Baylor Baseball’s Comeback Bid Falls Short to Grand Canyon

Tue May 9 22:27:50 CDT 2023

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – May 9, 2023

Baylor Baseball’s Comeback Bid Falls Short to Grand Canyon
Bears strand winning run on first in 4-2 defeat
For more information contact: Max Calderone, 254-265-1639, Max_Calderone at Baylor.edu<mailto:Max_Calderone at Baylor.edu>

WACO, Texas – Baylor baseball (16-31) dropped a narrow 4-2 contest to Grand Canyon (31-19) Tuesday night at Baylor Ballpark in Waco, after stranding the winning run on first base to end the ballgame.

Though the Bears collected just one hit, they reached base 10 times on free passes, including five in the bottom of the ninth to nearly come from behind and steal the victory over the Antelopes.

Five BU pitchers combined to scatter four hits and allowed just one earned run in the loss.

THE RUNDOWN
After sophomore RHP Mason Marriott retired the GCU side in order in the first inning, the ‘Lopes scored the game’s first run with an RBI groundout in the top of the second.

Marriott and junior southpaw Cam Caley tag-teamed the next two frames and kept Grand Canyon off the scoreboard until a run-scoring fielder’s choice, which followed a BU error, made it 2-0 in the top of the fifth.

GCU went on to score a run in each of the next two innings, both times after Baylor errors kept the inning alive, opening up a 4-0 lead through seven.

In the bottom of the ninth, junior OF Hunter Simmons was hit by a pitch to begin the inning, then four Bears worked walks to plate two runs. With the bases loaded and two away, GCU recorded a looking strikeout on a full count to escape with the win, stranding BU’s winning run on first base.

HIGHLIGHTS
• Baylor matched its second-lowest output of the season with just one earned run allowed.
• This is the first time since March 9, 2019 against Nebraska that BU has recorded just one hit in a game.
• The Bears reached base 10 times on free passes, including eight walks and two hit-by-pitches.
• Sophomore INF Hunter Teplanszky has now hit safely in 19 of his last 21 games.
• Sophomore RHP Gabe Craig worked his 13th scoreless outing of the season, and his fourth in a row, to tie for the team high.
• Junior INF/OF Cole Posey has driven in at least one run in 12 games now this season, including each of his last three.
• Junior OF Hunter Simmons has now either scored a run or driven in a run in each of his last six games.
• Junior INF/OF Daniel Altman collected his third RBI of the year.
• Fifth-year junior RHP Anderson Needham matched his season high with 2.2 innings of work on the mound.
• Junior RHP Grant Golomb did not allow a hit in his inning on the mound, his sixth hitless appearance of the year.

STAT OF THE DAY
1 – Baylor allowed just one earned run and mustered just one hit in the loss.

QUOTABLE
Head Coach Mitch Thompson
On tonight’s game…
“I thought our pitchers did a good enough job to win a ballgame for us. I think they had a positive performance. Anderson Needham in particular was fantastic. Gabe Craig had a good inning. [Mason] Marriott was pretty solid, [Cam] Caley was pretty solid, [Grant] Golomb did well, so overall the positive of the night is that our pitching staff showed up and competed pretty good.”

WHAT’S NEXT
Baylor (16-31) takes on Lamar (27-20) on Wednesday, May 10, at Baylor Ballpark in Waco. First pitch is scheduled for 6:30 p.m.

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

-BaylorBears.com-

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Max Calderone | Associate Director of Athletics Communications (BSB, FB, EQ)
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
C: 254-265-1639

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