Good morning, Knights. There’s no doubt that UCF has some of the best softball players in the Big 12 Conference. Check out all of the post-season awards players received below!

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

🏀 New player
⚾️ Series starts tonight
🚀 And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Welcome! The men’s basketball team welcomes Tanner Jones to its 2025-26 roster. Jones is a guard who graduated from the 2025 IMG Academy. Prior to his time at the IMG Academy, he averaged 12.3 points and 6.3 rebounds across 21 games in his junior year of high school.

🏀 Learn more about Jones.

🔼 Road Finale. The baseball team closes a seven-game road trip with a Big 12 Conference series at Texas Tech. The Knights hold a 3-1 all-time series advantage over the Red Raiders.

⚾️ Here’s more about the series.

🤔 TRIVIA FOR YOU

Academic Success. The NCAA released the Academic Progress Rate data. Several UCF teams achieved perfect multi-year APR scores of 1,000.

How many teams scored perfectly?

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

A delicious weekend is as easy as 1,2,3 at Carrabba’s!

1. Sip on signature Sangrias, enjoy hand-crafted cocktails, or try a glass of wine paired with one of our signature appetizers. Available daily from 4pm-7pm at the bar area only.

2. Enjoy Dinner & Dolce, a 3-course dinner for 2 where each guest will enjoy a soup or salad, an entrée of their choice, and a dessert to share for $45. Available Friday-Sunday.

3. More of a good thing! When you dine-in and purchase an entrée, take home another entrée for only $10.

🚀 ONE BIG THING

🔼 Top 5. The Big 12 Conference named five softball players to post-season All-Conference Teams. Isabella Vega, Izzy Mertes and Beth Damon were selected to the All-Big 12 Freshman Team. Vega was also named to the First Team. Aubrey Evans and Sierra Humphreys landed on the Second Team. Vega was also included on the NFCA’s National Division I Freshman of the Year top 25 watch list. She is the first player in program history to receive the recognition.

🥎 Learn more about the honors.

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📅 THE DAYS AHEAD

Friday, May 9

🥎 Softball Big 12 Championship | Watch
⚾️ Baseball at Texas Tech @ 7pm ET | Live Stats | Watch

Saturday, May 10

🥎 Softball Big 12 Championship | Watch
🎾 Men’s Tennis NCAA Tournament vs TCU @ 1pm ET
⚾️ Baseball at Texas Tech @ 3pm ET | Live Stats | Watch

Sunday, May 11

⚾️ Baseball at Texas Tech @ 2pm ET | Live Stats | Watch

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 4! (Women’s volleyball, women’s golf, men’s golf, women’s tennis)

🚀 Have a great Friday, y’all!