Baylor
20-9
Texas
28-1
No. 24 SB Drops Series Finale against No. 2 Texas
3/21/2026 9:33:00 PM | Softball
BU returns to action on Tuesday night against UTA
WACO, TEXAS – No. 24 Baylor softball fell to No. 2 Texas 11-0 on Saturday evening at Getterman Stadium.
A nine-run second inning by the Longhorns proved decisive in the series finale, as the Bears were never able to recover, falling to 20-9 on the season.
RUNDOWN
Texas loaded the bases in the first, before Peyton Tanner got Hannah Wells to pop out to the catcher to end the threat.
Baylor's best early chance came in the first inning when Amber Toven doubled with one out, but the Bears were unable to bring her home.
The Longhorns broke the game open in the second inning, sending 13 batters to the plate and scoring nine runs on six hits, aided by two Baylor errors. A two-RBI double from Kayden Henry jumpstarted the rally before RBI singles from Leighann Goode and Katie Stewart extended the lead. The Longhorns added to the outburst with a two-run double from Hannah Wells and a two-RBI double from Ashton Maloney to make it 9-0.
Texas added two more runs in the fifth inning on an inside-the-park home run by Kaydee Bennett, extending the lead to 11-0.
GAME NOTES
· Baylor is 25-45 against Texas and 13-19 in Waco
· The Bears used a 29th-different lineup combination this season
· Kaci West extended her hitting streak to four games, the longest streak of her career
· West's six-game on-base streak is also a new career high
· With her first-inning double, Amber Toven has now reached base safely in 10-straight games, three off her season-best
· Working three innings allowing just two hits and two runs, Lexi Warncke lowered her opponents' batting average to a team-leading .218
QUOTABLE
Head Coach Glenn Moore on his message to the team: "There is obviously disappointment in the way we responded from yesterday's game. What I really challenged them with yesterday was to respond in a more competitive fashion today, so I was disappointed in that, but I just wanted to make sure they understood we stepped out of conference to play what could be the best team in the country. We need to keep it in perspective, so it doesn't affect us moving forward in a negative way."
Moore on Lexie Warncke's performance at the end of the game: "Lexie kind of stabilized things a little bit. I was very happy with her. She's got some really good stuff and when she's in the zone she can be very effective against a good lineup."
WHAT'S NEXT
The Bears will host UTA on Tuesday night at 6:30 p.m. All games for the remainder of the season will be televised on ESPN+ and heard on air and online via 101.3 COOL FM.
Follow @BaylorSoftball on X, Instagram and Facebook for additional updates.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Kavan, Teagan (12-0)
L: Tanner, Peyton (6-3)
Batting:
2B: Maloney, Ashton 1 ; Wells, Hannah 1 ; Henry, Kayden 2
HR: Bennett, Kaydee 1
RBI: Bennett, Kaydee 2 ; Maloney, Ashton 2 ; Wells, Hannah 2 ; Stewart, Katie 1 ; Henry, Kayden 2 ; Goode, Leighann 1
SH: Maloney, Ashton 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Lawson, MaTaia 1 ; Wallace, Adayah 1 ; Bennett, Kaydee 1 ; Maloney, Ashton 1 ; Atwood, Reese 1 ; Stewart, Katie 1 ; Henry, Kayden 1 ; Martinez, Viviana 1 ; Nichols, Jaycie 2 ; Goode, Leighann 1
SB: Henry, Kayden 1 ; Nichols, Jaycie 1 ; Goode, Leighann 1
HBP: Stewart, Katie 1
Batting:
2B: Toven, Amber 1
Base Running:
HBP: Toven, Amber 1 ; Flores, Abi 1
