No. 18 Baylor Pulls Away From Mean Green, 7-3
Waco, Texas (4/27/06) - The No. 18 Baylor softball team used a three-run fifth inning to pull away from North Texas and take a 7-3 victory on Thursday night at Getterman Stadium. The Mean Green (18-31) lost its fifth straight, while the Bears extend
The Mean Green (18-31) lost its fifth straight, while the Bears extend their record to 34-17.
Sophomore Kristina Fowler (15-17) took the loss for the Mean Green, allowing five earned runs off nine hits in six innings of work.
The Lady Bears took an early lead off a three-run homer by Tessa Lynam in the bottom of the second inning. Fowler gave up a double to start off the inning and then a single to put runners on the corners before Lynam hit her 12th home run out to straight center field.
Freshman Sarah Jones and sophomore Taylor Johnston both knocked in runs in the fourth inning to bring
Baylor increased its lead with two extra-base hits in the bottom of the fourth to stay ahead, 4-2.
Baylor took advantage of two walks and two Mean Green errors as well as two doubles to score its three runs in the fifth inning.
North Texas returns to conference action when it travels to
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