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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"><b><u>BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – March 14, 2026</u></b></span></h1>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;"><b>Baylor SB Wallops No. 22 UCF to Even the Series in Orlando</b></span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><b>BU’s Moore collects his 1,100<sup>th</sup>-career win</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="6a6b8a27-6d45-49f0-8b5a-8fbdeddfece1" 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>ORLANDO, Fla.</b> – Baylor softball delivered an emphatic response Saturday afternoon, defeating No. 22 UCF, 12-3, at the UCF Softball Complex.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Glenn Moore’s 1,100<sup>th</sup> career win marked Baylor’s first victory over a ranked opponent since May of 2024, when it beat No. 4 Florida in the Gainesville Regional
in May of 2024.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Saide Ross picked up her fifth win of the season, tying a career high, while Gianna Gusman blasted her first-career homerun on a second-inning grand slam.</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);">Baylor struck early in the opening inning when Amber Toven singled and Karynton Dawson walked before Faith Piper delivered a two-run double to left-center field to give the
Bears a quick 2-0 lead.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Bears exploded for four runs in the second inning to extend the advantage. After loading the bases with a walk, hit-by-pitch and another free pass, Gianna Gusman launched
a grand slam to deep center field, pushing Baylor’s lead to 6-0.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The offensive surge continued in the third when Leah Cran opened the frame with a solo home run before Piper doubled again and later scored on a sacrifice bunt and RBI groundout.
Amber Toven capped the inning with a bases-loaded walk to make it 9-0.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">UCF responded with two runs in the bottom of the third, capitalizing on a Baylor error, and added another run in the fifth to trim the lead to 9-3.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Bears added insurance in the sixth when Kaci West lined an RBI single down the right-field line to score Dawson. Baylor tacked on two more runs in the seventh after a
throwing error allowed Brooklyn Carter and Gusman to score, sealing the 12-3 victory.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><b>GAME NOTES</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;" role="presentation">Baylor is 13-4 against UCF and 3-3 in Orlando</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 beat a ranked team for the first time since May 25<sup>th</sup>, 2024, when it beat No. 4 Florida 5-2 in the Gainesville Super Regional</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">Saturday marked Baylor’s largest win over a ranked opponent since beating No. 14 Texas 17-3 on May 7, 2022</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 scored a season-high 12 runs, notching double-digit runs for the third time this season, and the first time since scoring 11 at SDSU on 2/13/26.</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 tuned its eighth double-play 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">Saturday’s win was the 1,100<sup>th</sup> of
<b>Glenn Moore’s</b> 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>Moore</b> is one of nine active coaches with at least 1,000 career wins</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 Bears are now 4-4 on the road, moving to 9-4 away from 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">Bu is 14-2 when scoring first 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">BU is now 3-3 this season when wearing all-white uniforms</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 Bears used a 26<sup>th</sup>-different lineup combination 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>Gianna Gusman</b> launched her first-career homerun, part of her second-career multi-hit game</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 second homerun of the season and the fifth of 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>Faith Piper
</b>tied a career high with two doubles in the game, while notching her third multi-RBI game this season and the fourth of 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>Piper’s
</b>three hits were a season high and tied a career high set last April against BYU</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>Sadie Ross
</b>matched her career-high with her fifth win of the season</span></li><li style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div role="presentation"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;"><b>Peyton Tanner</b> did not allow an earned run for a third-straight start</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">The Bears and Knights will play the rubber-match on Sunday morning at 10 a.m. C.T., one hour earlier than scheduled, because of rain forecast in the Orlando area. All games for the remainder of the season will
be </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(149, 79, 114);"><u><a href="https://www.espn.com/search/_/q/baylor/o/watch" data-outlook-id="07b89e31-5294-40ef-a7a7-aeb3eb746c0b" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);">televised on ESPN+</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> and
heard on air and online via </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(149, 79, 114);"><u><a href="https://listen.streamon.fm/kbhthd2" data-outlook-id="ef92934f-ae93-4b53-959d-aa8e4ee9ac4e" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);">101.3 COOL
FM.</a></u></span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Follow @BaylorSoftball on X, Instagram and Facebook for additional updates. </span></div>
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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>
C: 254-227-2280</span></p>
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