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THE RUNDOWN
WACO, Texas - Baylor (20-28) earned a 4-3 win over UTSA (30-22) Tuesday night at Baylor Ballpark. The Roadrunners tied the game with a pair of runs in the seventh but the Bears answered with the game-winning run in the bottom half.

UTSA started the game with a brief 1-0 lead after a two-out RBI single by John Bormann in the third. But the Bears countered in the bottom half with a manufactured run. With two outs, Duncan Wendel walked and Kameron Esthay singled to put Wendel at third base. Mitch Price then hit a routine grounder to third that was bobbled to let all runners advance, tying the game.

Baylor scored in each of the next two innings to take command. In the fourth, Jonathan Ducoff hit an RBI double to score Darryn Sheppard after a leadoff single. In the fifth, Sheppard drew a bases-loaded walk.

In the UTSA seventh, a one-out error and single set up a first and third situation for the Roadrunners. Pinch-hitter Skyler Valentine hit a single to cut Baylor's lead to 3-2. Reliever Daniel Castano then made a stellar spinning stop and throw on a grounder hit back to him to cut down a runner at home. Following a hit batter and RBI single by Bormann, Castano got a strikeout to end the rally with the game tied, 3-3.

In the Baylor seventh, Esthay led off with a walk and Matt Menard singled to push Esthay to third with one out. Sheppard again delivered, this time with a grounder to the left side that was dropped at second base as UTSA tried to turn two but ended up with no outs on the play.

Brad Kuntz started the eighth for Baylor on the mound and worked himself into and out of a jam. With one out and runners on second and third, the Bears went with an intentional walk to set up a bases loaded situation for UTSA's No. 9 spot. Kuntz was able to strikeout Logan Kinder before getting Jesse Baker, UTSA's leader in batting average, home runs and RBI, to fly out to left field to end UTSA's last real threat.

Castano (4-5) picked up the win as he allowed two unearned runs on five hits with two strikeouts in two innings. Sean Spicer earned his seventh save with a perfect ninth and two strikeouts. UTSA reliever Patrick Herbelin (2-4) took the loss, allowing a run on two hits and two walks with two strikeouts in 3.2 innings.

NOTES
*Baylor is 381-164 all-time at Baylor Ballpark, 15-10 this season and has won 16 of its 23 home series since 2012, including four of six thus far in 2015 (No. 13 Cal Poly, 3-0 | Kent State, 2-1 | West Virginia, 2-1 | Oklahoma, 2-1 | Texas State, 0-3 | Kansas State, 1-2).

*Baylor leads the all-time series against UTSA 32-7 overall, 30-5 under Steve Smith and 24-3 in Waco. BU had won two straight games against the Roadrunners until falling 6-3 on April 28, 2015, in San Antonio.

*Baylor is 177-100-1 all-time against current members of Conference USA and 1-1 this season.

*Baylor is 140-129 in May/June under Steve Smith and 3-1 this year.

*Sean Spicer extended his career-high saves total to seven.

*Adam Toth has reached base in his last 10 games and has a hit in his last three.

*Logan Brown has reached base in his last five games.

*Kameron Esthay has a hit in his last three games.

*Justin Arrington has a hit in his last three games.

*Jonathan Ducoff has a hit in his last three games.

*Matt Menard has a hit in his last four games as he posted his seventh multi-hit game.

*Mitch Price has reached base in his last four games.

*Darryn Sheppard had his second multi-RBI game and second in as many contests.

STAT OF THE GAME
13 - The amount of strikeouts Baylor's pitching staff racked up for a season high total.

QUOTE OF THE GAME
"We competed well at the plate. The pitching was the thing that kind of won us this game. The guys competed, dodged some bullets and made some huge pitches. [Brad] Kuntz made some big pitches tonight. I put him in a bind by intentionally walking a guy, but Brad made that decision look good and then got the next guy out, who is arguably their best player." - Baylor head coach Steve Smith

WHAT'S NEXT
Baylor hosts Texas at Baylor Ballpark this weekend to wrap up Big 12 regular season play. Games are set for 3 p.m. CT Saturday and a 1 p.m. doubleheader Sunday.