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Making a push for the postseason, Baylor baseball handled Sam Houston with a 15-4 victory Tuesday night at Don Sanders Stadium in Huntsville. Tying a season-high 14 strikeouts on the mound and seeing four players tally multi-hit games, head coach Mitch Thompson’s Bears (28-16, 9-12 Big 12) moved to 9-1 in midweek contests.
Behind 5 2/3 innings of scoreless relief from redshirt sophomore right-handed pitcher Lucas Davenport and sixth-year senior Gabe Craig, Baylor baseball salvaged the series finale against No. 23 TCU with a 6-3 win Sunday afternoon at Lupton Stadium in Fort Worth.
Captained by head coach Felecia Mulkey, No. 1 seed Baylor acrobatics and tumbling won its 10th-straight NCATA National Championship, defeating No. 2 Oregon 276.015 to 266.355 Saturday night at the Elmen Center in Sioux Falls, S.D.
Following a low-scoring first three innings, Baylor softball’s offense found a spark in the fourth and kept on rolling, scoring eight runs in the final three innings to win its Senior Day contest 8-5 Saturday at Getterman Stadium.
Flowing through a youth skills challenge and nine-period open practice, Baylor wrapped up spring football with the inaugural Baylor Blitz Saturday afternoon at McLane Stadium.
No. 1 seed Baylor acro and tumbling kept their dominant streak rolling, downing No. 4 seed Augustana 279.325 to 256.465 in the NCATA Championship semifinals Friday night at the Elmen Center in Sioux Falls, S.D.
No. 1 Baylor acrobatics and tumbling started off the NCATA Championships in dominating fashion defeating No. 8 Limestone 279.670 to 246.725 Thursday night in Sioux Falls, S.D., at the Elmen Center.
Baylor men’s golf carded its best round of the week Thursday but closed the season in a tie for 14th in the Big 12 Championship with a 69-over 1,189 at Southern Hills in Tulsa, Okla.
Winter Sports
Women's Basketball
When Nicki Collen was hired as the Baylor women’s basketball head coach, she inherited a squad that had just watched Kim Mulkey, its former coach, leave for LSU. Left with only nine players for the 2021 season, Collen made it work, as she continued the 11-year streak of regular season Big 12 championships.
During a press conference on Monday, Baylor women’s basketball head coach Nicki Collen gave her thoughts regarding the detainment of six-time WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner.
President Joe Biden plans to meet at the White House on Friday with family members of WNBA star Brittney Griner and Michigan corporate security executive Paul Whelan, both of whom remain jailed in Russia, the White House announced Thursday.
Equestrian
Tennis
NO. 4 men’s tennis grabbed its sixth sweep of 2021, defeating Texas in the ITA National Indoor quarterfinals.
After a 7-6(5), 1-6, 7-5 upset over No. 33 Juan Carlos Aguilar to clinch Baylor’s win over Texas A&M last weekend, men’s tennis junior Sven Lah wins the Spotlight for Feb. 10.
After taking a comeback win over Texas on Jan. 30, Baylor will have to take on the Longhorns once again in Champaign, Ill.
Golf
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
Waco’s former premier sporting venue hosted professional baseball teams, historic integration games and even the town’s first presidential visit. Its legacy, though tainted, tells the story of the town it called home.
Multiple Baylor players are expected to be selected in this year’s NFL Draft. Tap in to see where the Bears are headed.
Hot Seat
TCU broke an almost century-long relationship with the Fort Worth Star-Telegram after the newspaper reported on a football locker-room altercation. The Horned Frogs are now facing waves of backlash from across the sports journalism and college football worlds.
The true list of Baylor’s top five men’s basketball players of the 21st century.
