Baylor Brew 10/17: Poll Position

Men's Hoops Set To Start Season In Top-25 For Fifth Straight Year

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October 17, 2023

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Happy Tuesday Baylor Fam. So, how did you spend your bye week?

Prepping for hoops season?
Cheering on the futbol squad?
Streaming some BU volleyball action?

Well, if you haven’t yet prepped for Bears hoops, we’ve got you covered this week as members of both programs will be heading to Big 12 Tip-Off in Kansas City.

First up, our women take the stage today, followed by the men tomorrow! We’ll have all the coverage and so much more!

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

🏀 The Big 2-1
🏈 C-ya in Cincy
🎾 Girl On A run
🐻 And much, much more!

🎙 INSIDE BAYLOR SPORTS

On today’s show we visit with Women’s Basketball Radio Analyst Lori Fogleman.

We also discuss the Top 25 basketball polls that came out on the men’s side from Monday and hear from Coach Aranda ahead of this week’s matchup at Cincinnati.

Inside Baylor Sports is the official daily podcast of Baylor Athletics.

This is the one-stop shop for everything fans need to know about the Bears: the biggest stories, exclusive interviews and opinions on the most important news of the day.

📈 STOCK UP

🔺 The Big 2-1! One of the most successful college basketball programs in the country in recent history will be back on the court in just 21 days!

That’s right, the BU men’s hoops team is just three weeks away from the start of the 2023-24 season.

The Bears will start the year in a familiar spot as they were slotted at #20 in the preseason AP Top-25. It marks the fifth straight season that Baylor will start the season in a poll position.

Tomorrow, Coach Drew and some of the guys will hit the stage for Big 12 Media Day and we’ll have a full recap right here in Thursday’s Brew!

🔺 C-ya in Cincy! After regrouping during the bye week, Baylor’s football team is ready to take flight to the “birthplace of aviation.”

The Bears hit the road Saturday for a brunch time kickoff with Big 12 newcomer, Cincinnati, at Nippert Stadium.

Baylor will be looking for its second conference win when they battle the Bearcats on Saturday.

📝: Game Preview - Baylor at Cincy
🎥: Coach Aranda’s Weekly Press Conference

🔺 20/20 Vision. No, you don’t have to read any letters from far away. We know that vision is strong for the Green & Gold!

The BU women’s hoops team is now LESS than three weeks away from the start of its 2023-24 campaign.

Later today, Coach Collen and some of the ladies will hit the stage for Big 12 Media Day and we’ll have a full recap right here in tomorrow’s Brew!

🔺 Girl On A Run. If it’s the last one, might as well make it count, right?

Fifth-year senior Isabella Harvison did just that, making a big time run to the ITA Texas Regionals Semifinals this past weekend.

Harvison had a strong weekend, posting a 3-1 ledger before falling to a top-75 player in the country in the semifinals.

🎥 BAYLOR+: FACE-TO-FACE

It was a busy offseason for the Baylor Bears Women Basketball team!

Catch up with Senior Forward Madison Bartley in an exclusive Baylor+ interview as she talks about her team's foreign tour, being a new transfer, the upcoming season, and so much more.

🐻 FOR THE FUTURE

Parents and teachers, start your future Bear early by being a part of one of our favorite days of the year!

Baylor Basketball welcomes back K-8 students to their annual education game, "Future Bears Day", in 2023.

Men's basketball will host local schools on Thursday, Nov. 9, at 11 a.m. when the team takes on John Brown, while women's basketball hosts "Future Bears Day" on Thursday, Dec. 14, at 11 a.m. in an outing against Delaware State.

This year's educational component will revolve around physical activity, nutrition and the importance of mental health while growing up.

All classrooms K-8 are welcome to complimentary admission to one or both games upon registering. Registration for the men's game will close Monday, Oct. 30, and registration for the women's game will close Friday, Nov. 17.

🔗: Learn More About the Future Bears Day

🐻 BACKING THE BEARS

What’s better than repping your school colors?

Repping your colors and your favorite players. Officially-licensed Nike NIL jerseys are available at the Baylor Bookstore featuring participating football student-athletes.

🤔 SIC ’EM TRIVIA

Former Bear Cody Bradford and his Texas Rangers teammates are now just two wins away from a spot in the 2023 World Series after their victories in Game 1 and 2 in Houston.

Who was the last Baylor hurler to pitch in a World Series?

Got a guess?

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

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Ace In The Hole Cincy

🗓 ON THE DOCKET

Thursday, October 19
🎾 Men’s Tennis at ITA Regionals (Fort Worth, Texas)

Friday, October 20
🎾 Men’s Tennis at ITA Regionals (Fort Worth, Texas)

Saturday, October 21
🏈 Football at Cincinnati @ 11am
🏐 Volleyball vs. UCF @ 2pm | Live Coverage
🎾 Men’s Tennis at ITA Regionals (Fort Worth, Texas)

Sunday, October 22
🏐 Volleyball vs. UCF @ 12pm | Live Coverage
🎾 Men’s Tennis at ITA Regionals (Fort Worth, Texas)

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Lee Tunnell.

The 1981 BU grad was drafted out of Waco in the second round of the 1981 draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates. He went on to pitch in six MLB seasons with three different organizations including Pittsburgh, St. Louis and Minnesota.

In 1987, Tunnell was with the Cardinals when they dropped a tough seven game series to the Minnesota Twins in the World Series. Tunnell pitched in two of the seven games, allowing just one earned run in 4.1 innings of work.

🐻 Enjoy your Tuesday, Baylor fam!

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