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SB Drops Series Finale Against Iowa State, 4-3
5/4/2025 3:23:00 PM | Softball
Bears heading to the Big 12 Softball Championship in Oklahoma City next
AMES, Iowa – Baylor Softball dropped its series finale against Iowa State, 4-3, Sunday afternoon at the Cyclone Sports Complex. The Bears are now 26-26 on the season and 11-13 in conference play.
THE RUNDOWN
The Bears fell behind early in the series finale after Iowa State took the 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning in a passed ball.
Baylor was able to battle back in the top of the second, when Presleigh Pilon and Amber Toven singled to put two on with two out. Averie Waddell then singled down the left field line to bring home both runner and put the Bears on top 2-1.
Working back after allowing the leadoff batter on in the bottom of the second, Sadie Ross and the Baylor defense sat the next five batters down.
Heading into the fourth inning, Leah Cran drew a walk in the top half of the inning before the Cyclones took the lead again in the home half of the inning with a solo home run.
Continuing the back-and-forth, Baylor re-took the lead in the top of the fifth after Brooklyn Carter led things off with a double. After stealing third, Carter came home to score on a double off of the bat of Shaylon Govan to give Baylor the 3-2 lead.
The Bears' lead didn't last long as Iowa State capitalized in the bottom half of the fifth inning with two runs on three hits and a hit by pitch to go up 4-3.
Baylor tried to get the scoring going again in the sixth when Leah Cran and Amber Toven laced back-to-back singles, but BU wasn't able to capitalize and fell against the Cyclones in the seven innings.
HIGHLIGHTS
UP NEXT
The Bears will head to the Big 12 Softball Championship in Oklahoma City, Okla., as the No. 8 seed and face No. 9 seed Kansas on Wednesday, May 7, at 2:30 p.m. CT.
THE RUNDOWN
The Bears fell behind early in the series finale after Iowa State took the 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning in a passed ball.
Baylor was able to battle back in the top of the second, when Presleigh Pilon and Amber Toven singled to put two on with two out. Averie Waddell then singled down the left field line to bring home both runner and put the Bears on top 2-1.
Working back after allowing the leadoff batter on in the bottom of the second, Sadie Ross and the Baylor defense sat the next five batters down.
Heading into the fourth inning, Leah Cran drew a walk in the top half of the inning before the Cyclones took the lead again in the home half of the inning with a solo home run.
Continuing the back-and-forth, Baylor re-took the lead in the top of the fifth after Brooklyn Carter led things off with a double. After stealing third, Carter came home to score on a double off of the bat of Shaylon Govan to give Baylor the 3-2 lead.
The Bears' lead didn't last long as Iowa State capitalized in the bottom half of the fifth inning with two runs on three hits and a hit by pitch to go up 4-3.
Baylor tried to get the scoring going again in the sixth when Leah Cran and Amber Toven laced back-to-back singles, but BU wasn't able to capitalize and fell against the Cyclones in the seven innings.
HIGHLIGHTS
- The Bears out-hit the Cyclones 8-6
- Seven different Bears recorded a hit
- Amber Toven had the Bears' only multi-hit performance of the day
- Averie Waddell had a team-leading two RBIs
- Shaylon Govan and Brooklyn Carter each had a double
- Carter recorded her 21st stolen base of the season
- Baylor finished the regular season 25-25
- BU still holds the 46-26 all-time record over Iowa State
UP NEXT
The Bears will head to the Big 12 Softball Championship in Oklahoma City, Okla., as the No. 8 seed and face No. 9 seed Kansas on Wednesday, May 7, at 2:30 p.m. CT.
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