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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 – March 5, 2022</span></b><span style="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 Texas A&M Corpus Christi<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Bears bounce back with five runs in game two</span></b><span style="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><span style="color:black"><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></span><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"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black"> </span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">THE RUNDOWN </span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">WACO, Texas – </span></b><span style="color:black">Baylor softball split its Saturday doubleheader with Texas A&M Corpus Christi at Getterman Stadium, falling to the Islanders 2-1 in game one and bouncing back
for a 5-3 win in game two.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Game 1: Texas A&M Corpus Christi 2, Baylor 1<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Dariana Orme started off strong in the circle for game one, striking out six batters through three innings.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Both teams stayed scoreless through four, with Sydney Collazos, Taylor Strain and Aliyah Binford each recording singles in that time.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The fifth inning saw all the action in game one as the Islanders put up two in the top of the fifth for the first runs of the game. The Bears bounced back and cut the lead in half with doubles by Kaci West and
Emily Hott, who drove in pinch-runner Caroline Rowatt with Baylor’s only run of the game.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The Bears retired the Islanders in order in the sixth before Binford struck out two in the top of the seventh. Baylor wasn’t able to plate any runs in the bottom of the seventh and fell to the islanders, 2-1.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Five Bears recorded a hit in game one, including Binford with two.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Game 2: Baylor 5, Texas A&M Corpus Christi 3<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The defense was on display in game two as the Bears and Islanders each made flashy plays to stop runners from advancing.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Baylor jumped out early in game two, plating a run in the bottom of the first, when McKenzie Wilson tripled and Sydney Collazos hit a single to bring home Wilson..<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Texas A&M Corpus Christi got a run back in the top of the second on a solo home run. The Bears took the 2-1 lead in the bottom of the third when Ana Watson scored on a sacrifice fly from Taylor Strain.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Both teams went scoreless through the fifth before the Islanders took the 3-2 lead in the top of the sixth after a fielder’s choice and error plated a run and a wild pitch scored another.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Baylor’s offense started to come alive in the bottom of the sixth, when the Bears brought three runs home to regain the lead, 5-3. Ana Watson got the scoring started after she singled to lead off the inning and
then scored on a error. Emily Hott then doubled to left center, scoring Strain, before Wilson singled up the middle to bring Hott home.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Binford picked up a strikeout in the final inning, with Baylor taking the 5-3 win over the Islanders in game two.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">HIGHLIGHTS <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">McKenzie Wilson hit her 4<sup>th</sup> triple this season<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Aliyah Binford pitched in relief in both games<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Ana Watson went 2-for-3 in game two, scoring two runs<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Three different Bears recorded a stolen base<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Emily Hott hit a double in both games<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="color:black">- BaylorBears.com - </span></i><span style="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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