THE RUNDOWN
In a midweek thriller, No. 21 DBU (24-9) defeated Baylor (12-21), 6-5, at Horner Ballpark. An eighth-inning RBI double by Jace Grady proved to be the difference as the Patriots walked away with their seventh consecutive victory.
 
Grady led off the DBU offense with a walk in the bottom of the first and came around to score thanks to a wild pitch and a Nate Rombach single for the game's first run.
 
The Bears' Hunter Simmons quickly answered in the top of the second with a leadoff home run. 
 
Baylor had runners on first and second with one out in the frame, but a double play squelched the offensive momentum.
 
Kodie Kolden started the next half-inning with a solo shot of his own, and the Patriots loaded the bases shortly after to set up a Miguel Santos sacrifice fly and give DBU a 3-1 lead.
 
In the top of the third, the Bears pieced together three hits to tie the game at three, and John Ceccoli added a sacrifice fly to move his team ahead, 4-3.
 
After Baylor tacked on an additional run in the fifth, Ethan Mann commenced the home half with a walk and trotted home on a two-run homer off the bat of Tom Poole that tied the game at 5.
 
Conner Mackay and Brady Rose kept the Bears off the board in innings six through eight, facing one more than the minimum.
 
With one out in the eighth, Luke Heefner singled to center field on the first pitch he saw. Right behind him, Jace Grady drove a liner to the left-center gap, scoring the go-ahead run, 6-5.
 
Kyle Amendt took the mound for the Patriots in the ninth. The righty struck out the first two batters he faced, but the Bears muscled two singles and drew a walk to load the bases.
 
Simmons stepped up to the plate with two outs and hit a tailing line drive to center field that Grady tracked down to salvage the win for DBU.
 
THREE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
- In his first start since March 19, Tom Poole went 3-for-4 with two RBI, falling a triple short of the cycle.
- Patriot pitching struck out at least 10 opposing batters for the 23rd time this season.
- The DBU bullpen threw seven strikeouts and allowed two walks in 7.0 innings of work.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
5 - Brady Rose earned his team-leading fifth save on Tuesday night.
7 - With his seventh save of the year, Kyle Amendt tied Chris Haney for ninth on the program's single-season saves list.
10 - Miguel Santos extended his hitting streak to 10 games.
 
UP NEXT
Boca Raton, Florida, is the next stop for the Patriots. They will take on the Owls of Florida Atlantic this weekend starting with a 5:30 pm CT game on Friday.
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