Tatrow tallies three hits in Baylor’s first-ever visit to Abilene

Wednesday, March 9

Abilene

6:05 p.m.

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Baylor

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Photo by: Braden Collum

Tatrow tallies three hits in Baylor’s first-ever visit to Abilene

3/9/2022 11:16:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

ABILENE, Texas – The ACU baseball team saw a three-game win streak come to a close on Wednesday, falling 6-4 to Baylor at Crutcher Scott Field. Centerfielder Grayson Tatrow turned in his second three-hit game in four days to highlight the effort for the Purple and White.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

The Bears plated two runs in the opening frame, but ACU got one back with a single off the bat of Tommy Cruz in the home half.
An RBI groundout helped Baylor extend the lead to 3-1 in the top of the second inning.
The Wildcats came to life following the seventh-inning stretch, as Tatrow doubled home a run to cut the deficit to one.
Three batters later, second baseman Mitchell Dickson beat out an infield single to plate Tatrow from third and tie the game at 3-3.
Baylor's Casen Neumann came up with a pinch-hit three-run homer in the eighth, putting the Bears in front again by a tally of 6-3.
Tatrow came up with another RBI hit in the bottom half, plating Cruz from third with a single through the right side.
ACU would get no closer, as Baylor was able to hold on in the ninth inning.

STAT PACK:

Genner Cervantes gave the Wildcats three innings out of the bullpen, fanning four Baylor hitters while allowing just one run.
Drake Boggan was the next reliever for ACU, and he responded by retiring all six batters he faced.
Connor Carlton followed by striking out the side in the seventh, doing so on just 13 pitches.
Mitch White was the final arm to make an appearance for the Purple and White, overcoming a hit and recording a pair of strikeouts to turn in an unblemished frame.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:

Cruz now leads the team with a .417 batting average, while Tatrow is atop the team leaderboard with 15 in 12 games.
ACU was held without a home run for the first time in nine games, but the team is still averaging north of 11 hits per game.
Baylor is the first of three Big XII opponents to make a visit to Crutcher Scott Field this spring, as the Wildcats are set to host TCU on March 22 and Texas Tech on May 3.
The Wildcat pitching staff racked up 14 punchouts on Wednesday, marking the eighth time this season with at least ten.

UP NEXT:

Abilene Christian is set to open Western Athletic Conference play later this week with a visit to Edinburg to take on UTRGV. First pitch of Friday's series opener is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.

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