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<p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="text-align:right"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS March 14, 2023</span></b><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;color:black">No. 21 Baylor Softball Readies for Midweek Doubleheader Against South Dakota State</span></b><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black;background:white">Bears will face the Jackrabbits for the first time in program history</span></b><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black">For more information contact: </span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;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;color:#0563C1">katy_gilmore@baylor.edu</span></a><u><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#0563C1"> </span></u><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black"> </span><span style="color:#212121"><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 2023 Baylor Softball Season: </span></b><a href="https://baylorbea.rs/BaylorSB23" title="https://baylorbea.rs/BaylorSB23"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#0078D7;background:yellow">https://baylorbea.rs/BaylorSB23</span></a><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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(18-4) <b>vs. </b><b>SOUTH DAKOTA STATE </b>(14-11)<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;letter-spacing:-.1pt">Wednesday, March 15 vs. South Dakota State Waco, Texas | Getterman Stadium Radio: 101.3 FM Watch: Facebook Live<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.4pt"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.1pt">Wednesday, March 15 vs. South Dakota State Waco, Texas | Getterman Stadium Radio: 101.3 FM Watch: Facebook
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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"> Baylor Softball added a doubleheader against South Dakota State to their schedule and will face
the Jackrabbits on Wednesday, March 15 at Getterman Stadium.<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 are beginning a five-game home stand, that will begin with the two games against SDSU.
BU has never faced the Jackrabbits before. <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 had two available games in their schedule after their trip to Long Beach, Calif., and
the Louisville Slugger Invitational, was cut short due to weather. <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 went 1-2 in the tournament, defeating host game one host Cal State Fullerton and falling against
Boston University and Long Beach State in back-to-back games. Those losses marked the Bears first back-to-back losses of the season.
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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"><b> McKenzie Wilson</b> ended her on-base streak, which dated back to last season, at 35. That
streak is good for third all-time in the Baylor record books, on short of tying Lindsey Cargill for second place at 36.
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<b>Dariana Orme</b> picked up a win over Cal State Fullerton, after pitching a seven-inning complete-game in the Bears 5-2 win over the Titans. She tossed five shut-out innings and struck out seven.<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"> Maintaining their position in the polls, Baylor is now ranked No. 20 in the D1Softball poll.
The Bears are also ranked No. 20 in the Softball America Poll and come in at No. 20 in the ESPN poll and No. 21 in the NFCA coaches poll.
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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"> Before last week, Baylors 17-2 start tied for the best start in program history, which dates
back to the 2011 season. The same season the Bears went all the way to the semifinals in the Womens College World Series.
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<b>Shaylon Govan</b> leads the Bears with a .424 batting average with four doubles, five home runs and 32 RBI. She is currently 5th in the nation in runs batted in per game with 1.45 and leads the Big 12 with 32 already on the season.
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<b>Govan</b> is one of four Bears to have double digit RBIs already on the season.
<b>Amber Toven </b>follows her with 16, <b>Emily Hott </b>has 15 and <b>McKenzie Wilson</b> has 11.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>Sydney Collazos</b> was instrumental in the Bears win over Cal State Fullerton, leading the way with two RBIs, two sacrifice hits and a double.
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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"> BU has had 21 of 22 players see action during a game at some point this season.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif"> With a career record of 994-469<b>,
</b>head coach <b>Glenn Moore</b> is looking for his 1,000th career win this season and is only five wins away from hitting the milestone.</span><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#154734;mso-ligatures:none">Katy Gilmore</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"> | Associate Director of Athletic Communications</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Department of Athletics | Baylor University</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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