No. 24 Baylor Softball Falls in Battle Against No. 1 Texas, 9-6

[Gilmore, Katy]

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – APRIL 13, 2024
No. 24 Baylor Softball Falls in Battle Against No. 1 Texas, 9-6
For more information contact: Katy Gilmore, 254-252-2182, katy_gilmore at baylor.edu<mailto:katy_gilmore at baylor.edu>

AUSTIN, Texas – No. 24 Baylor Softball battled against No. 1 Texas but fell, 9-6, Saturday afternoon at Red and Charline McCombs Field.

THE RUNDOWN
The Bears came to fight off the bat, scoring three runs in the top of the first inning. With one out, Presleigh Pilon reached on an error, before Shaylon Govan singled to put two on for Abi Flores. The catcher then singled up the middle to score Pilon and give Baylor the 1-0 lead. Sydney Collazos followed Flores’ hit with a single of her own to re-load the bases before a two-RBI double off the bat of Aliyah Binford put BU by three runs.

Texas was able to get back all three runs in the bottom of the third, tying the game on a couple of hits and two Baylor errors.

With the game knotted at 3-3, Baylor loaded the bases again in the second inning but wasn’t able to bring any runs home. Pitcher Aliyah Binford and the Baylor defense effectively retired the Longhorns in order in the bottom half of the second.

Texas was able to take the 4-3 lead in the bottom of the third with a two-out single up the middle, but BU was able to capitalize in the next inning.

After Emily Hott tripled to lead off the top of the fourth, Govan hit a sacrifice fly to deep right field to again knot the game, 4-4.

The Longhorns tacked on two runs in the bottom of the fourth and fifth innings, as Baylor added a single run in the fifth and sixth innings to take it an 8-6 ballgame.

Baylor’s run in the fifth inning came after singles from Binford and Ana Watson. The Bears’ sixth run came home in the sixth inning after a solo home run from Govan.

Texas was able to add another run in the sixth on another solo homer, which secured its 9-6 victory.

HIGHLIGHTS

  *   The Bears recorded 10 hits on the day, just the second time Texas has given up 10 hits this season
  *   Eight different Bears record a hit
  *   Shaylon Govan and Aliyah Binford each had a two hit performance, while also recording two RBIs
  *   Abi Flores and Ana Watson each had an RBI
  *   Ashlyn Wachtendorf and Binford each hit a double
  *   Shaylon Govan hit her fourth homer of the season
  *   Aliyah Binford pitched 6.0 innings, striking out five


UP NEXT
The Bears will close out the series against No. 1 Texas on Sunday, April 14, at 1 p.m. at McCombs Field in Austin, Texas.

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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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