Baylor Softball Prepares for Last Home Series of the Season Against BYU

[Gilmore, Katy]

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – April 23, 2025

Baylor Softball Prepares for Last Home Series of the Season Against BYU
Bears to honor 11 seniors during senior weekend
For more information contact: Katy Gilmore; 254-252-2182, katy_gilmore at baylor.edu<mailto:katy_gilmore at baylor.edu>


BAYLOR (23-23, 8-10 Big 12) vs BYU (29-12, 11-7 Big 12)

Thursday, April 24 • vs BYU • Waco, Texas | Getterman Stadium • Radio: 101.3 FM • Watch: ESPN+

Friday, April 25 • vs BYU • Waco, Texas | Getterman Stadium • Radio: 101.3 FM • Watch: ESPN+

Saturday, April 26 • vs BYU • Waco, Texas | Getterman Stadium • Radio: 101.3 FM • Watch: ESPN+



Story lines

• Baylor Softball is preparing for its last home series of the season as they host BYU for a three-game conference series.

• It is senior weekend for the Bears and they will honor 11 seniors in a postgame celebration on Saturday, April 26. The senior recognition will include: Emry McDonough, Ava Knoll, Ashlyn Wachtendorf, Shaylon Govan, Lillie Walker, Presleigh Pilon, Dariana Orme, Shannon Vivoda, Caroline Rowatt, Carson Frier and Turiya Coleman.

• After a midweek win over Texas State, BU is now 15-13 this season in non-conference matchups and the Bears are back at .500 on the season with a 23-23 overall record.

• The Bears hold the 8-1 all-time record over BYU, but the two teams have never met in Waco. Baylor last faced off against the Cougars during the 2024 season when they swept BYU in a three-game series in Provo.

• During the 2025 season, the team is competing with a veteran squad that consists of 12 seniors and 15 upperclassmen.

• After ending the 2024 campaign back in a Super Regional for the first time since 2017, the Bears returned 15 off of the 2024 squad, while adding four transfers and seven freshmen.

• The Bears four transfers include Brooklyn Carter (Washington), Turiya Coleman (Houston), Carson Frier (UCF) and Lillie Walker (Duke). Coleman and Frier add depth to the Bears infield/catching position, while Carter adds speed to the outfield and Walker tosses left-handed in the circle.

• The Bears faced nine opponents so far this season who were either ranked or receiving votes in the preseason/weekly ESPN poll for a total of 14 games. Those teams include: No. 3 Oklahoma, No. 6 UCLA, No. 7 Texas A&M, No. 13 Arkansas, No. 15 Missouri, No. 16 Nebraska, No. 1 Texas, No. 12 Texas Tech and No. 13 Oklahoma State. Thirteen of Baylor’s 23 losses on the season have come against opponents ranked in the Top 25.

• Shaylon Govan leads the Bears offensively with a .389 average this season, only missing four opening weekend games due to a class conflict. She has a team-leading six home runs, five doubles and 24 RBIs.

• Picking up the Bears’ first Big 12 Player of the Week honor, Govan hit .571 in the series against Houston and pushed her on base streak to 18-straight games, a streak that ended with 19-straight.

• Lillie Walker leads the Bears in the circle with 77 strikeouts with 31 appearances. Walker currently stands in the top five of the Big 12 stats in wins, strikeouts, innings pitched, games started and complete games.

• Leading Baylor during last week’s three-game series against Arizona State in the circle was Sadie Ross who made three appearances, picked up a win and totaled a 0.00 ERA while allowing seven hits and only one run while striking out six.

• Presleigh Pilon was on fire against the Sun Devils, hitting .600 with six hits and three doubles. Her .750 on base percentage also led the Bears.

• Defensively, Pilon is ranked second nationally in assists so far this season with 125, while Amber Toven follows with 99. Those two together have helped contribute to the Bears’ 26 double plays so far this season which ranks them tied for 9th nationally.

• Shaylon Govan is not Baylor’s all-time leader in career walks with 134 after drawing in a walk in the first inning of the Bears’ 6-0 midweek win over Texas State.

• As Baylor’s unanimous First-Team All-American last season, Govan, is currently in 13th place nationally in on base percentage (.569) after leading the nation in that category last season.

• Head coach Glenn Moore is in his 25th season at the helm of the Baylor Softball program. In a quarter of a century, Moore is Baylor Athletics’ active all-time wins leader across all sports. He has progressed up the active NCAA coaching ranks, now ranking No. 17 in total victories among active Division I head coaches.







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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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