SB Returns Home to Host Texas State in Midweek Contest

BAYLOR (22-23, 8-10 Big 12) vs TEXAS STATE (30-15, 12-6 SBC)

Tuesday, April 22 • vs Texas State • Waco, Texas | Getterman Stadium • Radio: 101.3 FM • Watch: ESPN+

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• Baylor Softball is readying for a midweek contest against Texas State back home at Getterman Stadium.
• Tuesday's game is Baylor's annual Autism Awareness game.
• The Bears will be facing the Bobcats for its second to last nonconference matchup this season. Baylor will play four games at home this week before closing out its season next week on the road.
• BU is now 14-13 this season in non-conference matchups after a midweek bout two weeks ago and the Bears are one game back from .500 on the season with a 22-23 overall record.
• The Bears hold the 43-20 all-time record over Texas State, including the 24-10 lead in Waco. Baylor last faced off against the Bobcats last season where BU fell in the midweek contest at Texas State, 6-1.
• During the 2025 season, the team is competing 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 returned 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.
• The Bears faced nine opponents so far this season who were either ranked or receiving votes in the preseason/weekly ESPN poll for a total of 14 games. Those teams include: No. 3 Oklahoma, No. 6 UCLA, No. 7 Texas A&M, No. 13 Arkansas, No. 15 Missouri, No. 16 Nebraska, No. 1 Texas, No. 12 Texas Tech and No. 13 Oklahoma State. Thirteen of Baylor's 19 losses on the season have come against opponents ranked in the Top 25.
• Shaylon Govan leads the Bears offensively with a .387 average this season, only missing four opening weekend games due to a class conflict. She has a team-leading six home runs, five doubles and 23 RBIs.
• Picking up the Bears' first Big 12 Player of the Week honor, Govan hit .571 in the series against Houston and pushed her on base streak to 18-straight games, a streak that ended with 19-straight.
• Lillie Walker leads the Bears in the circle with 73 strikeouts with 30 appearances. Walker currently stands in the top five of the Big 12 stats in wins, strikeouts, innings pitched, games started and complete games.
• Leading Baylor during last week's three-game series against Arizona State in the circle was Sadie Ross who made three appearances, picked up a win and totaled a 0.00 ERA while allowing seven hits and only one run while striking out six.
• Presleigh Pilon was on fire against the Sun Devils, hitting .600 with six hits and three doubles. Her .750 on base percentage also led the Bears.
• Defensively, Pilon is ranked third nationally in assists so far this season with 120, while Amber Toven follows with 99. Those two together have helped contribute to the Bears' 26 double plays so far this season which ranks them tied for 8th nationally.
• Shaylon Govan tied the first-place spot in career walks at Baylor last week against ASU. She now has 133 career-walks at Baylor and needs one more to take the sole spot atop the Baylor history book records.
• As Baylor's unanimous First-Team All-American last season, Govan, is currently in 13th place nationally in on base percentage (.569) after leading the nation in that category last season.
• 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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SB Returns Home to Host Texas State in Midweek Contest

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Players Mentioned

Brooklyn Carter

Turiya Coleman

Carson Frier

Shaylon Govan

Presleigh Pilon

Sadie Ross

Amber Toven

Lillie Walker

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