No. 14 Baylor Softball Readies for Midweek Doubleheader Against Lamar

[Gilmore, Katy]

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – March 11, 2024
No. 14 Baylor Softball Readies for Midweek Doubleheader Against Lamar
Bears facing the Cardinals for 17th 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. 14 BAYLOR (14-5) vs LAMAR (15-7)

Tuesday, March 8 • vs Lamar • Waco, Texas • Getterman Stadium • Radio: 101.3 FM • Watch: Big 12 Now ESPN+

Tuesday, March 8 • vs Lamar • Waco, Texas • Getterman Stadium • Radio: 101.3 FM • Watch: Big 12 Now ESPN+



Story lines

• Baylor Softball is set to face Lamar for a midweek doubleheader on Tuesday, March 12, before heading to Lawrence, Kan., to face the Jayhawks this weekend in a three-game conference series.

• The Bears snapped a 12-game win streak last weekend as they fell against No. 7 Oklahoma State, but the Bears took down the Cowgirls Saturday, 2-0.

• Baylor hold the all-time record over Lamar, 16-0, including the 10-0 record for games played in Waco.

• Baylor is now 14-5 on the season with all five of the Bears’ losses this season have come against ranked opponents.

• 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 all four national polls: No. 14 (Softball America), No. 10 (D1Softball), No. 14 (ESPN/USA Softball) and No. 19 (USA Today/NFCA). Softball America has been updated but the other three polls will come out on Tuesday, March 12.

• The Bears have already faced six ranked teams this season: No. 2 Tennessee, No. 23 Louisiana, No. 25 Oregon, No. 19 UCLA, No. 13 Missouri and No. 7 Oklahoma State.

• The Bears are excelling in the circle this season, with a 2.08 ERA as a team. RyLee Crandall leads the way with a 7-0 record and a 1.24 ERA.

• Aliyah Binford has a team-leading 66 strikeouts and holds a 5-4 record. She is currently ranked No. 22 in the nation in strikeouts per seven innings and is first in the Big 12 in strikeouts.

• Sydney Collazos has been a threat behind the plate, throwing out eight runners so far this season and picking off two batters, one at first and one at third. She is tied for seventh in the country in caught stealing by records.

• Shaylon Govan leads the Bears with a .457 average, 21 hits, three doubles and two home runs. With her .603 on base percentage, Govan is ranked 18th in the country in walks per game and has been walked 17 times so far this season.

• Kaci West picked up three saves in the circle against Morgan State. She pitched a total of 4.2 innings over the three games, striking out six and not allowing a hit or run. She now leads the Big 12 with saves on the season.

• Govan was named to the preseason All-Big 12 team as a unanimous decision.

• Senior pitcher Dariana Orme was named to the USA Softball Top 50 Player of the Year Watch List for the season. She led the Bears in the circle last season with 1.92 ERA and 126 strikeouts.

• The 2024 squad has turned 15 total double plays already this season. The Bears are ranked No. 1 nationally in double plays turned per game (.81) with 15 turned through 19 games.

• Fifteen different Bears have recorded a hit so far this season, with Govan leading the way with 21, followed by Taylor Strain with 20.
• 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 eight wins away from that milestone.

-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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