SB Bounces Back with 8-0 win over UTA on Tuesday Night

Tuesday, March 24

Waco, Texas

6:30 PM

Baylor

21-9

UT Arlington

13-16

UT Arlington

Baylor

SB Bounces Back with 8-0 win over UTA on Tuesday Night

3/24/2026 10:16:00 PM | Softball

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BU freshman Ella Brown collects her career-first hit to seal the win

By: Matt Roberts

WACO, Texas – Baylor softball snapped a brief two-game skid in emphatic fashion Tuesday night, defeating UT Arlington, 8-0, in six innings at Getterman Stadium.

On a night where 20 players saw action, freshman walk-on Ella Brown delivered the finishing blow with an RBI double in the bottom of the sixth to send home fellow walk-on Kaislynn Tovar and secure the run-rule victory.

The win also snapped a mini two-game skid against UTA, as BU won its first game against the Mavericks since 2023.

RUNDOWN

After two scoreless innings to open the game, Baylor broke through in the third when Sa'Mya Jones led off with a single, later scoring on a Karynton Dawson bunt. Faith Piper followed that up with an RBI single of her own, before Averie Waddell capped the inning with an RBI single to give the Bears a 3-0 lead.

Jones created more chaos at the top of the lineup in the fourth with a single, eventually scoring on a throwing error off the bat of Brooklyn Carter. Toven added an RBI single, for her team-leading 26^th RBI. Dawson followed with a sacrifice fly, and Kaygen Marshall laced an RBI double to extend the lead to 7-0.

Using three of its four primary pitchers, Peyton Tanner, Lexi Warncke and Sadie Ross kept the Mavericks off the board through six innings.

After a leadoff walk and a wild pitch moved pinch-runner Kaislynn Tovar into scoring position, Brown stepped in as a pinch hitter and ripped a double to right center, plating Tovar for the run-rule clincher and the 8-0 victory.

GAME NOTES

· Baylor picked up its first win over UTA since 2023 and is now 57-31-1 all-time against the Mavericks

· Tuesday was Baylor's fifth run-rule win of the season and it's first since March 11^th at Stetson

· Baylor finished the night 6-for-15 (.400) with runners in scoring position, while holding UTA to a 1-for-5 (.200) clip

· 21-9 is Baylor's best record through 30 games since 2023 when they were 23-7

· Baylor took control of the game with four runs in the fourth inning, and is now out-scoring its opponent 39-18 in the fourth frame

· BU did not have an error for a 14^th time this season, improving to 9-5 on the year when they do not record an error

· BU is 5-0 this season when wearing gold jerseys with green pants

· BU is 498-198 all-time at Getterman Stadium

· The Bears used a 30^th-different lineup combination this season

· Amber Toven reached base safely for the 11^th-straight game, two off her career-high set earlier this year

· Toven was one of three player to collect multiple hits, giving her eight on the year and 27 for her career

· Kaygen Marshall carded a pair of knocks for her third multi-hit game of the season and her first since recording three at San Diego State on Feb. 13

· Sa'Mya Jones picked up her career-first multi-hit game, scoring twice, which also establishes a new career high

· Karynton Dawson is now second on the team with 23 RBIs, knocking in a pair of runs, for her fifth multi-RBI game of the season and the 15^th of her career

· With another RBI on Tuesday, Averie Waddell is now 3-for-6 with 4 RBI's in her last four games

· Ella Brown made her collegiate debut, picking up her career-first hit and RBI on the sixth inning walk-off double, which was also her career-first at-bat.

· Kaislynn Tovar made her collegiate debut as a pinch runner in the sixth inning

QUOTABLE

Head Coach Glenn Moore on the response of his team: "The challenge was bigger than people might think. You go from seeing 70-71 mph pitching all weekend against Texas, to facing 58-61, and that's tough to prepare for. We slowed the machines down a bit in practice, but hitting is all about timing, and you could see we were out in front early in the first couple of innings. I thought we did a really good job making that adjustment as the game went on, and keeping them at zero was big. Our pitching staff did an outstanding job. Overall, we did what we needed to do, got back on track, and it felt pretty good."

Moore on Ella Brown's Game-sealing hit: "I told Coach Diaz when we were coming off the field, "That's why I coach." I wanted to give some kids an opportunity, players who hadn't been in a game all year. Ella Brown is a walk-on who's here to help this program in any way she can, and we also had another player at third base [Tovar] in a similar situation. To see those two help finish the game is what this program is all about. That's why you saw the dogpile. We've got a great culture in that dugout. This team fights for each other, they love each other, and they celebrate each other's success. That moment was a big deal for everyone, not just the two players on the field."

Ella Brown on her career-first hit in her career-first at-bat: "I was quite nervous. I hadn't had any at bats this season, but I was just so blessed to have my teammates encouraging me that this is all I have been working for, and it was a great opportunity. I just took them with me during that at bat and just let it rip."

WHAT'S NEXT

The Bears will head back out on the road for a three-game set against No. 13 Arizona, beginning Friday night at 8 p.m., in Tucson.

All games for the remainder of the season will be televised on ESPN+ and heard on air and online via 101.3 COOL FM.

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