🐻 The Official Daily Newsletter For Baylor Athletics

Happy Thursday Bear Country. Welp folks, the calendar has officially turned and that only means one thing….

What does May bring? NCAA Tournament, crunch time performances and must see action!

We’ve got it all and so much more in today’s Brew! Check it out below!

⛳️ Carolina On The Mind
🏠 Protect This House
🎥 Baylor+ Exclusive Interview with Aaronette Vonleh
🐻 And much, much more!

🎥 BAYLOR+: A WACO WELCOME

The men’s hoops isn’t the only one who landed a big new name as
BU women’s hoops squad also got a new face with the addition of
Aaronette Vonleh for the upcoming 2024-25 season.

Get to know the newest member of the Baylor Fam in
this Baylor+ exclusive interview

📈 STOCK UP

🔺 Carolina On The Mind. For the 25th time in the past 26 years, the Bears are going dancing.

Well, ok, not really dancing, but BU men’s golf team earned a spot in the NCAA regionals on Wednesday when they earned the #6 seed at the Chapel Hill Regional.

The three-day tournament will be played May 13-15 at The UNC Finley Golf Club in Chapel Hill, N.C.

The Bears will aim to be one of the five teams that advance from Chapel Hill to the NCAA Championships at The Omni La Costa Resort May 24-29 in Carlsbad, Calif.

BU has advanced out of the regionals seven times in program history and five times under McGraw.

⛳️: More on the NCAA Regional Bid

🔺 Protect This House. Ladies and gents, it’s crunch time.

With the end of the regular season on the horizon, our diamond squads have a big home weekend on tap.

The Baylor softball squad, who currently sit tied for fourth in the Big 12, host the Cougars of Houston in a critical series in Waco this weekend, beginning tomorrow night at 6:30 pm.

Across the way at Baylor Ballpark, the Bears have three Big 12 series left, including this weekend when TCU comes to town. The two programs are battling for position in the Big 12 standings, with BU holding a slight lead over the Horned Frogs.

First pitch tomorrow night is set for 6:30 pm.

🔺 Building Champions. Sure, we love watching our Bears compete on the field, court, track, diamond and any setting.

But what we really love is seeing our Bears grow into incredible people.

Champions' TriBUne is a special feature that gives the Baylor Family a student-athlete's perspective and the chance for them to share their own story.

The latest edition comes from Baylor men’s tennis senior, Teddy Paroulek.

Nicknamed "Teddy," Tadeas Paroulek is a fifth-year senior from Prague, Czech Republic, who plays No. 1 doubles with sophomore Zsombor Velcz and alternates at Nos. 1 and 2 singles for the Bears (18-11). Paroulek earned his undergrad degree in economics and political science and is currently working on his MBA.

🎥 BAYLOR+: MEET THE NEWEST BEAR

Bear Country is excited to meet one of the new faces joining
the Green & Gold next season as Duke transfer
Jeremy Roach is officially a Bear.

Get to know the newest member of the Baylor Fam in
this Baylor+ exclusive interview

🎥 FACE-TO-FAITH

No better way to prepare for the upcoming NCAA Tournament than taking an in-depth look at one of BU’s tennis stars, Christopher Franzten from the perspective of a fellow student-athlete.

Baylor+’s Faith Lynch sat down with Franzten earlier this year to talk about his journey and this year’s squad.

🤔 SIC ’EM TRIVIA

Tomorrow, the Baylor tennis squads hit the courts for the opening round of the NCAA Tournament.

Between the two programs, which Bear has the most singles victories this spring?

Got a guess?

Scroll on down to the bottom of this email for the answer!

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🎉 CELEBRATE GOOD TIMES

Long ago, Kool & The Gang taught us to Celebrate Good Times and on Nov. 2nd, Baylor will do exactly that.

A pair of 11-2 and Big 12 Conference Championship teams will be celebrated during the upcoming 2024 Baylor Football season, as the Bears plan to recognize student-athletes from the 2013 and 2014 teams. 

On Nov. 2 when Baylor plays TCU at McLane Stadium, the program will commemorate the 2013 and 2014 Big 12 Conference Championship teams. 

🗓 ON THE DOCKET

Friday, May 3
🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. San Diego (NCAA Tournament - College Station, Tex.)
🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. LSU (NCAA Tournament - Palo Alto, Calif.)
🥎 Softball vs. Houston @ 6:30pm
⚾️ Baseball vs. TCU @ 6:30pm

Saturday, May 4
⚾️ Baseball vs. TCU @ 2pm
🎾 Women’s Tennis at NCAA Second Round (Palo Alto, Calif.)
🎾 Men’s Tennis at NCAA Second Round (College Station, Tex.)
🥎 Softball vs. Houston @ 6:30pm

Sunday, May 5
🥎 Softball vs. Houston @ 1pm
⚾️ Baseball vs. TCU @ 1pm

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Miska Kadleckova

The senior from Banska Bystrica, Slovakia has racked up a 16-4 ledger this spring to help lead the women’s squad to its 25th NCAA Tournament appearance.

🐻 Enjoy your Thursday, y’all!

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