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<a name="_Hlk490052374"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – </span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">APRIL 24, 2024</span></b><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Baylor Softball Falls Against Utah, 9-1<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Bears face BYU for a three-game conference series next<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">For more information contact: </span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">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">katy_gilmore@baylor.edu</span></a><u><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1"> </span></u><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt;background:white">SALT LAKE CITY, Utah –</span></b><span style="color:black">
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Baylor Softball fell against Utah, 9-1, Wednesday night at Dumke Family Softball Stadium.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">THE RUNDOWN<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">The Bears fell behind early in the bottom of the first after a two-out bases-loaded triple from the Utes made it a 3-0 game.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">After recording two hits in the top of the first, the Bears added two more hits to their total in the second as they plated their only run of the game. Presleigh Pilon and Kaci
West posted back-to-back singles in the top of the second before Ashlyn Wachtendorf reached on a fielder’s choice that made it a 3-1 ballgame.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Utah tacked on a run in the bottom of the third before another three-spot in the bottom of the fourth extended the Utes lead to 7-1.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Sydney Collazos tried to get a rally going in the top of the fourth with a leadoff double but the only one more Bear would reach as BU stranded two more.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Utah threatened again in the bottom of the fourth, but the Bears were able to work a scoreless frame.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Baylor had runners on the corners in the top of the fifth but couldn’t capitalize as Utah held the 7-1 lead.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">The Utes were able to score two more in the bottom of the fifth as they walked off the game in a five-inning run-rule.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt;background:white">HIGHLIGHTS</span></b><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt;background:white">The Bears recorded seven hits in the contest</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="color:#212121;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt;background:white">Shaylon Govan and Sydney Collazos both had multi-hit plate appearances</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="color:#212121;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt;background:white">Collazos hit the Bears’ only extra base hit, a double</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="color:#212121;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt;background:white">Ashlyn Wachtendorf recorded the Bears’ lone RBI</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="color:#212121;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt;background:white">Emily Hott recorded a stolen base</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="color:#212121;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt;background:white">Aliyah Binford and Kaci West both made appearances in the circle</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt;background:white">UP NEXT</span></b><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt;background:white">The Bears will now face BYU in Provo, Thursday, April 25 for a doubleheader beginning at 3 p.m. CT, before the series finale against the Cougars
scheduled for Friday, April 26 at 6 p.m. CT. </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#154734;mso-ligatures:none">Katy Gilmore</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"> | Associate Director
of Athletic Communications</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Department of Athletics | Baylor University</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">O: 254-710-2743 | C: 254-252-2182</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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