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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 22, 2022</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="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="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Baylor Softball Run Rules UC San Diego, 10-2</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">Bears take game one of the NISC tournament</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"><a name="OLE_LINK2"></a><a name="OLE_LINK1"></a><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">FORT COLLINS, Colo. – </span></b><span style="color:black">Baylor softball secured its first win in the National Invitational Softball Championship Sunday afternoon, defeating UC San Diego 10-2, in run-rule
fashion at TC Colorado Field. <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">The Bears struck first in the matchup as Josie Bower blasted a solo home run over the wall in centerfield in the bottom of the second inning.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Starting pitcher Aliyah Binford sat the Tritons down in order in the first four innings, not allowing a hit until the top of the fifth.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">McKenzie Wilson doubled in the bottom of the third, and Emily Hott walked to put a couple of runners on, but no more runs scored.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Baylor came up big in the fourth inning when Bower was hit by a pitch, Sydney Collazos singled and Zadie LaValley walked to load the bases. Ana Watson then crushed her first home run of the season over the wall
in left-center field, for the second grand slam of her career. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Trying to rally back in the fifth inning, UC San Diego plated two runs after loading the bases to chip away at Baylor’s lead.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">After the Tritons loaded the bases again in the sixth inning, reliever Kaci West came in and worked out of the jam not allowing a run to score.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Collazos, Watson and Wilson all singled in the bottom of the sixth to load the bases for the second time in the game, before a walk was issued and another run scored. With a 6-2 lead, Binford plated another run
with an infield single before Kaci West cleared the bases with a shot to the wall that the right fielder dropped.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">With the run-rule victory in six innings, the Bears get a day off before playing the winner of the UNLV-North Alabama game at 5 p.m. Tuesday.
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<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;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Ana Watson hit her first home run of the year, a grand slam<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;text-autospace:none">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Aliyah Binford pitched 5.1 innings, striking out seven and throwing four 1-2-3 innings. She didn’t allow a hit until the 5th inning.
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Josie Bower hit her third homer of the season and sixth of her career<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;text-autospace:none">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Sydney Collazos was 3-for-3 at the plate with three singles<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;text-autospace:none">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">McKenzie Wilson was 3-for-4 at the plate with a double<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;text-autospace:none">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Every starter for the Bears reached base in the game<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;text-autospace:none">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Six Bears recorded hits<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;text-autospace:none">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Kaci West struck out one as a reliever, her first outing since April 12<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<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 on the game…<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">“It took us a while to get the rust knocked off after nine days of practice, but once Josie sparked us, we didn’t let up. We did lose focus defensively a little in the fifth, but a different look with Kaci West
got some miss hits and got us out of it. Very happy with the offensive production from several.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:black">Ana Watson on her grand slam…<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">“As I have been trying to figure out my swing again this year coming back from an injury last year, to me, the home run came at a perfect time. Adding on to the first home run from Josie, I think it gave us the
confidence to hit the ball hard and with intention.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Josie Bower on winning game one… <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">“Winning game one sets us up really well for this week since we only need one more win to make it to the championship bracket. I think my home run helped get the team excited and reminded us that we came here to
win.”<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>
<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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