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Baylor (26-23) vs. Houston (28-22-1)
Sat., May 8, 2010 | 5 p.m. & 7 p.m. CST
Waco, Texas | Getterman Stadium (1,230)
Radio: 1660 ESPN
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Complete Game Notes 
Baylor will be scoreboard watching this weekend. With its conference season wrapped up, the Lady Bears can finish no lower than eighth and no higher than seventh in the Big 12 standings. If Nebraska loses its two games against Missouri, BU will be the No. 7 seed by virtue of having the tiebreaker over the Huskers. If Nebraska wins at least one against the Tigers, Baylor will be the No. 8 seed at the conference tournament.
SCOUTING HOUSTON
The Cougars haven't lost in their last five games, winning four and tying their last game at Marshall. Houston is led by Ashleigh Jones' .339 batting average, four triples and seven stolen bases. Bailey Watts leads the team in wins and ERA with 13 and 2.85, respectively. Amanda Crabtree has 11 wins and a 2.86 ERA as the second pitcher on the staff.
SERIES
Baylor defeated Houston, 4-0 on Feb. 14 at the Marriott Houston Hobby Classic. Whitney Canion threw a complete-game shutout with 11 strikeouts, while Dani Leal had all 4 RBI. Baylor leads the all-time series 11-5, including 6-0 in Waco.
RPI UPDATE
Heading in to the last two games, Baylor sits at No. 61 in the NCAA RPI rankings, while Houston is ranked 51st.
WALKER WARMING €ˆUP
Kayce Walker has found her swagger , batting .421 (24-for-57) over the last 20 games. In addition, the leadoff hitter has 10 stolen bases and five RBI during the stretch.
REPKA'S RUBBER ARM
Since Canion's injury, Courtney Repka has been virtually the lone arm in the circle for BU. The freshman is currently in fourth place on the list for games started in the season with 38, sitting two games back of Stacey Allison in third and three back of Joni Miller in second. Repka is also tied for fifth in innings pitched with Lisa Ferguson with 228.1.
HOME RUNS... FINALLY
After going 11 games between home runs (March 28-April 18) the Lady Bears have blasted six home runs in the last six games.
THIEVES
Baylor ranks seventh in the country with 113 bases this season, and also fifth second in the country with a 2.35 stolen bases per game average.
