Feb. 17, 2015 Final Stats | Photo Gallery 
THE RUNDOWN
WACO, Texas - No. 21 Baylor was doomed by two big innings in the fourth and ninth as Dallas Baptist earned a 9-6 win Tuesday night at Baylor Ballpark. The Patriots (4-0) took advantage of eight walks issued by the Bears (3-1) in handing BU its first loss of the season.
The control problems started right away in the first inning as Austin Stone allowed two runs on three walks and two wild pitches. Stone settled in for a quick 1-2-3 second inning and then got help from the Baylor bats.
Hayden Ross tied the game up in the second with a two-out, two-run single. With Darryn Sheppard up and Steven McLean on third and Ross on first, the Bears pulled off a rare double steal to take a 3-2 lead.
DBU answered in the fourth with four runs on three walks. Nash Knight and Drew Turbin each had two-run hits to give the Patriots a 6-3 lead. But in the bottom half, Baylor rallied to tie the game thanks to some wildness from the DBU pitchers.
Kameron Esthay started the inning with an HBP to reach, and an out later, McLean singled. Ross followed with another single to load the bases. Then Sheppard, Logan Brown and Cameron Miller all took RBI HBPs in consecutive order to tie the game.
The game remained tied until the ninth, as Troy Montemayor hit Knight and walked Turbin with one out. BU brought in Sean Spicer to try to limit the damage but a wild pitch and RBI single by Camden Duzenack gave DBU the go-ahead run. A wild pitch and passed ball then added two insurance runs for the Patriots and the Bears were unable to answer in the bottom half.
Chance Adams (2-0) earned the win in relief for DBU, pitching a scoreless, hitless 1.2 innings with one strikeout. Brandon Koch notched his first save after giving up a hit and walk with two strikeouts in the ninth. Montemayor (0-1) took the loss for BU despite a strong outing, allowing two runs on one hit and walk with three strikeouts in 3.2 innings.
NOTES
*Baylor is 369-155 all-time at Baylor Ballpark and 3-1 this season - the Bears have won 13 of their 18 home series since 2012.
*Baylor leads the all-time series vs. Dallas Baptist 46-24 overall, 34-17 in Waco and 17-10 under Steve Smith - the Bears had won seven of the last nine games in the series but lost last year's series 2-1.
*Baylor is 51-27 all-time against current members of the Missouri Valley Conference and 0-1 this season.
*Baylor is 140-71 in February under Smith and 3-1 this season.
*Baylor is 3-1 on its current and season-long nine-game home stand.
*Baylor had four batters hit by a pitch in the fourth inning to tie the program record for HBPs in one inning (vs. Kansas State, April 10, 2005).
*Cameron Miller has reached base in four straight games.
*Logan Brown has reached base in four straight games.
*Duncan Wendel has reached base in three straight games.
*Steven McLean stole home for the first time since Adam Toth did so last year against Dallas Baptist on April 12, 2014.
*Hayden Ross tied career highs with two hits and two RBI.
*Troy Montemayor retired nine straight hitters from the last out of the fifth inning to the second out of the eighth.
STAT OF THE GAME
17 - The amount hit batsmen and walked batters the teams combined for.
TWEET OF THE GAME
TOP QUOTE
"It's just baseball. It happens a lot early on in the year. It was just kind of an ugly game from the pitcher's perspective, on both sides to some degree, but for sure on our side. There's not a lot you can say about it." - BU head coach Steve Smith
WHAT'S NEXT
Baylor continues its season-long nine-game home stand with a weekend series vs. Kent State. Games are slated for 6:30 p.m. CT Friday, 3 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday at Baylor Ballpark.
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