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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 18, 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 Defeats McNeese State, 5-2</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Watson Backs Orme’s Pitching with Two-Run Double</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><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"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<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 took down McNeese State Friday night, defeating the Cowgirls, 5-2, at Getterman Stadium.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">BU scored first in the contest, plating four in the bottom of the third inning. With one out, McKenzie Wilson used her speed to reach base on a well-hit ball to the first baseman. Two errors from McNeese State
plated two runs in the inning, then Ana Watson brought home two more Bears with a two-out double.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Starting pitcher Dariana Orme had a three-up, three-down inning three times and allowed just one earned run while striking out five in going the distance.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The Cowgirls capitalized on a Baylor error in the top of the fourth, scoring their only two runs of the night.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Baylor got a run back in the bottom of the fourth, with Emry McDonough reaching base on an error and coming around to score on fellow freshman Taylor Strain’s two-out single up the middle.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">All of the Bears provided quality at-bats, with not a single player striking out against the Cowgirls. Watson came up big in the win, going 2-for-3 at the plate with two doubles and two RBI.
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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">Five Bears recorded hits in the matchup<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">Watson recorded her third and fourth doubles of the season, her fourth multi-hit game 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">Orme picked up her fifth win of the 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">Bears improve to 27-7 all-time against McNeese State<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">The Bears didn’t strike out once against the Cowgirls<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">TOP QUOTES</span></b><span style="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="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">“I’m very pleased with the overall play today. The difference in this game was that we were able to capitalize on a few mistakes. We’ve been on other side of games like this several times this year.”<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="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>
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<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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