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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">BAYLOR at SAM HOUSTON<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Media Link:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="http://baylorbea.rs/BaylorSoftball" title="http://baylorbea.rs/BaylorSoftball"><span style="color:#0563C1">http://baylorbea.rs/BaylorSoftball</span></a><b><span style="color:black;background:white"><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">When: </span></strong></span></b><span style="color:black;background:white">Tuesday, March 23 at 6:30 p.m. (CT)</span><span style="color:black"><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">Site: </span></strong><span style="background:white">Huntsville, Texas / Bearkat Softball Complex</span><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">TV: </span></strong><span style="background:white">ESPN+</span><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">Radio: </span></strong><span style="background:white">101.3 FM | </span></span></span><a href="http://listen.streamon.fm/kbhthd2"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#154734;background:white">Stream</span></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">Live Stats</span></strong><span style="background:white">: BaylorStats.com</span><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">Twitter Updates: </span></strong><span style="background:white">@BaylorSoftball</span><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">Series History</span></strong><br>
<span style="background:white">Baylor leads, 50-30</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="background:white"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">STORY LINES</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
• Baylor goes back on the road with a midweek contest at Sam Houston. On the year, BU is 3-1 in midweek action and is outscoring its competition, 21-11, in those games.<br>
• Baylor is coming off a rare week at home as most of its games in March are on the road (three out of 18 games at home). BU got things started with a 3-2 midweek victory over Stephen F. Austin before splitting a two-game weekend series with Houston.<br>
• Facing a full count with two outs in the bottom of the seventh, <dfn><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=10377"><span style="color:#154734">Alyssa Avalos</span></a></span></dfn> delivered the walkoff
with an RBI single to left field to clinch the dub for Baylor on Sunday.<br>
• <dfn><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=10391"><span style="color:#154734">Gia Rodoni</span></a></span></dfn> went the entire way in the first game vs. the Cougars and picked up 10 strikeouts, marking
her 12th career double-digit strikeout game of her career.<br>
• <dfn><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=10384"><span style="color:#154734">Sidney Holman-Mansell</span></a></span></dfn>, while she didn't pick up the win on Sunday, kept Houston off balance through
6.1 innings of work as she matched her season high with seven strikeouts.<br>
• Baylor is now 3-2 against ranked opponents this season. After opening the year with a loss to No. 25 Arkansas, the Lady Bears have won back-to-back games against ranked foes No. 25 Mississippi State (10-6) and No. 13 Louisiana (8-1). Over the weekend, Baylor
split at No. 9 Arizona State.<br>
• For a team among the nation's leaders in triples (9), Baylor more than tripled its home run production in Arizona. BU flew to Arizona with only three home runs on the season and came home with seven more. <dfn><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=10401"><span style="color:#154734">Zadie
LaValley</span></a></span></dfn> hit her first career bomb to spark a seventh inning two-out rally at Arizona State on Thursday. McGlaun hit a walkoff solo shot against Northern Illinois on Friday before LaValley was at it again against GCU. <dfn><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=10396"><span style="color:#154734">Ana
Watson</span></a></span></dfn> also went yard against the Lopes on Friday. Saturday was a home run derby for Baylor as Gilbert and Binford each hit dingers before <dfn><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=10393"><span style="color:#154734">Hannah
Smith</span></a></span></dfn> hit her first career home run.<br>
• <dfn><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=10380"><span style="color:#154734">Nicky Dawson</span></a></span></dfn> is Baylor's all-time leader in career triples with 12 after ripping one to left center
field against Louisiana Tech on March 7. The fifth-year senior outfielder now has five triples this season, a mark that ties her for first nationally. Dawson is now tied for second in program history for triples in a season alongside <dfn><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=9655"><span style="color:#154734">Kyla
Walker</span></a></span></dfn> (2017), Carrie Leerberg (2004) and Kelly Osburn (2005). Harmony Schwethelm had six triples in 2005.<br>
• After 20 seasons as an assistant coach for the Lady Bears, Mark Lumley retired in October before he passed away in December after his fourth bout with cancer. The Baylor players and coaching staff will all be wearing blue ribbons in his honor. This season
is for Lum.<o:p></o:p></span></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>
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