Tanner Dominates as SB Bounces Back with a Run-Rule Win Over McNeese

Sunday, March 1

Waco, Texas

1:00 PM

Baylor

13-6

McNeese

15-7

McNeese

Baylor

Tanner Dominates as SB Bounces Back with a Run-Rule Win Over McNeese

3/1/2026 3:59:00 PM | Softball

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The sophomore tosses a one-hit complete game shutout

By: Matt Roberts

WACO, Texas – Baylor softball put together an emphatic 8-0 run-rule victory over McNeese on Sunday afternoon at Getterman Stadium, closing the weekend on a high note behind a dominant pitching performance and timely offense throughout the lineup.

Peyton Tanner was dominant, tossing a complete-game shutout in five innings. The sophomore allowed just one hit while striking out three and walking four, retiring eight of the final nine batters she faced.

Leah Cran, Karynton Dawson and Faith Piper all tallied hits and were three of the five Bears who drove in runs on the afternoon.

RUNDOWN
Baylor broke through in the second inning, capitalizing on aggressive baserunning and pressure at the plate. Leah Cran doubled down the left-field line before scoring on an RBI single by Faith Piper to give the Bears a 1-0 lead.

The Bears busted the game open in the third with a four-run frame. In her career-first start, Savanna Pogue sparked the rally with a leadoff single before Karynton Dawson and Cran delivered back-to-back RBI singles. Kaygen Marshall followed with an RBI triple, and Piper capped the inning with her second RBI of the day to extend the lead to 5-0.

Baylor added three more runs in the fifth inning, taking advantage of wild pitches and defensive miscues before Kaci West delivered an RBI single to right-center field to make it 8-0 a put a bow on a dominant Sunday showing.

GAME NOTES

Baylor is 29-11 all-time against McNeese
BU is 493-196 all-time at Getterman Stadium
Baylor went 5-for-11 (.455) with runners in scoring position
This is the eighth time this season the Bears did not make an error, improving to 5-3 in those games
Baylor is now 9-2 when scoring first
BU is 7-0 when scoring at least six runs this season, improving to 8-0 when holding the opponent to eight or fewer
The Bears are 2-1 on Sundays this season
Baylor is now 3-0 this season when wearing Gold Jerseys with Green Pants
Peyton Tanner put together her second-career start, allowing 1-hit or less, bested only by her perfect game against Delaware State last season at Tennessee
Leah Cran belted her team-leading sixth double of the season (team leading)
Cran has six multi-hit games this season, which is tied for the second most on the team with Brooklyn Carter
Faith Piper had six RBIs this week and 12 this season, which ranks fourth on the team
Kaygen Marshall hit her career-first triple to drive in her seventh run of the season
Sunday was 2nd multi-RBI game of the season for Faith Piper and the third of her career
Sophomore Savanna Pogue made her career-first start on Sunday
With a leadoff hit in the third inning Pogue unlocked a career-best three-game hitting streak

QUOTABLE
Glenn Moore on his team's response: "First of all, you've got to give McNeese credit. They're a really good ball club, and when you look at their schedule and who they've played, you know you can't make the kinds of mistakes we made yesterday and expect to beat a team like that. Today, we addressed those things and didn't make those mistakes. I think we're a potentially good team, we're still working on consistency, but the situational hitting was really good, and Peyton Tanner gave us an outstanding performance in the circle. She needed some redemption from yesterday, and she took that personally. She was locked in the entire game and did an outstanding job. I think our team had something to prove. You're at Getterman, in front of your fans, and you want to perform better than we did yesterday. I'm really pleased with how they responded."

Leah Cran on the Team's bounce-back performance: "One of our big sayings is 'pass the bat,' and that's exactly what we did. We just kept passing it and kept the rhythm going. We're really looking at this as good momentum moving forward, especially heading into Tuesday against SFA. Having a day in between helps, but coming off two losses, it was important to end on a good note. With conference play coming up after SFA, I think this is a really good place for us to build from."

WHAT'S NEXT
Baylor continues its homestand on Tuesday against SFA at 6:30 p.m. The games will be televised on ESPN+ and heard on air and online via 101.3 COOL FM.
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