March 9, 2017 Box Score
THE RUNDOWN LAFAYETTE, La. - No. 15 Baylor softball (21-4) notched a 5-4 win over No. 18/19 Louisiana-Lafayette (17-5), finishing off an eight-game, seven-day road trip with a win over the Ragin' Cajuns on Wednesday evening at Lamson Park.
Kelsee Selman (11-2) notched another win for the Lady Bears in the circle, tossing a complete game win allowing just four hits, three earned runs, and three strikeouts.
The Baylor bats wasted no time making a strong first impression, with Jessie Scroggins leading off the game with a solo home run, her first of the season.
Kyla Walker took a full count walk, moving to third on a single by Shelby Friudenberg.
Shelby McGlaun notched her first RBI in the game, grounding out to the shortstop and scoring Walker, giving BU a 2-0 lead in the top of the first.
The Lady Bears kept the pressure on in the top of the fifth, with Walker leading off with a single up the middle.
After stealing second, McGlaun pulled through again, roping a double to the gap in right center to score Walker, pushing BU in front, 3-0.
In the bottom of the sixth, ULL added two runs on a pair of solo home runs, cutting the lead down to one.
Flipping to the top of the seventh, the Lady Bears got the ball rolling again, with Friudenberg threading a single into left field.
McGlaun iced a remarkable game at the plate, crushing a ball over the outfield bleachers in left field, plating two more runs to give BU the 5-2 lead.
After adding what ended up being crucial insurance runs, the Lady Bears held off a late rally on a two-run, inside the park home run by the Ragin' Cajuns, taking a 5-4 win over ULL.
HIGHLIGHTS
- The Lady Bears put a runner on in all seven innings, including at least one in scoring position in every inning except the top of the sixth.
- Shelby "Goose" McGlaun hit her fifth home run of the season, four of those coming on the eight-game road trip, with the freshman finishing with a team-best 12 RBI and 25 total bases, including a 1.042 slugging mark and .417 batting average over that stretch.
- Jessie Scroggins led the Baylor bats on the road trip, batting .448 with two doubles, a home run, and 18 total bases.
- Shelby Friudenberg extended her on-base streak to 22 games, and counting. The junior slugger sits at No. 5 on Baylor's consecutive games to reach base list, trailing Kayce Walker (23, 2009) for the No. 4 spot on the list.
- The Baylor pitching staff closed the eight-game stretch with a 1.74 ERA, including four complete games, three of which came from Kelsee Selman.
- On the road swing, the Baylor bats outhit (.319-to-.188 and 72-to-39), outscored (35-to-15), and stole more bases (16-to-2) than their opponents in a dominating stretch of competition.
STAT OF THE DAY
5 - the number of consecutive wins for the Lady Bears against top-20 opponents, all coming on the road swing, including No. 20 Arizona State, No. 18 Louisiana-Lafayette, No. 14 Michigan, No. 7/8 Washington, and No. 8/7 UCLA.
TOP QUOTE
"This was another example of the type of team we have. We were playing on short rest in a hostile environment and went out and beat a top-20 team. This team is uniquely diverse and can produce runs in different ways. We just have to stay humble and hungry and keep getting better." - Baylor head coach Glenn Moore
WHAT'S NEXT
Baylor returns home for a midweek doubleheader with Incarnate Word and UTSA, with first pitch with UIW scheduled for 3 p.m. and game two with UTSA scheduled for 6 p.m. on Tuesday, March 14, at Getterman Stadium.
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