SB Falls in Both Ends of a Saturday Double Header Against McNeese

Saturday, February 28

Waco, Texas

2:00 PM

Baylor

12-4

McNeese

13-6

McNeese

Baylor

SB Falls in Both Ends of a Saturday Double Header Against McNeese

2/28/2026 8:14:00 PM | Softball

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BU out-hit the Cowgirls 6-5 in the nightcap, but could not capitalize

By: Matt Roberts

WACO, Texas – Baylor softball dropped a pair of games on Saturday against McNeese State at Getterman Stadium.

BU built early leads in both games before falling 5-4 in the opener and 6-2 in the nightcap.

The Bears fell to 12-6 on the season, and will attempt to salvage a game in the series on Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m.

RUNDOWN
Game One: McNeese 5, Baylor 4
McNeese scored in the opening inning, but Baylor responded in the third as freshman Kaygen Marshall launched a solo home run to left field to even the contest.
The Bears took their first lead in the fourth inning, plating two runs on an RBI double from Karynton Dawson and a run-scoring single by Olivia Buettner to go ahead, 3-1. Baylor added another run in the fifth on a sacrifice fly from Amber Toven to push the advantage to 4-1.
McNeese answered with a four-run sixth inning, capitalizing on a pair of walks and a two-run single to regain the lead. Baylor was unable to respond in the final frame, dropping the one-run decision.
Marshall finished 1-for-3 with a home run, while Dawson added a double and an RBI. Cambree Creager worked 5.1 innings in the circle, allowing three runs before Lexie Warncke took the loss in relief.

Game Two: McNeese 6, Baylor 2
Baylor struck first in the nightcap as Amber Toven showed up big in the bottom of the first inning with a solo home run to right field, through a stiff breeze.

McNeese responded with two runs in the second inning before adding three unearned runs in the fourth, aided by defensive miscues. The Cowgirls added an insurance run in the fifth to extend the lead to 6-2.

Baylor plated its second run in the third inning on an RBI walk by Karynton Dawson but was unable to generate additional offense, finishing 0-for-4 with runners in scoring position.
Sadie Ross took the loss in relief after throwing 5.1 innings, allowing four runs (one earned). Peyton Tanner made the start, working 1.2 innings.

GAME NOTES
• Baylor is Now 29-10 against the Cowgirls
• BU is 2-3 this season when wearing white tops and white bottoms
• The Bears out hit the Cowgirls in the nightcap 6-5
• Baylor used it's 18^th and 19^th different lineup this season
• Kaygen Marshall blasted her third homerun of the season in game one
• Marshall's homerun in game one, tied for BU's longest this season (239 feet)
• Amber Toven's five homeruns are a single-season career high
• Olivia Buettner has hits in each of her last three-games, setting a new career-best hitting streak
• Buettner has now reached base in seven-straight games
• Sadie Ross has allowed just one earned run in her last 6.2 innings
• Savanna Pogue collected her career-first hit in the second game

QUOTABLE
Baylor head coach Glenn Moore — "I told them we've got to get better, and they know we've got to get better. We've been getting away with things against less-talented teams and still winning ballgames. We knew those mistakes would catch up to us if we didn't improve on them and tonight that showed up. I'm disappointed. At the same time, we just know we've got to get better in pretty much every aspect of the game."

WHAT'S NEXT
Baylor will close the series on "Dads and Daughters Day" Sunday afternoon with a 1 p.m. first pitch against the Cowgirls.
The games will be televised on ESPN+ and heard on air and online via 101.3 COOL FM. Follow @BaylorSoftball on X, Instagram and Facebook for additional updates.

—BaylorBears.com—