WACO, Texas – Baylor Softball walked off ACU in run rule fashion, 11-0, Friday night at Getterman Stadium. 
 
THE RUNDOWN
After allowing a leadoff single, starting pitcher Lillie Walker struck out the side, two swinging and one looking to start the game. 
 
In the bottom half of the inning, the Bears got on the board after a double from Turiya Coleman and a fly out an error had her sliding into home safe. 
 
Baylor tacked on two runs in each of the following three innings, starting with two runs in the second off of a single from Amber Toven and a double from Shannon Vivoda. 
 
Abi Flores hit a two-run bomb in the bottom of the third, her third long ball of the season, to put the Bears up 5-0.
 
A hit by pitch, a single and a walk loaded the bases before Shaylon Govan recorded a two-rbi sacrifice fly in the fourth to make it a 7-0 ballgame. 
 
Holding the Wildcats scoreless through five a bases loaded jam in the fifth, Baylor was set up to try and put things away in run-rule fashion as they loaded the bases in the bottom half of the inning. With the bases full of Bears and one-out, Emry McDonough launched her first-career homerun, a grand slam, over the fence in right field to give Baylor the 11-0 lead and the walk-off run-rule victory over the Wildcats. 
 
HIGHLIGHTS

• The Bears record nine hits from eight different batters
• Turiya Coleman went 2-for-2 with two runs scored, a double and a walk
• Emry McDonough launched her first-career home run, a grand slam
• McDonough had a career high four RBIs
• This marks the Bears' first grand slam since April 26, 2024 
• Shaylon Govan and Abi Flores each recorded two RBIs
• Flores hit her third long ball of the season
• Shannon Vivoda recorded a double
• 20 different Bears saw playing time in the game
• This marks the 16^th game this season with eight or more hits by the Baylor offense
• BU shut out its fifth opponent of the season
• This marks the Bears' second run-rule walk-off of the season
• BU now holds the all-time record over ACU, 10-0
• Baylor has won seven of its last eight games

 
UP NEXT
The Bears are set to face ACU for two of the two-game series Saturday, April 12 at Getterman Stadium.