Baylor's Tyler Thomas (Eric Sorenson)

Sorenson: Pitching Rules The Day As Baylor’s Thomas Shines

HOUSTON — Well, that was everything it was cracked up to be. Two great pitchers. Solid defense. Just one walk. Tons of strikes. Few free bases. Even the brisk 2-hour, 8-minute time that elapsed.

… and two towering home runs. 

One of the home runs was a two-run shot by Baylor’s Kyle Nevin in the fourth inning. The other was a solo shot from UCLA pinch-hitter Carson Yates. in the ninth That was the difference. One extra base-runner, and it went the Bears way. 

“That was a good, clean game,” UCLA head coach John Savage said afterward. “A really good college[…]