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• Baylor had a change in its weekend plans, swapping a five-game Baylor Invitational tournament slate for a Sunday road doubleheader at Abilene Christian at the Poly Wells Field.
• Abilene Christian will have a live video stream on ACUSports.com, available to fans on a pay-per-view purchase.
• For all road games, Baylor will provide a live online radio stream for subscribers on BaylorBears.com/allaccess.
• Sunday’s contest will be the fourth between Baylor and ACU, with the teams facing off each of the last three seasons.
• The Lady Bears and Wildcats have played twice in Waco and once in Abilene, with BU sweeping the previous three meetings.
• ACU was one of three teams traveling to Waco for the Baylor Invitational, with Incarnate Word and Jackson State also in the now-canceled tournament field.
• Baylor returns to Abilene for the second time, with its last trip coming on April 27, 2016. BU took a 15-3 (6) victory.
• In 2017, the Lady Bears took a 6-0 win over the Wildcats on March 29 in Waco.
• Gia Rodoni took the win in the circle, allowing just one hit and striking out six in 5.0 innings of work.
• Goose McGlaun closed out the final 2.0 shutout frames to finish off the win.
• The Baylor bats were led by Shelby Friudenberg (3-for-3, 4 RBI) and Jessie Scroggins (2-for-3, 2 R), spreading out 10 hits and six runs over the seven innings.
• Baylor returns nine letterwinners and seven position player starters from the 2017 squad that advanced to the program’s fourth Women’s College World Series.
• Baylor is riding a seven-game win streak, notching a three-game sweep over Northwestern State to open the season and a four-game sweep of the Southern Miss Black & Gold Invitational in Hattiesburg, Miss., last weekend.
• The USM tournament weekend included wins over No. 24 McNeese State and No. 9/10 Alabama, solidfying BU’s return to the Top 10 in the polls.
• Gia Rodoni picked up back-to-back Big 12 Pitcher of the Week honors, named the conference’s top pitcher in each of the first two weeks of the season.
• Jessie Scroggins picked up her first Big 12 Player of the Week nod after a stellar weekend at the plate, pacing the conference in batting average.
Season tickets, softball flex plans, and the Baylor All Sport Season passes are available, and single-game tickets are currently on sale. Get your tickets on BaylorBears.com/tickets or by calling 254-710-1000.
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