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SB Sweeps a Twin Bill from Iowa State to Secure the Series
3/6/2026 7:41:00 PM | Softball
Friday marked BU’s first conference-opening series win since 2021
WACO, Texas – Baylor softball opened Big 12 play with a doubleheader sweep of Iowa State on Friday at Getterman Stadium to clinch its Big 12-Opening Series.
BU opened the day with a dominant 8-1 victory behind another strong outing from Cambree Creager in game one. The Bears rallied from a 2-0 deficit to secure a 4-2 victory in the night-cap, clinching its first Big 12-opening series since sweeping Texas Tech in 2021.
Brooklyn Carter stayed red-hot with four more hits on Friday, while Karynton Dawson strung together three, including a two-run blast in the third inning of Game 1. Creager and Peyton Tanner continued their dominant stretch combining for 12 innings or work, scattering nine hits and striking out 9.
RUNDOWN
Game One: Baylor 8, Iowa State 1
Baylor wasted little time getting on the board, scoring twice in the first inning. Carter singled to start the rally before Dawson doubled to left to plate the first run. Leah Cran followed with an RBI fielder's choice to give the Bears a 2-0 advantage.
The Bears added another run in the second as Amber Toven delivered an RBI single down the left-field line to score Savanna Pogue and extend the lead to 3-0.
Baylor broke the game open in the third inning with three runs. Leah Cran doubled down the right-field line to start the rally, and after a stolen base by Gigi Lindsey and a walk to Faith Piper, Kaygen Marshall drove in a run with a fielder's choice. Averie Waddell followed with a two-RBI single to right center to make it 6-0.
In the fourth inning, Dawson delivered the biggest swing of the day, launching a two-run home run to left field to push Baylor's lead to 8–0.
Cambree Creager earned the win, allowing just one run on five hits over five innings while striking out four. Lexie Warncke closed the final two innings, limiting the Cyclones to one hit. Iowa State's lone run came on a solo home run in the fifth inning, snapping Baylor's streak of 17.2 innings without allowing a run.
Game Two: Baylor 4, Iowa State 2
Iowa State struck first in the opening inning when Sydney Malott drove in a run with a single to left field.
The Cyclones added another run in the third as Karlee Ford doubled down the right-field line to plate Tatum Johnson and extend the lead to 2-0.
The Bears answered in the fourth inning with their biggest rally of the day. Faith Piper started the inning with a single before advancing on a wild pitch. Kaygen Marshall followed with a walk, and Olivia Buettner drew another free pass to load the bases. Kaci West then brought Baylor's first run home after being hit by a pitch with the bases loaded. Savanna Pogue followed with an RBI groundout to tie the game, and Brooklyn Carter delivered a clutch two-out RBI single to give Baylor the lead. Amber Toven capped the inning with an RBI double down the left-field line, stretching the advantage to 4-2.
Tanner handled the rest in the circle, tossing her second-straight complete game while allowing just four hits and two runs with five strikeouts. She worked out of several late jams to keep Iowa State off the board over the final four innings and secure the doubleheader sweep.
GAME NOTES
Glenn Moore on his team's strong start to the series: "That was fun. the girls responded really well to the challenge of showing up here at Getterman Stadium, with the chances of bad weather and some uncertainty. We played some good ball today on both sides of the ball so I'm really happy with the start. I'm proud of our pitching, and proud of what the girls did today."
On the continued ascension of his pitching staff: "They've been steadily getting better and they're at the prime of the season right now, to this point. I think there's room to improve, because there's a high ceiling with both of them [Creager and Tanner], but they're throwing their best ball of the season right now and that's what you want. Lexie Warncke coming in to close out game one was also really good to see, so I'm really happy with what we are doing in the circle."
WHAT'S NEXT
The series finale is slated for 2:30 p.m. on Saturday at Getterman Stadium, where the Bears are hosting a Disney-themed day at the park titled, "Once upon a Ballgame". With the threat of inclement weather, the postgame autograph session has been canceled.
The game 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—
BU opened the day with a dominant 8-1 victory behind another strong outing from Cambree Creager in game one. The Bears rallied from a 2-0 deficit to secure a 4-2 victory in the night-cap, clinching its first Big 12-opening series since sweeping Texas Tech in 2021.
Brooklyn Carter stayed red-hot with four more hits on Friday, while Karynton Dawson strung together three, including a two-run blast in the third inning of Game 1. Creager and Peyton Tanner continued their dominant stretch combining for 12 innings or work, scattering nine hits and striking out 9.
RUNDOWN
Game One: Baylor 8, Iowa State 1
Baylor wasted little time getting on the board, scoring twice in the first inning. Carter singled to start the rally before Dawson doubled to left to plate the first run. Leah Cran followed with an RBI fielder's choice to give the Bears a 2-0 advantage.
The Bears added another run in the second as Amber Toven delivered an RBI single down the left-field line to score Savanna Pogue and extend the lead to 3-0.
Baylor broke the game open in the third inning with three runs. Leah Cran doubled down the right-field line to start the rally, and after a stolen base by Gigi Lindsey and a walk to Faith Piper, Kaygen Marshall drove in a run with a fielder's choice. Averie Waddell followed with a two-RBI single to right center to make it 6-0.
In the fourth inning, Dawson delivered the biggest swing of the day, launching a two-run home run to left field to push Baylor's lead to 8–0.
Cambree Creager earned the win, allowing just one run on five hits over five innings while striking out four. Lexie Warncke closed the final two innings, limiting the Cyclones to one hit. Iowa State's lone run came on a solo home run in the fifth inning, snapping Baylor's streak of 17.2 innings without allowing a run.
Game Two: Baylor 4, Iowa State 2
Iowa State struck first in the opening inning when Sydney Malott drove in a run with a single to left field.
The Cyclones added another run in the third as Karlee Ford doubled down the right-field line to plate Tatum Johnson and extend the lead to 2-0.
The Bears answered in the fourth inning with their biggest rally of the day. Faith Piper started the inning with a single before advancing on a wild pitch. Kaygen Marshall followed with a walk, and Olivia Buettner drew another free pass to load the bases. Kaci West then brought Baylor's first run home after being hit by a pitch with the bases loaded. Savanna Pogue followed with an RBI groundout to tie the game, and Brooklyn Carter delivered a clutch two-out RBI single to give Baylor the lead. Amber Toven capped the inning with an RBI double down the left-field line, stretching the advantage to 4-2.
Tanner handled the rest in the circle, tossing her second-straight complete game while allowing just four hits and two runs with five strikeouts. She worked out of several late jams to keep Iowa State off the board over the final four innings and secure the doubleheader sweep.
GAME NOTES
- Baylor is 48-26 all-time against Iowa State, with a 22-10 record in Waco
- The home team has now won four-straight series between these two teams
- Iowa State's fifth-inning homerun in game one snapped Baylor's scoreless inning streak at 17.2 innings
- BU is 496-197 all-time at Getterman Stadium
- Baylor is now 9-2 when scoring first
- BU has clinched its first conference-opening series win since 2021
- BU is 8-0 when scoring at least six runs this season, improving to 11-0 when holding the opponent to two or fewer
- Baylor is now 2-0 this season when wearing white jerseys with green pants
- Improving to 1097-541 all-time, Glenn Moore is now 11-14 in Big 12 openers
- Moore is now 234-214 in Big 12 play at Baylor
- Cambree Creager improved to 5-2 on the season and has now put together a 1.49 ERA with 38 strikeouts across her last 10 appearances
- With Iowa State's homerun in the fifth inning of game one, Creager's scoreless innings streak was snapped at 11.1 innings.
- After just one complete game a season ago, Peyton Tanner has gone the distance in two-straight games and has a total of three this season.
- Brooklyn Carter has two hits in three-straight games, giving her 38 multi-hit games in her career
- Karynton Dawson blasted her second homerun of the season in game one, giving her five for her career
- Averie Waddell picked up her second multi-hit game of the season
- Waddell is now 4-for-7 this season with six RBIs when hitting with runners in scoring position
- Lexie Warncke has allowed just four hits in her last 7.1 innings of work
- Leah Cran belted her team-leading seventh double of the season in game one
- With two more knocks in the nightcap, Olivia Buettner now has six hits over her last five appearances
- Friday was Buettner's second-career multi-hit game
Glenn Moore on his team's strong start to the series: "That was fun. the girls responded really well to the challenge of showing up here at Getterman Stadium, with the chances of bad weather and some uncertainty. We played some good ball today on both sides of the ball so I'm really happy with the start. I'm proud of our pitching, and proud of what the girls did today."
On the continued ascension of his pitching staff: "They've been steadily getting better and they're at the prime of the season right now, to this point. I think there's room to improve, because there's a high ceiling with both of them [Creager and Tanner], but they're throwing their best ball of the season right now and that's what you want. Lexie Warncke coming in to close out game one was also really good to see, so I'm really happy with what we are doing in the circle."
WHAT'S NEXT
The series finale is slated for 2:30 p.m. on Saturday at Getterman Stadium, where the Bears are hosting a Disney-themed day at the park titled, "Once upon a Ballgame". With the threat of inclement weather, the postgame autograph session has been canceled.
The game 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—
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Creager, Cambree (5-2)
L: Mullen, Ava (3-2)
Batting:
2B: Clemons, Jessie 1
HR: Johnson, Tatum 1
RBI: Johnson, Tatum 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Johnson, Tatum 1
Batting:
2B: Cran, Leah 1 ; Dawson, Karynton 1
HR: Dawson, Karynton 1
RBI: Marshall, Kaygen 1 ; Cran, Leah 1 ; Toven, Amber 1 ; Dawson, Karynton 3 ; Waddell, Averie 2
SH: Gusman, Gianna 1 ; Piper, Faith 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Marshall, Kaygen 1 ; Pogue, Savanna 1 ; Carter, Brooklyn 2 ; Lindsey, Gigi 1 ; Piper, Faith 1 ; Dawson, Karynton 2
SB: Lindsey, Gigi 1
Game Leaders
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