Big Third Inning Buoys Baylor SB's Midweek Win Over Texas State

Wed Apr 22 21:33:05 CDT 2026

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – April 22, 2026

Big Third Inning Buoys Baylor SB's Midweek Win Over Texas State
BU’s Creager works five scoreless innings of relief to preserve the win
For more information, contact: Matt Roberts, 254-227-2280, WM_Roberts at Baylor.edu<mailto:WM_Roberts at Baylor.edu>

SAN MARCOS, Texas – Baylor softball secured one of its strongest wins of the season Wednesday night, defeating Texas State, 4-3, at Bobcat Softball Stadium.

Facing a Bobcats squad that entered the day with an RPI of 30, the Bears used a four-run third inning and a series of standout defensive plays to hold off Texas State. The victory marks Baylor’s best RPI win since topping No. 27 UCF on March 15.

Cambree Creager earned the win with 5.0 shutout innings in relief, allowing just three hits while stranding seven runners, getting out of two bases-loaded jams.

RUNDOWN
After Texas State struck first in the opening inning with a sacrifice fly, Baylor answered in a big way in the third.

With two outs, Sa’Mya Jones sparked the rally with a single before Amber Toven delivered an RBI triple to tie the game. Toven later scored on a wild pitch, and Leah Cran followed with a solo home run to left field. Faith Piper and Kaygen Marshall kept the inning alive with back-to-back hits, and the Bears capitalized on a Bobcat error to push the lead to 4-1.

The Bobcats responded in the bottom half, scoring twice and loading the bases with one out. Baylor’s defense stepped up in a pivotal moment as Kaygen Marshall started a clutch double play to escape the jam and preserve the lead at 4-3.

Texas State threatened again in the fifth, loading the bases for the second time in the game. Once again, the Bears delivered defensively when Leah Cran cut down a runner at the plate on a heads-up play before retiring the side to maintain the one-run cushion.

>From there, Baylor’s pitching and defense took over. Cambree Creager entered in relief and shut the door, tossing 5.0 scoreless innings while working around traffic to keep Texas State off the board the rest of the way, leaving the tying run at third base on the game’s final out.

GAME NOTES

  *   Baylor improved to 27-20 (9-9) this season, clinching a winning regular-season record.
  *   The win snapped Baylor’s three-game skid against non-conference foes.
  *   The Bears are now 45-20 all-time against Texas State with a 16-9 mark in San Marcos.
  *   BU is 5-1 in its last six games against the Bobcats.
  *   The Bears improved to 9-7 in one-run games this season, and 23-1 when leading after six innings.
  *   Baylor limited Texas State to just 2-for-9 with runners in scoring position, and held them to 1-for-5 with the bases loaded.
  *   Baylor used its 44th different lineup in its 47th game of the season.
  *   Leah Cran hit her sixth home run of the season, doubling her previous career high (3).
  *   Amber Toven picked up her first triple of the season and just the second of her career.
  *   Toven’s last triple came in an Arizona uniform on March 6, 2022, against Loyola Chicago.
  *   Toven now has 45 RBIs, the most by a Bear since Shaylon Govan’s 54 in 2024.
  *   Faith Piper picked up her 11th multi-hit game of the season and the 12th of her career.
  *   Kaygen Marshall tallied her ninth multi-hit game of the season.
  *   Brooklyn Carter extended her career-best on-base streak to 13 games.
  *   Cambree Creager picked up her first win since April 10th at Kansas.
  *   Creager tied Peyton Tanner for the staff lead with nine wins.

WHAT’S NEXT
Baylor will host its final home series of the regular season against No. 14 Oklahoma State, which comes in on the heels of an upset win at No. 4 Texas. A weekend full of festivities awaits fans, starting with a “Whiteout” on Friday night and capped by senior day on Sunday. First pitch with the Cowgirls is set for 6:30 p.m. on Friday night.

All games for the remainder of the season will be televised on ESPN+<https://www.espn.com/search/_/q/baylor/o/watch> and heard on air and online via 101.3 COOL FM.<https://listen.streamon.fm/kbhthd2>

Follow @BaylorSoftball on X, Instagram and Facebook for additional updates.

—BaylorBears.com—

Matt Roberts | Director of Athletic Communications
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
C: 254-227-2280
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