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No. 18 Baylor men’s tennis dominated Tulsa with a 4-0 sweep Sunday afternoon inside the Michael D. Case Tennis Center, closing out a strong road performance.
Baylor baseball fell just short of a series sweep Sunday afternoon, dropping a 10-inning battle to Gonzaga 8-7 at Baylor Ballpark. The game featured six lead changes, but four fielding errors proved too much for the Bears (6-1) to overcome.
Baylor softball came up empty at the Mary Nutter Classic, falling to No. 13 Arkansas 8-0 and No. 4 UCLA 6-2 on Saturday at the Field of Dreams Complex in Cathedral City, Calif.
The Bears shot just 36% from the field as the Buffaloes picked up their second Big 12 victory of the season 76-74.
Behind eight more made 3-pointers than Iowa State and 21 forced turnovers, Baylor women’s basketball extended its winning streak to eight, downing the Cyclones 67-52 Saturday afternoon at the Foster Pavilion.
“These players are not focusing on the scoreboard. A lot of times you win a match, you get the four points, then the remaining matches the players lose focus and intensity”
Taking in the California sunshine, Baylor softball split the first day of the Mary Nutter Classic, walking off Nevada 5-4 in eight innings before falling to No. 15 Nebraska 4-1 Thursday at the Field of Dreams Complex in Cathedral City.
For just the third time since 2013, Baylor baseball is off to a 4-0 start. The team looks to keep its winning ways going against Gonzaga for a three-game weekend series at Baylor Ballpark.
Winter Sports
Men's Basketball
Ja’Kobe Walter could’ve coasted through his one-and-done season. Baylor could’ve been a pitstop. He didn’t have to care. That’s never been Walter, though — that’s not his style.
In late February, Brownell said on the Tigers’ flagship radio station that Big 12 teams would adjust their nonconference schedules to play softer opponents with the idea that more routs would take place. Thus, those larger-margin victories would boost how Big 12 teams are reflected in metrics like the NET, which is the NCAA Evaluation Tool used by the selection committee.
Inked in familiar territory, head coach Scott Drew takes his Bears (24-10) into the round of 32 for the ninth time in his career, and he holds a 5-3 record in those previous contests. However, Drew’s teams have faced second-round exits in back-to-back seasons. But with all the underlying emotions, Drew said that at the end of the day it’s still basketball at the biggest stage.
Women's Basketball
In its first road challenge of the year, No. 13 Baylor women’s basketball was unfazed by an unfamiliar venue as sophomore forward Darianna Littlepage-Buggs’ 24-point, 11-rebound double-double pushed the team past SMU 85-61 at the Moody Coliseum in Dallas on Thursday night.
The Bears’ upset of No. 4 Utah signals a return to the program’s Big-12-championship-winning ways.
In front of a record-breaking student crowd, No. 21 Baylor women’s basketball upset No. 4 Utah 84-77.
Equestrian
By Molly Atchison | Print Managing EditorThe National Collegiate Equestrian Association Championship kicked off Wednesday…
By Nathan Keil | Sports EditorThe Baylor acrobatics and tumbling team achieved its first goal…
By Molly Atchison | Print Managing EditorThe Baylor Equestrian team completed a short stint in…
Tennis
Baylor men’s tennis has seen a lot of turnover since its 2022 Big 12 Championship season, but junior Tadeas Paroulek has grown into a leader and has taken on the challenge of playing on court one for the Bears.
With all the sports that went on over the weekend, here is everything you may have missed.
On the heels of a four-game losing streak, No. 10 Baylor men’s tennis is headed to Chicago for the ITA National Team Indoor Championships to try and get back on track.
Golf
Baylor notched its fifth straight title of the season Tuesday in Humble.
Two sports postpone matches this week as winter storm slams Waco.
In this pandemic, a lot of us are bored at home and isolated. Golf is an easy way to do something with friends that is safe to do in the age of COVID-19.
In Case You Missed It
From Selection Sunday to the NCAA Track and Field Indoor Championship, Baylor Athletics had little time to rest. Here’s everything you may have missed over the one-week break.
While outdoor conditions fluctuate around chilly temperatures, Baylor Athletics stayed warm during winter break with a busy schedule. From bowl games to the first meet of the season, now that school is back in session, it’s time to catch up on everything you may have missed since finals.
Pro Sports
Missi was tabbed as the 22nd overall pick in ESPN’s Mock Draft on April 17, while Walter was projected in the lottery at No. 12. Fraschilla said they’re both “prototype NBA players once they physically mature in the next two, three, four [or] five years.”
In the 2023 season, Major League Baseball officials added the pitch clock to aid the speed of the game. After the season and now into 2024, I’ve seen that the pitch clock has been very useful and has accelerated the pace of the game.
Hot Seat
If Baylor wins a Big 12 championship this season, Dave Aranda’s legacy would be cemented as the best head football coach to come through Waco.
A recent request from the Trump Administration has put high school and youth sports in jeopardy. The administration’s 2026 fiscal budget request sent to Congress proposes eliminating funding for traumatic brain injury (TBI) research and education.