2011 Softball Highlights: Recent Episodes
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Shelbi Redfearn's bases-loaded sac fly gave No. 19 Baylor (39-12, 10-7) a 1-0 win over No. 20 Nebraska (35-12, 5-9) on Senior Day, Sunday afternoon at Getterman Stadium. The second walk-off win in as many days, the victory was the fourth home win on the final at-bat for the Lady Bears in Big 12 play.
Dani Leal's game-winning base-hit in the bottom of the seventh led No. 19 Baylor (38-12, 9-7) to a 2-1 win over No. 20 Nebraska (35-11, 5-8) on Saturday afternoon at Getterman Stadium.
No. 17 Baylor (36-11, 7-6) managed just three hits, falling to No. 3 Texas (43-4, 12-0), 3-0 on Wednesday night before a Getterman Stadium record crowd of 1,484.
No. 14 Baylor (35-10, 7-5) and No. 20 Oklahoma State (35-11, 7-4) played 8.1 innings of scoreless softball until the Cowgirls scored five runs with one out in the ninth to claim a 5-1 victory and a series sweep. The weekend attendance of 2,276 was the largest regular-season series crowd in program history.
Despite outhitting No. 20 Oklahoma State, 8-7, the No. 14 Baylor softball team (35-9, 7-4) stranded nine runners en route to a 4-2 loss to the Cowgirls (34-11, 6-4) Friday night at Getterman Stadium.
The Lady Bears were shut out for just the second time this season. Four unearned runs with the two outs in the top of the third led No. 11 Missouri (28-5, 5-1) to a 6-0 win over No. 17 Baylor (28-6, 2-2) on Sunday afternoon at Getterman Stadium.
For the second time in a week, Megan Turk delivered a walk-off, this time on a sac fly to right center to lead No. 17 Baylor (28-5, 2-1) to a 3-2 win over No. 11 Missouri (27-5, 4-1) on Saturday afternoon at Getterman Stadium. The crowd of 1,211 was the second highest of the season and 12th best all-time.
Megan Turk's walk off homer on the bottom of the 10th gave the Lady Bears a 2-1 victory over the Aggies.
Sophomore Kathy Shelton went 4-for-4 with two runs, two stolen bases and one RBI, leading No. 15 Baylor to a 5-0 win over Texas Arlington (16-11) on Tuesday night at Getterman Stadium. The win was the seventh in the last eight games for the Lady Bears.
Despite outhitting No. 23 Houston (13-3) 4-3, one unearned run was enough to hand Baylor (14-1) its first defeat of the season in the final game of the QTI Powers Invitational on Sunday afternoon at Getterman Stadium. The 1-0 loss snapped the longest winning streak in school history.
Starting pitchers Liz Paul and Courtney Repka combined for 16 strikeouts, allowing just one run in two complete-game efforts on day two of the QTI Powers Invitational on Saturday at Getterman Stadium. Baylor (14-0) picked up a 3-0 win over Central Arkansas (3-10) before defeating Louisiana Monroe (7-7) 2-1 in the nightcap.
Kathy Shelton led Baylor (12-0) with three hits, three stolen bases and two RBI en route to a 6-0 win over Sam Houston State (6-11) in day one of the QTI Powers Invitational on Friday at Getterman Stadium. Shelton's three stolen bases were the most since Kayce Walker swiped three bags against Central Arkansas on Feb. 19, 2010.
The Getterman Classic title returned to its Baylor home as the Lady Bears (5-0) captured the championship with a 3-1 win over No. 24 Illinois (2-3) on Sunday afternoon. The 5-0 start marks the best start to a season since beginning 9-0 in 2007.
Dani Leal blasted a pair of home runs for the second time in her career, while Shelbi Redfearn smacked her first career home run, as Baylor defeated McNeese State, 7-2.