{"id":242187,"date":"2026-04-09T15:57:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T15:57:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/242187\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T15:57:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T15:57:10","slug":"sb-drops-midweek-contest-at-uta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/242187\/","title":{"rendered":"SB Drops Midweek Contest at UTA"},"content":{"rendered":"

ARLINGTON, Texas \u2013 Baylor softball dropped a tight midweek game 5-4 against UT Arlington on Wednesday afternoon at Allan Saxe Field.
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\nThe Bears built an early three-run lead through the first two innings, but UT Arlington capitalized on a four-run fourth inning to flip the game. The Bears threatened late but were unable to find scratch again as the Mavericks held on down the stretch.
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\nBU moved to 23-16 on the season, while UT Arlington improved to 17-19.
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\nRUNDOWN
\nBaylor jumped out to an early lead, plating two runs in the first inning. Brooklyn Carter<\/a> reached on an error to open the game and later scored on an Amber Toven<\/a> RBI single. The Bears added another run on a passed ball to take a 2-0 advantage.
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\nUT Arlington answered in the bottom half with a sacrifice fly to cut the deficit to 2-1.
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\nThe Bears extended their lead in the second inning, capitalizing on another Maverick miscue. Carter scored from first on a throwing error before Toven added a sacrifice fly, pushing Baylor’s lead to 4-1.
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\nUT Arlington responded with a decisive four-run fourth inning, turning the tables and capitalizing on Baylor mistakes. The Mavericks strung together timely hits and benefitted from four unearned runs to surge ahead, 5-4.
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\nBaylor threatened late but was unable to break through against UTA reliever Maddie Furniss, who closed out the final two innings to secure the win for the Mavericks.
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\nGAME NOTES<\/p>\n


\n\tWith her first-inning hit, Amber Toven<\/a> extended her career-best on-base streak to 20 games.
\n\tToven drove in a pair of runs for her 27th career multi-RBI game and her ninth of the season.
\n\tLeah Cran<\/a> led the way with a pair of hits, notching her ninth multi-hit game of the season and her 21st of her career.
\n\tCran extended her team-high and now has 11 doubles on the season.
\n\tOlivia Buettner<\/a> now leads the team in hit by pitches.
\n\tPeyton Tanner<\/a> scattered three hits, allowing just one run and three walks in her three innings of work.
\n\tBrooklyn Carter<\/a> picked up a hit in her fifth consecutive game, tying her season best.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

WHAT’S NEXT
\nBaylor will resume Big 12 play with a trip to Lawrence, Kansas, to take on the No. 23 Jayhawks. Game one of the series is set for Friday evening at 5 p.m., with games two and three to follow at 2 p.m., Saturday and Noon on Sunday.
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\nAll games for the remainder of the season will be televised on ESPN+<\/a> and heard on air and online via 101.3 COOL FM.<\/a>
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\nFollow @BaylorSoftball on X, Instagram and Facebook for additional updates.
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