Friday, May 3
Waco, Texas
4 PM
Baylor
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SB Set for Weekend Series Against Houston
5/2/2024 5:35:00 PM | Softball
Bears facing Cougars for first time as conference opponents
BAYLOR (28-19, 11-13 Big 12) vs HOUSTON (25-26, 4-20 Big 12
Friday, May 3 • vs Houston • Waco, Texas • Getterman Stadium • Watch: Big 12 Now ESPN+ • Radio: 101.3 FM Friday, May 3 • vs Houston • Waco, Texas • Getterman Stadium • Watch: Big 12 Now ESPN+ • Radio: 101.3 FM
Saturday, May 4 • vs Houston • Waco, Texas • Getterman Stadium • Watch: Big 12 Now ESPN+ • Radio: 101.3 FM
STORY LINES
• Baylor Softball readies for its last regular season series of the year, as they host Houston for a three-game set Friday-Saturday at Getterman Stadium.
• This weekend marks senior day for the Bears when six athletes will be honored for their time on and off the field as members of the program. BU is honoring Ana Watson, Emily Hott, Zadie LaValley, Sydney Collazos, Dariana Orme and Taylor Strain.
• Baylor holds the all-time record over the Cougars, 25-15. The Bears last faced Houston during the 2023 season when BU swept UH in a three-game nonconference series at Getterman Stadium. This will mark the first contests as conference opponents.
• The Bears are coming off a weekend series sweep over the BYU Cougars, where BU put together 34 hits over three games and brought in 34 runs, a season-high for a three-game series.
• Baylor snapped a 15-game nonconference win-streak when they fell against No. 23 Texas State, 6-1, in San Marcos. They are now 17-7 in nonconference games this season after falling against Utah last week in its final nonconference game of the season.
• Sixteen of Baylor's losses this season have come against teams ranked or receiving votes in polls at some point in the season.
• The team has a veteran squad that consists of seven seniors and 17 upperclassmen.
• After ending the 2023 campaign back in the NCAA postseason, the Bears are building on last year's 40-win season while returning all but one senior, Josie Bower, from the roster.
• Baylor added three freshmen to the squad with pitcher Lexie Warncke and infielders, Paige King and Leah Cran.
• Baylor is still receiving votes in the ESPN/USA Softball and NFCA/USA Today polls.
• The Bears have already faced nine ranked teams this season: No. 2 Tennessee, No. 23 Louisiana, No. 25 Oregon, No. 19 UCLA, No. 13 Missouri, No. 7 Oklahoma State, No. 1 Oklahoma, No. 23 Texas State and No. 1 Texas.
• Baylor is currently ranked No. 19 in the RPI standings.
• RyLee Crandall is leading the way in the circle this season with a 13-7 record, with 29 appearances and a 3.08 ERA. She has 93 total strikeouts and is fourth in conference only stats with 58 conference strikeouts.
• Crandall has also picked up the Bears' only weekly Big 12 award so far this season, as she won Big 12 Pitcher of the Week honors for BU's win over No. 7 Oklahoma State, where she pitched a one-hit complete-game shutout. The sophomore was one hit away from a perfect game, effectively retiring 21 of 22 at bats.
• Aliyah Binford has a team-leading 123 strikeouts and holds a 9-10 record. She is currently ranked No.1 in the Big 12 in strikeouts.
• Shaylon Govan leads the Bears with a .444 average, 52 hits, eight doubles and seven home runs. Her batting average is first in the Big 12 and 10th nationally, while her on base percentage is ranks second nationally. With her .573 on base percentage, Govan is ranked 17th in the country in walks per game and has been walked 36 times so far this season.
• Kaci West has three saves on the season, which ties for first in the Big 12.
• Sixteen different Bears have recorded a hit so far this season, with Govan leading the way with 52, followed by Emily Hott with 47. There are 12 Bears with double-digit hits on the season.
• Head coach Glenn Moore hit his 1,000th career win last season, when the Bears took down UT Arlington on March 23, 2023. He hit his 900th win at Baylor this season after taking down UTSA, 2-1, on April 9, 2024.
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