Baylor
7-2
San Diego State
4-2
Marshall Homers twice in SBs 11-2 Win Over San Diego State
2/13/2026 10:21:00 PM | Softball
SAN DIEGO, Calif -- Freshman Kaygen Marshall put together an outstanding performance at the plate Friday, hitting two homers to help power Baylor softball's 11-2 win over San Diego State.
Sophomore Peyton Tanner got the win for Baylor, twirling her second-career complete game. The right-hander went seven innings, giving up just two runs on five hits, allowing no walks and striking out six.
Marshall went 3-for-4 at the plate, while senior Amber Toven added to Marshall's awesome power-hitting performance by going 2 for 4 with a home run and three RBIs. Sophomore Karynton Dawson also put together a big day going 2-for-5 with a double and three RBIs.
RUNDOWN
The Bears got on the board immediately with a lead-off blast off the bat of Amber Toven.
BU got two more runs in the second off the bat of Marshall and the speed of Brooklyn Carter who came around to score one of her three runs on the day.
San Diego State narrowed Baylor's lead to 3-2 before the Bears stretched the advantage to 4-2 in the fourth inning with another homerun from Marshall.
Baylor kept the Aztecs scoreless before building on their lead in the sixth inning. bringing the score to 7-2 in favor of Baylor.
The Bears manufactured three more runs in the sixth and four more in the seventh, highlighted by a couple of two-run swings from Karynton Dawson and Amber Toven.
GAME NOTES
» Every Baylor starter reached base safely in the win
» Five Bears had multiple hits in the ballgame.
» Baylor hitters hit three dingers in the ballgame for a second time this season, after having just one three homerun game a season ago
» The Bears out-hit the Aztecs at a 14-5 clip
» Baylor went 5-for-11 (.455) with runners in scoring position.
» Kaygen Marshall became the first freshman since 2021 to hit two homeruns in the same game
» Senior Brooklyn Carter collected a career-high four hits on the day
» Carter stole three bases in Friday's night-cap, one off her career high
» Amber Toven led off the game with her fourth homerun of the season, after entering the season with eight in her three-plus previous seasons
» Toven is the first player since Emily Hott in 2024 to lead off the game with a homerun
» Tanner struck out six Aztecs hitters, her second game with 6+ strikeouts this season
WHAT'S NEXT
Baylor will close down the Campbell/Cartier Classic with two games on Saturday. First up will be a battle with Fordham at 11:00 a.m. CT, followed by the tournament finale against the University of North Dakota at about 1:30 p.m. CT.
Every game throughout the 2026 season can be heard live on COOL 101.3. Follow @BaylorSoftball on X, Instagram and Facebook for additional updates.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Tanner, Peyton (3-1)
L: Kwarta, Matti (3-1)
Batting:
2B: Dawson, Karynton 1
HR: Marshall, Kaygen 2 ; Toven, Amber 1
RBI: Marshall, Kaygen 2 ; Cran, Leah 1 ; Piper, Faith 1 ; Toven, Amber 3 ; Dawson, Karynton 3
SF: Cran, Leah 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Marshall, Kaygen 3 ; Carter, Brooklyn 3 ; Lindsey, Gigi 1 ; Haas, Harper 1 ; Toven, Amber 3
SB: Carter, Brooklyn 3 ; Toven, Amber 1
HBP: Buettner, Olivia 1
Batting:
HR: Gigante, Olivia 1
RBI: Gigante, Olivia 1 ; Williams, Jazmin 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Rodriguez, Mia 1 ; Gigante, Olivia 1
SB: Williams, Jazmin 1
CS: Yellen, Angie 1
