-11 in midweek ballgames under third-year head coach Mitch Thompson.
• The Bears hold a 7-1 record in midweek contests this season and are 8-3 against fellow teams from the state of Texas.
• BU pitchers collected double-digit strikeouts for the 11th time this year with 13 punchouts, the second-most in a single game this season.
• Senior INF Tyriq Kemp extended his hitting streak to eight games.
• Redshirt senior DH Hunter Simmons logged his 14th multi-hit game of the year.
• Sophomore C JJ Kennett extended his on-base streak to seven games.
• Sophomore LHP Mason Green made his season debut and struck out three batters in a scoreless inning of work.
• Redshirt senior RHP Cole Stasio made his second scoreless relief appearance of the year and tied a career high with four punchouts.
• Redshirt senior RHP Andrew Petrowski matched his season high with two strikeouts in his seventh scoreless appearance of the year.
• Senior INF/RHP Hunter Teplanszky made his pitching debut as a Bear and struck out two in a scoreless inning.
• Sophomore LHP/UT RJ Ruais recorded his fifth scoreless appearance of the year.

STAT OF THE DAY
13 – Baylor pitchers logged 13 strikeouts in tonight’s game, marking the second-most in a game this season.

QUOTABLE
Head Coach Mitch Thompson
On tonight’s performance…
“Well, we didn’t swing the bats. I mean, we really haven’t swung the bats well in the five games we played here this week, and that’s frustrating and disappointing. We have to get back to having a little mojo at the plate and a little swagger at the plate, because you’re going to have to score to win. Tonight’s game isn’t about the pitchers not doing their job. We didn’t play very good defense, and if you don’t play defense and you don’t score, you’re not going to win.”

WHAT’S NEXT
Baylor (21-11, 5-7) hits the road for a weekend series at Texas Tech (9-20, 5-7) in Lubbock, beginning Friday, April 12, at 6:30 p.m. at Rip Griffin Park.

To stay up to date on all things Baylor baseball, follow the team on its official Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts: @BaylorBaseball.

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Max Calderone | Director of Athletics Communications (Baseball, Football)
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
C: 254-265-1639

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