WACO, Texas – No. 23 Baylor Softball split its Saturday afternoon doubleheader, falling against No. 3 Oklahoma, 9-1, before coming back and taking down Hofstra, 8-7, in day two of the Getterman Classic. 
 
THE RUNDOWN
GAME ONE
Oklahoma powered past Baylor in the first game of the day, backed by three home runs. 
 
After working through a scoreless first frame, Oklahoma capitalized with a two-run home run in the top of the second to go up early. 
 
The Bears drew two walks in the bottom of the second, but it was Oklahoma that tacked two more on in the third on another two-run blast. 
 
After sitting the Sooners down in order in the top of the fourth, Baylor recorded its first hit of the game when Shaylon Govan doubled to lead off the bottom half of the inning. Turiya Coleman brought home the Bears' lone run when she doubled to right-center, bringing home pinch-runner Caroline Rowatt. 
 
Oklahoma took the commanding lead in the top of the fifth after a base-loaded hit-by-pitch brought home one run and a grand slam put the Sooners ahead, 9-1. 
 
The Bears put together a couple of singles in the bottom of the fifth but ultimately fell in five innings. 
 
GAME TWO
Hofstra got on the board first in game two, after back-to-back triples and a two-run home run put the Pride on top, 3-0. 
 
Baylor answered in the bottom half of the inning, when Karynton Dawson was hit by a pitch to lead off the inning. Amber Toven was issued a walk to put two on for Ashlyn Wachtendorf who brought home Baylor's first two runs of the game with a single up the middle. 
 
Down by a run, Baylor battled back in the bottom of the fourth, putting up a six-spot to regain the lead. With two outs, the Bears recorded four doubles, including back-to-back-to-back shots from Govan, Coleman and Dawson to go up 8-3. 
 
After scoreless frames from both sides in the fifth and sixth innings, Hofstra put a charge into the ball in the top of the seventh. The Pride scored four runs to come within a run of the bears and make it a 8-7 ballgame, but BU recorded the third out of the inning to secure the win. 
 
HIGHLIGHTS

• Eight Bears combined for 11 hits against Hofstra
• Brooklyn Carter, Presleigh Pilon and Shaylon Govan all recorded two hits in game two
• Carter, Govan and Ashlyn Wachtendorf all recorded two RBIs against the Pride
• Govan and Coleman each recorded a double against Oklahoma, while Coleman recorded the bears' only RBI of the first game
• Dariana Orme pitched her first complete game since April, 22, 2023, picking up her second win of the season
• Sixteen different Bears saw playing time in game two
• This marks the third game this season with 11 hits from the Baylor offense

 
QUOTABLE
Glenn Moore on Oklahoma … 
"Obviously, they're a team that can point out your weaknesses quickly, although I thought we played good defense and battled hard offensively. (Kierston) Deal was on her game and really challenged us. I thought as the game continued, we made good adjustments and made a little bit of a dent when it went to 4-1 and we had an opportunity, we had a runner at third base. So, there were some positives there. But our pitching staff is in recovery. You can't score enough runs against an offense like that with the state of our pitching right now. That's going to be our focus is to get that healthy, even if we're going to get beat up a little bit."
 
Glenn Moore on Hofstra … 
"It's been almost two years since Dari's thrown a complete game, so that was one of the reasons – I think we could have gotten her out of there and made it look like were in control of it – but that milestone was huge. There's a risk, and it almost cost us a game there, but the fact that we were able to pull it out, I think psychologically, she grew a lot because she finished the game."
 
UP NEXT
The Bears will face Hofstra and Oklahoma in a doubleheader on Sunday, Feb. 16, beginning at 12:30 p.m. to close out day three of the Getterman Classic.