No. 21 Baylor Softball Takes Down Texas State, 3-2

[Gilmore, Katy]

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – March 29, 2023

No. 21 Baylor Softball Takes Down Texas State, 3-2
Bears improve to 3-1 in extra-inning games on the season

For more information contact: Katy Gilmore; 254-252-2182, katy_gilmore at baylor.edu<mailto:katy_gilmore at baylor.edu>


SAN MARCOS, Texas – No. 21 Baylor Softball took down Texas State, 3-2, Wednesday night in eight innings at Bobcat Softball Stadium.



The Bears, now 25-8 on the season, complete the second of two midweek wins to start the week 2-0.



Emily Hott hit a solo home run in the top of the eighth to secure the Bears’ win on the road.



THE RUNDOWN

The Bears struck first in the matchup, putting a run on the board in the top of the second. After a leadoff single from Ana Watson and a walk issued to Emily Hott, a sacrifice bunt from Presleigh Pilon moved the runners to second and third. Shaylon Govan then hit a sacrifice fly to center field and plated Watson from third.



The Bobcats answered with a run of their own in the bottom of the third, with a single up the middle knotting the game at 1-1.



Baylor was able to eliminate a threat in the bottom of the fourth when a throw out at home plate and a runner thrown out stealing ended the inning.



Baylor strung together three singles in the top of the fifth, but pinch-runner Ashlyn Wachtendorf was thrown out at home plate.



Texas State took the lead in the bottom half of the fifth when a runner came around to score after a leadoff error.



With Baylor down to its last chance to extend the game, Govan singled and Josie Bower walked before a sac bunt moved the runners over in the top of the seventh. With two outs, Amber Toven singled up the middle and tied the game at 2-2.



Hott wasted no time in the top of the eighth, knocking a one-out home run to the deepest part of the field and putting the Bears up 3-2.



A three-up, three-down bottom of the eighth secured the Bears’ win.



HIGHLIGHTS

  *   Emily Hott was 2-for-2 at the plate with the game winning-home run
  *   Shaylon Govan was 2-for-2 at the plate with the leadoff RBI
  *   Amber Toven recorded a hit, driving in the Bears’ game-tying run in the seventh inning
  *   Ana Watson, Taylor Strain, Josie Bower and Kaci West all recorded hits in the matchup
  *   The Bears improve to 3-1 in extra-inning games
  *   Dariana Orme started the game and struck out three batters
  *   RyLee Crandall picked up the win, pitching 5.0 innings and not allowing an earned run
  *   Hott’s home run was her first of the season, seventh of her career



WHAT’S NEXT

The Bears will return home to host Kansas in their conference home opener March 30-April 2, with game one beginning Friday at 6:30 p.m. CT



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Department of Athletics | Baylor University
O: 254-710-2743 | C: 254-252-2182

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