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<h1 align="right" style="text-align:right"><a name="_Hlk494720897"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;text-decoration:none">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – Feb. 19, 2021</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></a></h1>
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<h2 align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk494720897"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;font-style:normal">Baylor SB to Open Season at Cowgirl Classic<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk494720897"><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Lady Bears set to finally open season in Lake Charles, La.</span></i></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk494720897"><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Impact",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk494720897"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">For more information contact:
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk494720897"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Krista Pirtle, 254-447-8610, Krista_Pirtle@baylor.edu
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk494720897"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">WACO, Texas –
</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-weight:normal">After suffering a slew of weather-related cancellations, No. 18 Baylor softball will finally begin its 2021 campaign at the Cowgirl Classic in Lake Charles, La.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk494720897"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-weight:normal">The Lady Bears</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-weight:normal">will play a pair of games on Sunday, Feb. 21. Baylor will get things started against No. 25 Arkansas before taking on McNeese State at 3 p.m.</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk494720897"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-weight:normal">Every BU game will be broadcast on 101.3 FM by Dan Ingham, in his sixth season as the voice of Baylor Softball.</span></strong><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk494720897"><span style="color:black;background:white">Keep up with the team all year long by following Baylor Softball on the team's official Twitter (@BaylorSoftball), Facebook (Baylor Softball), and Instagram
(@BaylorSoftball).</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk494720897"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i>-BaylorBears.com-<o:p></o:p></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#0A5026">Krista Pirtle</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#0A5026"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">| Associate Director of Athletics Communications</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Department of Athletics | Baylor University</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">O: 254-710-3065 | C: 254-447-8610</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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