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<p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="text-align:right"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – Feb. 26, 2022</span></b><span style="color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Baylor Softball Splits Doubleheader with Loyola Marymount and No. 6 UCLA</span></b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Bears record 20 hits on the day</span></i><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">For more information contact: </span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Katy Gilmore, 254-252-2182, </span><a href="mailto:katy_gilmore@baylor.edu" title="mailto:katy_gilmore@baylor.edu"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">katy_gilmore@baylor.edu</span></a><u><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1"> </span></u><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">THE RUNDOWN </span></b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">PALM SPRINGS, Calif. – </span></b><span style="color:black">The Bears split Saturday’s doubleheader with Loyola Marymount and No. 6 UCLA, taking down the Lions 7-4 before falling to the Bruins 7-4 to close out
day two of the Mary Nutter Classic in Palm Springs, California.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Game 1: Baylor 7, Loyola Marymount 4<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The Bears and Lions got off to a slow start with a couple batters from each team reaching base on singles or fielder choices, but no runs coming across through the second.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Baylor kicked off the scoring first, with McKenzie Wilson showing off her speed and recording an inside the park home run on a ball driven into the left field corner. The Bears then steadily scored a run in the
next three innings, on a groundout, a sacrifice fly and a single from Wilson. <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The Lions brought the game within a run in the bottom of the sixth, when they capitalized off of an error and a sacrifice fly making the score, 4-3. With the game on the line Loyola Marymount hit a solo home run
in the bottom of the 7<sup>th</sup> to knot things up and take Baylor into their first extra inning game of the season.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">With international tie-breaker rules in effect, Baylor had a runner placed on second to begin the eighth inning before Kendall Cross reached base on a bunt to the pitcher. With Kaci West up to bat, the freshman
blasted her first home run of her career over the wall in left field, plating three and giving the Bears the, 7-4 advantage.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">After the first two outs in the bottom of the eighth, Dariana Orme came in to relieve West, striking out the last batter and winning it for the Bears.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Baylor had 13 hits, with four Bears recording a multi-hit game.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Game 2: Baylor 4, UCLA 7<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The Bears fell behind early in their second game of the day, after the Bruins hit back-to-back home runs in the bottom of the first to go up 4-0.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Settling into her groove, starting pitcher Dariana Orme struck out six batters through the first three innings. Getting a run back, Baylor plated a run in the top of the third, after a stand-up double from McKenzie
Wilson followed up with a single to center field from Sydney Collazos. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">After the Bears went down in order in the top half of the fourth, UCLA plated another run on a single down the left field line taking the 5-1 lead.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The Bruins extended their lead in the sixth after a double brought home two unearned runs.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Battling until the end, Rhein Trochim drew a leadoff walk in the top of the seventh inning, before singles from Emily Hott and Wilson loaded the bases. Collazos hit a two RBI single to right field trimming down
the UCLA lead. Wilson then scored on a sacrifice fly from Aliyah Binford, but a fielder’s choice ended the Bears seventh inning rally.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Orme pitched a complete game with eight strikeouts, while Collazos went 3-for-4 at the plate three RBI.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">HIGHLIGHTS <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt">Kaci West hit her first collegiate home run<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="color:black;margin-left:-16.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dariana Orme recorded her first save and pitched a complete game<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="color:black;margin-left:-16.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt">Bears had 20 hits on the day<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="color:black;margin-left:-16.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt">McKenzie Wilson recorded two hits in each game and her first home run of the year<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="color:black;margin-left:-16.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt">Five Bears recorded multi-hit games today<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="color:black;margin-left:-16.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt">Aliyah Binford struck out eight in her start in the circle<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">TOP QUOTES</span></b><span style="color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:black">Glenn Moore<span style="background:white"> on the game…</span></span></i><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span></i><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">“We are starting to understand the dynamics of this team. We’ve made great strides this weekend in many areas. Our offense has proven it can put up good numbers on great pitching and our top pitchers can beat
good line ups. Today we found a defense that worked and I know we can have several different looks with it throughout the season”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="color:black">- BaylorBears.com - </span></i><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black">__________________________________</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:6.5pt;color:black"> </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#154734">Katy Gilmore</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> | Associate Director of Athletic Communications</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;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="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">O: 254-710-2743 | C: 254-252-2182</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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