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<a name="_Hlk490052374"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – </span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Feb. 8, 2024</span></b><span style="color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">No. 19 Baylor Softball Readies for Season Opener Against No. 2 Tennessee<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Bears host the Lady Vols for a three-game series at Getterman Stadium</span></b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><br>
</span></i><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">For more information contact: </span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">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;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1;mso-ligatures:none">katy_gilmore@baylor.edu</span></a><u><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1;mso-ligatures:none"> </span></u><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"> </span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="BasicParagraph"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.1pt">Friday, Feb. 9 • vs. Tennessee • Waco, Texas | Getterman Stadium • Radio: 101.3 FM • Watch: Big 12 Now ESPN+<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.1pt">Friday, Feb. 9 • vs. Tennessee• Waco, Texas | Getterman Stadium • Radio: 101.3 FM • Watch: Big 12 Now ESPN+<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.1pt">Saturday, Feb. 10 • vs. Tennessee • Waco, Texas | Getterman Stadium • Radio: 101.3 FM • Watch: Big 12 Now ESPN+</span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif;text-transform:uppercase"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="BasicParagraph"><b><span style="font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif;text-transform:uppercase">Story lines</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph" style="margin-left:5.0pt;text-indent:-5.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif">• Baylor Softball is ready to start its season at home, as they host No. 2 Tennessee in a three-game
series at Getterman Stadium. The 2023 season will feature a 50-game slate and 26 home games.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph" style="margin-left:5.0pt;text-indent:-5.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif">• With incoming weather to Waco, the Bears will now play the three-game season opener with a doubleheader
on Friday, Feb. 9 starting at 5:00 p.m., followed by the series finale Saturday, Feb. 10 at 2:00 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph" style="margin-left:5.0pt;text-indent:-5.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif">• This season marks the highest-ranked opening weekend matchup for the Bears since 2009 when they
faced No. 1 Florida to open the season slate. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph" style="margin-left:5.0pt;text-indent:-5.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif">• Friday will mark the first season start at home for the Bears since the 2018 season, when BU
started with nine-consecutive wins, including an opening weekend series sweep of Northwestern State.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph" style="margin-left:5.0pt;text-indent:-5.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif">• When the season kicks off on Friday, the team comes back to the diamond with a veteran squad
that consists of seven seniors and 17 upperclassmen.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph" style="margin-left:5.0pt;text-indent:-5.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif">• After ending the 2023 campaign back in the NCAA postseason, the Bears are looking to build on
last year’s 40-win season while returning all but one senior, Josie Bower, from the roster.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph" style="margin-left:5.0pt;text-indent:-5.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif">• Baylor added three freshmen to the squad with pitcher
<b>Lexie Warncke</b> and infielders, <b>Paige King</b> and <b>Leah Cran</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph" style="margin-left:5.0pt;text-indent:-5.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif">• The last time the Bears and Lady Vols faced off, BU swept then-ranked No. 4 Tennessee in a two-game
series in Knoxville during the 2023 season. BU holds the 6-4 all-time record over Tennessee, with an undefeated 2-0 record in Waco.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph" style="margin-left:5.0pt;text-indent:-5.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif">• Baylor has been ranked in all four preseason polls: No. 11 (Softball America), No. 16 (D1Softball),
No. 19 (ESPN/USA Softball) and No. 22 (USA Today/NFCA).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph" style="margin-left:5.0pt;text-indent:-5.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif">• The Bears will face seven opponents in the month of February who are either ranked or receiving
votes in the preseason ESPN poll for a total of 11 games. Those teams include: No. 2 Tennessee, No. 8 Oregon, No. 13 Oregon, No. 21 Louisiana, RV Missouri, RV McNeese and RV Notre Dame.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph" style="margin-left:5.0pt;text-indent:-5.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif">• Leading the Bears last season,
<b>Shaylon Govan</b> returns for BU after being named the 11th All-American in Baylor history last season. The junior hit .369 with 11 home runs and 54 RBIs. She set single-season Baylor records in walks (47) and sacrifice flies (7).
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph" style="margin-left:5.0pt;text-indent:-5.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif">•
<b>Govan</b> was named to the preseason All-Big 12 team as a unanimous decision. <o:p>
</o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph" style="margin-left:5.0pt;text-indent:-5.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif">• Senior pitcher
<b>Dariana Orme</b> was named to the USA Softball Top 50 Player of the Year Watch List for the season. She led the Bears in the circle last season with 1.92 ERA and 126 strikeouts.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph" style="margin-left:5.0pt;text-indent:-5.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif">• Orme and Govan were both named to the NFCA All-Region team in 2023.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph" style="margin-left:5.0pt;text-indent:-5.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif">• The Bears middle infield turned 31 double plays during the 2023 season, which set a new single-season
team record. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph" style="margin-left:5.0pt;text-indent:-5.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif">• Outfielder
<b>McKenzie Wilson</b> led the team with 59 hits and 21 stolen bases last season, while shortstop
<b>Amber Toven</b> had a team-leading 14 doubles. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph" style="margin-left:5.0pt;text-indent:-5.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif">•
<b>Aliyah Binford</b> who missed the majority of last season with a season-ending knee injury returns for the Bears this season. As a dynamic two-way player Binford’s bat and arm will give BU extra depth on the field.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif">• Head coach
<b>Glenn Moore</b> hit his 1,000th career win last season, when the Bears took down UT Arlington on March 23, 2023. He is looking for his 900th win at Baylor this season.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="BasicParagraph"><b><span style="font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif;text-transform:uppercase">QUICK HITS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph" style="margin-left:5.0pt;text-indent:-5.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif">• Baylor will face eight ESPN Preseason Top-25 teams this year, with four in the Preseason Top-10;
Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas and UCLA. BU will play 18 total games this season against preseason top-25 teams. Baylor was ranked No. 19 in the ESPN Preseason poll.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph" style="margin-left:5.0pt;text-indent:-5.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif">• Baylor welcomes back 21 returners from last year, with three freshmen.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph" style="margin-left:5.0pt;text-indent:-5.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif">• BU was picked 4th in the Big-12 Preseason coaches’ poll. Oklahoma, Texas and Oklahoma State had
the top three spots.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph" style="margin-left:5.0pt;text-indent:-5.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif">• Every Baylor Softball game this season will be broadcast on the radio on 101.3 FM. Dan Ingham,
in his ninth season as the voice of Baylor Softball, will call every game.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph" style="margin-left:5.0pt;text-indent:-5.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif">• Twenty-five of the Bears home games will be aired on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph" style="margin-left:5.0pt;text-indent:-5.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif;text-transform:uppercase"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph" style="margin-left:5.0pt;text-indent:-5.0pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif;text-transform:uppercase">MOORE ERA HIGHLIGHTS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif">•
<b>Glenn <span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">Moore</span></b><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> is now
<b>878-443</b> while coaching at Baylor and</span> stands as the active wins leader across all sports for Baylor athletics<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">. His .665 winning percentage is best in BU history and he’s the program’s all-time
wins leader.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif">•
<b>Moore </b>is looking for his 900th win at Baylor this season and is 23 games away from reaching that feat.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif">•
<b>Moore </b>recorded his 1,000th career win with a 5-0 win over UT Arlington in Arlington, Texas (3/22/23).<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif">•
<b>Moore</b> recorded his 900th win overall with a 10-2 (5) victory over Grand Canyon in Waco (2/14/20).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif">•
<b>Moore’s</b> 800th career win came with a 9-3 win over McNeese State in Waco (2/22/18).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif">•
<b>Moore</b> notched his 700th win at Baylor in the final game of the Tucson Super Regional, punching Baylor’s ticket into the Women’s College World Series (5/28/17).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif">• All but one of his 100-win milestones have come at Baylor, with his first 100th game coming during his tenure at LSU with a 6-5 win over Auburn
(3/17/00).<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph" style="margin-left:5.0pt;text-indent:-5.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.1pt">• In
<b>Moore’s</b> 23 seasons as Baylor head coach, BU has cracked the Top 25 polls in all but one season.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph" style="margin-left:5.0pt;text-indent:-5.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.1pt">• In 2021,
<b>Moore</b> reached 800 wins at Baylor as he led the Bears back to the postseason<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph" style="margin-left:5.0pt;text-indent:-5.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.1pt"> at the Gainesville Regional.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.05pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph" style="margin-left:5.0pt;text-indent:-5.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.05pt">•
<b>Moore</b> has coached 88 of Baylor’s 93 All-Big 12 selections and 13 of Baylor’s 14 All-Americans.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph" style="margin-left:5.0pt;text-indent:-5.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.05pt">• Baylor has had 9 players drafted into the National Professional Fastpitch
(NPF) draft.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph" style="margin-left:5.0pt;text-indent:-5.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.05pt">• Baylor has placed at least six selections to the conference’s academic
honors for 15 straight seasons and five or more for 20 straight years.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif">• Moore has a career record of
<b>1017-485</b> over 27 seasons as a collegiate head coach.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph" style="margin-left:5.0pt;text-indent:-5.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph" style="margin-left:5.0pt;text-indent:-5.0pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif">MEET THE (RETURNING) TEAM<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph" style="margin-left:5.0pt;text-indent:-5.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif">• With 21 returners, you will see some familiar faces on the diamond this year as 2023 letterwinners
<b>Emry McDonough, Taylor Strain, Ava Knoll, Emily Hott, Ashlyn Wachtendorf, Kaci West, Shaylon Govan, Sydney COllazos, Presleigh Pilon, McKenzie Wilson, Ana Watson, Dariana Orme, Shannon Vivoda, RyLee Crandall, Caroline Rowatt, Jensen Vienne, Amber Toven,
Aliyah Binford, Ellington Whitaker and Zadie LaValley </b>all came back.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph" style="margin-left:5.0pt;text-indent:-5.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif">• Of the returners,
<b>Govan</b> returns with the highest batting average with .369 last season, while also recording a team high in home runs with 11 and RBIs with 54. She is also notched her name at the top of the Baylor record books with her single-season walks (47) and sacrifice
flies (7) records. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph" style="margin-left:5.0pt;text-indent:-5.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif">• Also back, is
<b>Orme </b>who led the team in the circle with 149.2 innings pitched, games started (26), andstrikeouts (126)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph" style="margin-left:5.0pt;text-indent:-5.0pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph" style="margin-left:5.0pt;text-indent:-5.0pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif">MEET THE (FRESHMAN) TEAM<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph" style="margin-left:5.0pt;text-indent:-5.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif">• Baylor added three freshmen to their roster this season,
<b>Lexie Warncke, Leah Cran and Paige King.<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph" style="margin-left:5.0pt;text-indent:-5.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif">• All three newbies<b>
</b>hail from Texas, with Cran and King as infielders and Warncke in the circle. <o:p>
</o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph" style="margin-left:5.0pt;text-indent:-5.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif;text-transform:uppercase"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph" style="margin-left:5.0pt;text-indent:-5.0pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif;text-transform:uppercase">PRIVate schools in the wcws</span></b><span style="font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif">• Baylor’s four appearances in the Women’s College World Series places the Bears tied for third all-time among private schools.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif">• The Bears are one of two private schools to make the WCWS since 2008, doing so three times over that period (2011, 2014, 2017).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif">• Since 2000, Baylor leads all private schools with four appearances, with the next closest school being Northwestern and DePaul with three
each.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="BasicParagraph"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif">MOST WCWS APPEARANCES BY PRIVATE SCHOOLS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif">School # Years<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif">1. Northwestern................................. 6.... (1984, 1985, 1986, 2006, 2007, 2022)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif">2. Creighton........................................ 5............... (1969, 1980, 1992, 1997, 1998)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif">3. Baylor............................................ 4......................... (2007, 2011, 2014, 2017)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif"> DePaul............................................. 4.......................... (1999, 2000, 2005, 2007)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif">4. Lehigh.............................................. 3..................................... (1984, 1985, 1988)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif">5. Tennessee....................................... 2................................................. (1995, 1996)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif"> Notre Dame..................................... 2................................................. (2001, 2004)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="BasicParagraph"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif">• Baylor is in its 25th full season of play at Getterman Stadium, with the Bears securing a winning record in all but one full competition
season since its doors were opened in 1999.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif">• Their first home game Getterman Stadium will take place Feb. 9 as Baylor their season with a three-game series against No. 2 Tennessee.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif">• In 2019, brand-new turf was installed on the field by GeoSurfaces, and new LED lights replaced the previous stadium fixtures.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph" style="margin-left:5.0pt;text-indent:-5.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif">• In 2020, Baylor installed a new video board. Daktronics, who has done every video board on campus
with the exception of the one inside the Ferrell Center, did the renovations as the old scoreboard as be replaced with LED panels. The brick columns on either side of the board will remain in keeping with Baylor’s beautiful campus, and lighted letters that
read Getterman Stadium are up above.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Univers Condensed",sans-serif">• Named for Sue and the late Ted Getterman, the stadium is considered one of the most premier softball venue<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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