Baylor SB Selected No. 18 in Preseason ESPN, No. 22 in Coaches Polls

[Pirtle, Krista]

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – Jan. 26, 2021

SB Selected No. 18 in Preseason ESPN, No. 22 in Coaches Polls
Lady Bears crack top 25 in opening polls of 2021 season
For more information contact: Krista Pirtle, 254-447-8610, Krista_Pirtle at baylor.edu


WACO, Texas – Baylor softball will open the season as the No. 18 team in the country in the 2021 ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 Preseason Poll, announced Tuesday by the national organization.



BU was also picked No. 22 in the USA Today/National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Top 25 Preseason Coaches Poll. The Lady Bears were also selected No. 19 by D1Softball in the first preseason poll of the year, released a week ago.



Baylor will start its 2021 campaign ranked in the preseason top 25 for the 14th time in program history, all coming under 21st-year head coach Glenn Moore.



BU was tabbed to finish fourth in the Big 12 preseason poll, behind Oklahoma, Texas and Oklahoma State.



The Lady Bears are coming off a shortened 2020 season where they finished with a 19-5 record, including a 4-1 mark against ranked opponents.



Follow Baylor Softball all year long on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @BaylorSoftball.



www.BaylorBears.com


Krista Pirtle | Associate Director of Athletics Communications
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
O: 254-710-3065 | C: 254-447-8610

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