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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"><b><u>BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – April 8, 2026</u></b></span></h1>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;"><b>Baylor SB Drops Midweek Contest at UTA</b></span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><b>BU’s Toven extends on-base streak to 20 games</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="9885a547-e617-47b4-af4f-f4ed97cfb31f" 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>ARLINGTON, Texas</b> – Baylor softball dropped a tight midweek game 5-4 against UT Arlington on Wednesday afternoon at Allan Saxe Field.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Bears built an early three-run lead through the first two innings, but UT Arlington capitalized on a four-run fourth inning to flip the game. The Bears threatened late
but were unable to scratch again as the Mavericks held on down the stretch.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">BU moved to 23-16 on the season<b>,</b> while UT Arlington improved to 17-19.</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 jumped out to an early lead, plating two runs in the first inning. Brooklyn Carter reached on an error to open the game and later scored on an Amber Toven RBI single.
The Bears added another run on a passed ball to take 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);">UT Arlington answered in the bottom half with a sacrifice fly to cut the deficit to 2-1.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Bears extended their lead in the second inning, capitalizing on another Maverick miscue. Carter scored from first on a throwing error before Toven added a sacrifice fly,
pushing Baylor’s lead to 4-1.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">UT Arlington responded with a decisive four-run fourth inning, turning the tables and capitalizing on Baylor mistakes. The Mavericks strung together timely hits and benefitted
from four unearned runs to surge ahead, 5-4.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Baylor threatened late but was unable to break through against UTA reliever Maddie Furniss, who closed out the final two innings to secure the win for the Mavericks.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>GAME NOTES</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-transform: none;" role="presentation">With her first-inning hit,
<b>Amber Toven</b> extended her career-best on-base streak to 20 games.</span></li><li style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 6pt 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-transform: none;" role="presentation"><b>Toven
</b>drove in a pair of runs for her 27th career multi-RBI game and her ninth of the season.</span></li><li style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 6pt 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-transform: none;" role="presentation"><b>Leah Cran
</b>led the way with a pair of hits, notching her ninth multi-hit game of the season and her 21st of her career.</span></li><li style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 6pt 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-transform: none;" role="presentation"><b>Cran</b> extended her team-high and now has 11 doubles on the season.</span></li><li style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 6pt 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-transform: none;" role="presentation"><b>Olivia Buettner</b> now leads the team in hit by pitches. </span></li><li style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 6pt 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-transform: none;" role="presentation"><b>Peyton Tanner
</b>scattered three hits, allowing just one run and three walks in her three innings of work.</span></li><li style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 6pt 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-transform: none;" role="presentation"><b>Brooklyn Carter</b> picked up a hit in her fifth consecutive game, tying her season best.</span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>WHAT’S NEXT</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Baylor will resume Big 12 play with a trip to Lawrence, Kansas, to take on the No. 23 Jayhawks. Game one of the series is set for Friday evening at 5 p.m., with games two
and three to follow at 2 p.m., Saturday and Noon on Sunday.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">All games for the remainder of the season will be
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(149, 79, 114);"><u><a href="https://www.espn.com/search/_/q/baylor/o/watch" data-outlook-id="832bbd6a-b33d-4e96-9398-3193d850be33" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">televised
on ESPN+</a></u></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> and heard on air and online
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">via
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(149, 79, 114);"><u><a href="https://listen.streamon.fm/kbhthd2" data-outlook-id="a1e1fb6c-17a7-4e73-adf0-9a97247cfc3b" 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="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Follow @BaylorSoftball on X, Instagram and Facebook for additional updates.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><i>—BaylorBears.com—</i></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>
C: 254-227-2280</span></p>
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