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GULFPORT, Miss. - No. 24 Baylor softball (10-3) followed up back-to-back no-hitters on Friday with two more gems, a combined two-hit effort from Kelsee Selman and Abby Langkamp to down Mississippi Valley State, followed by a one-hitter, shutout by senior ace Heather Stearns defeating #23 Mississippi State to close the second day at the Mississippi Gulf Coast Classic.

BU opened the day facing Mississippi Valley State, with Selman (2-2) taking the circle for the Lady Bears.

Selman would go three innings of near-perfect work, striking out six and allowing just one baserunner on a walk.

Abby Langkamp worked the final two innings in relief, striking out three batters, her first in a BU uniform.

The Baylor bats continued to tear open opposing pitching, notching 17 hits and posting 11 runs.

Sarah Smith provided the highlight of the game, emptying a bases-loaded situation with a triple into the right-center gap, scoring three.

Shelby Friudenberg chalked up another home run, her third of the season and the 21st of her Baylor career.

The late game pitted the 24th-ranked Lady Bears against No. 23 Mississippi State.

Stellar pitching stole the show again, with Heather Stearns (4-1) going the distance on a complete game, one-hit shutout, striking out nine batters in seven innings of work.

Four of the seven innings, MSU managed to get a runner in scoring position, but each time Stearns would seize the moment and come up big for the Lady Bears.

Sydney Christensen got the offense rolling, crushing a two-run shot to left-center, putting the Lady Bears up 2-0 in the bottom of the second.

In the fourth frame, Caitlin Charlton managed to reach on a fielding error by the second baseman, scoring Jessica Tomchesson to put BU up 3-0.

Smith had another big game at the plate, driving her fourth home run of the season in almost the identical spot as Christensen, giving Baylor a 4-0 run to close out the game.

STAT OF THE DAY #1
12.0 - the scoreless inning streak carried by senior ace Heather Stearns, allowing just one hit over that stretch

STAT OF THE DAY #2
.455 - Baylor's team batting average through the first four games played in the Gulf Coast Classic

STAT OF THE DAY #3
0.41 - the BU pitching staff's ERA in four games over 22 innings of work, allowing just three hits

STAT OF THE DAY #4
10 - the number of HR's Baylor hitters have recorded so far this week, entering last Wednesday's game at Sam Houston State with three on the season

WHAT'S NEXT
Baylor closes play in the Mississippi Gulf Coast Classic at 10 a.m. facing Nicholls State to close out its run in tournament play. The Lady Bears pick back up in Fullerton, Calif., on Mar. 4-6.

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