The Bears opened the floodgates in the seventh with three consecutive singles to open the frame. LaMotta gave up no runs on one hit while striking out three and walking one. Fellow freshman Ryan LaMotta (2-0) followed McCormick and picked up the win by throwing two near-perfect innings out of the bullpen. McCormick gave up no runs on two hits, while walking one and striking out three. A towering solo home run to left by Michael Griffin, his third of the year, led off the fourth inning and extended the Baylor lead to 4-0.īaylor freshman Mark McCormick threw a solid four innings in his first collegiate start. The scoring continued for the Bears in the third when centerfielder Chris Durbin followed a leadoff walk to Paul Witt by smacking his second home run of the year over the left-center field wall, just to the right of the batters' eye in straightaway center. Bennett had reached on an error by UTA third baseman Ryan Roberts to lead off the inning. UTA (4-6), meanwhile, had only six hits and made three errors which helped the Baylor cause.īaylor's scoring got underway in the second inning when designated hitter Zach Dillon roped a double to left field that scored first baseman Ross Bennett, giving Baylor the early 1-0 advantage. The Bears (5-3) pounded out 12 hits en route to winning their first home game of the year and fifth in six games. WACO, Texas - Baylor's bats remained hot as the ninth-ranked Bears cruised to a 9-2 victory over Texas-Arlington Tuesday night here at Baylor Ballpark.
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