The Big 12 field for the Phillips 66 Championship in Arlington, Texas next week is set after last weekend. No. 16 Oklahoma is in front in the league right now with a 21-6 record and the Sooners have secured the top seed for next week, No. 18 Oklahoma State leads by half a game for the second spot next week. The top two spots get a bye on Tuesday when the Championship gets underway. Baylor, BYU, and Houston are out of the field for next week. Recapping the Midweek BYU edged out Grand Canyon 8-7. Houston defeated Sam Houston 4-3 in a neutral site game. UConn at Cincinnati played 4 1/2 innings before rain eventually put a stop to the game and it was ruled a “no contest.” Weekend Schedule No. 16 Oklahoma (32-17, 21-6) at Cincinnati (30-21, 16-11) No. 18 Oklahoma State (34-16, 19-7) at Houston (26-26, 7-19) BYU (20-29, 6-21) at Kansas State (29-21, 13-14) West Virginia (31-19, 17-10) at TCU (30-17, 13-14) Kansas (29-18, 15-12) at Texas (32-20, 17-10) UCF (30-17, 12-14) at Baylor (21-29, 9-18) Texas Tech will not play a Big 12 opponent this weekend. League Notes West Virginia left-hander Derek Clark earned Big 12 Pitcher and Newcomer of the Week honors after striking out 10 in seven scoreless innings against Kansas State. It was the second time Clark earned both awards this season. Clark leads Big 12 pitchers with 66 2/3 inning pitched in conference games. Houston’s Cary Arbolida has hit multiple home runs in four different games this season and has hit a home run in three consecutive games entering the weekend. Arbolida is on an 11-game hitting streak where he is hitting .463 with 19 hits, nine home runs, and 18 RBI. Arbolida leads the Big 12 with a .930 slugging percentage in conference games. Oklahoma State leads the Big 12 and is 17th nationally with a 4.30 team ERA; six Cowboys own an ERA of 3.71 or under, with Brian Holiday (3.43) and Sam Garcia (3.71) ranking in the top 10 in the conference. Holiday is also second in the Big 12 with 97 strikeouts and has recorded four games reaching double digit strikeouts. After reaching base in all five of his plate appearances Tuesday night vs. Tarleton, infielder Hunter Teplanszky became the third Baylor player this season to reach safely in eight-straight trips to the plate. Teplanszky actually pushed his streak to nine-straight plate appearances. Enzo Apodaca and Cole Posey have also accomplished the feat this year. Prior to the 2024 season, no Baylor player had reached base in eight-straight plate appearances since 2016. In Big 12 play, Oklahoma leads the conference in nine major categories: BA (.326), SLG (.546), OB% (.420), runs scored (261), hits (308), RBIs (236), doubles (65), triples (10), and total bases (516). The team ranks in the top five in numerous other categories including second in stolen bases (44) and walks (136) and T4th in home runs (41). Kansas State has recorded 13 come from behind victories this season, including three on the road. The Wildcats have overcome four-run deficits in four games, and five three-run games. In their comeback wins, Kansas State is outscoring opponents 114-69. Of the 13 wins, five were one-run games while four ended with margins of victory larger than six runs. Kansas has already surpassed their win total from 2023 and the 15 conference victories this season are tied for the most in program history. The Jayhawks are the only team in the Big 12 that is ranked in the top 40 nationally in both batting average (.306) and ERA (4.63). The Jayhawks are first in the Big 12 (ninth nationally) in doubles (119), second (24th nationally) in double plays turned (44), second in batting average, third in on-base percentage (.408), fourth in ERA, slugging percentage (.506) and runs per game (7.5) and fifth in WHIP (1.47) and strikeout-to-walk ratio (2.32). TCU's Sam Myers extended his hitting streak to 10 games. He is hitting .390 (16-for-41) with six RBI during that stretch. Jack Arthur is on an eight-game hitting streak of his own. During that stretch, he is hitting .294 (10-for-34) with 7 RBI. Texas heads into the weekend following a fifth-consecutive Big 12 Conference series win and eighth league series win overall. The Longhorns are batting .290 with 117 doubles and a Big 12 Conference leading 103 home runs, while the pitching staff has a 4.94 ERA with 419 strikeouts. Prior to the start of the season, Cincinnati was picked to finish last in the Big 12's preseason coaches poll. The Bearcats not only will not finish in last place, but they enter the final weekend of the regular season with a chance to finish in second place in the Big 12 when they host No. 16 Oklahoma. UCF’s Matthew Prevesk will enter the weekend  tied for second in the Big 12 with 72 hits and third in batting average at .365. He also has 15 extra-base hits, 34 RBI and is second in runs scored with 38. Teammate Jack Zyska is next with a .314 batting average and leads the team in home runs with 10, doubles with 11, RBI with 42, runs scored with 40, and a .966 OPS. Texas Tech is riding a five-game losing streak, which is their longest this season. With their four home runs hit last weekend at Oklahoma State, the Red Raiders reached 85 home runs for the third time in four seasons. Last season the Red Raiders hit 93 total home runs while they hit 90 home runs in 2021. BYU has totaled 166 extra-base hits including 65 home runs. Easton Jones leads the Cougars’ offense, hitting .286 on the year with 36 RBI and 14 home runs. Thirteen players have homered for BYU this season led by Jones and Cooper Vest with 10. Thanks for stopping by! Follow us on X and on Instagram to keep up with all of our content!

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While the SEC Tournament can help some bubble teams get that final win or two to put their resume over the top, next weekend will be the best chance for teams like LSU and Alabama to solidify themselves as a postseason team. Those two teams, specifically, faced off this past weekend in need of a series win to give themselves a chance of locking up a postseason spot in the final weekend. In game one, it looked like LSU was going to be that team as they were up 7-3 going into the bottom of the eighth. The Crimson Tide scored 3 runs in the eighth inning and with two outs in the bottom of the ninth, they got a walk, walk, hit by pitch, and error that led to a walk-off win. Luke Holman helped even the series against his former team with a 6-3 win on Saturday. Ben Hess had his best start of the year in game three of this series allowing just 1 earned run on 3 hits over 6.2 innings with 10 strikeouts. LSU mounted a late comeback but fell short in a 4-3 win for Alabama and a huge series victory. Alabama will be looking to lock up a postseason spot next weekend against their rival in Auburn, while LSU will be at home against a hot Ole Miss team. No one thought we’d be talking about now or never at this point of the year for Vanderbilt, but they struggled at home to rival Tennessee this past weekend. Commodore starting Bryce Cunningham struck out 10 over 6.2 innings, but the bullpen allowed 5 runs including home runs to Kavares Tears and Cannon Peebles as Tennessee won 8-4. It was the bullpen that cost Vanderbilt again on Saturday after a fine start from Carter Holton. A 3-run shot by Christian Moore put Tennessee ahead in the sixth, and then an RBI single from Moore in the seventh was the difference in a 7-6 win. The good starting pitching for Vanderbilt continued on Sunday and this time it continued in the bullpen. JD Thompson and Devin Futrell combined to hold down the Tennessee offense to just 3 hits over 9 innings with 14 strikeouts and no runs. Alan Espinal homered in the first for Vanderbilt and Jonathan Vastine drove in two more in the second, which was plenty in a 3-0 win to avoid the sweep. Vanderbilt will have a little work to do next weekend against Kentucky. Another team no one expected to be sweating out the final weekend is Florida. But after a series loss at home to Kentucky, the Gators will need at least two wins next weekend at Georgia. The Gators have had some tough luck this year losing seven SEC games by a single run, and the two games they lost this past weekend to Kentucky came in extra-innings. They had a 6-3 lead in game one before Kentucky scored 3 runs in the eighth, ninth, and 10th innings for a 12-11 win. Nick Lopez has a bases-clearing double for the Wildcats in that 10th inning. Liam Peterson and Ryan Slater combined to allow just 1 run in game two while Luke Heyman hit a pair of home runs in Florida’s 10-1 win. Jac Caglianone only allowed 2 hits in 6.1 innings in the finale, but gave up 3 runs (1 earned). Tyler Shelnut hit a solo home run in the ninth inning to tie the game and send it to extras. But Florida closer, Brandon Neely, ran out of gas in the 10th and allowed 4 runs. Patrick Herrera had the bases-clearing double for the Wildcats in the 10th this time. Ole Miss continues to stay in the hunt with a big series win at home against Texas A&M this past weekend. It took a lot of fight in the first game as they got an RBI double from Jackson Ross to tie it and then a sacrifice fly out from Ethan Groff in the eighth to take the lead and win 4-3. Riley Maddox was great on the mound for Ole Miss allowing just 2 earned runs over 6 innings with 7 strikeouts. Liam Doyle delivered a big performance on the mound in game two for Ole Miss allowing just 1 run on 4 hits over 6 innings with 7 strikeouts. That was plenty as the Ole Miss offense jumped out to a 9-1 lead after 4 innings and cruised to a 10-2 victory. It was Texas A&M looking to survive the weekend with a win, and they got it on Sunday in a 6-0 victory behind a great performance on the mound from Shane Sdao (7 IP, 3 H, 1 BB, 0 ER, 6 Ks). After starting 7-8 in SEC play, Mississippi State has looked like one of the best teams in the country in the second half of the season and they very nearly came away with a series win at Arkansas. While Hagen Smith got his double-digit strikeouts on Friday night, Mississippi State was able to knock him out after 5 innings and had a lead in the eighth. Arkansas put up 3 runs in the bottom of the eighth, highlighted by a 2-run single from Hudson White that led to a 7-5 win. The Bulldogs jumped all over Brady Tygart and Arkansas pitching in game two scoring 8 runs in the first 4 innings. The Razorbacks tried to crawl back but came up short in a 8-5 loss. In game three, it was looking like Mississippi State was ready to finish off a huge series win with a 6-0 lead going into the bottom of the fourth. Arkansas chipped away with 1 run in the bottom of the fourth and three more in the fifth. And then in the sixth inning, Peyton Holt hit a 2-run homer to tie the game and Hudson White hit a 2-run homer to take the lead in an eventual 9-6 victory for the Razorbacks. The one question mark for Arkansas all year has been whether or not they have the offense to come back late, so this was a huge win and confidence boost for them in that regard. The one team nobody wants to face right now is the Georgia Bulldogs who went to Columbia, SC, and steamrolled South Carolina in a clean sweep. Charlie Condon might be wrapping up a Gold Spikes winning season. He extended his home run streak to eight games in Georgia’s 14-10 win in game one. That was one of 5 home runs the Bulldogs hit in that game. Kolten Smith, similar to AJ Causey for Tennessee, continues to thrive coming out of the bullpen giving up just 1 earned run in 5.1 innings for Georgia with 7 strikeouts. Georgia used a pair of 5-run innings to get the 11-5 win in game two. Tre Phelps and Slate Alford each had 3-run homers. South Carolina had a 6-4 lead going into the eighth in game three, but then the Georgia offense went to work, scoring 6 runs in the eighth and four in the ninth for a 14-6 win. South Carolina is probably fine, but they’ll likely need a win against the number one team in the country next weekend on the road. We know Auburn won’t be in Hoover, and they tried their best to make sure Missouri won’t be there either as they got their first SEC series win of the year over Missouri this past weekend. Missouri scored 4 runs in the bottom of the eighth to take the first game of the series 12-11. Matt Garcia had a bases-clearing double in that eighth for Missouri. Chase Allsup and Carson Myers combined to allow just 2 runs and struck out 13 for Auburn in game two in a 12-2 (8) win. Caden Green was 4-5 with 4 RBI. Auburn had a 9-1 lead going into the bottom of the eighth in the finale and held on to win 9-7. SEC Power Rankings Tier 1 1) Tennessee 2) Kentucky 3) Arkansas 4) Texas A&M Tier 2 5) Georgia 6) Mississippi State Tier 3 7) South Carolina 8) Alabama 9) LSU 10) Vanderbilt 11) Florida 12) Ole Miss Tier 4 13) Missouri 14) Auburn Thanks for stopping by! Follow us on X and on Instagram to keep up with all of our content!

New Rankings The new College Baseball Nation Top 25 features the same two teams this week. The Oklahoma Sooners move up to No. 16 in the latest poll after sweeping Baylor in dominant fashion. The Oklahoma State Cowboys move up to No. 18 after winning twice at home over Texas Tech while the third game was cancelled due to weather. The Sooners will have the No. 1 seed in Arlington next week, and they will be joined by Cincinnati, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, TCU, Texas, Texas Tech, UCF, and West Virginia. The top two seeds get a bye on day one of the Big 12 Championship. Oklahoma State (16-9) currently claims the No. 2 spot with three games left to play. The Cowboys will play in Houston on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday of this week. West Virginia (17-10) will be at TCU with a chance to claim the No. 2 seed. Texas (17-10) will host Kansas also with a chance at the No. 2 seed. Baylor, Houston, and BYU are on the outside looking in as the season enters its final week as those three teams will not see postseason play. A Look Back at Week 10 in Big 12 Baseball Baylor at No. 16 Oklahoma Baylor opened the road series in Norman by scoring three-runs in the first inning and three-runs in the second inning against the reigning Big 12 Pitcher of the Week for the last two consecutive weeks, Braden Davis. Baylor led 6-2 going to the bottom of the third inning. Oklahoma then outscored Baylor 17-1 to claim a 19-7 victory. The Sooners pounded out 16 base hits in the game, none of them home runs. Eight of the Sooners nine starters recorded hits Friday night, six Sooners had multiple hits in the game, with eight hitters bringing in at least one run. John Spikerman (3-for-5) and Michael Snyder (3-for-4) led the Oklahoma offense, while Easton Carmichael drove in five runs, both a team-high and career-high. Early Saturday it was announced that the two teams would play a doubleheader that day and scrub Sunday's game, a move which proved prescient. Baylor once again took an early lead in Saturday's first game, scoring a run in the top of the first inning. The Bears still held a 1-0 going to the bottom of the fifth inning. Oklahoma then scored nine unanswered runs to claim the series with a 9-1 victory. Spikerman (2-for-4) homered for the Sooners and drove in five runs. Kyson Witherspoon was terrific on the mound in his start, allowing just the one first inning run before settling in to dominate over seven innings, allowing six hits. Catcher Scott Mudler (2-for-3) was the only other Oklahoma hitter with multiple hits, and he scored two runs. Every Oklahoma batter picked up a hit in the game. Keeping to form, Baylor once again took the lead in the first inning of Saturday's second game. The Bears led 5-1 halfway through the second inning. Then the Sooners took control. Oklahoma scored six runs in the bottom of the second inning, the first of three different innings where Oklahoma put up six runs. Carmichael led the team with five RBI while Spikerman (4-for-5) drove in four runs. Bryce Madron (2-for-4) drove in four runs on a dramatic inside-the-park grand slam in the bottom of the fourth inning on the way to a 19-7 Oklahoma win in seven innings via the run-rule to sweep the weekend series. At the close of action on Saturday night, with Oklahoma having swept Baylor, the Sooners had laid claim to at worst a share of the Big 12 regular season title. Texas Tech at No. 18 Oklahoma State Oklahoma State used seven home runs in the game to run away with a 16-4 victory over Texas Tech in Stillwater on Friday night. The Cowboys jumped out a 3-0 first inning lead when Zach Ehrhard homered before Aidan Meola (3-for-4) added a two-run shot of his own. Oklahoma State essentially put the game away in the bottom of the third inning when Ian Daugherty, Lane Forsythe, Tyler Wulfert and Carson Benge all hit home runs as part of an eight-run inning. Meanwhile on the mound, left-hander Sam Garcia (5-3) was cruising for the Cowboys, tossing seven innings of one-run baseball and striking out 10 Red Raiders batters. Drew Woodcox was 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBI for Texas Tech in defeat. On Saturday night, right-hander Brian Holiday matched teammate Garcia from the night before by striking out 10 batters in his start. Holiday found himself in a pitcher's duel with Texas Tech starter Kyle Robinson as the pair took a 2-2 game into the seventh inning. Both pitchers gave up two-runs in the first inning. In the bottom of the seventh inning, Tyler Wulfert singled to lead off the inning in a thrilling at-bat that saw Robinson have to make 15-pitches before surrendering the single. Wulfert fouled off 10-pitches in the at-bat and fouled off seven in a row at one point. The effort by Wulfert sparked the offense to a four-run frame. After the Red Raiders went to the bullpen, Carson Benge hit his 15th home run of the season, a three-run job. Meola added a solo home run of his own before the frame came to a close. The Cowboys added three insurance runs in the eighth inning to put away the 9-3 series-clinching win. Collin Brueggemann joined Benge in driving in three-runs each. Holiday departed after 6 1/3 innings having allowed just two runs, so he was not in line for a decision when Saturday's game was decided. Robert Cranz tossed two shutout innings to close out the game, striking out five of the six batters he faced. Austin Green opened the game with a two-run home run in the first inning for the Red Raiders. Sunday's game was cancelled due to rain in the area, as had been predicted not far away in Norman. The inability for Oklahoma State to play the Sunday game meant that the Oklahoma Sooners would stand alone as Big 12 regular season champions. The fight now for the Cowboys, is for the second spot, which would mean a bye on Tuesday, May 21 when the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship gets underway in Arlington. Cincinnati at BYU BYU scored three-runs in the bottom of the first inning on Thursday night in Provo. The Cougars led 5-3 in the eighth inning before Cincinnati scored seven unanswered runs to win 9-5. Two hits and three runs driven in by leadoff hitter Kerrington Cross led the Bearcats offense. Landyn Vidourek drove in two-runs for Cincinnati in a 2-for-4 effort. The Thursday loss officially eliminated BYU from any postseason play. Right-hander Tommy Boba pitched the Bearcats to victory on Friday, striking out seven over 5 1.3 innings in a 4-2 Cincinnati win. Josh Kross hit his 16th home run of the season in the fourth inning, a two-run blast. Kross drove in three of Cincinnati's four runs. Michael Conte pitched a scoreless frame out of the Bearcats bullpen and Christian Mitchelle closed out the game with two scoreless innings to secure the series win for his team. Cincinnati scored in five different innings on Saturday, scoring at least two runs in each of those frames on their way to a 12-5 win and a series sweep on the road. Lauden Brooks alone drove in six runs, more than BUY scored in the game, in a 2-for-4 performance. Kerrington Cross was 4-for-5 with three RBI. Nathan Taylor pitched 5 1/3 innings for the Bearcats and improved to 8-1 on the season with his outing. Kansas State at West Virginia West Virginia head coach Randy Mazey announced before the start of the season that this would be his final season at the helm of the Mountaineers. Kansas State travelled to Morgantown for the final home series of Coach Mazey's tenure. But Kansas State got the weekend off to a bad start for the home team as the Wildcats won a fantastic game 4-3 on Friday night. Left-hander Owen Boerema struck out eight batters and scattered five hits in his seven innings of work for the Wildcats. Boerema allowed three earned runs and grabbed his fifth win of the year. Brady Day had two hits and drove in two runs while Kaelen Culpepper and Nick English each drove in a run. West Virginia only tallied six base hits in the loss. Blake Dean and Tyson Neighbors each contributed a scoreless inning down the stretch on the way to victory. West Virginia rebounded by dominating Saturday night. Led by left-hander Derek Clark who threw seven scoreless innings with 10 strikeouts in which he allowed Kansas State just two base hits, the Mountaineers rolled to a 13-0 shutout. Offensively, Sam White, JJ Wetherholt, and Logan Sauve all had two hits and a home run for West Virginia. White drove in five runs in the win to even the series. Clark improved to 6-2 this season. JJ Wetherholt hit a three-run home run and drove in four runs while teammates Sam White and Logan Sauve each had three hits for the Mountaineers. Ben Lumsden and Skylar King both hit home runs of their own as West Virginia went on to claim the series after dropping Friday's opener, with a 12-5 victory on Sunday afternoon. Day drove in three runs for the Wildcats in the loss. Texas at UCF Texas opened their weekend series in Orlando with a 6-3 win on Friday night. Texas starter Max Grubbs pitched 5 2/3 innings, allowing just one run on seven hits and earned his fifth win of the season. Reliever Gage Boehm tossed two shutout innings to pick up his sixth save of the season. Will Gasparino hit a two-run home run and drove in a third run while Jalin Flores drove in a pair of runs for the Longhorns. The Knights evened the series on Saturday by edging out Texas 5-4. Matt Prevesk hit a home run early, and Danny Neri drove in an insurance run with an eighth inning RBI triple to lead the UCF offense. The Knights got a terrific start out of Dom Stagliano who allowed three runs over 6 2/3 innings. Dominic Castellano pitched the final 2 1/3 innings and struck out five Longhorns batters to earn the save. The Longhorns led 5-0 after four and a half innings on Sunday afternoon before UCF put up a five spot to tie the game in the bottom of the fifth inning. Texas won the final four innings and walked away with a 10-7 win to claim the road series. Jared Thomas was 4-for-6 with a double and two RBI. Texas catcher Rylan Galvan was 2-for-5 with a double and a two-run home run. Boehm closed out his second game of the weekend, with 2 2/3 scoreless innings, to pick up his seventh save of the season. Houston at Kansas Justin Murray homered twice on a 4-for-6 night with five runs driven in and Houston starter Cade Citelli pitched six innings, allowing three runs in his final frame, while striking out seven as Houston rolled to a 13-5 road victory Friday night. Citelli has been great for Houston down the stretch as the Friday night starter after the Cougars lost two of their three weekend starters and have alternated their rotation the rest of the season. Houston led Saturday's middle game 8-1 in the third inning, thanks in part to two home runs by Cary Arbolida to push his total to 15th home runs on the year, with four multi-home run games. But Kansas rallied, led by Chase Diggins, Ben Hartl, and Lenny Ashby who each hit home runs as the Jayhawks had a four-run third inning and a five-run fourth inning on their way to an 11-9 come-from-behind win to even the series. Ashby's home run came in a pinch-hit appearance and put the Jayhawks in front for good. Kansas took an early lead for the first time in the weekend series Sunday afternoon. Houston led 4-3 in the fourth inning before Kansas exploded for five runs. Jake English (3-for-3) hit his 13th home run of the season and Lenny Ashby (2-for-3) drove in three runs for the Jayhwaks as Kansas rallied after dropping Friday's opener to claim the series on their home turf with a 9-6 win on Sunday. Arbolida (2-for-3) hit a solo home run in the eighth inning for Houston, his 16th of the season and third of the weekend. TCU did not play a Big 12 opponent this weekend. Weekly Awards Big 12 Players of the Week Player: John Spikerman, Oklahoma, OF Pitcher: Derek Clark, West Virginia, LHP Newcomer: Derek Clark, West Virginia, LHP Thanks for stopping by! Follow us on X and on Instagram to keep up with all of our content!

The Big 12 sees a logjam at the top than it did a week ago as 10 of the 13 teams maneuvers for a spot in the Phillips 66 Championship in Arlington, Texas later this month. No. 18 Oklahoma is in front in the league right now with a 18-6 record, Three teams occupy the second spot with 15-9 records: No. 21 Oklahoma State, West Virginia, and Texas. If the Championship started today, Baylor, BYU, and Houston would be left out of the field. Recapping the Midweek Tuesday BYU defeated Utah Valley 4-2. UCF topped North Florida 7-4. Houston walked-off Nicholls 5-4. Baylor defeated Tarleton 11-4. Wednesday West Virginia thumped Penn State 18-7. Cincinnati and Kansas had their midweek games cancelled. TCU, Texas, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Kansas State, and Texas Tech did not play a midweek game. Weekend Schedule Baylor (21-26, 9-15) at No. 18 Oklahoma (29-17, 18-6) Texas Tech (30-17 12-12) at No. 21 Oklahoma State (32-16, 15-9) Texas (30-19, 15-9) at UCF (30-15, 11-12) Kansas State (28-19, 12-12) at West Virginia (29-18, 15-9) Houston (24-24, 6-17) at Kansas (27-17, 13-11) Cincinnati (27-21, 13-11) at BYU (19-26, 6-18) TCU does not play a Big 12 opponent this weekend. League Notes Kansas is the only team in the Big 12 that ranks in the top three in both hitting and pitching. The Jayhawks are first in the Big 12 (eighth nationally) in doubles (116), tied for first (13th nationally) in double plays turned (44), second (22nd nationally) in ERA (4.38), and batting average (.301), and runs per game (7.5). Kansas also has the fewest strikeouts offensively in the Big 12. Oklahoma left-hander Braden Davis was named the Big 12 Pitcher of the Week (for the second week in a row) for his Friday night performance at Texas Tech in an 8-0 Sooners victory. Davis is 5-1 with 62 strikeouts in Big 12 play. Davis is the only Big 12 pitcher to earn the weekly honor twice this season, also becoming the first to win it in consecutive weeks. Cincinnati is averaging 7.4 runs per game and ranks 16th in the nation in walks (278) and 18th in stolen bases (96) and lead the Big 12 in HBP (80) and sacrifice flies (26). The ability of the Bearcats to get on base, take extra bases, and bring those runners home has helped Cincinnati reach double digits in runs scored 15 times this season and post three run-rule victories. Kuhio Aloy picked up BYU's first weekly Big 12 baseball honor with the league's Newcomer of the Week award for his performance last week. Aloy totaled 10 hits on 17 at bats (.588), two RBI, two home runs, and four runs scored, with multiple hits in each of the Cougars' four games last week. Aloy leads BYU in batting at .301 with 24 runs scored on 50 hits, seven doubles, eight home runs, and a team-leading 36 RBI. Kansas State ranks second in the Big 12 and ranks 24th in DI with a 2.50 strikeout-to-walk ratio while posting the third fewest walks allowed per nine innings (3.80). Reliever-turned-starter Jackson Wentworth (3-3, 3.83 ERA), is fifth in the league with 82 total strikeouts and will make the Saturday start again this week. The TCU bullpen has surrendered just 14 earned runs in its last 73 2/3 innings of work (1.71 ERA) spanning 13 games. Reliever  Ben Abeldt became the first TCU pitcher since 2014 to tally three saves in a series last weekend at Baylor. Texas relievers Gage Boehm and Andre Duplantier II have both been reliable arms at the back-end of games this season. The Longhorns duo has accounted for eight of the team's nine saves, while both sport an ERA under 3.00. Over Boehm's last 12 outings (since March 19), he has allowed just four runs and struck out 27 batters in 25 innings pitched. Duplantier has pitched 14 times and struck out 25 batters in 23.1 innings with two saves and a win over the same span. Oklahoma State is second in the Big 12 and 23rd nationally with a 4.38 team ERA; six Cowboys own an ERA of 3.98 or under, with Brian Holiday (3.70) and Sam Garcia (3.98) ranking in the top 10 in the Big 12. The Cowboys' pitching staff has tossed three shutouts and is fifth nationally in strikeout-to-walk ratio (3.26). Baylor ace Mason Marriott turned in a career outing last Friday night against TCU, tossing eight innings allowing just two earned runs on four hits, striking out five. Ethan Calder pitched a career-high 6 2/3 innings in relief on Saturday in the extra-innings loss. The Bears offense racked up 13 hits in Sunday's series finale and had five players record multi-hit games.. Texas Tech was swept last weekend in Lubbock by No. 18 Oklahoma, marking the first time since the 2007 season that the Red Raiders swept at home, also by Oklahoma. The 2007-2024 stretch spanned 68 series. Houston's Cary Arbolida has hit multiple home runs in three different games this season. Arbolida is on a seven-game hitting streak in which he is hitting .462 with 12 hits, five home runs, 11 RBI, and seven runs scored. Arbolida delivered a walk-off single against Nicholls on Tuesday night in a 2-for-4 performance. JJ Wetherholt leads West Virginia with a .368 batting average while Reed Chumley has a team-high 13 home runs and 38 RBI. Brodie Kresser is coming off a four-hit midweek performance and currently leads the team with 11 stolen bases. The UCF bullpen has been key during their current four-game winning streak, as it has allowed just one earned run (three total) on 10 hits over 17 1/3 innings while striking out 24 batters. The Knights bullpen has also posted a 3-0 record with four saves and an impressive 0.52 ERA during that stretch. Kris Sosnowski, Dominic Castellano, Tyler Kozera, and Najer Victor have all posted perfect 0.00 earned run averages. Thanks for stopping by! Follow us on X and on Instagram to keep up with all of our content!

Don’t look now, but the defending College World Series champions are rounding into shape at the perfect time as LSU won a huge series over Texas A&M at home. They won each of the first two games by 6-4 scores. In the first game, a 4-run sixth inning for LSU was highlighted by a 2-RBI double from Josh Pearson. Gage Jump wasn’t quite as dominant as he showed the past two weekends, but did a good job holding down that Aggie offense over 5.1 innings. Texas A&M put 3 runs on the board in the first inning of game two against Luke Holman. Then LSU started to settle down after that and didn’t give up anything more while striking out 10 over 5 innings. Tommy White got the scoring started for LSU with a solo home run as part of a 3-run third inning to tie the game. And then he had the final blow from LSU with an RBI single in the eighth. The Aggies unleashed the bats on Sunday scoring 9 runs in the fifth and 5 runs in the ninth for a 14-4 win. Gavin Grahovac had 3 hits, a 3-run home run in the fifth, and 4 RBI total. With the number one team dropping a series, Arkansas had a chance to get back on top, but they also suffered a road series loss as Kentucky now has the best record in the SEC with two weeks left. Hagen Smith struck out 14 batters in game one of the series – his ninth double-digit strikeout game of the year. In SEC play, he’s only failed to get double-digit strikeouts once (April12 at Alabama). He got plenty of run support in the 10-3 win as Kendall Diggs drove in four. The Wildcats flipped the script with an 11-3 win in the second game. Emilien Pitre and Nick Lopez each drove in 4 runs. Kentucky jumped out to a 6-0 lead in the finale before holding on for a 7-4 win. Mason Moore was solid on the mound over 5 innings, while Pitre and Lopez stayed hot as each had 2 hits, 1 home run, and 2 RBI. Florida was in desperate need of a series win at home, but Tennessee wouldn’t oblige them as they took two of three in Gainesville. The two teams played a doubleheader on Friday with Tennessee taking the first game 6-2 and the Gators hanging on for a 4-3 win in the second game. AJ Causey once again came in after an opener for Tennessee and pitched well, tossing 5 shutout innings with 7 strikeouts for his eighth win of the year. Liam Peterson, Fisher Jameson, and Luke McNeillie combined to strike out 16 Volunteer hitters in the second game. Jac Caglianone was 3-3 with 2 runs scored, including the eventual winning run in the eighth inning. Florida was up 3-2 in the finale with Caglianone throwing a good game. But Tennessee started to get to him in the sixth and then attacked the bullpen when they came in for an 11-run inning. Hunter Ensley went 3-4 with 2 home runs and 7 RBI for Tennessee in the 16-3 (7) win. Vanderbilt continues to struggle mightily on the road this year as they were swept at Georgia, who suddenly looks like a hosting team. It was complete domination in the first two games with Georgia winning 10-0 (7) and 14-4 (8). Bulldogs starter Leighton Finley struckout 11 in 6 scoreless innings in game one, while Paul Toetz had the big day at the plate with 3 hits, 1 HR, and 3 RBI. It was a group effort offensively for Georgia in the second game as every hitter had at least 1 hit, but nobody had more than 2. Kolten Smith was nearly perfect for Georgia coming out of the bullpen tossing 4 scoreless innings with 6 strikeouts and just 1 hit allowed. Zach Harris started game three for Georgia and didn’t allow a hit over 4 innings. The Georgia offense stayed hot with 11 runs on 9 hits and 8 walks for the 11-7 win. Charlie Condon homered in every game, has home runs in seven straight games, and has 33 on the year. Missouri’s turnaround this year has been impressive, but their time is running out to get to Hoover after a series loss to South Carolina. The Gamecocks two big bats, Ethan Petry and Cole Messina, each went deep in a 10-2 win. Messina drove in 5 runs. Missouri jumped on South Carolina starter Eli Jones with 4 runs in the first inning en route to an 8-3 win. Drew Culbertson drove in 3 runs for Missouri, while Carter Rustad was solid in relief giving up 3 earned runs over 6.1 innings with 6 strikeouts. Dalton Reeves hit a solo shot in the seventh and Ethan Petry added a 2-run homer to tie the game at four. The Gamecocks followed with another 3-run inning in the eighth and two more in the ninth for a 9-4 win. Mississippi State quietly has the fifth most wins in the SEC – boosted by a series win over Alabama at home this past weekend. The Bulldogs offense was relentless in the first game scoring 3, 1 2, and 6 runs in the first 4 innings on their way to a 13-3 (7) win. Hunter Hines has started to heat up as he had a 2 home run game with 4 RBI. Amani Larry hit a grand slam. Jurrangelo Cijntje did a great job holding down the Alabama offense in a 8-1 win in game two. He allowed just 1 run on 7 hits and no walks with 8 strikeouts over 7 innings. Logan Kohler was 3-4 with a home run and two driven in. While Alabama would have loved a series win, they did manage to take a game on the road in the finale, 10-5. Senior infielder Max Grant hit a big 3-run home run for Alabama in the second inning. The Crimson Tide has some work to do in order to feel good about their postseason chances as they now get set to face a hot LSU team in Tuscaloosa next weekend. Ole Miss picked up some much-needed wins at Auburn over the weekend. A Will Furniss 3-run homer in the fifth broke the game open for Ole Miss who would go on to take game one 11-7. Andrew Fischer was the hero for Ole Miss in game two as he hit a game-tying home run in the fifth and had a go-ahead sacrifice fly out in the top of the 9th for the 5-4 win. The Tigers managed to avoid the sweep with a wild, 10-9 win on Sunday. Auburn took the lead in the seventh before Ole Miss tied it in the eighth. Auburn took the lead again in the bottom of the eighth only to see Ole Miss score 3 runs in the top of the ninth to take a 9-8 lead. Then Auburn would win with 2 outs in the ninth on this passed ball. SEC Power Rankings Tier 1 1) Tennessee 2) Texas A&M 3) Arkansas 4) Kentucky Tier 2 5) Mississippi State 6) South Carolina 7) Georgia Tier 3 8) Vanderbilt 9) LSU 10) Alabama 11) Florida 12) Ole Miss Tier 4 13) Missouri 14) Auburn Thanks for stopping by! Follow us on X and on Instagram to keep up with all of our content!

New Rankings The new College Baseball Nation Top 25 once again features two teams this week. The Oklahoma State Cowboys a few spots to No. 21 after they dropped their series in Austin this weekend. The Oklahoma Sooners who dropped from the Top 25 a week ago, are back this week after a sweep of Texas Tech in Lubbock, checking in at No. 18. The Sooners still have the best record in the Big 12 at 18-6, three games ahead of a trio of teams: Oklahoma State, Texas, and West Virginia, all at 15-9. A Look Back at Week 9 in Big 12 Baseball No. 18 Oklahoma at Texas Tech Oklahoma opened the series in Lubbock by shutting down Texas Tech in an 8-0 shutout behind the pitching of left-hander Braden Davis (6-3). Over seven innings on the mound, Davis allowed just two base hits and struck out eight Red Raiders batters. Will Carsten pitched the final two innings for the Sooners to complete the shutout. The two pitchers combined to limit Texas Tech to just four hits in the ballgame. John Spikerman was 3-for-4 with two RBI in the leadoff spot for the Sooners, and teammate Scott Mudler also drove in two runs in a 2-for-4 effort. Jackson Nicklaus was 3-for-5 with one RBI. Texas Tech committed four errors in the game rendering three of Oklahoma's eight runs unearned. After an injury in Friday night's game, Texas Tech was without the services of the Big 12 batting leader Damian Bravo for the final two games of the weekend. Oklahoma led Saturday's middle game 6-0 after five innings with the help of an Anthony Mackenzie RBI single and a three-run home run. Bryce Madron also homered on a 3-for-4 night and drove in two runs. Texas Tech clawed back slowly, plating five runs over the final four frames aided by home runs by Kevin Bazzell and Tracer Lopez, but the Sooners added an insurance run in the eighth inning on their way to a 7-5 series-clinching victory. The Sooners got off to a quick start on Sunday afternoon, scoring two runs in the game's opening frame on a Michael Snyder (3-for-5) home run after a Texas Tech defensive error put a free runner on base. Texas Tech starter Mac Heuer departed the game with two outs in the first inning with an injury, which does not seem to be arm related, but the Red Raiders were into their bullpen early in the game looking for answers. Easton Carmichael drove in three runs, two of them on a sixth inning home run. Gavin Kash led off the bottom of the ninth inning with a no-doubter to right field, and Texas Tech scored another run in the ninth, but the rally fell a run short as the Sooners completed the sweep with an 8-7 win. Oklahoma used seven pitchers in the game, and Malachi Witherspoon was the only pitcher not to allow a run. No. 21 Oklahoma State at Texas It took until the seventh inning on Friday night for the Longhorns and the Cowboys to differentiate themselves when they opened their series in Austin. Both teams scored one run in the second inning and both teams scored three runs in the third inning. Neither team scored over the next three frames. After Oklahoma State took a one run lead in the top of the seventh inning, Texas responded with two runs to take a 6-5 lead. Will Gasparino plated the final run of the game when he hit his 11th home run of the season in the eighth inning. Peyton Powell was 3-for-4 with a double and three runs scored for Texas. Kimble Schuessler added a double and three RBI, and Max Belyeu finished 3-for-3 in the 7-5 Texas win. Nolan Schubart and Aidan Meola each homered for the Cowboys. Gage Boehm pitched 2 2/3 scoreless innings to secure the win. The Longhorns claimed the home series on Saturday with a 6-3 victory. Belyeu powered Texas to the win, opening the scoring in the bottom of the first inning with a two RBI double. Oklahoma State tied the game at three in the top of the eighth inning, but the tie did not hold for long as Belyeu hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the inning for a 5-3 lead. Texas catcher Rylan Galvan plated the only other runs in the game for Texas. Galvan grounded out in the seventh inning to score one run, and he doubled home a run in the bottom of the eighth inning to give Texas the 6-3 lead. Oklahoma State right-hander Brian Holiday allowed just two earned runs over 6 2/3 innings and struck out six Longhorns and took a no-decision in the loss. Oklahoma State took Sunday’s game to salvage the road series. Making just his second start of the season on the mound, Carson Benge improved to 2-1 as he tossed a career-high 6 2/3 innings. Benge allowed just one run on two hits and struck out five Texas batters. Benge got the scoring started for the Cowboys with a solo home run in the fourth inning. Schubart and Colin Brueggemann were both 2-for-4 on Sunday and Lane Forsythe was 2-for-2 in the Oklahoma State victory, with Brueggemann hitting a two-run home run and tying a season high with four RBI. The home runs for Benge and Brueggemann were the 13th of the season for both. Texas used eight pitchers in the 7-2 loss at home and they walked nine Cowboys batters. West Virginia at Cincinnati West Virginia opened their road trip in Cincinnati with a 5-4 victory. All five of the Mountaineers' runs came via four home runs. Sam White (3-for-4) hit two of the home runs. Skylar King added his third of the season, and Kyle West had a two-run shot, his team-leading 12th of the season. Josh Kross was 2-for-3 with one RBI and Hunter Jessee was 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in a losing cause for the Bearcats. Saturday's middle game of the weekend was scoreless going into the bottom of the third inning when the Bearcats scored four runs, three of them on a home run by Max Palmieri. In the fifth inning, Alec Jones (2-for-4) hit a solo home run before Kerrington Cross hit a two-run shot and Cincinnati led 7-0. Right-hander Tommy Boba was great in his start for Cincinnati, tying his career-high with nine strikeouts over 6 1/3 innings and he allowed just two runs. Josh Cross was 2-for-2 in the game with a solo home run for the Bearcats as they coasted to a 10-4 win to even the series. Reed Chumley was 3-for-4 with a pair of two-run home runs for West Virginia in defeat. Cincinnati took a 4-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning of Sunday's rubber match and the Mountaineers had already gone to their bullpen to start the second inning. West Virginia plated a run in the second and a run in the third inning to close the deficit to 4-2. In the bottom of the third inning, Jones hit his second home run of the weekend, a three-run blast to left field. The game was all but over at that point, as the two teams combined to score just one run over the final six innings. Nathan Taylor improved to 7-1 on the year with the 8-2 victory. Taylor allowed just two runs over six innings and struck out seven batters. Brenden Garula and Christian Mitchelle added one and two scoreless innings, respectively to help Cincinnati to the series win at home. TCU at Baylor TCU led Friday's opening game with Baylor 2-1 heading into the top of the ninth inning. Horned Frogs left-hander Payton Tolle (6-3) was dominant over 6 1/3 innings as he allowed just one unearned run on three hits and struck out eight Bears batters. Baylor starter Mason Marriott had been equally good over eight innings pitched, allowing just two runs on four hits. Baylor went to the bullpen to open the top of the ninth inning, and TCU exploded for five runs, capped by a Jack Arthur (2-for-3) grand slam to left-center field. Ben Abeldt earned his fifth save of the season with two scoreless innings to close out the 7-1 win on the road. Baylor had only four hits in the ballgame. Baylor led Saturday's middle game 6-1 after two innings, and TCU had already gone to their bullpen in the second inning. Anthony Silva hit a two-run home run in the fourth inning, and Kurtis Byrne (3-for-5) added a solo shot as part of a three-run frame. The Horned Frogs tied the game at six in the sixth inning, and the score remained tied until the 11th inning. Sam Myers and Luke Boyers (3-for-6) each delivered RBI singles in the top of the 11th as TCU took a three-run lead. Baylor got a run back in the bottom of the 11th but fell short as TCU claimed the series with a 9-7 final score. Kole Klecker was great out of the TCU bullpen, throwing four hitless, scoreless innings and striking out six Bears batters. Zachary Cawyer (6-1) was great over five innings as well, also striking out six batters. Abeldt earned his second save in as many days, his sixth of the season, with a scoreless inning of work. The Horned Frogs opened Sunday's game with a six-run inning. Boyers, Logan Maxwell (3-for-5), and Karson Bowen (2-for-4) each hit two-run home runs in the opening frame and Baylor went to the bullpen having only recorded one out in the inning. Louis Rodriguez (4-2) had a nice outing for TCU allowing just two runs over five innings with six strikeouts. The home run trio of the first inning provided all the run-scoring in the game: Maxwell singled home a run in the second inning, Boyers brought home a run in the fourth inning, and Bowen singled home a pair in the top of the ninth inning. Abeldt pitched 2/3 of an inning in the bottom of the ninth to close out the sweep and earn his third save of the series with the 10-6 victory. Kansas at Kansas State Kansas took a 2-1 lead into the bottom of the eighth inning on Friday night in Manhattan. Kaelen Culpepper tied the game in the bottom of the eighth inning with a two-out double and Nick English singled home the go-ahead run and Kansas State took a 3-2 lead to the ninth inning. In the top of the ninth inning, three straight walks issued by Tyson Neighbors gave the Jayhawks hope as they loaded the bases with no outs. After a strikeout, Jake English hit a screaming liner that Wildcats third baseman Jaden Parsons left his feet to grab over his head for the second out. Neighbors then got a strikeout looking to end the thriller and he earned his fifth save of the season. Kansas State head coach Pete Hughes said after the game of Neighbors in that ninth inning jam, “There's only one guy in our program that can pitch his way out of it, and it was the guy on the mound.” A terrific outing by Kansas starter Reese Dutton was for naught as he allowed three runs over 7 2/3 innings. Kansas State's Owen Boerema was equally great, allowing just two runs in seven innings and striking out eight Kansas batters. Kansas rebounded to win Saturday's middle game with a 4-0 shutout. Kansas starter Dominic Voegele tossed six scoreless innings, while Cooper Moore, Tegan Cain, and Hunter Cranton each threw a scoreless inning in relief. The contest was scoreless into the fifth inning when Jayhawks designated hitter Lenny Ashby hit a two-run double off the top of the right field wall, that was all the offense Kansas needed though they added two more runs over the sixth and seventh innings. Kansas State had only six hits in the ballgame. “I felt like my location was pretty good today. It didn’t matter what pitch I threw, it went where I wanted it to,” said Voegele after the win as he improved to 7-2 this season. Kansas took a 2-0 lead in the top of the fourth inning on Sunday after a Ty Wisdom solo home run. Kansas State climbed back slowly, scoring a run in the fifth and a run in the sixth inning to tie the game at two heading to the seventh inning. Nick English (2-for-4) drove in the game-winning run with a two-run single in the bottom of the seventh. Parsons was 3-for-4 for the Wildcats, his first three-hit game of the season. Blake Dean was outstanding out of the Kansas State bullpen, tossing 3 2/3 scoreless innings before Neighbors finished the job in the ninth inning, earning his sixth save of the season in the 4-2 win to claim the series. Neighbors struck out three in the ninth, but the final one reached base on a wild pitch allowing the potential tying run to come to the plate. UCF at Houston UCF right-hander Ben Vespi was perfect into the fourth inning against Houston on Friday night, retiring the first 10 batters he faced. Vespi then allowed one of the only two hits he allowed over seven innings, the other hit was a solo home run by Cougars outfielder Cary Arbolida, the Big 12 leader in slugging percentage, his 13th home run of the season. Andrew Sundean hit a two-run home run to center field for the Knights in the third inning and a run-scoring triple by Lex Boedicker in the seventh inning was all the offense UCF needed as they took the 4-1 road win. UCF starter Dom Stagliano was outstanding Saturday night in Houston. Leading 4-0, Stagliano carried a no-hitter into the sixth inning when a single in the inning broke up the no-hit bid. The Cougars loaded the bases and the Knights went to the bullpen. Harold Coll hit a grand slam to tie the game at four.  Mikey Kluska (2-for-4), who drove in three runs in the game, drove in two of them in the top of the eighth inning to put UCF back in front for good. Knights' catcher Danny Neri drove in a run in both the second and sixth innings. UCF pitching limited Houston to just four hits in the 6-4 win. Sunday's final game was rained out and will not be made up. BYU did not play a Big 12 opponent this weekend. Weekly Awards Big 12 Players of the Week Player: Nolan Schubart, Oklahoma State, OF Pitcher: Braden Davis, Oklahoma, LHP (for the second week in a row) Newcomer: Kuhio Aloy, BYU, DH Thanks for stopping by! Follow us on X and on Instagram to keep up with all of our content!

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The Big 12 sees a logjam at the top than it did a week ago as 10 of the 13 teams maneuvers for a spot in the Phillips 66 Championship in Arlington, Texas later this month. Oklahoma is in front in the league right now with a 15-6 record, Two teams occupy the second spot with 14-7 records: No. 18 Oklahoma State and No. 24 West Virginia. Texas is alone in fourth place at 13-8. If the Championship started today, TCU, BYU, and Houston would be left out of the field. Recapping the Midweek Monday BYU defeated Abilene Christian 8-6. Tuesday No. 18 Oklahoma State thumped Wichita State 21-6. No. 24 West Virginia defeated Pitt 11-1. Oklahoma lost to Oral Roberts 3-1. Texas Tech defeated UTRGV 11-6. Texas defeated Sam Houston 16-9. Cincinnati lost to Ohio State 12-6. UCF defeated North Florida 6-2. Baylor won against UT Arlington 5-3. Wednesday Kansas State was no-hit by Nebraska and lost 8-0. Houston walked-off McNeese 9-8 in 10 innings. Kansas beat Wichita State 8-1. TCU did not play a midweek game. Weekend Schedule No. 18 Oklahoma State (31-14, 14-7) at Texas (28-18, 13-8) No. 24 West Virginia (27-16, 14-7) at Cincinnati (25-20, 11-10) Oklahoma (26-17, 15-6) at Texas Tech (30-17, 12-12) Kansas (26-15, 12-9) at Kansas State (26-18, 10-11) TCU (26-16, 10-14) at Baylor (20-23, 9-12) UCF (27-15, 9-12) at Houston (23-22, 6-15) BYU does not play a Big 12 opponent this weekend. League Notes In its last five games, which includes midweek wins over Oral Roberts and Wichita State and a series sweep of BYU, Oklahoma State has hit 25 home runs, scored 71 runs, and tallied 146 total bases. Meanwhile, the Cowboys' pitching staff has notched 71 strikeouts with single-game totals of 13, 16, 16, 13, and 13. Kansas outfielder John Nett is currently on a 19-game hitting streak, the longest by a Jayhawk this season. Nett is hitting .425 (34-for-80), with eight doubles, six home runs, 18 RBI, 31 runs scored, and 14 walks during the streak. The streak has raised Nett's batting average from .314 to .367. TCU left-hander Payton Tolle struck out seven against Kansas State last weekend, bringing his season total to 97, which is sixth nationally. Logan Maxwell and Sam Myers have each hit safely in five-straight games for the Horned Frogs. Oklahoma left-hander Braden Davis was named the Big 12 Pitcher of the Week for his performance last week in the Sooner lone win over Texas. But on the year Davis has been outstanding, recording 76 strikeouts in 58 innings pitched and allowing opposing teams to bat just .220 against him. Texas Tech’s Damian Bravo has hit a team-best .398 in his 41 games played. Bravo leads the Big 12 in average and doubles (20) and is third in the league in hits (64) and runs scored (49). Texas hitters Jalin Flores and Max Belyeu share the team and Big 12 Conference lead with 16 home runs. Cincinnati has found speed on the base paths to be a real asset this season, they are 20th in the country with 90 stolen bases. Josh Hegemann leads the Bearcats with a .343 batting average while Josh Kross has a team-high 13 home runs and 54 RBI. JJ Wetherholt leads West Virginia with a .339 batting average while Grant Hussey and Kyle West each have 11 home runs to lead the Mountaineers. Brady Day’s .349 average leads Kansas State and is 10th in the Big 12 followed by Kaelen Culpepper’s .322 batting average. Chuck Ingram and Raphael Pelletier have each hit nine home runs this season for the Wildcats. Houston's Cary Arbolida ranks second in Big 12 play in both home runs (7) and slugging percentage (.811). Arbolida has hit multiple home runs in three different games this season. Matt Prevesk leads UCF this season with a .350 batting average. Prevesk also has 13 extra-base hits, 31 runs scored, and 29 RBI. Jack Zyska is next with a .329 batting average and leads the team with 10 home runs, 39 runs scored, and 39 RBI. Lex Boedicker leads the Knights in doubles with 11 this season and is second in both runs batted in (36) and runs scored (35). Baylor's Cole Posey had a red-hot month of April, batting .442 (23-for-52) in 14 games and leading the team with five home runs and 15 runs driven in. After going 4-for-4 Tuesday night, Posey has now reached safely in each of his last eight plate appearances and will seek his eighth-consecutive hit in his first at-bat this weekend. BYU third baseman Easton Jones is tied with Texas outfielder Max Belyeu for the Big 12 lead in home runs in conference play with 10. Jones also ranks fourth with 61 total bases in Big 12 games and he joins Cooper Vest as one of two BYU players to start and play all 41 games in 2024. Big Numbers Oklahoma State's Nolan Schubart was 5-for-5 with seven RBI on Tuesday against Wichita State. Schubart also hit four home runs in the game, which is a new school record. Tuesday's win by Texas Tech over UTRGV was the 450th victory in Tim Tadlock's career. Thanks for stopping by! Follow us on X and on Instagram to keep up with all of our content!

With only three weeks left in the regular season, SEC teams are looking to better position themselves for the SEC Tournament and NCAA Tournament. A perfect example of this was the series between Alabama and Ole Miss this past weekend. A couple of teams on the bubble needing a big series win to get pointed in the right direction. It was the Crimson Tide who got that series win on the road. They dominated Ole Miss on Thursday in a 12-0 (7) win, and then they pulled away late in the third game for a 10-3 win. Ole Miss was able to hold off Alabama in the middle game for an 8-9 win. The Crimson Tide offense has been great all year, and now they appear to have found some solutions in the starting rotation. In the first game, senior Greg Farone went all 7 innings allowing just 6 hits with no walks and 6 strikeouts. And then in the finale, freshman Zane Adams gave up 3 earned runs over 7 innings. Speaking of teams in need of wins, LSU has found themselves in a scary spot with just three weeks left to go. But they were able to take advantage of Auburn at home this past weekend. Gage Jump remains in a groove on the mound for LSU tossing 7 shutout innings in a 5-0 win on Friday. Tommy White and Hayden Travinski went deep. White homered again in game two, and Luke Holman struck out 9 over 6.2 innings. But it came down to the ninth inning where Josh Pearson got the walk-off hit. Auburn kept it from being a perfect weekend for LSU as they took the finale 7-5 thanks to a 5-run first inning. While LSU is battling with Missouri and Ole Miss just to make it to Hoover, Auburn is a safe bet to miss. Mississippi State went on the road this past weekend and stole a series from Vanderbilt. They dropped the first game 4-0 as Vanderbilt got a complete game shutout from Bryce Cunningham (9 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, 0 ER, 4 Ks). They bounced back with a 7-5 win on Saturday thanks to a big day from Hunter Hines who was 3-4 with 5 RBI including a 3-run home run. Brooks Auger was good on the mound for the Bulldogs allowing just 1 earned run over 5 innings with 6 strikeouts. The finale was a wild one with Mississippi State taking an early 6-0 lead, but Vanderbilt tied it up with a 6-run sixth and then took the lead in the seventh. Then Hines delivered again on the weekend with a go-ahead 2-run homer in the ninth that led to an 8-7 win and series win. Likewise, South Carolina got a huge series win over Kentucky to help boost their resume as a potential NCAA Tournament host. Game one of this series was a classic as the game was 1-1 going into the ninth inning where each team scored 3 runs. South Carolina did so with three solo home runs. Kentucky scored 1 in the top of the 10th, and then Blake Jackson walked it off with a 2-run shot in the bottom half. Kentucky starter Trey Pooser was great, striking out 11 in 7 innings. The offensive surge late in game one carried into game two as South Carolina and Kentucky combined for 28 runs. Leadoff man, Ryan Waldschmidt, for Kentucky had 4 hits and 4 runs scored, while Grant Smith drove in four in the 15-13 win. South Carolina run-ruled the Wildcats on Sunday 10-0 in 7 innings. Dylan Eskew (6.1 IP, 5 H, 1 BB, 0 ER, 2 Ks) had a great start for the Gamecocks, while Kennedy Jones drove in four. Georgia had the daunting task of traveling to College Station this past weekend to face the top-ranked Texas A&M Aggies, and they managed to avoid getting swept on the weekend. Ryan Prager (6 IP, 5 H, 2 BB, 2 ER, 6 Ks) was good on the mound for Texas A&M in game one. Jackson Appel had a big 2-run home run to give them a 4-2 lead on the way to a 5-2 win. Evan Ascheenbeck finished it off with 2.2 scoreless innings for his 7th save of the year. Game two was a wild one with the wind gusting out. The Bulldogs put up 9 runs in the top of the first only to see A&M answer with 8 runs in the bottom half. In the sixth inning, A&M would have another 8-run inning on their way to a 19-9 win. But on weekends like this for Georgia, it’s just about not getting swept. They managed that in the third game with a 5-run seventh inning that was capped by a 2-run home from Charlie Condon. On the mound for the Bulldogs, Kolten Smith struck out 11 over 6 innings. Florida also survived the weekend on the road against a top team in Arkansas, but the Gators are in a spot where they need series wins. Hagen Smith struck out 11 in 7 innings allowing just 2 hits and 1 walk as the Razorbacks scraped by with a 2-1 win thanks to an eighth-inning sacrifice flyout by Jared Sprague-Lott to score Ty Wilmsmeyer. Game two was a frustrating one for Florida as they lost 6-5 despite collecting 10 hits and 7 walks. The big play of the game came in the eighth inning when the Gators had the bases loaded and Payton Holt pulled off the deke of a lifetime. Jac Caglianone wasn’t great on the mound in the third game but hit a grand slam to help lift Florida to a 9-5 win that they desperately needed. After a big series win against Kentucky, Tennessee was able to follow that up with a sweep against Missouri as they stayed in the race for the regular season title. The Volunteers had to work in the final two games of this series to get it done. After winning the first game 10-1, they won each of the next games by 3-2 scores. Give a lot of credit to that Missouri pitching staff for holding down Tennessee’s powerful offense at home. But AJ Causey (6 IP, 1 ER, 6Ks) and Drew Beam (7.1 IP, 2 ER, 8 Ks) were just as good for Tennessee in those first two games. SEC Power Rankings Tier 1 Texas A&M Arkansas Tennessee Tier 2 Kentucky Tier 3 Mississippi State Vanderbilt South Carolina Alabama Georgia Florida LSU Ole Miss Tier 4 Missouri Auburn Thanks for stopping by! Follow us on X and on Instagram to keep up with all of our content!

New Rankings The new College Baseball Nation Top 25 once again features two teams this week. The Oklahoma State Cowboys rose one spot to No. 18 after they swept BYU in Stillwater this weekend. The West Virginia Mountaineers dropped out of the Top 25 last week after appearing for one week, they are back this week at No. 24 after sweeping Baylor in Morgantown. The Oklahoma Sooners dropped from the Top 25 after losing a series at home to Texas. The Sooners still have the best record in the Big 12 at 15-6, one game ahead of both Oklahoma State and West Virginia. A Look Back at Week 8 in Big 12 Baseball BYU at No. 18 Oklahoma State Carson Benge was on the mound for Thursday’s opening game in Stillwater. Benge made life difficult in two ways: He tossed five innings of one-run baseball and struck out six batters, and he went 3-for-4 at the plate with two home runs and three RBI. Nolan Schubart was 3-for-3 in the game and also hit two home runs and had four RBI. Ian Daugherty added a home run and four RBI as the Cowboys ran away with a 17-5 game one victory. BYU took a 3-0 lead into the bottom of the third inning of Saturday’s first game thanks in part to a Collin Reuter solo home run. But the Cowboys responded. Nolan Schubart and Zach Ehrhard each hit home runs and drove in two runs, while Ian Daugherty contributed three hits and two RBI. In fact, the four thru seven spots in the Oklahoma State order all had two RBI in the game. Gabe Davis came out of the Cowboys bullpen and tossed 3 1/3 innings of scoreless baseball allowing just one hit and picking up five strikeouts to earn the save and secure the 11-5 series-clinching win for Oklahoma State. Brian Holiday (4-3) worked 7 1/3 innings and struck out 10 Cougars batters on the way to 12-5 Cowboys victory and a weekend sweep. Benge hit his 11th home run of the season and his fourth of the series in Friday’s second game, while Ehrhard also went deep for the 10th time this season and added four RBI. Colin Brueggemann (2-for-3) drove in three runs as well for the Cowboys. Baylor at No. 24 West Virginia Baylor took a 2-0 first inning lead over West Virginia in Friday’s opening game. The Mountaineers then outscored the Bears 18-3 the rest of the way. JJ Wetherholt and Kyle West each hit home runs on the night and Reed Chumley drove in five runs. Wetherholt finished the game with two hits and four RBI while West, Logan Sauve, and Grant Hussey each drove in two runs. West Virginia won the game 18-5. Left-hander Derek Clark (5-1) led the Mountaineers to a 5-2 win, and a series win, on Saturday. Clark pitched 8 innings and allowed the two runs and struck out eight. It was the fifth time in eight starts that Clark has pitched eight or more innings. West reached base three times and hit his 11th home run of the season, which leads the Mountaineers. Chumley added two hits and Brodie Kresser drove in two runs for West Virginia. On Sunday, West Virginia’s Grant Hussey went 3-for-4 with a home run, two RBI, and scored three times. Skylar King added two doubles and three RBI with Benjamin Lumsden driving in two runs on two hits. A five run seventh was followed by a three run eighth as the Mountaineers put the game out of reach for the Bears. Aidan Major went 5 2/3 innings before the bullpen pitched a shutout over the final three innings. West Virginia completed the sweep by winning game three 13-4. Texas at Oklahoma Oklahoma left-hander Braden Davis (5-3) pitched six innings of one-run baseball and struck out nine Texas batters to open the series on Friday night. Jaxon Willits hit a home run and singled home another run for the Sooners while Kendall Pettis and John Spikerman each drove in two runs. Malachi Witherspoon pitched a scoreless ninth inning, striking out all three outs in the frame as Oklahoma took game one 9-4. Before Saturday's game it was announced that there would be no baseball played on Saturday and a doubleheader played on Sunday instead. Jalin Flores went 2-for-4 with two RBI doubles in Sunday's first game for Texas, while Will Gasparino and Kimble Schuessler each hit solo home runs, and Casey Borba added two RBI. Chase Lummus pitched 3 2/3 innings in relief for Texas and allowed just one run on three hits before Gage Boehm pitched the final 2 1/3 innings to earn his fifth save of the season. The Longhorns only had seven base hits in the ballgame, but it was enough to get past the Sooners as Texas won 8-6 to even the series. The Sooners and the Longhorns then combined to score 22 runs on 28 hits in the second game on Sunday, and they only played seven innings. Texas hit six home runs in the game for the second time last week. Max Belyeu went 4-for-4 with two home runs and three RBI, while Borba, Gasparino, Peyton Powell, and Rylan Galvan also added to the home run total. Willits was 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBI and Jackson Nicklaus was 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI for Oklahoma. Lightning in the area forced the game into a delay just as the eighth inning was about to get underway. The game never resumed, and Texas took the 12-10 victory and the series win in Norman. Cincinnati at UCF A Jack Zyska three-run home run bottom of the fifth inning gave UCF 4-1 lead. The game from the sixth inning on looked completely different. The Bearcats plated three runs in the seventh inning as Landyn Vidourek drove in two runs. With the game tied at four in the top of the eighth inning and with the bases loaded, Kerrington Cross doubled to clear the bases giving the Bearcats a 9-4 lead, which would be the final tally. Luke Sefcik was 2-for-3 at the plate with a sacrifice fly and two RBI in the game. Ben Vespi pitched well enough to win for UCF, going six innings allowing just two runs, but the game was decided well after he departed. Zyska was 2-for-4 with a season-high four RBI on Saturday and this time his heroics were rewarded with a victory as UCF reset the series to even with a 5-2 win. Andrew Brait, Matt Prevesk, and Dylan King all contributed two hits to the Knights offense, which had 13 hits in the game. Knights starter Dom Stagliano pitched four innings allowing the two Bearcats runs, and Dominic Castellano pitched the final five frames without allowing a run and giving up just two hits. The two hurlers combined to strike out eleven batters. Nathan Taylor pitched a solid game for Cincinnati in defeat, throwing 6 1/3 innings and allowing just two runs. The Bearcats then took the road series on Sunday with an 8-2 victory. Cincinnati shortstop Lauden Brooks drove in three runs while Luke Sefcik and Josh Hegemann each drove in a pair of runs. Chase Horst and Griffin Hugus both pitched in relief of Tommy Boba and completely shut down the Knights batters over a combined five scoreless innings. The Bearcats racked up 16 hits in the ballgame and all eight of the runs they scored were scored with two outs. Texas Tech at Kansas Kansas walked off Texas Tech 4-3 in the bottom of the ninth inning Friday night in Lawrence. After trailing in the game by scores of 2-0 and 3-1, Kansas first baseman Ben Hartl delivered a timely single to left field with the bases loaded to make the Jayhawks victors. Hartl was 4-for-5 Friday night with a double, a home run, two RBI, and a run scored. Right-hander Reese Dutton paced the Kansas pitching staff with his seventh quality start of the season, tossing seven innings and allowing three runs while striking out seven Red Raiders batters. Drew Woodcox was 2-for-4 with two RBI for Texas Tech in a losing effort. Texas Tech scored two runs in the top of the second inning on Saturday to take a 2-0 lead. Kansas responded by scoring 11 unanswered runs on their way to an 11-2 win to stake claim to the series. Jayhawks left fielder Chase Jans flashed plenty of leather in the win, he also hit his first home run of the season and finished with a season-high four RBI. Hartl and Cooper Combs also had two RBI each. Dominic Voegele was terrific once again on the mound for Kansas. Voegele pitched six innings and allowed just the two Red Raiders runs on three hits and improved to 6-2 this season with the win. The Jayhawks completed the sweep on Sunday 7-3. Right-hander Ethan Lanthier was stellar out of the bullpen for Kansas, throwing 4 2/3 scoreless innings, to earn the win for the third consecutive Sunday. John Nett hit a solo home run in the victory and extended his hitting streak to 18 games. Kodey Shojinaga hit a bases-clearing double to cap off a five-run fourth inning for the Jayhawks. Kansas State at TCU TCU threw its fourth shutout of the season on Friday to welcome Kansas State to town. Payton Tolle, who has pitched in three of the four TCU shutouts this season, started the game on Friday and pitched five innings and struck out seven Wildcats batters. Andrew Mosiello pitched the final four innings and added six strikeouts to the ledger. Logan Maxwell and Kurtis Byrne each drove in three runs while Luke Boyers homered for the fifth time this season to lead the Horned Frogs to the 12-0 shutout. Kansas State led the first game of Saturday’s doubleheader 3-1 going into the bottom of the fourth inning. TCU then exploded for six runs in the frame. Peyton Chatagnier (2-for-4) was the only TCU hitter with multiple hits in the game and left fielder Jack Arthur contributed two RBI. Reliever Ben Abeldt took the mound in the sixth inning and proceeded to shut down the Wildcats over the next four innings. Abeldt allowed four base hits but nothing more and TCU took the game 7-4 and claimed the series victory. Kansas State won the second game of the Saturday doubleheader to leave Ft. Worth with one road victory. The Wildcats got a solid outing from Owen Boerema who pitched 5 2/3 innings allowing three runs. Tyson Neighbors relieved Boerema and pitched a shutout over the final 3 1/3 innings giving up just two base hits and striking out four Horned Frogs batters. Kaelen Culpepper was 2-for-3 in the game and drove in four of the six Wildcats runs. Houston did not play a Big 12 opponent this weekend. Weekly Awards Big 12 Players of the Week Player: Carson Benge, Oklahoma State, OF/RHP Pitcher: Braden Davis, Oklahoma, LHP Newcomer: Kyle West, West Virginia, IF Thanks for stopping by! Follow us on X and on Instagram to keep up with all of our content!

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