🐻 The Official Daily Newsletter For Baylor Athletics

Good Morning, Baylor Fam. It was quite a week for the Bears!

What all do we have stirring in today’s Brew? Check it out below!

🏀 One Step Away
⛳️ Teein’ It Up
🐻 And much, much more!

🎥  LAGWAY LEGACY

Lagway Legacy is a special feature on DJ Lagway that goes far beyond the helmet and shoulder pads. This Baylor+ original offers a personal window into the journey that shaped one of the most talked-about quarterbacks in college football as he begins a new chapter with the Bears.

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 One Step Away. Tonight in the “World’s Most Famous Arena”, former Baylor standout Jeremy Sochan and the New York Knicks take the floor for the 2026 NBA Eastern Conference Finals.

Sochan is looking to help lead New York back to the NBA Finals for the first time since 1999.

The former Baylor standout was traded from San Antonio midseason and has played in five of the Knicks’ playoff games so far this season.

🔼 Teein’ It Up. 18 down. 36 to go.

Senior Jonas Appel is looking to punch a ticket back home as the Baylor men’s golf standout is one round into the NCAA Bryan Regional.

The California native is looking to move up the leaderboard over the next two rounds and earn a berth at the NCAA Championships, which is set to be played at Omni La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, Calif, which is “right in Appel’s backyard”.

⛳️ More On Appel’s Journey
🔢 The Live Leaderboard

🔼 Academic Ace. Baylor men’s tennis standout Alexandru Chirita wasn’t just serving up aces on the court this spring. This week, Chirita was named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Team.  

The Romania native recently earned his graduate degree from Baylor in Sport Pedagogy, finishing with a 3.61 GPA. On the court, Chirita contributed to Baylor's stellar 2026 spring season, advancing to the Elite Eight for the first time since 2022.

The 2025-26 Academic All-District Women's Tennis teams, selected by CSC members, recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the court and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America program separately recognizes women's tennis honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA.

🎾 More On Chirita’s Academic Accomplishment

🤔 BEARS TRIVIA

Today’s trivia question…

Tomorrow in Surprise, Ariz., the Baylor Baseball squad hits the field at the Big 12 Tournament looking for its first tournament victory since?

Got a guess?

Scroll to the bottom to see the answer!

📅 THE WEEK AHEAD

Wednesday, May 20
⚾ Baseball vs. #9 BYU/#12 Texas Tech @ 4:30 pm (Big XII Tournament - Surprise, Ariz.)

Friday, May 22
⛳ Women’s Golf at NCAA Championship

Saturday, May 23
⛳ Women’s Golf at NCAA Championship

Sunday, May 24
⛳ Women’s Golf at NCAA Championship

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 2019

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