Tuesday, March 11
Natchitoches, La.
6 PM
Baylor
at
Northwestern State
SB Readies for Midweek Contests at Northwestern State, Lamar
3/10/2025 1:55:00 PM | Softball
Bears play back-to-back midweeks contests
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• Baylor Softball is heading on the road for two midweek contests first at Northwestern State before facing Lamar Tuesday, March 11 and Wednesday, March 12, respectively.
• The Bears are coming off of their first conference series of the season where they went 1-2 on the weekend falling twice against Kansas after walking-off the Jayhawks in game one.
• The Bears have officially completed their tournament schedule where they played five games a weekend for the first four weekends of the season.
• Competing in its first midweek contest of the season, Baylor faced No. 1 Texas Wednesday, March 5 in Austin, Texas and fell 4-0 against the top-ranked team.
• During the 2025 season, the team comes back to the diamond with a veteran squad that consists of 12 seniors and 15 upperclassmen.
• After ending the 2024 campaign back in a Super Regional for the first time since 2017, the Bears are looking to build on last year's season while returning 15 off of the 2024 squad, while adding four transfers and seven freshmen.
• The Bears four transfers include Brooklyn Carter (Washington), Turiya Coleman (Houston), Carson Frier (UCF) and Lillie Walker (Duke). Coleman and Frier add depth to the Bears infield/catching position, while Carter adds speed to the outfield and Walker tosses left-handed in the circle.
• After starting with a five-game tournament at Texas A&M where they went 3-2, the Bears hosted a three-team tournament during the second week of play, the Getterman Classic, where they welcomed No. 3 Oklahoma and Hofstra to town. the Bears went 3-2 at the Getterman Classic defeating Hofstra three times and falling against the defending National Champions, Oklahoma, twice.
• At the Bears' third tournament of the season the Mary Nutter Classic, the Bears recorded a walk-off win over Nevada before falling in four-straight games against ranked opponents.
• Finishing up its tournament schedule hosting the Baylor Invitational, the Bears went 3-2 on the weekend as they welcomed North Texas, Sam Houston and California Baptist to town.
• Baylor leads the all-time record over Northwestern State 31-2, including the 12-0 lead in Natchitoches. The Bears last faced the Lady Demons during the 2022 season when Baylor won 5-0 in the season-opening tournament.
• BU also holds the 18-0 record over Lamar. Facing the Cardinals for just the fourth time in Beaumont, the Bears last played Lamar during the 2024 season when BU took down the Cardinals twice.
• The Bears faced six opponents in the month of February who were either ranked or receiving votes in the preseason ESPN poll for a total of seven games. Those teams include: No. 3 Oklahoma, No. 6 UCLA, No. 7 Texas A&M, No. 13 Arkansas, No. 15 Missouri and No. 16 Nebraska. Seven of Baylor's 13 losses on the season have come against opponents ranked in the Top 25.
• Making her return to the field after being out for nine games due to injury, Turiya Coleman leads the Bears offensively with a .436 average so far this season with six doubles, a home run and 12 RBIs.
• Leah Cran has been on a tear for BU compiling a .429 average during play last week. She totaled six hits with her first-career home run and three RBIs.
• Lillie Walker picked up the Baylor's only win in the circle last week making an appearance in all four games and striking out a team-high nine batters.
• Shaylon Govan is one walk shy of tying second place in career walks at Baylor. She currently has 113 and the first place record is 133.
• Baylor's leading hitter last year, Shaylon Govan, is back for her senior season for the Bears after being named a unanimous First-Team All-American last year. The two-time All-American hit .444 last season while setting Baylor single-season records in walks (48) and on base percentage (.579). Her on base percentage led the nation, while her batting average was top-7 in the nation.
• Head coach Glenn Moore is in his 25th season at the helm of the Baylor Softball program. In a quarter of a century, Moore is Baylor Athletics' active all-time wins leader across all sports. He has progressed up the active NCAA coaching ranks, now ranking No. 17 in total victories among active Division I head coaches.
• Baylor Softball is heading on the road for two midweek contests first at Northwestern State before facing Lamar Tuesday, March 11 and Wednesday, March 12, respectively.
• The Bears are coming off of their first conference series of the season where they went 1-2 on the weekend falling twice against Kansas after walking-off the Jayhawks in game one.
• The Bears have officially completed their tournament schedule where they played five games a weekend for the first four weekends of the season.
• Competing in its first midweek contest of the season, Baylor faced No. 1 Texas Wednesday, March 5 in Austin, Texas and fell 4-0 against the top-ranked team.
• During the 2025 season, the team comes back to the diamond with a veteran squad that consists of 12 seniors and 15 upperclassmen.
• After ending the 2024 campaign back in a Super Regional for the first time since 2017, the Bears are looking to build on last year's season while returning 15 off of the 2024 squad, while adding four transfers and seven freshmen.
• The Bears four transfers include Brooklyn Carter (Washington), Turiya Coleman (Houston), Carson Frier (UCF) and Lillie Walker (Duke). Coleman and Frier add depth to the Bears infield/catching position, while Carter adds speed to the outfield and Walker tosses left-handed in the circle.
• After starting with a five-game tournament at Texas A&M where they went 3-2, the Bears hosted a three-team tournament during the second week of play, the Getterman Classic, where they welcomed No. 3 Oklahoma and Hofstra to town. the Bears went 3-2 at the Getterman Classic defeating Hofstra three times and falling against the defending National Champions, Oklahoma, twice.
• At the Bears' third tournament of the season the Mary Nutter Classic, the Bears recorded a walk-off win over Nevada before falling in four-straight games against ranked opponents.
• Finishing up its tournament schedule hosting the Baylor Invitational, the Bears went 3-2 on the weekend as they welcomed North Texas, Sam Houston and California Baptist to town.
• Baylor leads the all-time record over Northwestern State 31-2, including the 12-0 lead in Natchitoches. The Bears last faced the Lady Demons during the 2022 season when Baylor won 5-0 in the season-opening tournament.
• BU also holds the 18-0 record over Lamar. Facing the Cardinals for just the fourth time in Beaumont, the Bears last played Lamar during the 2024 season when BU took down the Cardinals twice.
• The Bears faced six opponents in the month of February who were either ranked or receiving votes in the preseason ESPN poll for a total of seven games. Those teams include: No. 3 Oklahoma, No. 6 UCLA, No. 7 Texas A&M, No. 13 Arkansas, No. 15 Missouri and No. 16 Nebraska. Seven of Baylor's 13 losses on the season have come against opponents ranked in the Top 25.
• Making her return to the field after being out for nine games due to injury, Turiya Coleman leads the Bears offensively with a .436 average so far this season with six doubles, a home run and 12 RBIs.
• Leah Cran has been on a tear for BU compiling a .429 average during play last week. She totaled six hits with her first-career home run and three RBIs.
• Lillie Walker picked up the Baylor's only win in the circle last week making an appearance in all four games and striking out a team-high nine batters.
• Shaylon Govan is one walk shy of tying second place in career walks at Baylor. She currently has 113 and the first place record is 133.
• Baylor's leading hitter last year, Shaylon Govan, is back for her senior season for the Bears after being named a unanimous First-Team All-American last year. The two-time All-American hit .444 last season while setting Baylor single-season records in walks (48) and on base percentage (.579). Her on base percentage led the nation, while her batting average was top-7 in the nation.
• Head coach Glenn Moore is in his 25th season at the helm of the Baylor Softball program. In a quarter of a century, Moore is Baylor Athletics' active all-time wins leader across all sports. He has progressed up the active NCAA coaching ranks, now ranking No. 17 in total victories among active Division I head coaches.
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