Baylor Softball Readies for Conference Series Against UCF

[Gilmore, Katy]

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – March 27, 2025

Baylor Softball Readies for Conference Series Against UCF
Bears hold the 10-2 all-time record over the Knights
For more information contact: Katy Gilmore; 254-252-2182, katy_gilmore at baylor.edu<mailto:katy_gilmore at baylor.edu>


BAYLOR (13-20, 2-7 Big 12) vs UCF (24-14-1, 3-6 Big 12)

Friday, March 28 • vs UCF • Waco, Texas | Getterman Stadium • Radio: 101.3 FM • Watch: ESPN+

Saturday, March 29 • vs UCF • Waco, Texas | Getterman Stadium • Radio: 101.3 FM • Watch: ESPN+

Sunday, March 30 • vs UCF • Waco, Texas | Getterman Stadium • Radio: 101.3 FM • Watch: ESPN+



Story lines

• Baylor Softball is preparing for a three-game conference series against UCF, for its fourth conference series of the season.

• There is a full slate of activities at Getterman Stadium this weekend, starting Friday with Getterman After Dark, Saturday with the first ever Dogs at the Diamond and Sunday with the annual Mug Day sponsored by Dutch Bros.

• The Bears lead the all-time record over the Knights, 10-2, including the 6-0 record in Waco. Baylor faced UCF last season at the Big 12 Softball Tournament when it took down the Knights, 3-2. The Bears also faced UCF for a three-game conference series where they swept the Knights.

• BU is coming off of a midweek contest against UT Arlington where they fell against the Mavericks, 6-2. Before the game against UTA, the Bears faced No. 13 Oklahoma State when they took down the Cowgirls in game one before falling in the next two contests.

• 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 19 losses on the season have come against opponents ranked in the Top 25.

• Shaylon Govan leads the Bears offensively with a .394 average so far this season, only missing four opening weekend games due to a class conflict. She has a team-leading five home runs, five doubles and 14 RBIs.

• Karynton Dawson is leading the Bears with 16 RBIs, closely followed by Govan (14), and Abi Flores (13).

• Lillie Walker leads the Bears in the circle with 49 strikeouts with 22 appearances.

• Walked tossed 15.1 scoreless innings against No. 13 Oklahoma State in Stillwater last week. She picked up her first-career complete game shutout over the Cowgirls on Friday in the Bears’ win, before turning around and tossing a career high 8.2 innings in the Bears nine inning game against the Cowgirls. She only allowed one earned run during her 15.2 innings of work and only walked one batter through both complete games.

• Defensively, Presleigh Pilon is ranked third nationally in assists so far this season with 88. Amber Toven is tied for ninth in assists with 82. Those two together have helped contribute to the Bears’ 19 double plays so far this season which ranks them tied for seventh nationally.

• Shaylon Govan now holds the second-place spot in career walks at Baylor. She currently has 122 and is 11 walks away from tying the career record.

• As Baylor’s unanimous First-Team All-American last season, Govan, is currently in 12th place nationally in on base percentage (.585) 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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