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Acrobatics and tumbling look for a record 11th straight NCATA championship, while football is primed for a Big 12 Championship run.
Senior catcher Cortlan Castle put an exclamation mark on a nine-run third inning with his first career grand slam to help Baylor baseball win its 30th game for the first time since 2021, downing UT Rio Grande Valley 10-7 Tuesday night at Baylor Ballpark.
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.
Entering the 2025 Phillips 66 Big 12 Softball Championship as the No. 8 seed, Baylor softball hopes to start fresh with a new tournament field. Still on the bubble of NCAA Tournament status, the Bears are hoping a rush of momentum in the conference tournament will be enough to land in the field of 64.
The Bears gained momentum against the Cyclones on Friday evening after a run-rule game of 10-0 but suffered a saddening loss on Saturday (2-1), ultimately leaving the green and gold at 26-26 on the season and 11-13 in conference play after Sunday.
No. 19 Baylor men’s tennis had its season come to a close as it lost 4-3 to No. 18 Texas A&M Sunday evening at the Mitchell D. Case Tennis Center in College Station.
Baylor baseball was in the running for its third Big 12 series of the year before a disastrous five-run top of the seventh inning set up by a throwing error allowed Arizona State to skate away with an 8-6 win Sunday afternoon at Baylor Ballpark.
No. 19 Baylor men’s tennis broke through the first round defeating Nebraska 4-1 Saturday morning at Mitchell Tennis Center in College Station.
Winter Sports
Men's Basketball
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.
As good as No. 3 seed Baylor’s offense was throughout its 92-67 win over No. 14 seed Colgate on Friday afternoon in the FedExForum, the team knows its fate relies on the defensive end.
Women's Basketball
The Bears split the season series with the Longhorns following a 63-54 victory Monday night in the Moody Center in Austin.
The Bears defeated the Lady Raiders despite a third quarter in which they did not make a single field goal Saturday evening in the Ferrell Center.
The Bears got a huge fourth quarter out of freshman forward Bella Fontleroy, who scored nine of her 14 points in the period to help push the team past the Texas Christian University Horned Frogs, 67-57, Wednesday night in the Schollmaier Arena in Fort Worth.
Equestrian
From clinking spurs to pounding hooves, the Baylor equestrian team will be in full force this weekend as it travels to take on Kansas State and Oklahoma State.
“It will be a very full weekend of travel and running around,” head coach Ellen White said. “It is going to be a great time for the girls to get to know each other. One big road trip.”
The competitions this weekend will mark the team’s first Big 12 events of the season.
The Baylor equestrian team opens its 2012-2013 season today by hosting the fifth annual Willis Invitational at the Willis Family Equestrian Center.
The tournament, which will run through Saturday, will showcase talent from Miami State, Ohio State, New Mexico State and Delaware State as well as Baylor.
During the 2011-2012 season, it is possible that Pat Neff has gone through twice as many green bulbs as it did through 2008-2010.
Tennis
Baylor women’s tennis competed in the four-day H-E-B Invitational in which multiple Bears made their debuts.
After five years at Baylor, and serving this past season as the interim head coach, Michael Woodson is now officially in charge of the men’s tennis program.
Baylor’s men’s tennis added it’s 10th conference tournament championship win, second-consecutive, defeating the Texas Longhorns on Monday.
Golf
Baylor women’s golf coach Sylvia Ferdon announced Tuesday she will retire after 17 years as the Lady Bears’ head coach. Her Baylor coaching highlights include 10 NCAA Regional appearances and three third-place finishes at the Big 12 tournament.
The Baylor men’s golf capped off the regular season with a fourth place finish, ahead of Big 12 foes Texas and Oklahoma, at the Aggie Invitational on Sunday in Bryan. The No. 46 ranked Bears finished at 41-over-par (376-377-368=1121) for their sixth top-five finish this season.
For the first time since the 2008-2009 season, the Baylor men’s golf team has won multiple tournaments in the same season. The first victory came last month in Charleston, S.C., and the most recent was Tuesday at the Wyoming Cowboy Classic. The Bears finished at 4-under-par 282-273-281=836, beating out second-place Arizona by three strokes in the 20-team field. The second round score of 273 was a season low.
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.
Hot Seat
From foundational stars to generational icons, Baylor women’s basketball has produced no shortage of greatness over the past 25 years. These five players did more than fill up stat sheets; they helped shape the standard of excellence that defines the program.
Baylor football’s spring practice opens Tuesday. Here are four major storylines to watch for.
