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<a name="_Hlk490052374"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS </span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">APRIL
15, 2024</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">No. 24 Baylor Softball Prepares for Midweek Matchup Against UT Arlington</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">Bears facing Mavericks for 88<sup>th</sup> time in program history<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><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="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none"><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">Tuesday, April 16 vs UTA Waco, Texas Getterman Stadium Watch: Big 12 Now ESPN+ Radio: 104.9 FM
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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 gets ready to host UT Arlington on Tuesday, April 16, at Getterman Stadium for
a midweek matchup.<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 holds the all-time record over the Mavericks 56-30-1, with Baylor taking down UTA twice
during the 2023 season. The last time these two teams met, Baylor won 5-0 to give head coach Glenn Moore his 1,000th career win.<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 winning two-straight conference series against Iowa State and Texas Tech, Baylor fell in
all three games against No. 1 Texas last weekend. <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 snapped a 15-game nonconference win-streak when they fell against No. 23 Texas State,
6-1, in San Marcos. They are now 17-4 in nonconference games this season after taking down UTSA last Tuesday on the road.<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"> Fifteen of Baylors losses this season have come against teams ranked or receiving votes in polls
at some point in the 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"> 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 years 40-win season while returning all but one senior, Josie Bower, from the roster.
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<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"> Baylor is still ranked in one of the national polls No. 24 in ESPN/USA Softball, while still
receiving votes in the NFCA/USA Today poll. Ne polls come out on Tuesday mornings.
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<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 have already faced nine ranked teams this season: No. 2 Tennessee, No. 23 Louisiana,
No. 25 Oregon, No. 19 UCLA, No. 13 Missouri, No. 7 Oklahoma State, No. 1 Oklahoma, No. 23 Texas State and No. 1 Texas. Last weekend marked the second time this season the Bears have faced the No.1 ranked team in a three-game series.
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<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 is currently ranked No. 21 in the RPI standings.
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<b>RyLee Crandall</b> is leading the way in the circle this season with a 11-7 record, with 25 appearances and a 2.81 ERA. She has 86 total strikeouts and is third in conference only stats with 50 conference strikeouts.
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<b>Crandall</b> has also picked up the Bears only weekly Big 12 award so far this season, as she won Big 12 Pitcher of the Week honors for BUs win over No. 7 Oklahoma State, where she pitched a one-hit complete-game shutout. The sophomore was one hit away
from a perfect game, effectively retiring 21 of 22 at bats.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>Aliyah Binford</b> has a team-leading 102 strikeouts and holds a 6-9 record. She is currently ranked No.1 in the Big 12 in strikeouts.
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<b>Shaylon Govan</b> leads the Bears with a .457 average, 43 hits, seven doubles and four home runs. Her batting average is first in the Big 12 and 10th nationally, while her on base percentage is ranks first nationally. With her .591 on base percentage,
<b>Govan</b> is ranked 17th in the country in walks per game and has been walked 30 times so far this season.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>Kaci West</b> has three saves on the season, which ties for first in the Big 12.
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<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"> Sixteen different Bears have recorded a hit so far this season, with
<b>Govan</b> leading the way with 40, followed by<b> Emily Hott </b>with 37. There are 11 Bears with double-digit hits already on the season.
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<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 hit his 900th win at Baylor this season after taking down UTSA, 2-1, on April 9, 2024.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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