Baylor Softball Falls Against Two Ranked Opponents to Close out Mary Nutter Classic

CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. – Baylor Softball fell in both ranked matchups Saturday afternoon at the Mary Nutter Classic, first against No. 10 Arkansas, 8-0, and second against No. 4 UCLA, 6-2.

THE RUNDOWN

GAME ONE

The Bears weren’t able to get anything going in their first game of the Saturday doubleheader, as they were retired in order in the top of the first and Arkansas plated two in the bottom half of the inning on bases loaded walks.

Putting more damage on the scoreboard, the Razorback increased their lead to 8-0 in the bottom of the second off of three timely hits and a three-run bomb.

Baylor put a stop to the hot Arkansas offense in the third and fourth innings, retiring them in order but the damage was done as a single from Emry McDonough would be the only action the Bears saw in game one.

GAME TWO

Baylor got off to a hot start in the circle in game two of the doubleheader, sitting the No. 4 UCLA Bruins down in order in the first inning and limiting them to just one baserunner in the second.

The Bears recorded their first hit of the game when Brooklyn Carter singled through the right side in the top of the third but that would be the only damage done in the third. 

UCLA plated the first runs of the game in the bottom half of the third when a two-run home run put the Bruins on top, 2-0.

Getting a run back in the fourth, Shaylon Govan was hit by a pitch, before pinch-runner Caroline Rowatt took second on a wild pitch and scored on a single off the bat of Abi Flores.

With the 2-1 lead, UCLA added to their lead in the bottom of the fifth, plating four runs on five hits, including a solo shot to lead off the inning.

Trailing 6-1, Govan put a charge into a ball in the top of the sixth, sending a shot way over the wall in left field to get one run back.

Govan’s home run would be the last play offensively for the Bears as they ultimately fell, 6-2 against the Bruins.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Emry McDonough recorded the only hit of the game against the Razorbacks
• Lillie Walker pitched 3.0 innings only allowing two hits
• Shaylon Govan hit her third long ball of the season and third of the weekend against the Bruins
• Brooklyn Carter, Abi Flores and Govan all recorded a hit against UCLA

UP NEXT

The Bears will return home to host the Baylor Invitational Feb. 28 – March 2 which will feature North Texas, California Baptist and Sam Houston at Getterman Stadium.