The Lady Bears started the season with a huge question mark about them. Two players were perhaps the only shoe-ins to the starting five — sophomore forward Nina Davis and junior guard Niya Johnson. Both played immensely valuable roles to Baylor’s conference championship run last season.
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The faces change, but the headlines stay the same. The No. 5-ranked Baylor men’s tennis team has a lot of hardware in the trophy case entering this season with 20 Big 12 titles in the last 18 years, including 17-straight NCAA tournament appearances.
No. 7 Baylor softball held its own for six innings against No. 2 Oregon on Thursday night. However, the Ducks pulled together a three-run seventh inning to put the game out of reach as the Bears dropped the 4-1 loss at Getterman Stadium.
No. 7 Baylor softball has jumped out to a 9-0 start – the best record since the 14-0 season start in 2011. However, that spotless record will be put to the test as Baylor hosts No. 2 Oregon tonight at Getterman Stadium to kick off the 2015 Baylor Invitational. This is the first ranked opponent the Bears will face this season, putting a lot of importance on the nationally televised matchup.
Over the next past weeks, No. 7 Baylor softball has debuted its relatively young bullpen in nine games, including games at Getterman Stadium and in the NSU Demon Invitational in Natchitoches, La., showing off a plethora of both experienced pitchers and newcomers on the pitching mound.
Baylor women’s basketball has done it again: The No. 3 Lady Bears clinched a share of the Big 12 Conference title for the fifth straight season after a gritty 67-60 win over Texas Tech in Lubbock on Wednesday. Baylor can still win the title outright with four games remaining in the regular season.
It was 39 degrees at No. 21 Baylor Baseball’s midweek tilt against Dallas Baptist University Tuesday night. The Patriots cooled down the Bears’ hot start to 2015 with a three-run ninth inning, making it a 9-6 final score in favor of Dallas Baptist.
No. 20 Baylor men’s basketball looked to make a statement after dropping two straight conference matchups last week, but the Bears had to overcome offensive struggles from the field on Tuesday night to take a narrow 54-49 win over Texas Tech in Lubbock.
The weather was perfect and the results followed suit as Baylor baseball opened their season with a three-game opening weekend sweep over No. 13 Cal Poly at Baylor Ballpark.
No. 1 Equestrian added to Baylor’s success across all sports over the weekend with narrow 11-9 victory over conference rival No. 2 TCU on Saturday at Turning Point Ranch in Springtown.
No. 6 Baylor women’s tennis has not seen a lot of close matches recently, but the Lady Bears had to dig deep as they hosted No. 14 Clemson on Sunday afternoon.
No. 10 Baylor men’s tennis made a remarkable run in the ITA National Indoor Championships last weekend, knocking off two ranked opponents and advancing to the National Semifinals.
No. 9 Baylor softball is off to a hot start in the 2015 season, and things didn’t cool down for the Bears as they took four straight wins at the Northwestern State University Demon Invitational on Saturday and Sunday.
The No. 3 Lady Bears kept their undefeated record and 23-game winning streak alive after decimating West Virginia 79-51 on Sunday at the Ferrell Center. Baylor (24-1, 13-0) completed another season sweep over a Big 12 team with Sunday’s win over West Virginia.
Baylor baseball earned its first series win of the 2015 season after another offense-heavy outing at Baylor Ballpark, where the Bears took its second-straight win over No. 13 Cal Poly 8-6 on Saturday.
Junior forward Rico Gathers had a dominant offensive performance with 18 points and eight rebounds, but No. 16 Baylor faltered down the stretch and fell to No. 8 Kansas 74-64 at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kan.
Last Saturday, Baylor’s acrobatics and tumbling team captivated a record-breaking crowd of 1,453 at the Ferrell Center. From the players to the coaches, there was a feeling of shock that Baylor’s A&T squad managed to draw a crowd of such a great size. There was an evident sense of extra spunk in the players’ performances and the fans cheered like it was a championship meet for Baylor.
Here’s a quick look forward to this weekend’s action for Baylor athletics.
Cody Soto takes a quick look through the Big 12 at the most significant contributors for each men’s basketball team. The Lariat also picks its midseason All-Big 12 team.
CHICAGO — A Little League team that captured the attention of the nation and the hearts of its hometown was stripped of its national title Wednesday after an investigation revealed that team officials had falsified boundaries so they could add ineligible players to the roster.
By Jeffrey Swindoll Sports Writer The No. 3 Lady Bears extended their lead in the Big 12 to three games…
When head coach Joey Scrivano walks to his office in the morning, he passes a reminder of the success he and his women’s tennis teams have accomplished since he was hired as Baylor’s head coach in 2003. It’s not all about the hardware for Scrivano, though. It’s the process and culture that make the difference for the program.
The No. 3 Lady Bears have been unstoppable in the Big 12 this season. No team has found an answer to Baylor head coach Kim Mulkey’s dynamic roster, resulting in an 11-0 record in conference and 21 consecutive wins on the season. Baylor is cruising, sweeping teams in the conference and not stopping for anyone or anything standing in its way.
By Jeffrey Swindoll Sports Writer The No. 3 Lady Bears kept the fire burning on Sunday. After a nip-and-tuck game…
The No. 16-ranked Baylor men’s basketball team had seen better days before Monday. However, Baylor dropped a 74-65 decision to No. 21 Oklahoma State at the Ferrell Center on Monday night.
The No. 3 Lady Bears stayed perfect in the Big 12 after they eked out a 70-68 victory against the Texas Longhorns on Sunday in Austin. Baylor (22-1, 11-0) is well atop the Big 12 with a two-game lead over the second-place Oklahoma Sooners.
The No. 10 Baylor Bears used a strong pitching effort from junior Heather Stearns and an exciting second inning to put away Stephen F. Austin 3-0 in the championship game of the 2015 Fairfield Inn & Suites North Getterman Classic on Sunday afternoon.
The No. 10 Baylor softball team didn’t just need one win to advance to tomorrow’s championship game, but they needed to defeat Texas A&M-Corpus Christi twice on Saturday afternoon.
Despite a couple of errors and a close draw in each match, the Bears came away with a 6-3 win in pool play and a 3-0 win in bracket play over the Islanders to remain undefeated at the Getterman Classic.
Baylor Equestrian continued its impressive season with an 11-8 win over former-Big 12 Conference rival No. 6 Texas A&M at Willis Family Equestrian Center on Saturday. The Bears remain undefeated (10-0) and have maintained the No. 1 ranking in the country since late October.
By Shehan Jeyarajah Sports Editor Junior forward Rico Gathers is out to prove that he is not only one of the…
