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<h1 align="right" style="text-align:right"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;text-decoration:none">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – Jan. 18, 2024</span></b><o:p></o:p></h1>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;color:black">Baylor Softball’s Govan Named Preseason All-Big 12</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black;background:white">Junior earns unanimous decision to preseason team</span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt">For more information contact:
</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Katy Gilmore; 254-252-2182, </span><a href="mailto:katy_gilmore@baylor.edu"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">katy_gilmore@baylor.edu</span></a></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">IRVING, Texas –</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Baylor Softball’s Shaylon Govan was named to the 2024 Preseason All-Big 12 softball
team, announced Thursday by the conference office. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Govan, a junior, received All-Big 12 First Team honors at the end of last season after hitting .369 and setting Baylor single-season records in walks (47) and sacrifice flies
(7). She led the Big 12 last season in walks, while holding a .513 on-base percentage and a 1.194 OPS.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">In her first season with the Bears, Govan also led the Bears in homeruns with 11, becoming the first Bear to reach double-digit home runs since the 2019 season. Six of her
11 home runs on the season were multi-run blasts. She was also named a unanimous All-Big 12 first team member and was an All-Region first team section. For her record season with the Bears, she was named the 11<sup>th</sup> All-American in Baylor softball
history, picking up NFCA All-America second team honors. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">This marks Govan’s first preseason honor of her career.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The Bears will open the 2024 season on Feb. 9 at home against Tennessee for a three-game series.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Fans interested in purchasing tickets for the upcoming Baylor Softball season can visit<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">BaylorBears.com/Tickets.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">To stay up to date with everything Baylor softball, follow the team on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @BaylorSoftball.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">- BaylorBears<span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:black;text-decoration:none">.com</span></span><span style="color:black">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black">__________________________________</span></b></p>
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<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></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Department of Athletics | Baylor University</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">O: 254-710-2743 | C: 254-252-2182</span></p>
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