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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 – May 5, 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. 20 Baylor Softball Run-Rules No. 5 Texas, 9-1</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 record first-ever run-rule over the Longhorns</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">AUSTIN, 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.
20 Baylor Softball completed a five-inning run-rule over the No. 5 Texas Longhorns, 9-1, Friday Night at Red and Charline McCombs Field.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">The Bears, now 37-15 on the season and 6-10 in conference play, pick up their first-ever run-rule victory over the Longhorns and their fourth win over a top-5
team this season.<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">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 started off hot, putting up five runs in the top of the first inning. McKenzie Wilson led off the game getting hit by a pitch before Emily Hott singled
to put two on for Shaylon Govan. The sophomore first baseman then launched her 11<sup>th</sup> homer of the year to straight-away center field, a three-run shot to put the Bears out front early.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">Re-loading the bases in the top of the first, Sydney Collazos and Amber Toven singled and Ana Watson walked before Josie Bower came to the plate. Bower then
notched a two-RBI single through the left side to put the Bears out front 5-0. <o:p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">Shutting the Longhorns down in the bottom half of the first, BU added another crooked number in the second.<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">Wilson and Hott opened the top of the second with back-to-back singles before Govan drew a walk to load the bases. Collazos then drew and RBI walk and put the
Bears ahead 6-0. A sacrifice fly from Watson plated another run before a two-RBI double from Bower gave BU the 9-0 lead.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">The Longhorns plated one run in the bottom of the second, but that would be all the Bears would allow in the game.<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">Baylor loaded the bases again in the top of the third, but no runs came across for the Bears. BU held UT to just one base runner in the final three innings
and secured the 9-1 run-rule victory. <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:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">This is BU’s first run-rule victory over the Longhorns in BU history</span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class="MsoBodyText" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">Emily Hott led the way in the batter’s box, going 3-for-4 with a double</span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class="MsoBodyText" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">Josie Bower also had a multi-hit game, with four RBIs and a double</span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class="MsoBodyText" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">Shaylon Govan recorded her 11<sup>th</sup> homer of the season, a three-run shot</span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class="MsoBodyText" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">Sydney Collazos reached base in every at-bat with a single and three walks</span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class="MsoBodyText" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">The Bears drew eight walks in the matchup</span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class="MsoBodyText" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">BU scored nine runs on nine hits</span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class="MsoBodyText" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">Six different Bears recorded a hit in the game</span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class="MsoBodyText" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">RyLee Crandall picked up the win in the circle, pitching five innings with two strikeouts</span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class="MsoBodyText" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">Crandall improves to 14-4 on the season</span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></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"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Head coach Glenn Moore on Govan’s three-run home run in the first inning:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">“It
gives you an opportunity to relax. (Freshman pitcher RyLee Crandall) gets to go in there with a little bit of a lead, and she make a few mistakes, and it allows her to pitch a little better.”</span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Sophomore first baseman Shaylon Govan:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">“We just
came out and played Baylor Softball. That was the whole goal coming in, it didn’t matter who we were playing. We’re just trying to get better day-by-day.”</span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Freshman pitcher RyLee Crandall on what was working for her:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">“We
used up and down and in and out, the changeup. Everything was working. Pitching to contact, getting a pop-up, a groundout, whatever would work. And I feel like (pitching coach Britni Newman’s) pitch calls were really good today.”</span><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: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 host the Longhorns at Getterman Stadium May 6-7 to close out the Bears’ regular-season slate.
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