THE LEAD
DBU took the lead in the top of the sixth, but a late offensive explosion by No. 12 Baylor resulted in a 10-4 loss for the Patriots in Waco. Bryce Ball's RBI double gave DBU (5-3) a 3-2 lead with three and a half innings to play, but the host Bears (8-0) scored eight times in their final three turns at bat to remain undefeated.

The Patriots jumped out to an early lead in the first inning as Blayne Jones led off with a double, and Evan Sandmann followed with a triple. Sandmann would score on an error to give Luke Trahan a 2-0 lead before even taking the mound.

Trahan held the Bears scoreless for two innings before giving way to the bullpen in an all-hands-on-deck pitching effort. Of the next seven Patriot pitchers, only Travis Stone and Peyton Sherlin would leave the game without allowing a run.

THREE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
 - DBU fell to 0-2 in road games this season.
 - Baylor scored 10 runs for the fourth straight game and the fifth time in eight games.
 - Trahan made his first career start Tuesday.

COACH DAN HEEFNER ON THE GAME'S TURNING POINT
"Obviously the base hit by [Richard] Cunningham was the turning point. He's a really good hitter, and we've got a ton of confidence in Burl Carraway, but that was a big hit, and a couple of home runs put it out of reach."

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
37 - Jimmy Glowenke extended his reached-base streak to 37 games with his sixth-inning single.
10 - Blayne Jones extended his multi-walk streak to four games and has 10 walks in that stretch.

4 - Patriot pitching gave up four home runs after allowing just two all season coming into the game.

UP NEXT
The Patriots return home to face Houston Baptist in a three-game series beginning Friday. First pt itch in Game One is 6:30 pm.