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<b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – July 12, 2024</span></b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Baylor Softball Adds Averie Waddell to 2025 Roster</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none">For more information contact: </span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121;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:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0078D7;mso-ligatures:none">katy_gilmore@baylor.edu</span></a><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">WACO, Texas –</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"> Baylor softball head coach Glenn Moore has added Averie
Waddell to the 2025 roster, announced Friday.</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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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Waddell joins the Bears as a freshman from Hickory, N.C. and Maiden High School. The freshman catcher played club ball for Fury Platinum X-18u Higdon. </span><br>
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During her high school campaign, Waddell compiled a .462 batting average and 121 hits. She recorded 106<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="scayt-misspell-word">RBIs</span>, had 36 doubles with a 1.333 OPS. As a four-time<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="scayt-misspell-word">letterwinner</span>,
she also garnered four-time all-district and three-time all-state honors. Waddell was named the Blued Ridge Hot Stone Catcher of the Year in 2024. <span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">As a dual-sport athlete, Waddell also received two volleyball letters.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Waddell will be pursuing a degree in pre-med/biology at Baylor.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">To stay up to date all year long on all things Baylor softball, follow the team on Facebook, X and Instagram: @BaylorSoftball.<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
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<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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