Baylor
Texas
No. 25 Softball Hooks Horns In 5-4 Victory
4/18/2012 12:00:00 AM | Softball
 4 TEXAS (35-6, 9-4) Rank: #5 |
Box Score | Photo Gallery Waco, Texas • Attendance: 1,408 |  5 BAYLOR (27-14, 4-8) Rank: #25 |
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April 18, 2012
WACO, Texas - Megan Turk's walk-off double in the bottom of the eighth capped three unanswered runs in the final two innings as No. 25 Baylor (27-14, 4-8) came from behind for the 5-4 upset of No. 5 Texas (35-6, 9-4) Wednesday night at Getterman Stadium. The crowd of 1,408 was the largest of the season and ninth all-time in Getterman Stadium history.
"What a night and what a complete team effort this was," head coach Glenn Moore said. "We needed a win like this so badly. We have been working hard and not seeing the fruits of our labor, but tonight was our night and hopefully this will be a springboard to the rest of our season."
Kayce Walker tied a career high with three RBI after a season high three hits, while Holly Holl added her second, three-hit game of the year.
Courtney Repka (13-7) picked up the complete-game win, allowing eight hits and four runs while striking out three and walking two.
With the game tied at four in the eighth, Jordan Strickland drilled a one-out single to short to reach first. After a Sydney Wilson strikeout, Turk laced a double over the head of the left fielder to the wall, allowing Strickland to score from first for the 5-4 win.
Baylor found itself down 4-2 heading to the bottom of the seventh, needing a two-run rally. Kathy Shelton got things going with a one-out single to short and stole her 22nd bag of the year to reach scoring position. Walker delivered her third RBI of the night on a single up the middle that scored Shelton, and on the throw home, she reached second and then third when the errant throw reached the backstop. Holl then delivered the game-tying RBI with a hard hit to first that knocked the fielder back and scored Walker.
Texas opened the game with a one-out, two-run home run from Nadia Taylor in the top of the first to take a 2-0 lead.
The Longhorns added another in the in the third with a two-out double from Courtney Craig that scored Brejae Washington for the 3-0 lead.
The Lady Bears chipped away at the lead by answering with one of their own in the bottom of the third on an RBI-single up the middle from Walker that scored Turk from second after one of her two walks on the night. The two free passes marked the first time the senior had been walked twice in a game in her career.
Walker and Turk teamed up again in the fifth with Walker singling up the middle to score Turk to cut the UT lead to one.
The Longhorns added one in the sixth on a chopped single by Torie Schmidt over the head of Turk at third to make it 4-2 UT.
The win makes the Lady Bears 3-0 in extra inning games this season
Baylor will hit the road for seven-straight games starting with a three-game series at No. 24 Texas Tech beginning on Friday at 6:00 p.m. in Lubbock.
