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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. 16, 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. 22 Baylor Softball Falls Against No. 23 Louisiana, 4-1<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’ late rally comes up short</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="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt;background:white">LAFAYETTE, La. –</span></b><span style="color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt;background:white"> No. 22 Baylor Softball fell against No. 23 Louisiana in game one of the three-game
series, 4-1, Friday Night at Lamson Park.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none">THE RUNDOWN</span></b><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><br>
<span style="background:white">The Bears and Ragin’ Cajuns battled tough through four scoreless frames to start the first game of the three-games series.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">After allowing the first Louisiana baserunner aboard in the bottom of the first, Sydney Collazos threw out her second runner in as many games to erase the threat.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">Baylor retired Louisiana in order in the second inning, but the Bears struggled offensively as they didn’t have a single runner on base through the first four innings of action.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">Starting the fifth inning, Emily Hott reached on a fielding error to account for the Bears’ first baserunner of the night and a sacrifice bunt from Aliyah Binford moved her to
second. After Hott was caught stealing third, Collazos had the Bears’ first hit, a double down the third-base line. A groundout ended the Bears’ threat before any runs could come across.</span><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Benefitting off timely hits and an outfield error, the Ragin’ Cajuns brought home their first two runs to start the bottom of the fifth. Leading 2-0, Louisiana’s Alexa Langeliers lifted a two-run
home run over the wall in left-center field to give the Ragin’ Cajuns the 4-0 advantage. A diving catch from McKenzie Wilson in centerfield recorded the third out and stopped anymore potential scoring threats.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none">A two-out double from Wilson would be all for the Bears in the top of the sixth, as they would only have one more chance to make a comeback.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Shaylon Govan started a rally in the top of the seventh with a leadoff single, followed by a single from Hott that put two on and no one out for Binford. After a foul out, Collazos hit into a
fielder’s choice to put runner on the corners for Baylor. Pinch-hitter Shannon Vivoda singled to left center, bringing home the Bears’ only run of the game, but a groundout would end the seventh-inning rally short.
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<b>HIGHLIGHTS</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="mso-ligatures:none">Five different Bears recorded a hit<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="mso-ligatures:none">Shannon Vivoda contributed the Bears’ only RBI<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="mso-ligatures:none">Aliyah Binford pitched 4.2 innings with three strikeouts, only issuing one walk<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="mso-ligatures:none">Kaci West pitched 1.1 innings and didn’t allow a hit<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="mso-ligatures:none">Pinch-runner Ashyln Wachtendorf scored the Bears’ lone run<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none">QUOTABLE</span></b><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><br>
<b>Head coach <i>Glenn Moore</i> on the game: </b><span style="background:white">"The difference in the game was (Chloe) Riassetto versus our lefthanded hitters. The positive was an incredible pitching performance by (Aliyah) Binford and a great defensive game.
The disappointment was our offensive output. We have to make quicker adjustments. We are a heavily left-side lineup, so we will see lefthanded pitching. To be honest, we were inches away from a 1-1 ball game in the seventh with the close play at first, but
we have to take control of that and not leave it up to replay. I expect more and so does this team.”
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none">UP NEXT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none">The Bears Feb. 17 matchup against Louisiana will be postponed and they will now play a doubleheader against the Ragin’ Cajuns on Sunday, Feb. 18, starting at noon.
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt;background:white">-BaylorBears.com-</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">__________________________________</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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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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