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BU took control of the game right way with a huge first inning, two-out rally. Kameron Esthay started it with a one-out walk and Matt Menard followed with a single. Jonathan Ducoff then delivered a two-out, two-run double right-center to give the Bears a 2-0 lead. Following a walk by Richard Cunningham and Ben Carl HBP, Steven McLean hit an infield RBI single and another run scored on a bad throw at second base on the play. Josh Bissonette kept the rally alive with an RBI single and Levi Gilcrease capped it with an RBI bunt single for a 6-0 edge.

McLean was at it again in the second inning after Darryn Sheppard led off with a bunt single and Cunningham walked. McLean roped a two-run triple to the left-center gap for an 8-0 lead.

In the fourth, leadoff walks by McLean and Bissonette and a one-out walk by Esthay loaded the bases. Sheppard took full advantage with a two-out, two-run single to center, giving BU a 10-0 lead.

The sixth inning rally started with a leadoff single by Bissonette. After a one-out single by Aaron Dodson, Joe Sabatini singled up the middle to score Bissonette. Sheppard followed with a single and then a pair of errors at shortstop allowed the Bears to score four more runs for a 15-0 edge.

SBU added two runs in the seventh off Theron Kay, but BU got one back on a West Tunnell sacrifice fly in the eighth.

Castano (1-1) earned the win as he gave up no runs on three hits and three walks with five strikeouts in six innings. SBU starter Tyler Honahan (1-1) took the loss, allowing eight runs on seven hits and five walks with two strikeouts in 1.2 innings.

NOTES
*Baylor is 387-169 all-time at Baylor Ballpark and 2-3 under Steve Rodriguez.

*Baylor and Stony Brook met for the first-ever time, and BU leads the all-time series 1-0.

*Baylor scored 15 or more runs (16) for the first time since Feb. 22, 2014, vs. Austin Peay (15).

*Baylor walked 10 or more times (12) for the first time since Feb. 23, 2014 vs. Austin Peay (10).

*Kameron Esthay set a career high with three walks and tied a career high with two runs as he extended his on-base streak to five games.

*Darryn Sheppard set a career high with five hits as he was 5-for-6 with three runs and two RBI for his team-high second multi-RBI game, extending his on-base streak to four games.

*Richard Cunningham set career highs with three runs and three walks as he extended his on-base streak to five games.

*Steven McLean tied career highs with two hits and three RBI while he stole the first base of year for Baylor in fourth inning and extended his on-base streak to four games.

*Josh Bissonette tied career highs with two hits and an RBI while setting career highs with two runs and three walks as he extended his career-best hitting streak to four games.

*Kyle Hill and Drew Robertson posted their first scoreless innings in relief for Baylor as they tossed the seventh and eighth innings, respectively.

*Levi Gilcrease extended his career-best hitting streak to five games.

STAT OF THE GAME
9 -- The amount of two-out RBI Baylor had.

QUOTE OF THE GAME
"We've done a lot of work the last couple of days. Our guys worked really hard yesterday in practice, and then we came out today and did some things during batting practice as well, just in regards to hitting and execution. It was great to see them work so hard and have it pay off today." -- Baylor head coach Steve Rodriguez

WHAT'S NEXT
Baylor and Stony Brook continue their three-game weekend series with games at 3:05 p.m. CT Saturday and 1:05 p.m. CT Sunday on FOX Sports Southwest at Baylor Ballpark. The pitching matchups feature BU RHP Drew Tolson (0-0, 5.40 ERA) vs. SBU RHP Cameron Stone (0-0, 6.75 ERA) on Saturday and BU RHP Nick Lewis (0-1, 1.80 ERA) vs. SBU's pitcher that has yet to be announced on Sunday.