Good morning! The only thing better than a long weekend is coming back to a short workweek right before another weekend. It’s Wednesday. Go be great today, everybody.

What all are we mixing into today’s Brew?

🥎 Sydney McKinney earns top-10 spot
🏀 Celebrate the 2013 Final Four team
🌾 ​And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Lead From The Front. Lead From The Front. She finished last season with a .520 average. Her Her 34-game hit streak was the sixth longest in NCAA history. Her 378 career hits rank fifth all time. And now this—Sydney McKinney earned the No. 7 spot on D1 Softball’s Top 100 Players list for the season. (And if we may say so, we think it’s about six spots too low…)

✍️ Her legacy is about more than what she did on the field

🔥 Sydney McKinney goes 3-for-3 on All-America teams this season

🔼 ICYMI. So nice, we’re saying it twice. Wichita State basketball legends Fred VanVleet, Ron Baker, Cleanthony Early, Tekele Cotton, and Evan Wessel are returning to Charles Koch Arena! The 2013 Final Four team will be recognized at halftime of the TBT game on Friday, July 21 and we want you to be there.

🎟️ Get tickets today and celebrate along with us

🤔 SHOCKER TRIVIA

The friends we made along the way. It seems all we’ve been talking about lately is that 2013 Final Four team and if you think we’re stopping today, well, our apologies.

Our question today—can you name all the opponents that the Shockers beat in that tournament?

Think you got it? Scroll on down to the bottom of this email for the answer!

🌾 ONE BIG THING

All around us are familiar faces. Wichita State basketball hosted its first “Say ‘Hey’ & Signatures” event last week and new head coaches Paul Mills and Terry Noons—along with a host of players and coaches—got a chance to be front and center and answer some questions from Shocker fans.

Didn’t get a chance to go? Get a taste of all that went down with a little behind-the-scenes action from the night!

📬 STICK WITH US

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Pittsburgh, Gonzaga, La Salle, and Ohio State

Have a great Wednesday, y’all.