No. 21 Baylor Softball Readies for Midweek Contest at No. 23 Texas State

Tue Apr 2 15:48:10 CDT 2024

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – APRIL 2, 2024
No. 21 Baylor Softball Readies for Midweek Contest at No. 23 Texas State
Bears and Bobcats facing off for the 63rd time in program history
For more information contact: Katy Gilmore, 254-252-2182, katy_gilmore at baylor.edu<mailto:katy_gilmore at baylor.edu>

No. 21 BAYLOR (19-12, 3-9 Big 12) at No. 23 TEXAS STATE (29-8, 7-2 Sun Belt)

Tuesday, April 3 • at Texas State • San Marcos, Texas • Bobcat Softball Stadium • Watch: ESPN+ • Radio: 104.9 FM

Story lines

• Baylor Softball heads south to face in-state foe Texas State Wednesday, April 3, in San Marcos, Texas for a midweek matchup.

• The Bears (19-12, 3-9 Big 12) hold the all-time record over the Bobcats 43-19, while also holding the record of games played in San Marcos, 15-8.

• These two teams last faced off during the 2023 season when BU beat TXST 3-2 in eight innings on the road before taking down the Bobcats, 3-0 in six innings at Getterman Stadium.

• BU picked up its first conference-series win of the season last week, taking down Iowa State in two of the three games on the weekend.

• The Bears are currently on a 15-game nonconference win streak going into the nonconference matchup against Texas State.

• Eleven of Baylor’s losses this season have come against teams ranked or receiving votes in polls at some point in the season.

• The team comes back to the diamond with a veteran squad that consists of seven seniors and 17 upperclassmen.

• After ending the 2023 campaign back in the NCAA postseason, the Bears are looking to build on last year’s 40-win season while returning all but one senior, Josie Bower, from the roster.

• Baylor added three freshmen to the squad with pitcher Lexie Warncke and infielders, Paige King and Leah Cran.

• Baylor is ranked in two of the national polls: No. 21 in ESPN/USA Softball and No. 25 in NCA/USA Today.

• The Bears have already faced seven ranked teams this season: No. 2 Tennessee, No. 23 Louisiana, No. 25 Oregon, No. 19 UCLA, No. 13 Missouri, No. 7 Oklahoma State and No. 1 Oklahoma. With Texas State ranked at No. 23 in the ESPN poll, this will mark the eighth ranked team the Bears will face.

• Baylor is currently ranked No. 14 in the RPI standings.

• RyLee Crandall is leading the way in the circle this season with a 9-5 record, with 19 appearances and a 2.24 ERA. She has 74 total strikeouts and leads the conference only stats with 39 conference strikeouts.

• Crandall has also picked up the Bears’ only weekly Big 12 award so far this season, as she won Big 12 Pitcher of the Week honors for BU’s win over No. 7 Oklahoma State, where she pitched a one-hit complete-game shutout. The sophomore was one hit away from a perfect game, effectively retiring 21 of 22 at bats.

• Aliyah Binford has a team-leading 88 strikeouts and holds a 5-6 record. She is currently ranked No.1 in the Big 12 in strikeouts.

• Shaylon Govan leads the Bears with a .455 average, 35 hits, five doubles and three home runs. Her batting average ties her for 2nd in the Big 12 and 16th nationally, while her on base percentage is ranks 3rd nationally. With her .592 on base percentage, Govan is ranked 19th in the country in walks per game and has been walked 25 times so far this season.

• Kaci West has three saves on the season, which is good for first in the Big 12.

• The 2024 squad has turned 16 total double plays already this season. The Bears are ranked 18th nationally in double plays turned per game (.52) with 16 turned through 31 games.

• Sixteen different Bears have recorded a hit so far this season, with Govan leading the way with 35, followed by Emily Hott with 34. There are 10 Bears with double-digit hits already on the season.
• Head coach Glenn Moore hit his 1,000th career win last season, when the Bears took down UT Arlington on March 23, 2023. He is looking for his 900th win at Baylor this season and is three wins away from that milestone.

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Katy Gilmore | Associate Director of Athletic Communications
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
O: 254-710-2743 | C: 254-252-2182

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