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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 – May 7, 2022</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;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’s Offense Explodes with Win Over No. 14 Texas, 17-3</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;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">The most runs ever given up by the Texas Longhorns</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;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">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="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="OLE_LINK2"></a><a name="OLE_LINK1"></a><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK2"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">THE RUNDOWN</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK2"></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">AUSTIN, Texas – </span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Baylor softball’s offense was on display Saturday afternoon as they took down No. 14 Texas in Austin, 17-3.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">The Bears fell behind after the first inning after two doubles and a groundout plated two runs for them. Starting pitcher Aliyah Binford struck out two in the top of the first to get the Bears
out of the inning. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Baylor’s McKenzie Wilson led off the game with a double, before the Bears were able to plate three runs in the bottom of the second.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">After three-straight walks loaded the bases to begin the inning, Ana Watson reached on a fielder’s choice that scored Binford. Back-to-back singles from Taylor Strain and Emily Hott brought home
the last two tuns of the inning. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Bringing more of the offense from game one of the series, Baylor took the 5-2 lead after the third inning. After Binford reached on a single to the pitcher, Sydney Collazos put one though the left
side advancing Binford, who then scored on a throwing error by the Longhorns. Collazos came around to score later in the inning on a wild pitch.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Binford tossed three more scoreless innings for the Bears as they tacked on two more in the top of the fifth on a bases loaded single up the middle that scored two.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Baylor exploded in the top of the seventh, scoring 10 runs on eight hits. As five Bears walked in the inning, West and Josie Bower each hit doubles. The Bears 17 runs mark the most allowed in Texas
softball history. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">HIGHLIGHTS <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Most runs allowed in a game in Texas softball history<o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The Bears loaded the bases five different times<o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Baylor had 16 hits on the game, the most since the 2016 season<o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Emily Hott was 2-for-2 at the plate, with an RBI and four walks, which is a new career high<o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">All but one Bear recorded at least one hit<o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">McKenzie Wilson reached base in every at bat<o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">15 walks is the most ever issued in a game by Texas<o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">15 is the most walks Baylor has ever received in a game<o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Most hits in a game this season<o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Most hits Texas has given up this year<o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Kaci West had two doubles in a game for the first time in her career, along with a career-high five RBI<o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Josie Bower had a career high four RBI<o:p></o:p></span></b></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">TOP QUOTES<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Glenn Moore on the game…<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">“I think have been waiting to bust out of our slump for a while and I think we saw an opportunity to do that and I’m really proud of the fact that the girls continued to push and didn’t just think
we had enough. It’s probably to do with the fact that we have let so many teams do that this year, that we are growing up and learning from past experiences. I think we just continue to pound the strike zone from a pitching standpoint, played good defense
and had quality at bats.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Kaci West on mentality behind the 16 hits…<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">“We changed our mentality to attack early, so we weren’t attacking the pitches that were out of the zone like I did yesterday.”</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">- BaylorBears.com - </span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;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="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:6.5pt;color:black"> </span></b><span style="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="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>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">O: 254-710-2743 | C: 254-252-2182</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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