Good morning! Fun fact: did you know that Kansas highways were ranked best roads in the country by this Twitter account? We hope Shockers’ baseball coach Brian Green enjoys them as much as we do.

What else are we tossing into today’s Brew?

⚾️ The Big One Oh
⭐️ Still Shining
​🌾 And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 The Big One Oh. Ever since the Shockers brought in their baseball coach of the future, it’s been nothing but good news. Will Stark becomes the 10th member of last year’s team to decide to return to the Black and Yellow, and joins fellow teammates Seth Stroh, Nate Adler, Mauricio Millan and a handful of others. The future of Shocker baseball is looking bright, and don’t forget to look out for this sign of good things to come that surely indicates more good news for the program.

🔼 Still Shining. The first AUX season is in the books for Wichita State softball star Sydney McKinney, and she continued to show the professional softball world she has what it takes to compete at the next level. In the eight games she played, Syd the Kid batted .429, had 12 hits, three RBIs and crossed the plate five times. Not too bad for the Rook.

🔼 Save the Date! The inaugural Black and Yellow Gala will be later this summer on August 19th at the Charles Koch Arena. The event will go directly toward the support of all Shocker student-athletes and teams. Join us for this fantastic fundraising event by purchasing tickets down below.

🤔 SHOCKER TRIVIA

Legends Return. The 2013 Shockers basketball team will be in attendance during the July 21st TBT game in the Koch Arena to root on their former teammates and reminisce on the good times they had.

Our question today — do you remember which round the infamous 2013 men’s basketball team made it to during the NCAA Tournament?

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

🌾 ONE BIG THING

Tomorrow, the American Athletic Conference will officially grow from nine schools to 15 schools, and the Roundhouse Podcast is here to make sure you are in the know about the newest additions to the conference in its AAC Newcomer Series.

🦉 Listen in and learn more about the Florida Atlantic Owls and their very recent success.

4️⃣9️⃣ Listen in and learn more about the Charlotte 49ers and their potential rivals of the future.

🐉 Listen in and learn more about the UAB Blazers and how they come in joining the AAC in a good position.

🏃‍♂️ Listen in and learn more about the UTSA Roadrunners and the fast rise of their football program.

🦉 Listen in and learn more about the Rice Owls as they hope to renew long lost rivalries.

📬 STICK WITH US

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: The Final Four!

The 2013 men’s basketball team reached as high as No. 2 in the AP Poll that year and won a school record 35 games. Unfortunately, the Final Four was as far as the team got after falling to Louisville, the eventual champion. The team was loaded with talent such as NBA champ Fred VanVleet, Ron Baker, and Cleanthony Early just to name a few.

Have a great weekend, y’all.