March 1, 2011

Texas State (6-2) 13, #16 Baylor (4-4) 2 Box Score | Quotes 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E 0 3 4 0 2 2 2 0 0 13 16 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 6 1 Pitching IP H R ER BB SO W - Ballewl (1-0) 3.0 2 1 1 3 3 L - Bremer (0-1) 2.1 5 6 6 3 2 Batting Leaders AB H RBI R BB HR BU - Pinckard 3 2 0 1 2 0 BU - Ludy 3 2 0 0 0 0 TSU - Gambill 4 3 3 0 0 0 Notes: Baylor is now 44-18 in the all-time series vs. Texas State ... The Bears are 24-7 in their last 31 games at Baylor Ballpark ... Brooks Pinckard extended his hitting streak to eight games ... Jake Miller had his career-best hitting streak snapped at six games ... The Bears had been successful on 17 straight attempted steals before Pinckard was caught in the third inning ... Pinckard has stolen at least one base in four consecutive games and has seven steals during the streak ... Pinckard is 9-for-10 on the year and 38-for-43 stealing bases in his career ... Cal Towey tied a career high with three walks; he also had three in the 2010 season opener vs. Duke ... Logan Vick had reached base safely in all 40 career games at Baylor Ballpark prior to going 0-for-3 in the game ... Pinckard had his team-leading fifth multi-hit game of the season and 27th of his career ... Josh Ludy had his seventh career multi-hit game. BAYLOR BASEBALL CENTRAL • Baylor Athletics Experience • Baseball Media Almanac

WACO, TEXAS - Texas State scored seven runs in the first three innings and rolled to a 13-2 victory over the No. 16 Baylor baseball team on Tuesday afternoon at Baylor Ballpark.

Baylor (4-4) took an early lead when Brooks Pinckard led off the bottom of the first with a bunt single, stole second and third bases and scored on a wild pitch, but Texas State (6-2) responded with three runs in the second and four more in the third to take a 7-1 lead.

The Bobcats kept adding on, scoring two runs in each of the fifth, sixth and seventh innings while the Bears missed numerous opportunities to cut into the lead.

"We just didn't pitch well all the way around," head coach Steve Smith said. "To give up 16 hits with these bats this year, you had to have pitched badly. Having said that, they have a very good club, they have a veteran offensive team, they are very physical and they swung the bat well tonight."

Baylor stranded eight runners between the second and sixth innings and couldn't capitalize on eight walks issued by Texas State pitching. TSU starter Travis Ballew walked three in 3.0 innings, but he picked up the win by surrendering just one run on two hits in a predetermined short start.

BU starting pitcher Tyler Bremer retired the side in order in an 11-pitch first inning, but he ran into trouble in the second after allowing hits to three of the first four batters in the frame. Cody Gambill's sacrifice fly gave the Bobcats a 3-1 lead, but Josh Ludy picked off Tyler Sibley at first base to get the Bears out of the inning.

Kyle Kubitza doubled with one out in the third, and after back-to-back walks, Josh Turley came on in relief for the Bears. He struck out Isaac Nuti for the second out in the inning, and he jammed Cory Halvey on a 2-2 pitch, but Halvey's bloop landed just in front of a diving Pinckard and ended up as a three-run double to extend the Bobcats' lead to 6-1.

Nate Goodwin knocked a RBI single in the eighth, giving Baylor its only run after the first inning. Ludy and Pinckard both went 2-for-3 at the plate, and Pinckard stole two bases and walked twice.

Bremer took the loss after giving up six runs on five hits in 2.1 innings. Baylor used seven pitchers in the game, including freshman Doug Ashby, who made his debut in a Bears uniform.

Jeff McVaney, Casey Kalenkosky and Gambill had three hits apiece for the Bobcats and Halvey added four RBI and scored twice.

The Bears return to action this weekend in the Houston College Classic at Minute Maid Park. Baylor opens against Houston at noon Friday, takes on Utah at noon Saturday and wraps up the tournament at 2:30 p.m. Sunday against Rice.