Friday, April 10
Cincinnati, Ohio
4 PM
Baylor
19-14, 19-14
1
at
11
Cincinnati
23-13, 5-8
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baylor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
| Cincinnati | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 0 |
BSB Drops Opener at Cincinnati
4/10/2026 7:58:00 PM | Baseball
Bearcats pull away from early pitchers’ duel to take 11-1 victory
CINCINNATI – Baylor baseball dropped its series opener at Cincinnati, 11-1, in eight innings on Friday night at the UC Baseball Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio.
The Bears (19-14, 7-6 Big 12) took an early lead and battled through what appeared to be a pitcher's duel for the first four and a half innings, but the Bearcats (23-13, 5-8 Big 12) pulled away with multiple runs in each of the final four frames.
Despite BU tagging him for five hits over the first three innings, UC's starting pitcher junior right-hander Nathan Taylor settled in nicely and struck out 11 Bears over seven innings and allowed just one run on seven hits and two walks.
Redshirt senior first baseman Tyce Armstrong did the damage for BU at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles and an RBI. Freshmen outfielders Brady Janusek and Dylan Perez each added a pair of hits for Baylor on the night as well.
THE RUNDOWN
Staring down what could have been a quick top of the first inning, Janusek turned around a Taylor fastball with two strikes to spark a two-out rally for the Bears in the opening frame. After Janusek stole second base, Armstrong doubled him in to give BU an early 1-0 advantage.
In the home half, Baylor's starter redshirt junior right-hander Lucas Davenport notched his first two strikeouts of the night on his way to cruising through the UC order the first time through.
Perez notched his first-career hit, a double, with two outs in the second but the Bears left him aboard, one of five stranded runners in the first three frames that BU couldn't cash in on. Armstrong doubled for the second time in the top of the third and redshirt freshman designated hitter Hunter Snow beat out an infield single, but again both Bears remained stranded.
In the bottom of the third, Cincinnati made use of two hits and two Baylor errors to take a 2-1 lead. A one-out throwing error preceded a double and a subsequent two-run single gave the Bearcats their first lead of the game. With the lead, Taylor began to settle in and fanned five of the next seven BU batters he faced in the fourth and fifth innings, with his only blemish coming via a Janusek two-out double.
UC added on in the fifth with a three spot on the heels of four hits and a walk in the inning. After Davenport exited in the sixth, a two-run double for Cincinnati swelled the lead to 7-1 and a two-run single in the seventh made it 9-1 in favor of the home team.
The Bearcats delivered the final blow, a two-run home run in the bottom of the eighth, to enforce the mercy rule and put a stamp on the series opener.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Baylor and Cincinnati are now tied, 2-2, in the all-time series.
• Six of BU's seven hits on the night came with two outs.
• Baylor has now stolen a base in five-straight games and in 10 of its last 11 contests.
• BU's 61 stolen bases through 33 games are its most since at least 2003, a modern era record.
• Freshman OF Brady Janusek extended his on-base streak to 14 games.
• Janusek collected his 12th multi-hit game of the year.
• Redshirt senior 1B Tyce Armstrong extended his on-base streak to five games.
• Armstrong also posted his eighth multi-hit game of the season with a season-high tying two doubles.
• Freshman OF Dylan Perez collected his first-career hit, a double, and first-career multi-hit night.
• Redshirt junior RHP Lucas Davenport struck out six, marking his sixth start of the season of at least five punchouts and fifth in row.
• Davenport has fanned at least six in now three-straight starts.
STAT OF THE DAY
2 – Three Bears had two-hit nights, including freshman outfielder Dylan Perez who collected the first two hits of his career.
QUOTABLE
Head Coach Mitch Thompson
On it feeling like two different ballgames…
"They put some runs on us and we decided to go a different route in the bullpen, then they kept tacking on. It's not our night. We didn't pitch well enough. We gave up too many free bases, made a couple errors defensively. If you're going to win in this league, you've got to play well. We're facing a real guy on their end, they were facing our real guy. [Lucas] Davenport was throwing the ball really well, but they punched a couple across. We had some really good, competitive at-bats against [Nathan Taylor] early, we just couldn't get enough across early to give us some room to breathe."
WHAT'S NEXT
Baylor (19-14, 7-6) looks to even the weekend series with Cincinnati (23-13, 5-8) in Saturday's game two, set for 2 p.m. CT on April 11 from the UC Baseball Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio.
To stay up to date on all things Baylor baseball, follow the team on its official Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts: @BaylorBaseball.
The Bears (19-14, 7-6 Big 12) took an early lead and battled through what appeared to be a pitcher's duel for the first four and a half innings, but the Bearcats (23-13, 5-8 Big 12) pulled away with multiple runs in each of the final four frames.
Despite BU tagging him for five hits over the first three innings, UC's starting pitcher junior right-hander Nathan Taylor settled in nicely and struck out 11 Bears over seven innings and allowed just one run on seven hits and two walks.
Redshirt senior first baseman Tyce Armstrong did the damage for BU at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles and an RBI. Freshmen outfielders Brady Janusek and Dylan Perez each added a pair of hits for Baylor on the night as well.
THE RUNDOWN
Staring down what could have been a quick top of the first inning, Janusek turned around a Taylor fastball with two strikes to spark a two-out rally for the Bears in the opening frame. After Janusek stole second base, Armstrong doubled him in to give BU an early 1-0 advantage.
In the home half, Baylor's starter redshirt junior right-hander Lucas Davenport notched his first two strikeouts of the night on his way to cruising through the UC order the first time through.
Perez notched his first-career hit, a double, with two outs in the second but the Bears left him aboard, one of five stranded runners in the first three frames that BU couldn't cash in on. Armstrong doubled for the second time in the top of the third and redshirt freshman designated hitter Hunter Snow beat out an infield single, but again both Bears remained stranded.
In the bottom of the third, Cincinnati made use of two hits and two Baylor errors to take a 2-1 lead. A one-out throwing error preceded a double and a subsequent two-run single gave the Bearcats their first lead of the game. With the lead, Taylor began to settle in and fanned five of the next seven BU batters he faced in the fourth and fifth innings, with his only blemish coming via a Janusek two-out double.
UC added on in the fifth with a three spot on the heels of four hits and a walk in the inning. After Davenport exited in the sixth, a two-run double for Cincinnati swelled the lead to 7-1 and a two-run single in the seventh made it 9-1 in favor of the home team.
The Bearcats delivered the final blow, a two-run home run in the bottom of the eighth, to enforce the mercy rule and put a stamp on the series opener.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Baylor and Cincinnati are now tied, 2-2, in the all-time series.
• Six of BU's seven hits on the night came with two outs.
• Baylor has now stolen a base in five-straight games and in 10 of its last 11 contests.
• BU's 61 stolen bases through 33 games are its most since at least 2003, a modern era record.
• Freshman OF Brady Janusek extended his on-base streak to 14 games.
• Janusek collected his 12th multi-hit game of the year.
• Redshirt senior 1B Tyce Armstrong extended his on-base streak to five games.
• Armstrong also posted his eighth multi-hit game of the season with a season-high tying two doubles.
• Freshman OF Dylan Perez collected his first-career hit, a double, and first-career multi-hit night.
• Redshirt junior RHP Lucas Davenport struck out six, marking his sixth start of the season of at least five punchouts and fifth in row.
• Davenport has fanned at least six in now three-straight starts.
STAT OF THE DAY
2 – Three Bears had two-hit nights, including freshman outfielder Dylan Perez who collected the first two hits of his career.
QUOTABLE
Head Coach Mitch Thompson
On it feeling like two different ballgames…
"They put some runs on us and we decided to go a different route in the bullpen, then they kept tacking on. It's not our night. We didn't pitch well enough. We gave up too many free bases, made a couple errors defensively. If you're going to win in this league, you've got to play well. We're facing a real guy on their end, they were facing our real guy. [Lucas] Davenport was throwing the ball really well, but they punched a couple across. We had some really good, competitive at-bats against [Nathan Taylor] early, we just couldn't get enough across early to give us some room to breathe."
WHAT'S NEXT
Baylor (19-14, 7-6) looks to even the weekend series with Cincinnati (23-13, 5-8) in Saturday's game two, set for 2 p.m. CT on April 11 from the UC Baseball Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio.
To stay up to date on all things Baylor baseball, follow the team on its official Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts: @BaylorBaseball.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Taylor, Nathan (4-1)
L: Davenport, Lucas (3-1)
Batting:
2B: Armstrong, Tyce 2 ; Janusek, Brady 1 ; Perez, Dylan 1
RBI: Armstrong, Tyce 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Janusek, Brady 1
SB: Janusek, Brady 1
Batting:
2B: Tyranski, Ryan 3
HR: Coats, Quinton 1
RBI: Infelise, Enzo 2 ; Smith, Jackson 1 ; Tyranski, Ryan 3 ; Coats, Quinton 4
SH: Pitts, Derrick 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Natili, Jack 1 ; Smith, Jackson 1 ; Niehaus, Charlie 3 ; Tyranski, Ryan 3 ; Sefcik, Cal 2 ; Coats, Quinton 1
CS: Coats, Quinton 1
HBP: Natili, Jack 1 ; Niehaus, Charlie 1
PO: Coats, Quinton 1 ; Pitts, Derrick 1
Game Leaders
AB
4
R
0
H
2
RBI
1
AB
4
R
1
H
2
RBI
0
AB
3
R
0
H
2
RBI
0
AB
2
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
Players Mentioned
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