Baylor Baseball Battles Through Tough Week, Eyes Postseason Push with UTSA, TCU Ahead

The names change every year, but the story line is on a multi-year loop.

Going into the season, what was your realistic expectation for this team?

I will concede the product on the field has left something to be desired, but today's game and athlete take $$$ and that is something Baylor and the alumni base are unwilling to devote (at least at the level others are).

Depth at any position is an important motivator. We don't have a lot of depth, because if we did there would be at least 3 current starting position players on the bench.

7-5 Bears over UTSA.
Top 8

7-7 top of 8.

7-7
Bottom 8

3 up, 3 down. Bears get nothing. On to the 9th we go.

Win the inning, win the game scenario heading to the ninth.

Single
Sac bunt
Walk
Flyout
Strike out

Bears coming to bat

2-3-4 leading off bottom 9 for Baylor. They are a combined 3/9 with 6 RBIs tonight.

Riebok walks, caught stealing
Janusek out
Armstrong flies out
Probably should have played small ball there

Heart of order coming up for UTSA. Combined 3/12 tonight

Zip, zilch, nada in the 9th.

Roadrunners don't score in 10th

5-6-7 batting for Baylor. 5/11 with 3RBI tonight.

Clements leads off grounding out
Perez strikes out
Kennett grounds out

To the 11th. 6-7-8 for UTSA

The walks have to stop. 3 of last 4 innings UTSA leadoff gets on base.

Crisis averted. 8-9-1 with a chance to walk it off for Baylor.

Johnson grounds out. 0-5 tonight.
Caraway grounds out.
Sanders strikes out.

9-1-2 coming up for UTSA

Go ahead run on second. One out.

And now we have to come from behind.

Bullpen imploding. 2 out bases loaded walk. 9-7 UTSA.

2-3-4 due up for Baylor. Need 2 to tie. 3 to win.

Riebok strikes out looking.
Janusek singles.
Armstrong homers!
9-9 with one out
Clements singles.
Perez wild pitch moves winning run to third.