WACO, Texas – The Cyclones (12-18, 3-6 Big 12) fell in the series finale to a top-25 Baylor (19-12, 3-9 Big 12) squad on Saturday afternoon, 7-4, in the final game of ISU’s March slate.

After going over a week without playing, the Cyclones took one of three games against the Bears over the weekend, securing their first ranked-road win of the season in the process.

After the Cyclones jumped out to an early 1-0 lead, Baylor scored four unanswered runs in the bottom of the first and second innings to go up 4-1. A three-run shot from Tiana Poole in the third tied things up, but a three-run fourth frame from the Bears proved to be the difference.

Both Poole and Milaysia Ochoa had two hits on the day to lead the team. Poole tied a career-high with four RBI on the afternoon, as the sophomore accounted for all of the Cyclones’ run production. Angelina Allen, McKenna Andrews and Olivia Wardlow also notched hits.

Karlie Charles started the game pitching for ISU and was relieved by Jaiden Ralston. Ralston (2-4) pitched 3.2 innings and allowed five runs – of which only two were earned. Lauren Schurman finished the game for ISU, pitching the final two innings without surrendering a run.

Baylor’s Emily Hott and Aliyah Binford each had two RBI on the day, while four different Bears had at least two hits. BU’s RyLee Crandall (9-5) made her third-straight appearance against the Cyclones, again pitching a complete game. She gave up four runs (three earned) and struck out five