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

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.