Athletics

Baylor senior Landie McBrayer fell just short of a state tennis singles championship Friday, falling to Maggie Cannata of Ensworth in three sets 6-1, 2-6, 6-1.

Baylor senior Benji Taverne and junior Hunter Smith successfully defended their 2018 state doubles championship Friday, defeating McCallie's team of John Knight and Charlie Park 6-3, 6-1, and becoming the first back-to-back Baylor doubles champion in 44 years.

Benji Taverne and Hunter Smith will be playing to defend their 2018 state doubles title in the TSSAA boys' tennis tournament Friday while Landie McBrayer has advanced to the championship match in girls' singles.

Freshman Syd Berzon was the winning pitcher and provided the game-winning RBIs to lead the Baylor softball team to a 2-1 win over GPS and a fifth straight state championship Thursday.

The Baylor baseball team jumped out to a 4-0 lead and held on for a 4-2 win over Christian Brothers Thursday, earning the team's second consecutive state championship.

Baylor senior Jack Holcombe cleared 13' 6" to take the state pole vault championship and help the Baylor boys' track and field team to a sixth place finish at the TSSAA D-IIAA state meet Wednesday.

Baylor junior Makayla Packer repeated as 200 meter champion, was second in the 100 meter dash, and anchored the second place 4 X 100 relay team to lead the Baylor girls' track and field team to a fourth place team finish at the TSSAA D-IIAA state championships Wednesday.

The top five batters in the Raiders' lineup went 11-for-17 and knocked in all three runs as Baylor shut out Christian Brothers 3-0 in the semifinal round of the state baseball tournament Wednesday. Baylor will play for the title Thursday.

Baylor will play for a fifth consecutive softball state championship Thursday, after Sophie Piskos' walk-off, two-out double in the bottom of the seventh gave the Raiders a 4-3 win over GPS in the semifinal round Wednesday. 

The Baylor girls' tennis team won its ninth straight state championship Wednesday, rallying for four singles match wins after losing the doubles point.

Macy Ann McKnight shut out Brentwood Academy 10-0 in the first round of the state softball tournament Tuesday.

The Baylor baseball team had a good beginning to its defense of the 2018 state championship Tuesday, blanking Ensworth 10-0 in game one of the 2019 Spring Fling.

The Baylor girls' tennis team will play for a ninth straight state championship on Wednesday after defeating GPS 4-0 in Tuesday's semifinal round. The Baylor boys lost 4-0 to McCallie in their semifinal and end the season 7-3.

The quest for back-to-back state championships for the Baylor soccer team was ended Saturday as Montgomery Bell Academy blanked the Raiders 4-0 in a quarterfinal match on Baylor's home field.