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The Bears — who won 40 games for the first time since 2017 last year — will face five ranked opponents in nonconference play this season.

The Bears returned all but one member of their 2023 roster, a team that won 40 games for the first time since 2017.

The Bears used strong at-bats in the second, third and fourth innings to run-rule the University of Maryland, 15-2, Sunday afternoon in the championship game of the Baylor Invitational at Getterman Stadium.

The Bears knocked off the top-ranked Sooners 4-3 Sunday afternoon at Getterman Stadium for Baylor’s first win over Oklahoma in nearly six years.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Baylor nearly caught lightning in a bottle twice in a matter of 14 hours, but Florida held off the Lady Bears’ rally and eliminated BU from the Women’s College World Series with a 6-3 win at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium Sunday afternoon.

OKLAHOMA CITY – It sure looked bleak for Baylor softball. The Bears only had one hit through the first four innings, and were held scoreless through five. In the top of the sixth, we were all expecting Baylor to give up their eighth unanswered run and lose by mercy rule.

OKLAHOMA CITY – All day long, Baylor struggled in a way it had not struggled in years. Softball had not been run-ruled since the last game of the 2013 season. It had not lost a game by double-digits since this date three years ago.

When the stakes were highest, Baylor softball delivered. They were underdogs heading into the series, but calmly stepped up to take both games from No. 4 Georgia to advance to the Women’s College World Series for the first time since 2011.

While the softballs used were not signed by the Great Bambino, the No. 25 Baylor Lady Bears played against No. 5 Texas like it was sand lot baseball.