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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 April, 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 Closes Out Home Stretch Hosting Lamar</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">Bears and Cardinals are meeting for the 16<sup>th</sup> time</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"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.4pt"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black;background:yellow">Media link for the 2022 Baylor Softball Season: </span></b><a href="https://baylorbea.rs/BaylorSB22" title="https://baylorbea.rs/BaylorSB22"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#0563C1;background:yellow">https://baylorbea.rs/BaylorSB22</span></b></a><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="BasicParagraph" style="border:none;padding:0in"><b><span style="font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif">BAYLOR</span></b><span style="font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif"> (17-17, 0-6 Big 12)
<b>vs. </b><b>LAMAR </b>(8-21, 3-9 WAC)<b><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<p class="BasicParagraph"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.1pt">Tuesday, April 6 vs. Lamar Waco, Texas | Getterman Stadium Radio: 101.3 FM TV: Big 12 Now ESPN+<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="BasicParagraph"><b><span style="font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif;text-transform:uppercase">Story lines</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph" style="margin-left:5.0pt;text-indent:-5.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif"> Baylor Softball will host Lamar in a midweek matchup before getting back to Big 12 play on the
road at Kansas this weekend. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph" style="margin-left:5.0pt;text-indent:-5.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif"> The Bears (17-17) are trying to snap a seven-game losing streak as they have taken on two top-10
ranked opponents in back-to-back weekend series. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph" style="margin-left:5.0pt;text-indent:-5.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif"> BU is already over halfway through the season with only 18 games left. After the Bears weekend
at Kansas, Baylor will play 11 of their next 18 games at home. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph" style="margin-left:5.0pt;text-indent:-5.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif"> The Cardinals (8-21) went 3-1 last week, picking a up a 2-1 series win over conference foe Tarleton
and beating Houston Baptist in a run-rule midweek tilt.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph" style="margin-left:5.0pt;text-indent:-5.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif"> These two teams have previously met 15 times, with Baylor remaining undefeated against the Cardinals
in the all-time record. This will be the 10th matchup on the Bears home turf. <o:p>
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<p class="BasicParagraph" style="margin-left:5.0pt;text-indent:-5.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif">The Bears are currently sitting at 52 in the NCAA RPI rankings. All seven Big 12 schools currently
rank in the top 100 RPI rankings. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph" style="margin-left:5.0pt;text-indent:-5.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif"> Head Coach Glenn Moore said this could be one of the best situational hitting teams he has ever
had. Taylor Strain leads the charge in hits with two outs posting a .452 batting average when two outs are on the board. McKenzie Wilson has recorded a leadoff hit or walk in the last five contests.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="BasicParagraph" style="margin-left:5.0pt;text-indent:-5.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif;text-transform:uppercase">bears in the big 12 rankings<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph" style="margin-left:5.0pt;text-indent:-5.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif"> McKenzie Wilson still ranks first in the Big 12 with five triples on the season. Her .436 season
batting average still leads the Bears as well as her 22 RBI. Also in the Big 12, Wilson is third in batting average (.436), second in hits (44) and first for stolen bases (17).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph" style="margin-left:5.0pt;text-indent:-5.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif"> Baylor as a team is fourth in the conference in pitching. BU is also leading the league in sacrifice
bunts (16).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph" style="margin-left:5.0pt;text-indent:-5.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif"> Maren Judisch is tied for first in saves with two.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph" style="margin-left:5.0pt;text-indent:-5.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif"> McKenzie Wilson is 1st in percentage reached as a leadoff batter with .731, while Josie Bower
is batting 1.000 with the bases loaded.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph" style="margin-left:5.0pt;text-indent:-5.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif"> Josie Bower is leading the league in hit by pitches (8), while Taylor Strain leads in sacrifice
bunts (8). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif"> Aliyah Binford is tied for fifth in doubles with 10.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="BasicParagraph" style="border:none;padding:0in"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif;text-transform:uppercase">SERies info<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph" style="border:none;padding:0in"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif;text-transform:uppercase">Lamar</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="BasicParagraph"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif;text-transform:uppercase">BAYLOR LEADS 15-0<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif">Waco: Baylor leads 9-0<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif">Beaumont, Texas: Baylor leads 3-0<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif">Neutral: Baylor leads 3-0<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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