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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"><b><u>BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – March 6, 2026</u></b></span></h1>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;"><b>Baylor SB Sweeps a Twin Bill from Iowa State to Secure the Series</b></span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><b>Friday marked BU’s first conference-opening series win since 2021</b></span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>For more information, contact:
</b>Matt Roberts, 254-227-2280, </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(149, 79, 114);"><u><a href="mailto:WM_Roberts@Baylor.edu" data-outlook-id="d79a424b-627b-4f19-aa22-0fe20053aa9b" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">WM_Roberts@Baylor.edu</a></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>WACO, Texas</b> – Baylor softball opened Big 12 play with a doubleheader sweep of Iowa State on Friday at Getterman Stadium to clinch its Big 12-Opening Series.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">BU opened the day with a dominant 8-1 victory behind another strong outing from Cambree Creager in game one. The Bears rallied from a 2-0 deficit to secure a 4-2 victory in
the night-cap, clinching its first Big 12-opening series since sweeping Texas Tech in 2021.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Brooklyn Carter stayed red-hot with four more hits on Friday, while Karynton Dawson strung together three, including a two-run blast in the third inning of Game 1. Creager
and Peyton Tanner continued their dominant stretch combining for 12 innings or work, scattering nine hits and striking out 9.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>RUNDOWN</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Game One: Baylor 8, Iowa State 1</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Baylor wasted little time getting on the board, scoring twice in the first inning. Carter singled to start the rally before Dawson doubled to left to plate the first run.
Leah Cran followed with an RBI fielder’s choice to give the Bears a 2-0 advantage.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Bears added another run in the second as Amber Toven delivered an RBI single down the left-field line to score Savanna Pogue and extend the lead to 3-0.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Baylor broke the game open in the third inning with three runs. Leah Cran doubled down the right-field line to start the rally, and after a stolen base by Gigi Lindsey and
a walk to Faith Piper, Kaygen Marshall drove in a run with a fielder’s choice. Averie Waddell followed with a two-RBI single to right center to make it 6-0.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">In the fourth inning, Dawson delivered the biggest swing of the day, launching a two-run home run to left field to push Baylor’s lead to 8–0.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Cambree Creager earned the win, allowing just one run on five hits over five innings while striking out four. Lexie Warncke closed the final two innings, limiting the Cyclones
to one hit. Iowa State’s lone run came on a solo home run in the fifth inning, snapping Baylor’s streak of 17.2 innings without allowing a run.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Game Two: Baylor 4, Iowa State 2</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Iowa State struck first in the opening inning when Sydney Malott drove in a run with a single to left field. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Cyclones added another run in the third as Karlee Ford doubled down the right-field line to plate Tatum Johnson and extend the lead to 2-0.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Bears answered in the fourth inning with their biggest rally of the day. Faith Piper started the inning with a single before advancing on a wild pitch. Kaygen Marshall
followed with a walk, and Olivia Buettner drew another free pass to load the bases. Kaci West then brought Baylor’s first run home after being hit by a pitch with the bases loaded. Savanna Pogue followed with an RBI groundout to tie the game, and Brooklyn
Carter delivered a clutch two-out RBI single to give Baylor the lead. Amber Toven capped the inning with an RBI double down the left-field line, stretching the advantage to 4-2.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Tanner handled the rest in the circle, tossing her second-straight complete game while allowing just four hits and two runs with five strikeouts. She worked out of several
late jams to keep Iowa State off the board over the final four innings and secure the doubleheader sweep.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;" role="presentation">Baylor is 48-26 all-time against Iowa State, with a 22-10 record in Waco</span></li><li style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;" role="presentation">The home team has now won four-straight series between these two teams</span></li><li style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;" role="presentation">Iowa State’s fifth-inning homerun in game one snapped Baylor’s scoreless inning streak at 17.2 innings</span></li><li style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;" role="presentation">BU is 496-197 all-time at Getterman Stadium</span></li><li style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;" role="presentation">Baylor is now 9-2 when scoring first</span></li><li style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;" role="presentation">BU has clinched its first conference-opening series win since 2021</span></li><li style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;" role="presentation">BU is 8-0 when scoring at least six runs this season, improving to 11-0 when holding the opponent to two or fewer</span></li><li style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;" role="presentation">Baylor is now 2-0 this season when wearing white jerseys with green pants</span></li><li style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;" role="presentation">Improving to 1097-541 all-time,
<b>Glenn Moore</b> is now 11-14 in Big 12 openers</span></li><li style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;" role="presentation"><b>Moore
</b>is now 234-214 in Big 12 play at Baylor</span></li><li style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;" role="presentation"><b>Cambree Creager
</b>improved to 5-2 on the season and has now put together a 1.49 ERA with 38 strikeouts across her last 10 appearances</span></li><li style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;" role="presentation">With Iowa State’s homerun in the fifth inning of game one,
<b>Creager’s </b>scoreless innings streak was snapped at 11.1 innings.</span></li><li style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;" role="presentation">After just one complete game a season ago,<b> Peyton Tanner
</b>has gone the distance in two-straight games and has a total of three this season.</span></li><li style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;" role="presentation"><b>Brooklyn Carter</b> has two hits in three-straight games, giving her 38 multi-hit games in her career</span></li><li style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;" role="presentation"><b>Karynton Dawson
</b>blasted her second homerun of the season in game one, giving her five for her career</span></li><li style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;" role="presentation"><b>Averie Waddell</b> picked up her second multi-hit game of the season</span></li><li style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;" role="presentation"><b>Waddell</b> is now 4-for-7 this season with six RBIs when hitting with runners in scoring position</span></li><li style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;" role="presentation"><b>Lexie Warncke
</b>has allowed just four hits in her last 7.1 innings of work</span></li><li style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;" role="presentation"><b>Leah Cran</b> belted her team-leading seventh double of the season in game one</span></li><li style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;" role="presentation">With two more knocks in the nightcap,<b> Olivia Buettner
</b>now has<b> </b>six hits over her last five appearances </span></li><li style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;" role="presentation">Friday was
<b>Buettner’s</b> second-career multi-hit game</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>QUOTABLE</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b><i>Glenn Moore on his team’s strong start to the series:</i></b> "That was fun. the girls responded really well to the challenge of showing up here at Getterman Stadium,
with the chances of bad weather and some uncertainty. We played some good ball today on both sides of the ball so I'm really happy with the start. I’m proud of our pitching, and proud of what the girls did today."</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b><i>On the continued ascension of his pitching staff:</i></b> "They've been steadily getting better and they're at the prime of the season right now, to this point. I think
there's room to improve, because there's a high ceiling with both of them [Creager and Tanner], but they're throwing their best ball of the season right now and that's what you want. Lexie Warncke coming in to close out game one was also really good to see,
so I'm really happy with what we are doing in the circle."</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>WHAT’S NEXT<br>
</b>The series finale is slated for 2:30 p.m. on Saturday at Getterman Stadium, where the Bears are hosting a Disney-themed day at the park titled, “Once upon a Ballgame”. With the threat of inclement weather, the postgame autograph session has been canceled.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The game will be
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on ESPN+</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> and heard on air and online via
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(149, 79, 114);"><u><a href="https://listen.streamon.fm/kbhthd2" data-outlook-id="22c3669f-3f61-4e59-9165-fe1f06465ba5" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">101.3
COOL FM.</a></u></span></p>
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<span style="color: black;">Matt Roberts | Director of Athletic Communications</span></p>
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<span style="color: black;">Department of Athletics | Baylor University<br>
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