Baylor Baseball Takes Care of Sam Houston, 9-2

[Calderone, Max]

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – March 11, 2025

Baylor Baseball Takes Care of Sam Houston, 9-2
Six Bears tally multi-hit games in fifth-straight victory
For more information contact: Max Calderone, 254-265-1639, Max_Calderone at Baylor.edu<mailto:Max_Calderone at Baylor.edu>

WACO, Texas – Baylor baseball handled Sam Houston Tuesday night by a final of 9-2 at Baylor Ballpark in Waco.

BU (13-3) won its fifth-straight ballgame, sweeping the homestand behind contributions from six different Bears with multi-hit efforts and nine different arms holding the Bearkats (3-13) to just two runs.

Freshman infielder Pearson Riebock launched his first-career home run, a two-run shot to open the scoring in the second inning, while four other Bears drove in at least one run.

On the mound, nine different arms combined to fan 11 in the win. Redshirt senior right-hander Patrick Hail shined out of the pen, punching out a season-high three batters in two scoreless innings of work, while fellow redshirt senior righty Drew Leach picked up the win with 1.1 scoreless frames and two strikeouts.

THE RUNDOWN
Baylor got on the board in the bottom of the second inning with Riebock’s two-run jack providing the early advantage. SHSU responded in the fourth as one run crossed the plate on an infield single to cut into the BU lead.

In the home half of the fourth, the Bears answered right back as redshirt sophomore infielder Jack Little provided an RBI base hit to extend the lead to 3-1. BU added on in the sixth thanks to an RBI knock by senior infielder Tyriq Kemp, who also later scored on an error as the lead swelled to 5-1.

In the eighth, Baylor piled on with four runs in the frame on a Little sacrifice fly, a Bearkat error and back-to-back run-scoring hits by senior outfielder Wesley Jordan and redshirt senior designated hitter Hunter Simmons.

Though Sam Houston got one back in the top of the ninth, senior closer Gabe Craig came on the shut the door and secure the victory, striking out both batters he faced to end the game.

HIGHLIGHTS
• Baylor’s five-game winning streak is tied for the second-longest under third-year head coach Mitch Thompson.
• This is the fourth time the Bears have won at least five in a row in the Thompson era.
• Baylor improved to 72-49 all-time against Sam Houston and 4-1 against the Bearkats under Thompson.
• Tonight’s attendance (2,283) is the largest crowd against a non-conference opponent, and seventh-largest overall, in the Thompson era.
• BU has won each of its last nine midweek games, dating back to the 2024 season. The Bears are 4-0 in midweek contests so far this year and 4-0 against fellow teams from the state of Texas.
• With redshirt sophomore LHP Caleb Jameson’s first-career start today, this marks just the third time in the Statcrew era (since 2003) that the Bears have started four unique left-handed pitchers, and the first time to do so consecutively.
• BU pitchers racked up double-digit strikeouts for the seventh time this season.
• This was the fifth-straight game in which the Bears have fanned at least nine.
• BU hitters recorded double-digit hits for the seventh time this season.
• Redshirt sophomore INF Jack Little extended his on-base streak to 11 games.
• Senior OF Wesley Jordan recorded his sixth multi-hit game of the year.
• Redshirt senior DH Hunter Simmons recorded his seventh multi-hit game of the year and extended his on-base streak to 23 games, dating back to the 2023 season.
• Freshman INF Pearson Riebock hit his first collegiate home run as part of his fourth multi-hit game of the year. This is his first-career multi-extra-base hit game.
• Redshirt sophomore INF Travis Sanders recorded his second multi-hit game of the season.
• Senior C Cortlan Castle tallied his first multi-hit game of the year and collected his first extra-base hit of the season.
• Castle has caught four of five attempted basestealers this season, including two against SHSU.
• Senior INF Tyriq Kemp recorded his sixth multi-hit game of the year.
• Seven Bears made scoreless appearances in redshirt sophomore LHP Caleb Jameson, redshirt senior RHP Drew Leach, freshman RHP Camden Clewett, senior RHP Patrick Hail, senior RHP Caleb Bunch, senior RHP Will Glatch and senior RHP Gabe Craig.
• Craig has struck out each of the last five hitters he’s faced, spanning his last two outings.

STAT OF THE DAY
5 – Baylor’s five-game win streak is tied for the second-longest win streak under third-year head coach Mitch Thompson. This is the fourth time in the Thompson era that the Bears have won at least five in a row.

QUOTABLE
Head Coach Mitch Thompson
On the victory…
“I mean, you throw nine guys and get 11 punchouts and only two walks, that’s pretty good. We got 14 hits, that’s a well-played game. Probably my favorite thing about watching our offense is that we’re not dependent on one guy. The bottom half of the lineup performed great today, and they were able to turn it over to the top, so we got to do a lot of damage as an offense.”

On tonight’s attendance…
“I’ll be honest with you – our guys were talking about it before the game started. They said ‘look at the crowd, look at the people here, this is going to get exciting.’ I keep telling them if we win, they will pack this place, I’ve seen it. It’s time for us to start doing that. I was really proud of the crowd, and I’m thankful for them. I think they walked away and said ‘hey, that was a fun ballgame, these guys are playing well, it’s fun to watch, let’s put on our green and gold and get to Baylor Ballpark’.”

Freshman INF Pearson Riebock
On his first-career home run…
“Yeah, I was hoping to get one out, but it’s really just about trying to hit the ball as hard as I can to the middle of the field. But yeah, when I hit it, I was like man, I really hope nobody robs this one.”

Redshirt Senior RHP Drew Leach
On the team’s winning start…
“It’s hard to complain when you’re winning, right? Everybody’s loving each other. We’re just a really tight-knit group. It’s been one of my favorite teams I’ve ever been a part of. We just need to keep that ball rolling.”

WHAT’S NEXT
Baylor (13-3) hits the road to open Big 12 play at Kansas (14-2). The three-game series between the Bears and the Jayhawks begins on Friday, March 14, at 6 p.m. at Hoglund Ballpark in Lawrence, Kan.

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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