WACO, Texas – Baylor softball dropped a 10-1 run-rule decision to Houston on Saturday afternoon in the 700th game played at Getterman Stadium.
 
The Bears had opportunities but went 1-for-11 with runners in scoring position, while Houston capitalized on Baylor’s defensive miscues, scoring eight runs in the last two frames.
 
The Bears moved to 23-14 overall and 6-6 in Big 12 play, while the Cougars improved to 20-22 and 3-12 in the conference.
 
RUNDOWN
 
Houston struck first with a two-run third inning, using a pair of hits, including an RBI double from Makenna Mitchell, to take an early lead.
 
Baylor answered in the bottom half, cutting the deficit to 2-1 as Brooklyn Carter singled, stole second and later scored on a sacrifice fly from Leah Cran.
 
The Cougars broke the game open in the fifth, plating five two-out runs on four hits, extending their lead to 7-1.
 
Houston continued to add on in the sixth, hitting a pair of home runs to push the margin to 10-1 and secure the run-rule victory.
 
GAME NOTES


Baylor is now 32-17 all-time against Houston, going 11-2 in the last 13 games against the Coogs.
The Bears are now 500-200 all-time at Getterman Stadium.
Baylor used its 37th different lineup combo in 37 games this season.
BU is 5-2 this season when wearing its gold jerseys with green pants.
Amber Toven extended her career-best on-base streak to 18 games, and has now tied her longest hitting streak of the season at nine games.
Brooklyn Carter picked up two more hits, finishing the series with five in three games.
Picking up a hit in her fifth-straight game, Sa’Mya Jones has now reached base safely in seven-straight games, both career highs.
Kaygen Marshall recorded her second triple of the season, just one behind the team lead (3).

 
QUOTABLE
Glenn Moore on the series finale — “In a nutshell, I just told them they’ve never quit on me, I’m not going to quit on them. It was a very frustrating weekend. Everything we felt we failed at is fixable, though. We’ve seen pitching much better — statistically — than we saw this weekend, and we did better against it. I’m disappointed in that performance there, but I tip my hat to that pitching staff. I don’t want to discredit what they did. We have to certainly go back to work, try to figure out what’s going on. I don’t have the answers to something that. I don’t know that anybody does right now.”
 
Moore on the response he wants from his team— “I want to get the response that they’re unhappy with this. It’s not just upperclassmen that have to respond now — You expect it from them, but everybody’s been playing this game long enough to where we’re going to find out how much they hate losing. If they can’t do that themselves, then it’s my job to make them uncomfortable enough until they do. It’s one thing whenever your ability is not getting you there. It’s another thing whenever you’re not playing at a level you’re capable of. They’ve got to have enough pride — and honestly, I feel like I’m insulting a bunch of girls when I say that — they have given me their heart and soul to this point. I expect that out of them. I’ll be disappointed if I don’t see that. We’ll find out how they respond.”
 
WHAT’S NEXT
Baylor will close down its five-game homestand with a 5 p.m. game against Lamar on Monday at Getterman Stadium.
 
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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