Good morning, Knights. It’s NCAA Regional time! Second-seeded UCF opens the NCAA Auburn Regional tonight at 6 p.m. ET against No. 3 NC State on ESPN2, looking to advance to the program's first-ever Super Regional. The Knights enter at 31-21 after setting Big 12 era records in conference wins (19) and series wins (seven). Zak Skinner leads the offense at .365 with 72 hits, while Camden Wicker anchors the rotation with a 4.00 ERA and a .198 opponent batting average.

Head coach Rich Wallace makes his sixth NCAA Tournament appearance with the program: three as a player, one as an assistant, and now two as head coach. NC State brings a .392 hitter in Everett Johnson, and host Auburn earned the No. 4 national seed for the second straight year.

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

🥎 All-American Knight
🛶 Championship Time
🚀 And much, much more!

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📈 STOCK UP 

🔼 Locked In. UCF men's basketball head coach Johnny Dawkins agreed to a three-year contract extension through the 2029-30 season after guiding the Knights to an NCAA Tournament at-large bid and a 21-12 record. UCF posted its best Big 12 mark at 9-9, averaged a Dawkins-era-high 80.7 points per game, and tied a program record with three ranked wins. The Knights were one of only two teams nationally to reach the NCAA Tournament without returning any scoring production from the previous year's roster.

🔼 All-American Knight. UCF junior Sierra Humphreys earned NFCA All-America Third Team honors, becoming just the second player in program history to receive the distinction. In her first season as an everyday second baseman after two years at third base, Humphreys started all 61 games and helped power the most prolific offensive season in program history as the Knights reached their second NCAA Super Regional.

🔼 Regional Preview. D1 Baseball breaks down what to expect from the Auburn Regional ahead of tonight’s first pitch for the Knights.

🔼 Championship Time. No. 12 UCF rowing arrives in Gainesville, Ga., for its second consecutive NCAA Championship after sweeping the Big 12 title to earn an automatic bid. The First 4+ carries the squad's highest seed at eighth, with the First 8+ slotted 10th and the Second 8+ at 17th. Heats open today with semifinals set for tomorrow and the finals on Sunday. The back-to-back postseason trip is a first for the program since five straight appearances from 2015-19, and rowing becomes the ninth UCF program to compete at the NCAA level this academic year.

🤔 TRIVIA FOR YOU

Making History.

Who was the only other UCF softball player to earn NFCA All-America honors before Sierra Humphreys?

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

🚀 ONE BIG THING

🔼 Early Grind. UCF football is up and at ‘em! Will you be in the stands this season?

📆 THE DAYS AHEAD

Friday, May 29
👟 Track & Field NCAA East Preliminary
🚣 Rowing NCAA Championships
⚾ Baseball vs. NC State @ NCAA Auburn Regional @ 6 p.m. (Auburn, Ala.) | Watch: ESPNU

Saturday, May 30
👟 Track & Field NCAA East Preliminary
🚣 Rowing NCAA Championships
⚾ Baseball vs. No. 1 Auburn or No. 4 Milwaukee @ NCAA Auburn Regional @ TBA (Auburn, Ala.) 

Sunday, May 31
🚣 Rowing NCAA Championships

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Shelby Turnier, who made the First Team in 2015.

🚀 Have a great Friday, y’all!