By Cameron Stuart | Reporter
LOS ANGELES- The No. 2-seeded Baylor baseball team suffered a defeat in the first game of the Los Angeles regional 3-1 to Loyola Marymount on Friday, making it the third straight year they have started the NCAA tournament with a loss.
The Bears offense, which led the Big 12 conference in batting average at .314, was held to just four hits, behind a baffling performance from LMU starter Codie Paiva. Paiva earned the win by going 7.2 innings and giving up just one run on four hits and striking out five.