No. 24 Baylor Softball Prepares for Weekend Series Against No. 1 Texas

Thu Apr 11 16:26:48 CDT 2024

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – APRIL 11, 2024
No. 24 Baylor Softball Prepares for Weekend Series Against No. 1 Texas
Bears host the Longhorns Friday before heading to Austin Saturday-Sunday
For more information contact: Katy Gilmore, 254-252-2182, katy_gilmore at baylor.edu<mailto:katy_gilmore at baylor.edu>

No. 24 BAYLOR (22-14, 5-10 Big 12) vs No. 1 TEXAS (32-6, 11-4 Big 12)

Friday, April 12 • vs Texas • Waco, Texas • Getterman Stadium • Watch: Big 12 Now ESPN+ • Radio: 104.9 FM

Saturday, April 13 • at Texas • Austin, Texas • McCombs Field • Watch: ESPN2 • Radio: 104.9 FM

Sunday, April 14 • at Texas • Austin, Texas • McCombs Field • Watch: Longhorn Network • Radio: 104.9 FM

Story lines

• Baylor Softball gets ready to face No. 1 Texas at home on Friday, April 12, before heading to Austin to finish out the series on the road Saturday-Sunday.

• Texas holds the all-time record over the Bears 38-25, with Baylor sweeping the Longhorns in a three-game series last season.

• After run-ruling Texas to begin the series last season in Austin, Baylor took down the Longhorns on Saturday before a thrilling walk-off win in the series finale Sunday.

• BU picked up its second-straight conference-series win of the season last week, taking down Texas Tech in two of the three games on the weekend.

• The Bears snapped a 15-game nonconference win-streak when they fell against No. 23 Texas State, 6-1, in San Marcos. They are now 17-4 in nonconference games this season after taking down UTSA last Tuesday on the road.

• Twelve 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 still ranked in one of the national polls No. 24 in ESPN/USA Softball, while still receiving votes in the NFCA/USA Today poll.

• The Bears have already faced eight ranked teams this season: No. 2 Tennessee, No. 23 Louisiana, No. 25 Oregon, No. 19 UCLA, No. 13 Missouri, No. 7 Oklahoma State, No. 1 Oklahoma and No. 23 Texas State. This weekend will mark the second time this season the Bears will be facing the No. 1 team in the country for a three-game series.

• Baylor is currently ranked No. 19 in the RPI standings.

• RyLee Crandall is leading the way in the circle this season with a 11-5 record, with 23 appearances and a 2.14 ERA. She has 83 total strikeouts and leads the conference only stats with 47 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 95 strikeouts and holds a 6-8 record. She is currently ranked No.1 in the Big 12 in strikeouts.

• Shaylon Govan leads the Bears with a .455 average, 40 hits, six doubles and three home runs. Her batting average is first in the Big 12 and 14th nationally, while her on base percentage is ranks 3rd nationally. With her .586 on base percentage, Govan is ranked 19th in the country in walks per game and has been walked 27 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 18 total double plays already this season. The Bears are ranked 20th nationally in double plays turned per game (.51) with 18 turned through 35 games.

• Sixteen different Bears have recorded a hit so far this season, with Govan leading the way with 40, followed by Emily Hott with 35. There are 11 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 hit his 900th win at Baylor this season after taking down UTSA, 2-1, on April 9, 2024.

-BaylorBears.com-

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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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