Baylor Baseball Tops Texas State, 19-3

Tue Mar 18 22:49:12 CDT 2025

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – March 18, 2025

Baylor Baseball Tops Texas State, 19-3
Bears explode for most runs of Thompson era in lopsided victory
For more information contact: Max Calderone, 254-265-1639, Max_Calderone at Baylor.edu<mailto:Max_Calderone at Baylor.edu>

SAN MARCOS, Texas – Baylor baseball topped Texas State, 19-3, Tuesday night at Bobcat Ballpark in San Marcos and remained undefeated in midweek ballgames in 2025.

The Bears scored 10 runs in the sixth inning, a single-inning high for the Mitch Thompson era and most by the Bears since setting a program record in 2021 (17, vs. Kansas State). Three Bears had multi-hit performances, including redshirt senior outfielder Enzo Apodaca who doubled twice and homered while driving in four runs.

On the mound, six arms combined to hold the Bobcats to just three runs which came on one swing, a three-run home run in the bottom of the first inning. For the 11th time this year, BU pitchers allowed two walks or fewer, winning the free base battle by a large margin.

THE RUNDOWN
Baylor jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the top of the first after freshman infielder Pearson Riebock drove in Apodaca with a two-out, opposite-field RBI single. However, despite redshirt sophomore left-hander Caleb Jameson striking out the side in the bottom half, Texas State benefitted from a three-run homer to go in front 3-1 after the first frame.

After the two sides traded zeros in the second, BU struck for three runs in the top of the third thanks to redshirt sophomore infielder Travis Sanders’ bases-loaded walk and a two-out, two-strike, two-run single from senior outfielder Ty Johnson that made it 4-3.

In the top of the fifth, Apodaca and senior outfielder Wesley Jordan hit back-to-back solo jacks to extend the Bears’ advantage to 6-3 after redshirt senior right-hander Andrew Petrowski and freshman righty Camden Clewett each pitched scoreless innings. Another run crossed the plate on a wild pitch to increase the Baylor lead to 7-3.

BU put up 10 runs in the top of the sixth on just four hits, sending 14 men to the plate and having nine-consecutive Bears reach safely with two outs. Johnson and senior infielder Tyriq Kemp each produced two-run singles, while Apodaca cleared the bases with a double. Riebock put the cherry on top of the inning with a two-run triple, marking the largest-scoring inning of the Thompson era.

Redshirt sophomore first baseman Gavin Brzozowski got on the board with a two-run long ball in the top of the seventh, his first of the year, pushing the total to 19-3. That’s where things would stay, as senior right-hander Caleb Bunch finished it off with a scoreless inning to complete the run-rule victory.

HIGHLIGHTS
• Baylor improved to 55-27 all-time against Texas State.
• This was the first meeting between the Bears and Bobcats under third-year head coach Mitch Thompson.
• Baylor has now won 10-straight midweek games, dating back to the 2024.
• The Bears are 5-0 in midweek contests so far in 2025 and 5-0 against fellow teams from the state of Texas.
• 19 runs are the most scored by a Baylor team in the Thompson era.
• 10 runs in the sixth inning are the most by the Bears in a single inning since scoring a program-record 17 against K-State on May 9, 2021.
• Baylor sent 14 men to the plate in the sixth inning and had nine reach consecutively, marking the second time this season (2/15 vs. Youngstown State) the Bears have had nine batters reach safely in a row.
• Baylor hitters logged double-digit hits for the 10th time this season, and fourth time in the last six games.
• This is the 11th time in 2025 that BU hitters have racked up at least four extra-base hits.
• BU hit three home runs for the third time this season.
• Redshirt sophomore INF Jack Little extended his on-base streak to 15 games.
• Redshirt senior OF Enzo Apodaca logged his fifth multi-hit game of the season and set a career high with five runs scored.
• Apodaca also tied his career high with four RBIs, marking his fifth multi-RBI game of the year.
• Apodaca and senior OF Wesley Jordan became the second set of Bears to hit back-to-back home runs this season.
• Jordan increased his hitting streak to five games.
• Freshman INF Pearson Riebock extended his on-base streak to 10 games with his sixth multi-hit and fourth multi-RBI game of the year.
• Redshirt sophomore INF Travis Sanders increased his on-base streak to five games.
• Senior OF Ty Johnson collected his seventh multi-hit and fourth multi-RBI game of the year, tying a career-high with four runs batted in.
• Redshirt sophomore 1B/OF Gavin Brzozowski launched his first home run of the season and notched his first multi-RBI game of 2025.
• Senior INF Tyriq Kemp produced his third-straight multi-RBI game and extended his hitting streak to five games.
• Five Bears pitched scoreless innings – redshirt senior RHP Andrew Petrowski, freshman RHP Camden Clewett, junior LHP Stefan Stahl, redshirt senior RHP Patrick Hail and senior RHP Caleb Bunch.

STAT OF THE DAY
19 – 19 runs are the most runs scored by the Bears under third-year head coach Mitch Thompson and most since scoring 19 vs. Kansas on April 15, 2022.

QUOTABLE
Head Coach Mitch Thompson
On positives outside of the scoreline…
“I liked that we played really good defense. I liked that we continued to throw a lot of different guys on the mound and virtually every guy out there goes and does a nice job. I loved that we took 14 walks or hit batters on offense. We had some at-bats that were fantastic. There’s still room for improvement, but you’ve got to like a 19-3 road win. There’s lots of stuff to be happy about tonight.”

Redshirt Senior OF Enzo Apodaca
On his approach at the plate…
“Today, I just tried slowing everything down. These past couple weeks, I’ve been fishing for stuff and gripping at the plate, so today I just tried to simplify things and see the ball down the middle, hit it where it’s pitched and not try to do too much. That’s baseball, man.”

WHAT’S NEXT
Baylor (15-5, 1-2) welcomes Kansas State (12-7, 3-0) for a three-game series this weekend at Baylor Ballpark, beginning Friday, March 21, at 6:30 p.m. in Waco.

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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