LAFAYETTE, La. (KWTX) – Baylor Softball gained its first sport on the Lafayette Regional over No. 3 seed Ole Miss, 3-1, Friday afternoon at Lamson Park.
This marked the Bears’ first opening-game win in a regional since Gia Rodoni pitched a no-hitter in a 1-0 win over Kent State within the Waco Regional in 2017.
THE RUNDOWN
The Rebels drew a leadoff stroll earlier than a one-out fielder’s selection had runners on first and second to threaten early. Baylor was capable of make fast work, diminishing the menace with a fly out and inning-ending strikeout, to maintain the Rebs of the board.
Emily Hott began the Bears off with a bang when she hit a leadoff homer to begin the underside of the primary inning.
Baylor solely allowed one baserunner over the following three innings because the Bears continued to carry Ole Miss scoreless.
The Bears added to their lead within the backside of the fourth when Presleigh Pilon singled to place a runner on for Shaylon Govan, who launched her ninth residence run of the season over the wall in right-center subject. With the 3-0 lead, Sydney Collazos drew a stroll later within the inning however didn’t come residence.
Ole Miss bought a run again within the high of the fifth inning when Delaney Rummell hit a solo shot to make it a 3-1 ballgame.
Taylor Pressure made the play of the sport within the high of the sixth inning when she robbed an Ole Miss residence run by reaching over the wall in left-center subject to carry the ball again into play and hold the run off the board.
After permitting the only residence run within the fifth inning, beginning pitcher Aliyah Binford and the Baylor protection retired the following 9 batters to carry off the Rebels and provides Baylor the 3-1 victory.
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