No. 16 SB Set for Home Doubleheader with SHSU
4/21/2015 12:00:00 AM | Softball
Baylor Game Notes
WACO, Texas - The No. 16-ranked Baylor softball team plays host to Sam Houston State Wednesday at Getterman Stadium in a mid-week doubleheader before resuming Big 12 play. The first pitch is scheduled for 4 p.m. with the second game beginning immediately after the first game's conclusion.
The Bears (31-11) are coming off a 2-2 week with a win over Houston Baptist and beat No. 5 Oklahoma Thursday 8-0 before the Sooners rebounded to take the final two games of the series.
Sam Houston State (15-25) has won six of the last seven games and took the series from Southland Conference foe Abilene Christian, winning two of three games over the weekend.
As always fans can view home games for Baylor Softball season all year long with a subscription to BaylorBears.com/AllAccess, which includes audio streams of all road games.
Follow Baylor softball all season long on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram by following the handles @baylorsoftball.
GAME INFORMATION
No. 16/13 Baylor (31-11) vs. Sam Houston State (15-25)
Waco, Texas | Getterman Stadium (1,455) | April 21, 4 p.m. (DH)
Video / Audio: BaylorBears.com/AllAccess PBP: Derek Smith | Color: Holly Holl
Live stats: BaylorBears.com
Live Video / Audio: BaylorBears.com/AllAccess
BAYLOR VS. SAM HOUSTON SERIES NOTES
All-Time Series: BU leads, 45-30 (H: 24-12, A: 15-14, N: 6-4)
Last meeting: Baylor won, 12-0 March 25, 2014 in?Huntsville
Baylor split a doubleheader in Huntsville last season with the Bearkats taking a 4-3 game in 10 inninngs in game one before run-ruling SHSU 12-0 in five innings to close the game.
Sarah Smith homered and drove in four, while Jordan Strickland and Clare Hosack also added home runs in the win with Whitney Canion picking up the complete-game shutout.
SHSU's Haley Baros picked up the win in relief in game one, she returns in 2015 as the Bearkats' leader in ERA at 3.50 in 70 innings of work.
BAYLOR MILESTONES WATCH
? Linsey Hays is one RBI shy of 125 for her career.
? Sarah Smith is six hits shy (144) of 150 hits for her career.
? Kaitlyn Thumann is five walks shy (95) of 100 for her career.
BAYLOR RECORDS WATCH
? Kaitlyn Thumann is two runs shy (148) of tying Brette Reagan (150, 2006-09) for third all-time on Baylor's career runs scored list.
? Thumann tied with Naomi Fitzgerald (292, 1998-2001) for fifth place all-time on the Baylor career total bases list Saturday with three bases at Oklahoma in a two-hit performance.
? Thumann cracked into the top 10 on Baylor's career hits list when her two hits at OU Saturday gave her 206 for her career (Tiffany Wesley, 206, 2007-10, 10th).
? Thumann's two-hit performance at Oklahoma Saturday gave her 59 multiple-hit games in her career, which ties her for fifth all-time on the school's career list (59, Kim Wilmoth, 2002-05).
? Ari Hawkins' two-hit performance at Oklahoma Friday was the 30th multiple-hit game of her career.
? Jordan Strickland took sole possession of 7th place on the all-time BU career RBI list with her RBI at Oklahoma Thursday (103).
? Shelby Friudenberg hit her 13th and 14th home runs of the season at Oklahoma this weekend, the first of which gave her the Baylor single-season record for a freshman (12, Brette Reagan, 2006).
