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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 – May 28, 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’s Govan Named NFCA All-American for Third Time</span></b><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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</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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</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Baylor Softball’s Shaylon Govan picked up the 16<sup>th</sup> All-American honor in program history, voted to the National Fastpitch Association (NFCA) All-America
third team, announced by the organization on Wednesday afternoon during a press conference at the Women’s College World Series.
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<span style="background:white">Govan is just the second Bear to receive three-time All-American honors, joining Baylor Hall of Famer Brette Reagan as the only two to garner the honor three times. She is one of two honorees this year picking up a third All-American
honor, joining Jordy Bahl from Nebraska. </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Govan adds a third-team at-large nod this year to her first- and second-team selections in 2024 and 2023, respectively.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="background:white">A senior from Katy, Texas, Govan led BU with a .407 batting average, seven home runs and 28 RBIs. She led the Big 12 in batting average this season with a .453 average during conference play, which earned her the Big 12 Batting
Champion honor. Govan also led the conference with her .587 on base percentage, marking her second-straight season leading the Big 12 in that statistical category.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Setting a Baylor all-time record in career walks with 143, she also set Baylor career records in batting average (.407) and on base percentage
(.558).</span><span style="color:black;background:white"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Govan earned All-Big 12 First Team honors for the third-straight season and was named to the Big 12
All-Defensive Team, honored as the best defensive first-baseman in the conference.
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<span style="background:white">Also taking care of business off the field, Govan earned Big 12 Scholar Athlete of the Year honors for dominating the classroom with a 4.0 GPA earlier this season.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Fifty-four student-athletes from 33 different institutions have been voted to
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">one of three 2025 NFCA Division I All-America teams. Govan is one of 15 repeat All-Americans honored this season.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt">
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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-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-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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