Feb. 21, 2006
Box Score
WACO, Texas -- Zach Dillon homered and five different Baylor pitchers logged an inning of work as the Bears defeated Texas-San Antonio 5-0 in five innings. The game was called before the start of the top of the sixth inning due to heavy fog.
With the bases clear and two outs in the bottom of the first, Dillon hit an 0-1 Blake Brannon offering over the right-field wall for his second home run of the season. It was Dillon's second straight game with a home run.
Baylor (5-0) starter Ryan LaMotta (2-0) earned the victory in a pre-determined 1.0 inning start. He allowed a hit with one strikeout. Cory VanAllen, Tim Matthews, Randall Linebaugh and Jake Weghorst followed with 1.0 scoreless inning each. Linebaugh had two strikeouts.
The Bears managed only four hits on the night but drew seven walks and were hit twice against only one strikeout.
Baylor pushed its lead to 2-0 with a run on four walks in the third. Beamer Weems doubled the Bears' advantage with a two-run triple in the fourth. Ben Booker provided Baylor's final run on an RBI bunt single in the fifth.
UTSA (3-5) starter Blake Brannon (1-3) was saddled with the loss. He allowed four runs on one hit and six walks over 3.1 innings.
Baylor returns to play this weekend, hosting Arizona State for a three-game series at Baylor Ballpark. The Bears and the Sun Devils meet Friday at 6 p.m. CST, Saturday at 3 p.m. and Sunday at 1 p.m.
NOTES: Baylor improves to 24-2 all-time against UTSA. The Bears have won 22 consecutive meetings, all coming under head coach Steve Smith. ... Kevin Russo extended his hitting streak with a fifth-inning single. He has hit safely in all five games this season and in 12 games dating back to the 2005 season. ... Dillon has reached safely in all five games this season and in 11 straight dating to last year.
