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<h1 align="right" style="text-align:right"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – April 22, 2023</span></b><b><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></b></h1>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;color:black">No. 16 Baylor Softball Falls in Saturday Doubleheader Against No. 1 Oklahoma</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 battle but can’t convert runs in either matchup</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">WACO, 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.
16 Baylor Softball fell against the No. 1-ranked Oklahoma Sooners, 4-0 in game one and 2-0 in game two, of the Saturday doubleheader at Getterman Stadium</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 34-13 on the season and 4-8 in conference play, pitched 11 shutout innings against the Sooners over the course of the two games.
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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 battled to the end in game one, holding the Sooners scoreless for six innings, and loading the bases in the bottom of the seventh.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">After the first two batters walked, Kaci West came into the game and sat the next three Sooners down in order in the first inning.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">Baylor capitalized again in the top of the second after a leadoff single was erased by a double play and West picked up her first strikeout. The Sooners then
popped-up into a double play in the third, effectively erasing the runners again.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">Baylor got its first hit of the game in the bottom of the third when Zadie LaValley singled to right field. With two outs, McKenzie Wilson singled to put runners
on the corners, but that would be all for the Bears in the third. <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 threatened again in the bottom of the fourth, after a leadoff walk to Shaylon Govan and a sacrifice bunt from Sydney Collazos moves pinch-runner Ashlyn
Wachtendorf to second base. Ana Watson then singled, before Emily Hott reached on a fielder’s choice trying to bring Wachtendorf home, but she was ultimately called out after a review at the plate.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">A triple and a three-run home run plated all four of the Sooners’ runs in the top of the sixth.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">The Bears tried to rally in the bottom of the seventh, with Hott drawing a leadoff walk and Josie Bower getting hit by a pitch. Presleigh Pilon then reached
on a fielder’s choice and Wilson walked to load the bases, but a groundout ended the game.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">In the second game, Oklahoma took the early lead in the top of the first, after a solo shot put the Sooners up 1-0. They added a run in the next inning with
another solo shot, but the Bears worked out of a jam and left them scoreless. <o:p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">The Bears only allowed one OU base runner in the following two innings.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">Baylor threatened in the fifth, after Hott drew a leadoff walk and Kaci West singled on a bunt that had Hott take third, but she was called out after a review.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">Dariana Orme sat the Sooners down in order in the top of the sixth, striking out one and recording the putout on the third batter.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">Down to its last shot in the bottom of the seventh, Hott drew a six-pitch walk, but a fly-out to center field stopped the Bears’ chance.
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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">Josie Bower moved to second all-time in Baylor records books for hit by pitches with 26</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">Four different Bears recorded a hit in game one</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">Kaci West effectively tossed six innings in game one, striking out two</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoBodyText" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Amber Toven and Kaci West each recorded a hit in game two<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoBodyText" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Emily Hott drew two walks in game two<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoBodyText" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The Bears only struck out once in game two<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoBodyText" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Dariana Orme pitched a complete-game in game two, only allowing two runs, while pitching five shutout innings<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">QUOTABLE<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Head Coach Glenn Moore<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">“I wasn’t happy with our game yesterday. And I thought we came out here a little too uptight, and I thought today we were relaxed and competed. Obviously, we
didn’t put up runs, but we threatened and we fought. I think we had one strikeout with a strikeout pitcher. Really thought we did well there but back to your point, we did as well as we could against that offense, that powerful offense with our pitching, and
really happy with Dari and happy with the way Kaci competed in game one today.</span>”<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Kaci West on the game …
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">“Trusting my defense, I mean I only had two strikeouts today, so that proves it was a defensive game. My defense behind me was making plays, they were working,
they were competing. That’s so important. McKenzie’s amazing catch in centerfield, that gives us momentum going into offense. Shay’s good catch at first shifts momentum and gives us a lot of energy.</span>”<o:p></o:p></p>
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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">The Bears will play Texas State on Wednesday, April 26, at 6:30 p.m. CT at Getterman Stadium, before heading to Ames, Iowa, to face the Iowa State Cyclones in
a three-game series. </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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