No. 17 Baylor softball had 10 hits in its final non-conference matchup against in-state opponent UTSA, but the Bears were unable to score two runs in the ninth inning, dropping a 2-1 decision to the Roadrunners on Wednesday evening at Getterman Stadium.
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The Roadrunners blasted Baylor in the fifth inning with a whopping six runs. It was the only inning the Roadrunners scored. The Bears never recovered from the devastating fifth inning.
Baylor volleyball won their last non-conference match of the year against University of Texas at San Antonio. The Bears won the match 3-1 (25-17, 26-24, 24-26, 25-20). With the win, the Bears moved to 8-8 on the season heading into Big 12 conference play and are at .500 for the first time this season.
Junior middle hitter Nicole Bardaji led Baylor with 16 kills and five blocks on a .243 hitting percentage. Bardaji hit double-digit kills for the first time on Saturday, and has now done it three straight times. Over those three matches, she is averaging 15.0 kills and 4.0 total blocks per match on a .303 hitting percentage.
Baylor volleyball won its last non-conference match prior to Big 12 Conference play against University of Texas-San Antonio on Tuesday. The Bears won the match 3-1, (25-17, 26-24, 24-26, 25-20).
With the win, the Bears moved to 8-8 on the season heading into Big 12 conference play.
No. 10 Baylor didn’t miss a beat despite losing some of its best goal scorers from the previous year. Five different players scored on 19 shots as Baylor routed UTSA 5-0 on Friday.
“I think last year we had a lot of really good single goal scorers,” senior forward Vic Hoffman said. “The whole team contributed as a whole, it’s not just one player that’s doing all the work. It’s all of us: forward, midfield and defense to get it in and whoever steps up in that moment, in that game is going to get the goal.”
The Baylor men’s golf team competed in its first tournament of the spring Monday and Tuesday at the UTSA Oak Hills Invitational in San Antonio and one of its golfers came out on top. Sophomore Kyle Jones finished 7 under par with a total score of 206, and even tied a career low round of 67 to claim his first career victory.