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<b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – April 19, 2025<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="layout-grid-mode:char"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Baylor Softball Crushes Arizona State in Series Finale, 12-3<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="layout-grid-mode:char"><b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Bears record season-high 19 hits in victory<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="layout-grid-mode:char"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">For more information contact:
</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Katy Gilmore; 254-252-2182,
</span><span style="font-family:Courier;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="mailto:katy_gilmore@baylor.edu"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue">katy_gilmore@baylor.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">TEMPE, Ariz. –</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">
Baylor Softball crushed Arizona State in the series finale, 12-3, Saturday afternoon at Farrington Stadium in Tempe, Ariz.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">THE RUNDOWN<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">The Bears kicked off the game with a run in the top of the first after a leadoff infield single from Presleigh
Pilon and a single down the third base line from Shaylon Govan scored Pilon, but ASU would take a 2-1 lead in the home half of the inning.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Pilon and Faith Piper recorded back-to-back infield singles in the second, but BU wasn’t able to bring any
runs home before the Sun Devils took a 3-1 lead with a solo shot in the bottom of the second.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">After Sadie Ross entered to pitch in the second and helped retire three-straight, the Bears bounced back
in the top of the third. Govan singled to lead off the inning, then Turiya Coleman ripped a one-out triple to right-center to cut ASU’s lead to just one run. Tying the game at 3-3, Karynton Dawson recorded a sacrifice fly before the Bears ended the inning.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Sitting the Sun Devils down in order in the bottom of the third, Baylor plated four in the top of the fourth
to re-take the lead. With one out, Pilon and Govan walked, and Brooklyn Carter singled to load the bases before a two-out error cleared the bases and had Coleman standing on third. With the 6-3 lead, Dawson brought home Baylor’s seventh run of the game when
she singled up the middle. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Heading to the fifth, Baylor plated three more runs with one out. To get things started, Piper doubled before
scoring on a throwing error after a single from Pilon. With the 8-3 lead, Carter recorded an inside the park home run when she laced one down the left-field line which brought home Pilon to push the Bears’ lead to 10-3.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Keeping the Sun Devils off of the board in the bottom of the fifth, Ashlyn Wachtendorf started the top of
the sixth off with a double to centerfield before advancing to third on a sacrifice bunt. Pilon continued her hot streak next, doubling to left-center and giving Baylor an 11-3 lead. For the Bears’ 12<sup>th</sup> run of the game, Pilon stole home after an
infield single from Carter. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Ending the game in six innings, Ross got the game-ending strikeout to give Baylor the series finale win.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">HIGHLIGHTS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">The Bears recorded a season-high 19 hits</span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;layout-grid-mode:char">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">This marks the Bears’ first 19 hit game since Feb. 10, 2023<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;layout-grid-mode:char">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Presleigh Pilon was a perfect 4-for-4 at the plate with one RBI, a double and a walk</span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;layout-grid-mode:char">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Shaylon Govan tied the Baylor career-walks record at Baylor with 133
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Five different Bears had multi-hit performances<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;layout-grid-mode:char">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Brooklyn Carter recorded an inside the park homerun, BU’s first inside the parker since Feb. 27, 2022<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;layout-grid-mode:char">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Turiya Coleman went 3-for-4 with a triple<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;layout-grid-mode:char">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Ashlyn Wachtendorf, Faith Piper and Pilon each recorded doubles<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;layout-grid-mode:char">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Sadie Ross pitched 5.0 innings, allowing only three hits and no runs, while striking out four<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">UP NEXT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">The Bears will face Texas State for a nonconference midweek matchup at Getterman Stadium on Tuesday, April
22. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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