No. 21 Baylor Softball Prepares to Host Iowa State in Weekend Series

[Gilmore, Katy]

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – March 27, 2024
No. 21 Baylor Softball Prepares to Host Iowa State in Weekend Series
Bears facing Cyclones for 67th 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. 19 BAYLOR (17-11, 1-8 Big 12) vs IOWA STATE (11-16, 2-4 Big 12)

Thursday, March 28 • vs Iowa State • Waco, Texas • Getterman Stadium • Watch: Big 12 Now ESPN+ • Radio: 101.3 FM

Friday, March 29 • vs Iowa State • Waco, Texas • Getterman Stadium • Watch: Big 12 Now ESPN+ • Radio: 101.3 FM

Saturday, March 30 • vs Iowa State • Waco, Texas • Getterman Stadium • Watch: Big 12 Now ESPN+ • Radio: 101.3 FM



Story lines

• Baylor Softball returns home to face Iowa State for a three-game conference series Thursday to Saturday, March 28-30 at Getterman Stadium.

• The Bears (17-11, 1-8 Big 12) hold the all-time record over the Cyclones 43-23. BU also holds the 21-10 record in games played in Waco.

• BU picked up a midweek win over Houston Christian this week, defeating the Huskies 14-4 in a five-inning run-rule, before falling against No. 1 Oklahoma in a weekend series in Norman.

• All 11 of Baylor’s losses this season have come against teams ranked or receiving votes in polls so far this 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 three out of the four national polls: No. 24 (D1Softball), No. 21 (ESPN/USA Softball) and No. 23 (USA Today/NFCA).

• 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.

• Baylor is currently ranked No. 10 in the RPI standings.

• The Bears have a 2.86 team ERA in the circle this season with RyLee Crandall leading the way with a 7-4 record, with 16 appearances and a 2.22 ERA.

• Crandall 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 77 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 .464 average, 32 hits, four doubles and three home runs. Her batting average is good for 3rd in the Big 12 and 13th nationally, while her on base percentage is ranks 3rd nationally. With her .602 on base percentage, Govan is ranked 12th in the country in walks per game and has been walked 24 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 15 total double plays already this season. The Bears are ranked 16th nationally in double plays turned per game (.54) with 15 turned through 28 games.

• Sixteen different Bears have recorded a hit so far this season, with Govan leading the way with 30, followed by Emily Hott with 23. 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 five 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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