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Baylor men’s basketball freshman guard Miro Little is shifting gears to collegiate competition after spending part of the summer at the 2023 FIBA World Cup.
The Bears have lost seven-straight home games to FBS opponents, dating back to a 31-3 loss to Kansas State on Nov. 12, 2022.
With all that was going on over the busy homecoming weekend, here’s everything you may have missed with Baylor Athletics.
Head coach Dave Aranda said the effort was there, but that the execution was lacking in Baylor’s 30-18 loss to Iowa State on Saturday at McLane Stadium.
No. 8 seed Baylor soccer suffered an early exit in the 2023 Sprouts Farmers Market Big 12 Soccer Championship. The Bears fell to No. 9 seed Cincinnati 3-2 on Saturday afternoon at the Round Rock Multipurpose Complex in Round Rock.
The men’s team finished 12th and the women finished 14th.
Fall SPorts
Football
With fifth-year senior Gerry Bohanon entering the transfer portal, it seems sophomore Blake Shapen has won the starting quarterback job for Baylor football.
Baylor football is back, giving fans a glimpse of what’s to come this fall in their annual Green and Gold spring game, with the Green team coming away with the 28-16 win.
“I believe this, and I say this with all my heart, and hopefully it comes across with humility, but our best days are still ahead of us,” Rhoades said.
Cross County and Track & Field
Tennis
It was the perfect storm for junior tennis player Tyler Stayer in his unexpected journey to becoming a member of the Baylor men’s tennis team.
Just months ago, Stayer was a member of the club tennis team. Now Stayer finds himself in the thick of a tightly contested Big 12 regular season.
Starting the season off slow due to young players and injury, the Baylor men’s tennis team could have caved in.
Instead, through adversity, they have been able to keep themselves in the running for the NCAA tournament.
The No. 38 Bears pulled the upset against the No 21. Texas Longhorns Tuesday night at the Hurd Tennis Center, keeping the Bears NCAA tournament hopes alive.
Soccer
In Case You Missed It
While school was out of session for students to enjoy Thanksgiving with their families, Baylor Athletics continued trucking as it feasted. Across four different sports, the Bears combined to go 8-1 during the weeklong vacation. Here’s everything you may have missed in Baylor Athletics over Thanksgiving break.
From prime-time football in Colorado to penalty kicks on the Brazos, another eventful weekend in Baylor Athletics came and went. While the Bears fighting in the mountains were cast under the national spotlight, here’s everything else you may have missed in the Baylor sports world over the weekend.
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
Baylor football has its eye on taking the Kinder’s Texas Bowl by storm as head coach Dave Aranda meets his former team for the first time since becoming as Bear as the green and gold battle LSU at 2:30 p.m. on Dec. 31 in Houston.
Here is what the Baylor Lariat Sports Desk predicts the bowl game will look like.
The Baylor Lariat’s sports desk begrudgingly admits their flaws.
