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THE RUNDOWN
WACO, Texas - Baylor (17-24, 6-10) lost a 5-3 decision to Kansas State (18-22, 5-11) Saturday evening at Baylor Ballpark. The Wildcats used a run in each of the last two innings to sneak past the Bears.

The Bears tied the game twice but were never able to take a lead. After KSU scored a run in the third on a walk, hit and ground out, BU countered with a run in the bottom half thanks to good base running by Logan Brown. Following his one-out single, he moved to second and third on consecutive errant pickoff throws, and then scored on a wild pitch.

KSU responded right away in the fourth with a two-out RBI double by Alex Bee. The Wildcats added another run in the sixth on two hits and a sacrifice fly.

However, the Bears battled back again. In the bottom of the sixth, Brown led off with a single. An out later, Adam Toth scored him on a triple. Duncan Wendel then drove in Toth on a two-out single up the middle to tie the game, 3-3.

Unfortunately, the BU bullpen wasn't able to hang on like it did to finish the suspended Friday night game earlier in the day with a win. In the eighth off Joe Kirkland, a two-out single and HBP led to Danny Krause's go-ahead RBI single. In the ninth off Kody Hessemer, Bee struck again with an RBI single as three of the first four Wildcats reached base via hits.

BU had a chance in the ninth as Wendel led off with a single and Sabatini drew a two-out walk, but both runners were left aboard.

KSU reliever Corey Fischer (4-3) earned the win by allowing no runs on one hit and one walk with two strikeouts in 3.1 innings. Kirkland (3-2) took the loss after giving up a run on four hits with three strikeouts in two innings.

NOTES
*Since the park opened in 1999, Baylor owns a 380-163 record at Baylor Ballpark and has never had a losing season in the stadium. The closest BU came to a losing season was in 2011, when the Bears were 16-14 at Baylor Ballpark. Since 2012, BU has won 16 of its 22 home series. The Bears are 14-9 at home this year and have won four of five series thus far (3-0 vs. No .13 Cal Poly | 2-1 vs. Kent State | 2-1 vs. West Virginia | 2-1 vs. Oklahoma | 0-3 vs. Texas State).

*Baylor leads the all-time series vs. Kansas State 43-22 overall, 42-21 under Steve Smith and 26-5 in Waco. Last season, KSU took two of three in Manhattan, Kansas, on April 17-19, 2014. Overall, Baylor has won 14 of the 18 all-time Big 12 series vs. KSU, including three of the last four series. The other three series wins for KSU also came in Manhattan: April 16-18, 2010, May 19-21, 2006, and April 26-28, 2002.

*As one of the league's founding members in 1997, Baylor owns a 494-560-4 record against the current members of the Big 12 Conference. The Bears own a 274-220 all-time record in regular season play.

*Baylor 230-162 in April under Smith and 5-9 this year.

*Matt Menard has a hit in his last four games.

*Logan Brown has a career-high 15-game on-base streak and has a hit in his last three games as he notched his team-high 18th multi-hit contest.

*Mitch Price has a hit in his last three games.

*Adam Toth has reached base in his last four games.

*Duncan Wendel had his 10th multi-hit game.

STAT OF THE GAME
12 - The amount runners Kansas State left on base.

QUOTE OF THE GAME
"This was the best atmosphere we've had in quite a long time and it was the best our guys have played in quite a long time. The dugout was in it and the guys were behind each other, pulling for each other. We have to be able to play together and learn how to create our own energy, and I hope we are learning. We have quite a few young guys that will be here for a few more years and I hope this whole experience is building something in them." - Baylor head coach Steve Smith

WHAT'S NEXT
The teams finish the series tomorrow at 2 p.m. CT with the rubber match. Sunday's pitching matchup will feature KSU RHP Brandon Erickson (1-2, 5.33 ERA) against BU LHP Daniel Castano (2-5, 3.49 ERA).