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Jan. 23, 2008

WACO -

For the fourth consecutive season, the Baylor softball team finds itself in the USA Today/NFCA Top 25 Preseason Poll. The Lady Bears will start out the 2008 season ranked No. 8 in country; their highest preseason mark in program history.

With the release of the poll, the Lady Bears have been ranked among the top-25 teams in the country for 56 consecutive weeks, dating back to the fifth week of the 2004 season.

The Lady Bears are one of five Big 12 Conference teams listed in the initial poll. Texas A&M is No. 2, followed by No. 5 Oklahoma, No. 22 Texas and No. 25 Missouri.

The Lady Bears return 10 players, including two-time NFCA All-American Brette Reagan and Big 12 Freshman of the Year Kirsten Shortridge, from last year's squad that finished 51-16 and won its first Big 12 title along with making their first Women's College World Series appearance.

Baylor is scheduled to face eight teams found in the preseason poll. Along with conference foes, the Lady Bears will take on No. 1 Arizona, No. 14 UCLA, No. 20 Oregon and No. 21 Cal State Fullerton.

The USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Poll is voted on by NCAA Division I head coaches representing each conference.

The Lady Bears will begin their season at home against Syracuse on Feb. 15 at 3 p.m. as part of the Getterman Classic which runs Feb. 15-17.  For season ticket information, call 254-710-1000.