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Baylor’s Bradford Tosses Shutout in Series Opener Friday
Apr 27, 2018 | Baseball
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Baylor starting pitcher Cody Bradford held K-State scoreless over nine innings while his offense backed him with five home runs, as the Bears took the series opener 18-0 Friday night at Tointon Family Stadium.
Bradford struck out eight and scattered nine hits and one walk on his way to tossing his second consecutive shutout. Baylor (24-17- 3-13 Big 12) won its eighth straight game overall.
"He was really good," said head coach Brad Hill of Bradford's performance. "He was getting ahead on fastballs and made pitches when he needed to make pitches."
The Bears spotted Bradford with nine runs through three innings of play off K-State (18-24, 3-13 Big 12) starter Justin Heskett. Davion Downey's solo homer in the second kickstarted the BU offense. Nick Loftin and Richard Cunningham hit back-to-back home runs in the third inning.
"Once a team gets going, hitting can be very contagious," Hill added. "Once they got on a roll, everyone else rises up to that level and it's tough."
Downey turned in a game-high five hits (5-for-6) to go with three RBI and was a triple short of the cycle. Loftin went 4-for-7 with two driven in and three runs scored. Six Bears recorded multi-hit performances.
The Bears added four more in the fifth inning off reliever Quinton Potter and plated five more runs over the game's final three innings.
A pair of K-State freshman recorded their first collegiate hits, as Jaxon Passino and Terrence Spurlin each tallied pinch-hit singles.
Nine different Wildcats recorded a hit in the game, including leadoff hitter Will Brennan, shortstop Cameron Thompson and center fielder Drew Mount.
Bradford picked up his fifth win of the season (5-4) while Heskett was tabbed for his sixth loss (2-6). Heskett, a senior, allowed 11 runs (six earned) on 13 hits with two strikeouts in four innings.
Potter struck out four over four innings and gave up six earned runs on nine hits. Freshman John Sorensen made his first collegiate appearance on the mound, yielding one run on two hits in the ninth inning.
The 24 hits Baylor recorded are a season high for a K-State opponent and the five homers allowed tie a season high. Eleven of the Bears' hits went for extra-bases.
Game 2 between K-State and Baylor Bears is set for Saturday at 2 p.m. The game will be streamed live on ESPN3 and the ESPN app. Fans can also live on KMAN (93.3 FM, 1350 AM) with free, live audio streamed on kstatesports.com.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Bradford struck out eight and scattered nine hits and one walk on his way to tossing his second consecutive shutout. Baylor (24-17- 3-13 Big 12) won its eighth straight game overall.
"He was really good," said head coach Brad Hill of Bradford's performance. "He was getting ahead on fastballs and made pitches when he needed to make pitches."
The Bears spotted Bradford with nine runs through three innings of play off K-State (18-24, 3-13 Big 12) starter Justin Heskett. Davion Downey's solo homer in the second kickstarted the BU offense. Nick Loftin and Richard Cunningham hit back-to-back home runs in the third inning.
"Once a team gets going, hitting can be very contagious," Hill added. "Once they got on a roll, everyone else rises up to that level and it's tough."
Downey turned in a game-high five hits (5-for-6) to go with three RBI and was a triple short of the cycle. Loftin went 4-for-7 with two driven in and three runs scored. Six Bears recorded multi-hit performances.
The Bears added four more in the fifth inning off reliever Quinton Potter and plated five more runs over the game's final three innings.
A pair of K-State freshman recorded their first collegiate hits, as Jaxon Passino and Terrence Spurlin each tallied pinch-hit singles.
Nine different Wildcats recorded a hit in the game, including leadoff hitter Will Brennan, shortstop Cameron Thompson and center fielder Drew Mount.
Bradford picked up his fifth win of the season (5-4) while Heskett was tabbed for his sixth loss (2-6). Heskett, a senior, allowed 11 runs (six earned) on 13 hits with two strikeouts in four innings.
Potter struck out four over four innings and gave up six earned runs on nine hits. Freshman John Sorensen made his first collegiate appearance on the mound, yielding one run on two hits in the ninth inning.
The 24 hits Baylor recorded are a season high for a K-State opponent and the five homers allowed tie a season high. Eleven of the Bears' hits went for extra-bases.
Game 2 between K-State and Baylor Bears is set for Saturday at 2 p.m. The game will be streamed live on ESPN3 and the ESPN app. Fans can also live on KMAN (93.3 FM, 1350 AM) with free, live audio streamed on kstatesports.com.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- K-State scored no runs on nine hits with one error and left six runners on base. Baylor scored 18 runs on 24 hits and committed no errors and stranded 11 baserunners.
- Nine Wildcats had a base hit in the game, none for extra bases.
- The 24 hits Baylor totaled was the most by a K-State opponent this season.
- The Bears hit five home runs to equal a season high for a K-State opponent.
- Downey went 5-for-6 for Baylor and was a triple short of the cycle.
- Bradford turned in his second straight shutout after blanking TCU last Friday.
- K-State was 0-for-3 with runners in scoring position while Baylor went 9-for-23 (391)
- Baylor now leads the all-time series, 46-27, with a 42-22 mark in Big 12 play.
- Hill is 22-27 in his career vs. Baylor
- K-State was shut out for the fifth time this season and third time in Big 12 play.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Bradford, Cody (5-4)
L: Heskett, Justin (2-6)
Batting:
2B: Wendzel, Davis 1 ; Thomas, Andy 1 ; Downey, Davion 2 ; Gilcrease, Levi 1 ; Cascadden, Tucker 1
HR: Loftin, Nick 1 ; Cunningham, Richard 1 ; Downey, Davion 1 ; Bissonette, Josh 1 ; Raguse, T.J. 1
RBI: Loftin, Nick 2 ; Cunningham, Richard 2 ; Wendzel, Davis 3 ; Thomas, Andy 1 ; Langeliers, Shea 2 ; Downey, Davion 3 ; Bissonette, Josh 1 ; Raguse, T.J. 2 ; Cascadden, Tucker 1
SH: Bissonette, Josh 1
SF: Langeliers, Shea 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Loftin, Nick 3 ; Cunningham, Richard 2 ; Thomas, Andy 2 ; Langeliers, Shea 1 ; Downey, Davion 2 ; Haring, Cole 2 ; Gilcrease, Levi 1 ; Bissonette, Josh 2 ; Raguse, T.J. 3
SB: Loftin, Nick 1
Base Running:
CS: Passino, Jaxon 1 ; Barfield, Kyle 1
PO: Barfield, Kyle 1
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