University of Missouri
Baylor
Baylor Edges Tigers 3-2
3/2/2001 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
March 2, 2001
WACO, Texas -- The University of Missouri baseball team fell 3-2 to Baylor Friday night at the Baylor Ballpark in Big 12 conference action.
Baylor scored with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning on a double by Chris Durbin. Durbin's hit drove in Trevor Mote who reached on a fielder's choice.
The Tigers, 3-6-1 overall and 0-4 in the Big 12, while Baylor improves to 13-4 and 3-1.
Missouri opened the scoring with a pair of runs in the first inning, both coming after two outs were recorded in the frame. Jon Williams walked and moved to second on a single by Mick Weiss. Cody Ehlers walked to load the bases before Wes Fewell hit a shot off of Tim Hartshorn for a single and drive in both Williams and Weiss for a quick 2-0 lead. Baylor answered with four hits and a walk to tie the score at two after one.
The game turned into a pitcher's dual between MU's Drew Endicott and Baylor's Steven White as both hurlers blanked the opposition for the next seven innings.
Both teams had chances in the ninth as Ehlers walked for the third time in the contest. Ryan Rallo came in as a pinch-runner but was stranded. In the bottom half of the inning, Hartshorn reached on an infield single. He was erased on a fielder's choice by Mote. Mote came around to score the winning run on a double by Durbin. Durbin's hit found the left-center field gap and gave Baylor the win.
Missouri and Baylor are scheduled to continue the three-game series Saturday at 3 p.m. and Sunday at 1 p.m.
In other news, Missouri will face Truman State on March 14 in a 7 p.m. game at Taylor Stadium/Simmons Field. The game against the Bulldogs will replace the Feb. 27 game against Lincoln which was canceled due to weather.
