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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. 18, 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 Takes Two Over No. 23 Louisiana for Series Win<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 complete doubleheader sweep of Ragin’ Cajuns</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 took down No. 23 Louisiana twice Sunday afternoon, shutting
out the Ragin’ Cajuns, 6-0, in game one and holding off a late comeback to win game two, 3-2.
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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 found their offense in game one of the doubleheader, outhitting Louisiana, 13-4, in game one.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">McKenzie Wilson set the tone with a leadoff double to left-center before a sac bunt from Taylor Strain moved her to second and a single down the left-field line off the bat of
Shaylon Govan scored her. Pinch-runner Caroline Rowatt advanced to second on a passed ball but was thrown out at home plate after a single from Emily Hott.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">With the 1-0 advantage, Louisiana put two on, but a double play and a groundout stopped the threat and held the Ragin’ Cajuns scoreless.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">Baylor continued the scoring in the second inning, when a leadoff double from Amber Toven and a single from Presleigh Pilon put two on for Wilson. The senior outfielder then
singled through the right side, scoring Toven. With runners on second and third, a groundout and a single from Govan plated two more and the Bears took the 4-0 lead.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">Continuing the scoring trend, BU plated two more runs in the third after Sydney Collazos reached on an error and Toven doubled before a single from Shannon Vivoda brought both
runners home.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">RyLee Crandall and Dariana Orme combined for the shutout. Crandall started and pitched 4.0 innings with three strikeouts, and Orme allowed just one hit over the last three innings.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">In game two, Govan singled in the first, but that was all the action the Bears saw through the first two innings.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">Baylor got the scoring going in the third when errors by the Ragin’ Cajun defense led to the Bears’ three runs. Abi Flores walked to get the inning started before Pilon and Wilson
each reached on errors to load the bases. On the next pitch, pinch-runner Rowatt came home on a wild pitch to give the Bears the 1-0 lead. With two outs, Hott reached on a fielding error by the first baseman, and both Wilson and Pilon came around to score.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">The Bears strung together a couple more singles through the next two innings before loading the bases in the sixth on singles from Toven, Leah Cran and Pilon. No Bears came home
to score, though, as back-to-back fielder’s choice plays ended the threat. <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">Louisiana hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the sixth to come within striking distance of the Bears, but clutch Baylor defense held the Ragin’ Cajuns at bay and the Bears
took the 3-2 victory. </span><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>HIGHLIGHTS</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="mso-ligatures:none">Shaylon Govan went 6-for-7 at the plate, with an intentional walk and two RBIs<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">Seven Bears had multi-hit games<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’s two RBIs in game two tied a career high<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">Amber Toven’s two doubles in game one set a career high
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<span style="mso-ligatures:none">Aliyah Binford picked up her first win of the season in the circle<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">RyLee Crandall picked up a win in game one and the save in game two<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">Dariana Orme pitched three scoreless innings and got the save in game one<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">McKenzie Wilson recorded two stolen bases on the day, while Presleigh Pilon had one<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">The Bears had four extra-base hits in game one<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">BU secured the series victory over No. 23 Louisiana
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<span style="mso-ligatures:none">Baylor is now 3-3 on the season<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">"We are getting better. I think our defensive play this weekend was suffocating to a great offense. Offensively, we were much better. It’s difficult to stay confident even when
you are having good appearances if you’re not producing runs, so I was glad to see the ball bounce our way. Good road wins today.”</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<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 will continue their road swing as they Head to Palm Springs, Calif., to face five opponents at the Mary Nutter Classic Feb. 22-24.
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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>
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