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<h1 align="right" style="text-align:right"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – April 14, 2023</span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;color:black">No. 18 Baylor Softball Drops Series Opener at Texas Tech, 10-8</span></b><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black;background:white">Bears hit two home runs in the loss</span></i></b><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#212121">For more information contact:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#212121">Katy Gilmore; 254-252-2182,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="mailto:katy_gilmore@baylor.edu" title="mailto:katy_gilmore@baylor.edu"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#0078D7">katy_gilmore@baylor.edu</span></a><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">LUBBOCK, Texas -</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">No.
18 Baylor Softball dropped its series opener against Texas Tech, 10-8, Friday night at Rocky Johnson Field.</span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">The Bears, now 32-10 on the season, hit two long balls in the game that saw five total home runs from both sides.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">Baylor had two Bears record a multi-hit outing, but came up short after Texas Tech put up six runs in the bottom of the sixth inning.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">THE RUNDOWN</span></b><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">The Bears fell behind early after the Red Raiders hit a three-run home run in the bottom of the third to take the lead.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">BU recorded its first hit of the game in the top of the fourth, when Shaylon Govan hit a moon shot that sailed over the trees in left field. Sydney Collazos
followed the home run with a single, but a double play erased the runners and ended the inning with the Bears trailing, 3-1.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">Kaci West led off the fifth inning with a double to left-center and moved to third on a sacrifice bunt. Taylor Strain reached on a fielder’s choice that had
both runners safe after an overthrown ball to third base. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">With the Bears within a run, the Red Raiders regained a two-run lead in the bottom of the fifth.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">Collazos started a six-run rally in the sixth when she led off the inning with a single through the left side. After a walk was issued to Emily Hott, Ana Watson
singled to load the bases. With bases full of Bears, Kaci West singled to the pitcher and advanced to second on the throw after the ball bounced off the pitcher’s glove and into the outfield, which brought home two Bears and tied the ballgame.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">A groundout brought home another run before McKenzie Wilson reached on an error and gave the Bears the 6-4 lead. Amber Toven added to the Bears’ advantage when
she hit a home run over the wall in left-center field, giving Baylor the 8-4 advantage.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">With two outs in the bottom of the sixth, Texas Tech put up six runs to regain the lead after a triple and two home runs, and that was enough to secure the
10-8 win for the Red Raiders.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">HIGHLIGHTS</span></b><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoBodyText" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The Bears totaled eight hits, with Sydney Collazos and Kaci West each recording two hits</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoBodyText" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Amber Toven hit her second home run in as many games</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoBodyText" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Shaylon Govan recorded her eighth home run of the season</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoBodyText" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">This marked the Bears’ third multi-home run games of the season</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoBodyText" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Baylor is now 2-5 in conference games on the season</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">WHAT’S NEXT</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">BU will face Texas Tech for game two of the series Saturday, April 15, at 2 p.m. CT.
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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>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">O: 254-710-2743 | C: 254-252-2182</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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