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<h1 align="right" style="text-align:right"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;text-decoration:none">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – March 12, 2025<o:p></o:p></span></b></h1>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;color:black">Baylor Softball Falls Against Lamar, 8-6</span></b><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="color:black">Bears match a season-high with 11 hits for second-straight night<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt">For more information contact:
</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Katy Gilmore; 254-252-2182, </span><a href="mailto:katy_gilmore@baylor.edu"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">katy_gilmore@baylor.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">BEAUMONT, Texas –</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"> Baylor Softball fell against Lamar, 8-6, Wednesday night at LU Softball Complex.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">THE RUNDOWN<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Baylor came out of the gate hot against Lamar, plating two in the top of the first after Shaylon Govan scored an unearned run on an error and Turiya Coleman stole home to go
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">The Cardinals got both runs back in the bottom half of the inning after scoring on a wild pitch and a double.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Tied 2-2, Baylor re-gained the lead in the top of the second after Ashlyn Wachtendorf tripled and scored on a sacrifice fly.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">The Bears tacked on two runs on back-to-back singles in the third to score Karynton Dawson and Coleman who reached earlier in the inning on a fielder’s choice.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Lamar got two runs back in the bottom of the third, before BU scored on a sac fly again in the fourth, but the Cardinals took the 8-6 lead after plating four runs in the fourth,
three of which were unearned. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">After allowing one baserunner in the fifth, reliever Lillie Walker struck out three to retire the Cardinals in the fifth.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Putting two on in the sixth and one in the seventh BU tried to get some runs back but ultimately fell against Lamar 8-6.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">HIGHLIGHTS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<li class="MsoBodyText" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">The Bears matched a season-high with 11 hits for the second-straight game</span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class="MsoBodyText" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Shaylon Govan and Turiya Coleman each totaled three hits</span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class="MsoBodyText" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Ashlyn Wachtendorf also had a multi-hit day at the plate</span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class="MsoBodyText" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Four different Bears recorded an RBI</span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class="MsoBodyText" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Leah Cran, Karynton Dawson and Coleman each stole a base</span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class="MsoBodyText" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Baylor is now 18-1 against the Cardinals</span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">UP NEXT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">The Bears will host No. 12 Texas Tech as they return to conference play at Getterman Stadium March 14-16.
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<p class="MsoBodyText" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">- BaylorBears<span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:black;text-decoration:none">.com</span></span><span style="color:black">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">__________________________________</span></b><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"><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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