The NCAA Tournament field began with six Big 12 teams, but Regionals weekend saw four of the teams depart the field, leaving two teams among the final 16 standing at this point. Kansas State Wins Fayetteville Regional Kansas State was leading Louisiana Tech on Friday night before rain, followed by a 90-minute weather delay forced the suspension of the game until Saturday morning. The delay occurred before the start of the sixth inning with the Wildcats in front 9-4. When play resumed roughly 13 hours later on Saturday morning it was all Kansas State. The Wildcats plated 10 runs over the final four innings of play to claim a 19-4 victory. The Kansas State offense was led by the duo of Chuck Ingram and Kaelen Culpepper. Ingram went 3-for-5 with a season-high five RBI while Culpepper hit for the cycle in the game. Left-hander Owen Boerema allowed just two hits over 4 1/3 innings pitched to lead Kansas State on the mound. The win set up a matchup with host No. 5 Arkansas on Saturday night in a winner's bracket game against Razorbacks ace Hagen Smith. Kansas State, playing the game as the home team, trailed 2-0 going to the bottom of the fifth inning. Ingram and Brendan Jones each delivered RBI singles to tie the game. Leading 3-2, Culpepper launched a three-run home run to right-center field on the way to a six-run inning against Smith. Kansas State went to right-hander Tyson Neighbors with two outs in the sixth inning and needing six outs. Leading 6-4 in the eighth inning, Nick English homered to left field just inside the foul pole for what proved to be the winning run. Arkansas added two runs in the ninth inning before Neighbors slammed the door on the Razorbacks giving the Wildcats a 2-0 advantage with the 7-6 victory and sending Arkansas to the loser's bracket. Kansas State faced SEMO on Saturday afternoon after the Redhawks had eliminated Arkansas earlier in the day. The Wildcats rolled to a 7-2 victory over SEMO to claim the Fayetteville Regional with three-straight wins. Pitchers Ty Ruhl, Cole Wisenbaker, Blake Dean, and JJ Slack tossed eight scoreless innings in the victory. Jones was 3-for-5 with three RBI in the game and Ingram also had three hits. David Bishop drove in two runs as well. Five Kansas State players were named to the NCAA Fayetteville Regional All-Tournament Team: Culpepper, Ingram, Neighbors, Jaden Parsons, and Jackson Wentworth. Culpepper, who hit .583 with two home runs and seven RBI, was named the Fayetteville Regional’s Most Valuable Player. Kansas State has reached a Super Regional for just the second time in program history, and the first time since 2013, also the first under head coach Pete Hughes. Hughes was asked Sunday night what the moment meant to him. "It means everything," Hughes said. "We came here to win Regionals and go to Super Regionals and raise the standard of Kansas State baseball." West Virginia Wins Tucson Regional Derek Clark pitched a complete game on Friday against Dallas Baptist to lead West Virginia into the winner’s bracket in Tucson. Clark struck out eight Patriots batters, allowed four hits and no walks, and threw only 101 pitches to set the Mountaineers bullpen up for the rest of the weekend. Catcher Logan Sauve provided all the offense West Virginia needed with a three-run home run in the third inning over the batter’s eye in center field. Tyler Switalski made his best start of the season Saturday in a 5-2 win over Grand Canyon to put the Mountaineers in control of the Tucson Regional. Switalski allowed one run over 7 2/3 innings. Brodie Kresser went 2-for-3 three with three RBI to lead the West Virginia offense. West Virginia defeated Grand Canyon 10-6 on Sunday to advance to a Super Regional for the first time in program history. Sauve and JJ Wetherholt each delivered three hits with Sauve driving in three runs. Sam White, Reed Chumley, and Grant Hussey each drove in two runs while Ben Lumsden, Spencer Barnett, and Skylar King all added two hits for the Mountaineers in a complete team victory. Aidan Major allowed just one run in 4 2/3 innings, making his first appearance since May 5. Carson Estridge struck out four batters over 3 2/3 innings pitched. And after throwing a complete game on Friday, Clark came in to get the final two outs of Sunday's clincher, striking out two of the three batters he faced. Clark was named the Tucson Regional Most Outstanding Player while Sauve, Chumley, and Switalski were named to the NCAA Tucson Regional All-Tournament Team. West Virginia head coach Randy Mazey was asked after Sunday's victory about reaching the first Super Regional in West Virginia's program history. "To win a regional like this, we represent a ton of people," Mazey said. "Not just our university and the community but 1.8 million people in the state of West Virginia that I know are really proud of all of these guys right now and all they accomplished." Stillwater Regional Oklahoma State lost the Stillwater Regional in seven games. After opening the Regional by thumping Niagara 19-7, the Cowboys got a complete game from Brian Holiday on Saturday to lead Oklahoma State to a 7-1 win over Florida and starter Jac Caglianone in the winner’s bracket. Florida rebounded on Sunday to 5-2 to set up a deciding game seven on Monday. Florida took Monday afternoon's final game 4-2 to advance to a Super Regional as the Cowboys could muster just two runs in defeat. Holiday, Ian Daugherty, Nolan Schubart, and Zach Ehrhard were named to the NCAA Baseball Stillwater Regional All-Tournament Team for Oklahoma State. College Station Regional Texas defeated Louisiana 12-5 on Friday to open Regional play. A seven-run fifth inning was the difference for the Longhorns; the big inning was spurred by a Jalin Flores grand slam. Kimble Schuessler also had a big day at the plate going 3-for-4 with two doubles and two walks. Texas took a 1-0 lead against Texas A&M on Saturday night when Jared Thomas hit the first pitch of the ballgame over the wall in the left-center field. The game was decided ten innings later as the Aggies won a thriller that took 11 innings to decide, 4-2. Lebarron Johnson Jr. battled for five innings and Gage Boehm for four innings with each allowing just one run, though the run against Boehm was unearned. Texas was ousted from the College Station Regional after winning their first game on Friday when Louisiana defeated the Longhorns 10-2. Ace Whitehead was outstanding for the Longhorns over 6 2/3 innings allowing just two runs. A seven-run eighth inning was more than enough for Louisiana in the win. The loss meant the end of the road for Texas in the Big 12. Schuessler was the only Texas player named to the NCAA Bryan-College Station Regional All-Tournament Team. Tallahassee Regional UCF opened their Regional with a 8-7 win over Alabama on Friday. Braden Calise was 4-for-5 for UCF and Andrew Sundean drove in the go-ahead RBI with a two-out pinch-hit single in the top of the ninth inning. The Knights then lost to Florida State on Saturday 5-2 to fall into the loser's bracket. UCF started their Sunday with a 5-2 victory over Stetson to remain alive in a game that was delayed by rain in the bottom of the eighth inning. Sundean tied the game in the seventh inning with another pinch-hit RBI, this one a double, and Jack Zyska followed with a go-ahead two-run home run. Wiley Hartley pitched a terrific game for the Knights in the win, throwing six innings and allowing just two runs and four hits. The wheels fell off for the Knights late Sunday in a rematch with Florida State and the Seminoles ultimately prevailed 12-4 to advance to a Super Regional. Zyska was named to the  NCAA Tallahassee Regional All-Tournament Team   for his performance over the weekend. Over the four games, Zyska hit .600 with four doubles, two home runs, and eight runs batted in. Norman Regional Oklahoma shutout Oral Roberts 14-0 on Friday. Kyson Witherspoon allowed one hit over six innings and Carter Campbell allowed two hits over three innings on their way to the shutout victory. The Sooners were outdueled on Saturday and lost 4-1 to UConn in a winner’s bracket game. The Sooners scored their lone run on seven hits while the Huskies got to Oklahoma ace Braden Davis for three runs over 6 1/3 innings. Davis also struck out 10 UConn batters in the loss. Oklahoma then eliminated Duke 4-3 on Sunday afternoon before defeating UConn 6-4 on Sunday night to force a game seven. Monday night was all UConn as the Huskies rolled to a 7-1 victory and a berth in a Super Regional. As with Texas, the loss Monday night meant the end of the road for Oklahoma in the Big 12. Scott Mudler, Michael Snyder, Bryce Madron, Easton Carmichael, and Jett Lodes were all named to the NCAA Norman Regional All-Tournament Team for Oklahoma. Super Regional Schedule On Tuesday, the NCAA announced the schedule for the Super Regionals this weekend. 2024 NCAA Charlottesville Super Regional (Best of Three) Kansas St. (35-24) at No. 12 Virginia (44-15) Friday, 6 p.m. CT (ESPNU) Saturday, 2 p.m. CT (ESPNU) Sunday, 2 p.m. CT (ESPNU) 2024 NCAA Chapel Hill Super Regional (Best of Three) West Virginia (36-22) at No. 4 North Carolina (45-14) Friday, 6 p.m. ET (ESPN2) Saturday, 8 p.m. ET (ESPN2) Sunday, 3 p.m. ET (ESPN2) Thanks for stopping by! Follow us on X and on Instagram to keep up with all of our content!

The NCAA Tournament field was just announced this morning (or this afternoon for those on the east coast) and the field will feature six Big 12 teams with two teams that just missed the final cut. The NCAA Regionals will begin on Friday, May 31 and are double elimination. Regional Hosts No. 9 Oklahoma will welcome Oral Roberts, UConn, and Duke to Norman. No. 11 Oklahoma State will welcome Nebraska, Florida, and Niagara to Stillwater. Regional Tournament Teams Texas will travel to the Bryan-College Station Regional to join a field of No. 3 Texas A&M, Grambling State, and Louisiana. Kansas State will join the Fayetteville Regional to face No. 5 Arkansas, SEMO, and Louisiana Tech. UCF was sent to the Tallahassee Regional to face No. 8 Florida State Stetson, and Alabama. West Virginia will be in the Tucson Regional to face No. 13 Arizona, Dallas Baptist, and Grand Canyon. In and Out While UCF was among the final four IN to the tournament field, TCU and Cincinnati were among the final four OUT of the tournament field. 2024 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship Tuesday Tuesday got started during the breakfast hour in most parts of the country and fans were immediately treated to a thriller. Kansas edged out Kansas State 2-1. Evan Shaw was tremendous for Kansas over five one-run innings in which he struck out six Wildcats batters. Tied at one in the top of the ninth inning, Lenny Ashby tripled off the left field wall to lead off the inning before scoring what would be the winning run. Kaelen Culpepper was 3-for-3 with the lone RBI for Kansas State in the loss. The Wildcats left 10 runners on base. TCU then defeated West Virginia 5-2 behind the pitching of Caedmon Parker and Braeden Sloan who allowed the Mountaineers just three hits. Brody Green tripled and homered to lead the TCU offense. UCF edged out Cincinnati 6-5 in a game that took 11 innings to decide. Knights catcher Danny Neri hit three home runs in the game, including the game-winner in the top of the 11th inning. Three home runs set a new record for one player in a Big 12 Championship, Neri did it in one game. After the three-home run performance, Neri heaped praise on his teammates, especially the pitching staff. "I just happen to be the guy in the position to take the big swings. If you had told me at the beginning of the day or even at the beginning of the year, that I would hold any kind of home run record I would not have believed you. I just feel incredibly fortunate to have been in the right position, gotten the right pitches and put the swings on those balls to give us the chance to win a game like that," Neri said before adding, “I’ve hit two in a summer ball game, but never during a college game.” Texas Tech closed out day one of the Championship by defeating Texas 6-4 in a game that ended early Wednesday morning. The game was tied at four in the top of the ninth inning before Cade McGee hit a two-run home run off the left field foul pole for what would be the winning run. Wednesday The two teams from Oklahoma were the story on Wednesday in Arlington as both teams played their first game of the Championship. No. 1 Oklahoma shutout TCU 4-0. Sooners left-hander Braden Davis tossed a complete game shutout allowing just four hits and striking out nine, while not allowing any walks. Then, Cowboys dual-threat star Carson Benge struck out 10 batters on the mound, and hit a two-run home run at the plate to help No. 2 Oklahoma State defeat Texas Tech in the day's final game. Kansas State used a seven-run fourth inning to beat West Virginia 8-4 and eliminate the Mountaineers. Later in the day, Cincinnati scored four runs in the eighth inning to defeat Texas 8-7 and eliminate the Longhorns. Thursday Thursday's action got underway as TCU got a tremendous outing from Ben Abeldt, typically a closer, but making a start during the Championship. Abeldt struck out a career-high nine batters over five innings as the Horned Frogs went on to eliminate Kansas State 9-4. Sam Myers went 3-for-4 with a double and three RBI for TCU. No. 1 Oklahoma defeated Kansas 7-5 despite committing seven errors on defense. Jaxon Willits was 2-for-5 with a home run and two RBI for the Sooners. Texas Tech scored eight runs in the first two innings to defeat Cincinnati 10-5 and eliminate the Bearcats. UCF advanced to the semifinals after defeating No. 2 Oklahoma State 7-6 in 10 innings to close out day three of the Championship. Matt Cedarburg hit a two-run home run in the seventh inning and AJ Nessler drove in the go-ahead run in the 10th inning for the Knights. Friday Kansas got Friday morning started with a nine spot in the bottom of the first inning. But TCU responded immediately with three runs in the next frame. The Jayhawks held a 10-6 lead after three complete innings. The Horned Frogs tied the game at 10 in the top of the seventh inning before a Jake English solo home run in the bottom of the eighth inning put Kansas in front for good. The Jayhawks held on to win 11-10 and eliminated the Horned Frogs. Kurtis Byrne hit two home runs in the game and drove in four runs for TCU in the loss. Another exciting game awaited fans as No. 1 Oklahoma walked-off Kansas 8-6 on a Jackson Nicklaus (2-for-4) two-run blast in the bottom of the ninth inning, just two of Nicklaus's four RBI in the game. Kansas scored four runs in the game's opening frame, and two more in the second inning to lead 6-0 after two innings. The Jayhakws did not score another run in the game. Kansas starter J’Briell Easley was outstanding, striking out 11 Sooners batters over 4 2/3 innings pitched. The Sooners victory eliminated Kansas and gave Oklahoma one of the two spots in Saturday's Championship final. No. 2 Oklahoma State then eliminated Texas Tech with a 4-0 shutout. Cowboys left-hander Sam Garcia (7-3) tossed eight scoreless innings and struck out eight, to push his season strikeout total to 110, which is third in the Big 12. Nolan Schubart drove in two runs for the Cowboys. Texas Tech starter Trendan Parish was outstanding on the mound, throwing six innings and allowing just two runs to give the Red Raiders a chance. Not to be outdone by his teammate in the prior game, Brian Holiday (6-3) pitched the Cowboys to a Championship final berth with a complete game 10-1 win over UCF in the final game Friday. Benge (3-for-5) and Schubart (2-for-5) both homered in the game and drove in three and four runs, respectively. Neri drove in the lone UCF run. After the complete game performance, Holiday was making his bid for a chance to pitch Saturday night. "I would love to go out there and pitch tomorrow. It’s pretty easy to pitch when you have an offense like we do," Holiday said. "I’m just glad I was able to go out there and give us nine innings to put us in a good spot for tomorrow.” Saturday Bedlam was renewed on Saturday night as No. 1 Oklahoma took on No. 2 Oklahoma State with a Big 12 Championship on the line. Both teams, having used their top starters to reach the final game, turned the game into a bullpen game from the start. Carter Campbell started for Oklahoma and was quite good over four innings allowing just three runs. But the trio of Tommy Molsky, Gabe Davis, and Robert Cranz was better on Saturday night. Molsky got the start and struck out eight Sooners batters over 4 1/3 innings. Schubart launched a home run ball to center field in the seventh inning, a three-run blast to give Oklahoma State a late five-run lead. The home run was Schubart's 20th of the season, and his third in three games, which means it was the third of the Championship, tying him with Danny Neri who set the new record on Tuesday night. Kollin Ritchie and Ian Daugherty hit back-to-back home runs in the eighth inning to push the Cowboys advantage to 9-2. Cranz pitched the final two frames for the Cowboys and allowed only one hit and nothing more to close out the 9-3 Championship victory. Oklahoma State's Carson Benge was selected as the Most Outstanding Player of the Big 12 Championship. With the celebration underway on Saturday night, Benge deflected the credit to his team. “This is a great program with a great history, so we expect to win around here and it shouldn't surprise anyone when we do it.” Cowboys head coach Josh Holliday spoke about his start player in his postgame media session. “He is a beautiful, simple soul in that none of the stuff going on that a lot of kids would get consumed by, he doesn’t do it. There is no such thing as draftitis or awards or anything. He absolutely could care less. I think it’s what allows him to play with freedom and allows him to do everything from play right field to close to start and never say a word. In today’s day and age, that’s not normal. He is a special kid. I’ve said this before, he could play baseball in any generation," Holliday said. "He is just a baseball player.” 2024 Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship All-Tournament Team C: Danny Neri, UCF 1B: Kurtis Byrne, TCU 2B: Jackson Nicklaus, Oklahoma 3B: Anthony MacKenzie, Oklahoma SS: Jaxon Willits, Oklahoma OF: Kendall Pettis, Oklahoma OF: Carson Benge, Oklahoma State OF: Nolan Schubart, Oklahoma State OF: Sam Myers, TCU DH: Easton Carmichael, Oklahoma SP: Braden Davis, Oklahoma SP: Sam Garcia, Oklahoma State RP: Grant Stevens, Oklahoma *A tie resulted in four outfielders on the All-Tournament Team* Most Outstanding Player: Carson Benge, Oklahoma State (Full disclosure: I was a voter for the Big 12 Championship All-Tournament Team, including Most Outstanding Player) Thanks for stopping by! Follow us on X and on Instagram to keep up with all of our content!

Game 17 — (1) Tennessee-4 vs (11) LSU-3 Updated: 5/26 10:00pm The magic ran out for LSU in Hoover as the Volunteers punctuated a regular season title with a tournament championship as well. It was LSU who struck first with a solo home run by Jared Jones in the first inning. Billy Amick answered back in the third with a 3-run shot to put the Volunteers on top. They’d add another one in the seventh to make it a 4-1 lead, which is what remained until the bottom of the ninth. Hayden Travinski and Steven Milan hit back-to-back 1-out doubles to make it 4-2. And then an error made it 4-3. With the way things had gone all week for LSU it seemed almost certain they’d walk it off. Tennessee reliever Aaron Combs settled down and struck out the next two batters to end the game and give Tennessee the crown in Hoover. Game 16 - (1) Tennessee-6 vs. (8) Vanderbilt-4 Updated: 5/25 9:26pm As if things couldn’t get more exciting, you had a couple of rivals squaring off in the semi-finals on Saturday night. The two teams exchanged blows early, but then Christian Moore gave the Volunteers some separation with a 2-run homer in the sixth to make it 5-2. Tennessee got big contributions on the mound from Zander Sechrist (6 IP, 4 H, 1 BB, 2 ER, 5 Ks) and Marcus Phillips (3 IP, 4 H, 2 BB, 1 ER, 3 Ks). The win for Tennessee sets up a championship matchup between the top seed and the hottest team in the country right now in LSU who has won seven straight games. Game 15 - (11) LSU-12 vs. (10) South Carolina-11 It became the fifth straight one-run game in the tournament, a streak that started with these same two teams when LSU won 11-10 on Thursday night. This one was even more of a classic with LSU getting a walk-off home run Steven Milam in the bottom of the 10th. After the Gamecocks jumped out to an 8-0 lead, LSU scored 6 runs in the bottom of the fourth to get back in the game. A rally that features a double, 3 walks, and 3 singles. All 6 runs scored with 2 outs. South Carolina took a 1-run lead into the bottom of the ninth, but Ethan Frey doubled to start the inning and later scored on a throwing error to tie the game. Things got all kinds of crazy in the top of the 10th as South Carolina scored with 2 outs thanks to a couple of walks, catcher’s interference, and a balk. The South Carolina runner tried to steal home and was thrown out, but the umpires ruled that the catcher left the catcher’s box and counted the run. LSU head coach Jay Johnson was ejected from the game. But just two batters into the bottom of the 10th it didn’t matter as Milam hit the walk-off homer. Game 14 - (1) Tennessee-6 vs. (5) Mississippi State-5 The Volunteers jumped out to a 3-0 lead with Drew Beam cruising on the mound. That is, until the fifth inning when Mississippi State put up a five-spot. With two on and two out, The Bulldogs got back-to-back walks and back-to-back singles to take a 5-3 lead. The Volunteers took advantage of a throwing error in the seventh to tie the game at five, and then Blake Burke hit the game-deciding solo home run in the eighth. Game 13 – (3) Kentucky-5 vs. (10) South Carolina-6 Updated: 5/24 8:00pm No team came limping into Hoover worse than South Carolina who had lost six in a row. But the Gamecocks will be leaving Hoover feeling good about themselves no matter what happens the rest of the way. The offense has been hot in Hoover and they’ve used the long ball a lot. That’s how they got on the board to begin this one as Gavin Casas hit a 3-run homer in the second to give South Carolina a 3-2 lead. Kentucky, as they often do, took advantage of some South Carolina mistakes in the fourth to regain the lead 4-3. Will Tippett hit a leadoff home run to start the fifth that tied the game at four. And then after two quick outs, Kentucky pitching issued 3 walks and hit a couple of batters to help South Carolina take a 6-4 lead. The Wildcats got 1 run in the eighth and had a chance at more, but the threat ended as Nolan McCarthy lined into a double play. It’s worth mentioning that Cole Messina got the Barry Bonds treatment in this one with 3 walks. Game 12 – (8) Vanderbilt-4 vs. (5) Mississippi State-3 After a slugfest between LSU-South Carolina, we got a pitcher’s duel to end day three. Jurrangelo Cijnte was outstanding for Mississippi State striking out 10 over 6 innings while he allowed 3 earned runs on 5 hits and a walk. But he was outmatched on this night by sophomore JD Thompson who allowed just 1 run on 5 hits and a walk over 6 innings with 8 strikeouts. Davis Diaz got Vanderbilt on the board early with a 2-RBI single. Calvin Hewett ended up having the game-winning hit with an RBI single in the seventh that made it 4-1 at the time. Connor Hujsak tried his best to rally the Bulldogs again in the ninth inning with an RBI triple. He’d score on a single to make it 4-3. But they couldn’t quite complete the comeback this time around. Game 11 – (11) LSU-11 vs. (10) South Carolina-10 Updated: 5/24 11:45am These two teams put on quite the show in what might end up being the most entertaining game of the tournament. Cole Messina continued his torrid pace in the SEC Tournament by hitting a grand slam in the third inning that gave South Carolina a 5-1 lead. But LSU answered back with 4 runs in the top of the fourth highlighted by a 2-run home run from Jake Brown and a solo shot from Jarred Jones to tie the game at 5. Messina drove in two more runs as part of a 4-run sixth inning for the Gamecocks that gave them a 10-7 lead. A costly error by South Carolina led to 2 unearned runs for LSU in the eighth, pulling them within one. After a sacrifice fly tied the game in the ninth, LSU shortstop (and South Carolina transfer), Michael Braswell III, snuck a single down the line to drive in the winning run. Chris Veach, who was so good on Tuesday, tried to come back on Thursday but clearly didn’t have it as both teams were struggling to find arms. LSU threw out some of the best arms they had left in Thatcher Hurd, Nate Ackenhause, and Christian Little but those three combined to give up 10 runs in 5.2 innings. It was Justin Loer and Fidel Ulloa who were able to shut down the Gamecocks late. LSU continues to play like one of the most dangerous teams in the country and is in great position to win the SEC Tournament as they rust up for Saturday. South Carolina has had a great run and secured their postseason spot, but you have to wonder if there is enough pitching left for them to win three more games in Hoover. The bats have been outstanding though, and nobody wants to see the Cole Messina show end. Game 10 — (1) Tennessee-6 vs. (4) Texas A&M-2 Updated: 5/23 4:30pm The SEC Freshman of the Year, Gavin Grahovac, got the scoring started in this one with a solo home run in the third inning. Tennessee looked to answer right back by loading the bases to start the bottom of the third, but Ryan Prager and Brock Perry did a great job limiting the damage to just one. The game remained tighter until Kavares Tears hit a 3-run homer in the bottom of the seventh two batters after Texas A&M failed to turn a double-play because of a throwing error. AJ Causey came on in relief for Tennessee as he has for weeks now and continued his good work tossing 4 innings allowing 1 earned run with 7 strikeouts. Similar to Arkansas and Kentucky, these two teams know their postseason fate. Tennessee has the talent to work through the loser’s bracket and win the SEC Tournament. Game 9 — (3) Kentucky-9 vs. (2) Arkansas-6 Updated: 5/23 4:10pm Arkansas might have been a little sleepy to begin the 9:30 game as Hagen Smith gave up 2 runs in the first thanks to a walk, a couple of errors, and Peyton Stovall seemed to misjudge a slow liner that he couldn’t grab. It was essentially a bullpen day for Smith who only pitched 2 innings as the Razorbacks prep for the postseason. He gave up 2 unearned runs on 2 hits and a walk with 4 strikeouts. The Wildcats raced out to a 6-0 lead before the Arkansas bats woke up. A 3-run homer in the sixth by Peyton Holt made it a 6-4 game. Ryan Waldschmidt hit his second home run of the game in the seventh inning to make it 8-4. Kentucky would add another with a double-steal and then a sac fly — textbook Kentucky baseball. Holt hit another home run for Arkansas, but the Razorbacks just put themselves in too big of a hole. Kentucky advances for another game, while Arkansas rests up to see who will be coming to Fayetteville next weekend. Game 8 — (5) Mississippi State-5 vs (4) Texas A&M-3 Updated: 5/23 9:05am For the second night in a row Mississippi State’s Connor Hujsak delivered in the ninth inning. This time with the game tied, he got a 2-out, 2 RBI single against A&M’s top reliever. It was the first hit for the Bulldogs in 4 innings. Mississippi State threw its ace in this one, Khal Stephen, who was solid allowing 3 runs over 5 innings. Both bullpens were really good in this one, but a couple of hit batters and an error led to Hujsak’s big hit in the ninth. Our latest projections didn’t have Mississippi State as a host — that likely needs to be changed now. Game 7 — (8) Vanderbilt-13 vs (1) Tennessee-5 The upsets continued on day two as Vanderbilt easily dismantled their rival. Alan Espinal hit a pair of 3-run homers, both coming at crucial times. The first one extended Vanderbilt’s lead from 2-1 to 5-1. And then as the Volunteers made a comeback attempt with Reese Chapman’s 3-run homer making it 6-4, Espinal hit his second 3-runner homer in the seventh to make it a 9-4 game. Tyler Green was great out of the pen for Vanderbilt tossing 4 scoreless innings to end the game. Vanderbilt is another one of these bubble teams that now feels much better after a couple wins in Hoover. Game 6 — (10) South Carolina-6 vs. (2) Arkansas-5 Updated: 5/22 4:40pm Every year there is a player that gets hot and helps their team go on a deep run. This year it looks like South Carolina’s Cole Messina might be that guy. After going 3-4 on Tuesday in their win over Alabama with 2 runs and 3 RBI, he hit a pair of 2-run homers on Wednesday and drove in 5 of the 6 runs that South Carolina scored. His first 2-run homer gave the Gamecocks a 4-2 lead in the fifth inning. After Arkansas tied the game with a pair of runs in the seventh, Messina brought the heroics again with a 2-run shot in the ninth that gave them the lead for good. There were questions about South Carolina’s depth of pitching coming into this tournament, but they got a great outing from Chris Veach on Tuesday, and then Eli Jones, Ty Good, and Gerret Gainey pieced it together on Wednesday to hold Arkansas to 5 runs (4 earned). Arkansas came from behind to tie the game three times. A lead-off single in the second came around to tie it at 1. A leadoff walk and error in the fourth helped them tie the game at 2. They started the seventh inning with two singles, a double, and a walk. Arkansas bought two of those baserunners home to tie it at 4. After Messina’s homer in the top of the ninth, they mounted a rally in the bottom half with three straight 1-out singles to plate 1 run. But Gainey was able to get the final two outs and close the deal. Like LSU, South Carolina feels safe to get into the tournament with two wins at Hoover. Arkansas is a lock as a top eight national seed no matter what happens here. Game 5 — (11) LSU-11 vs. (3) Kentucky-0 (8 inn.) Updated: 5/22 12:15pm Luke Holman followed up Gage Jump’s tremendous work in game one of the tournament by tossing 6 no-hit innings with 8 strikeouts in LSU’s win over Kentucky on Wednesday morning. Those two starters, along with an emerging offense, is why no team wants to see them in the postseason right now. Michael Braswell III got the scoring started for LSU with a lead off home run in the first and an RBI groundout in the second. Kentucky’s Robert Hogan and Johnny Hummel did a great job of keeping the Wildcats in the game, combining to throw 5 shutout innings only allowing a hit and a walk with 7 strikeouts. That’s important for Kentucky as they look for some arms they can trust going into the postseason, and both guys looked very good. But then LSU broke it open with a 5 run seventh inning in which they only had 2 hits, but both left the park. The big blast being a grand slam by Jared Jones after Kentucky intentionally walked Tommy White to load the bases. White added a grand slam himself in the following inning that led to the run-rule victory. Kentucky’s fate as a top eight national seed is secured, and LSU continues to boost its postseason resume with a good showing at Hoover. Game 4 — (5) Mississippi State-2 vs. (12) Ole Miss-1 Updated: 5/22 10:15am Day 1 of the 2024 SEC Baseball Tournament couldn’t have asked for a better finish with a couple of rivals squaring off. The actual game itself delivered in a big way. Riley Maddox (Ole Miss) and Brooks Auger (Miss. St.) put on one of the better pitcher’s duels you’ll see in Hoover. Maddox tossed 7 shutout innings allowing just 3 hits with no walks and 7 strikeouts, while Auger allowed just 1 run on 3 hits with no walks and 13 strikeouts. Ole Miss was one out away from pulling off the big upset of their rival, but Connor Hujsak hit a 2-run, walk-off homer. The win for Mississippi State increases their chances of hosting a regional. One more win in the tournament should lock that up. Game 3 — (8) Vanderbilt-6 vs. (9) Florida-3 Updated: 5/22 8:30am Vanderbilt showed what they are capable of in game three of the SEC Tournament with great pitching and timely hitting as they took down the Florida Gators to advance. Head coach Tim Corbin knew what was at stake on Tuesday sending ace Bryce Cunningham to the mound. The junior righty delivered by tossing 6 shutout innings. Offensively, the Commodores took advantage of every opportunity Florida gave them. After a walk and double to start the second, they used a groundout and sac fly to drive them in. In the fourth, some good base running led to a couple of 2-out RBI. And then a 1-out error in the seventh, a stolen base, and another 2-out hit led to another run. The Gators made an effort late against Vanderbilt’s bullpen, which has been shaky all season, but it wasn’t enough. There is no question that both of these teams hvae the talent to win in the postseason. Vandy’s chances of just getting there look much better now. For Florida, it might be hard for the selection committee to ignore an overall record of 28-27. Losing all of those mid-week games might come back to bite them. Game 2 — (10) South Carolina-10 vs. (7) Alabama-5 Both of these teams really needed a win, but certainly the Gamecocks had more urgency after losing their last six games. They fell behind 3-0 early before a 6-run top of the third that included 3 home runs capped off by a grand slam from the seven-hole hitter, Dalton Reeves. Alabama clawed back with 2 runs in the fourth to make it 6-5. Then South Carolina’s Cole Messina extended the lead with a solo home run in the fifth and a 2-out, 2-RBI double in the sixth that felt like a back-breaker for Alabama. Both of those hits came off Alabama’s Alton Davis II. Chris Veach came on in the fourth inning for South Carolina and settled things down on the mound. The right-handed junior finished the game off, and at one point he retired 13 batters in a row. Veach’s final line was 5.2 IP, 3 H, 0 BB, 0 ER, 6 Ks. The Gamecocks can breathe a little easier with the win, while Alabama will have to hope their great resume is enough to sway the selection committee on Monday. Game 1 — (11) LSU-9 vs. (6) Georgia-1 The Tigers put their ace on the mound knowing they needed a win in Hoover to feel better about their chances of an at-large bid for the NCAA Tournament. That strategy paid off in a big way as Gage Jump was fantastic. He tossed 7 innings allowing just 1 earned run on 4 hits and 1 walk with 7 strikeouts. The left-handed pitching sophomore retired the last 10 batters he faced and ended his outing with a 94 MPH fastball painted on the inside corner. The offense gave him plenty of early support scoring 2 in the top of the first on an RBI single from Josh Pearson. They’d add another in the second, two in the fifth, one in the seventh, and then to really drive the nail into the coffin they’d scored three in the ninth. Georgia pitching was able to limit the damage and kept the Bulldog offense in the game, but they couldn’t get anything going against Jump. The only real shot they had came in the second when Georgia had bases loaded with 2 outs for lead off man Corey Collins. Jump got him swinging, which also left Charlie Condon in the on-deck circle. LSU also made several outstanding plays on defense in this game as they seem to be clicking at just the right time. It feels like their chances of getting an at-large bid are very good, and I feel bad for the team who has to host them. As for Georgia, they were a lock to host a regional coming, but this loss might keep them from being a top eight national seed. Thanks for stopping by! 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The regular season comes to an end in the SEC and just like we all thought, it’s Tennessee at the top along with … the Kentucky Wildcats! What an incredible year for Kentucky who didn’t even start the year in the Top 25 and is now looking to be a top eight national seed. They finished the regular season off with a series win against Vanderbilt, while Tennessee swept South Carolina to earn a share of the title. The win was huge for Vanderbilt as it got them to 13 conference wins, making them feel much better about their at-large chances no matter what happens in Hoover. Even with the same number of conference wins, South Carolina might be sweating it out after losing their last six SEC games. Florida had a huge series win at Georgia that should make them feel more confident on selection Monday. Alabama made things a lot more difficult on themselves by dropping the first two games at Auburn. But they did manage to win the third game and get to that 13-win mark in the conference. With their RPI, that should be good enough to get them in this year. Auburn finished strong – as Butch Thompson’s teams normally do – going 6-6 in their last four SEC series. They also had a mid-week win over Georgia Tech during that stretch. But it was too little too late. With everything that was on the line this weekend, a great matchup between Arkansas and Texas A&M got overlooked. And if you missed the Thursday night game you missed one of the best pitching and defensive games of the year. The Aggies ultimately took the series at home, but both teams are a lock to be a national seed. Mississippi State’s chances of hosting look much better after winning a series against Missouri and finishing with 17 conference wins. A lot of eyes were on the LSU-Ole Miss matchup as it felt like whichever team won that series would have a good shot at an at-large bid. Credit to LSU who swept Ole Miss and now sets themselves up to be one of the most dangerous three seeds in the bracket if they get in. What to Watch for in Hoover Tennessee, Kentucky, Georgia, Arkansas, Texas A&M, and Mississippi State are locks to make the tournament. Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, and Texas A&M are all locks as national seeds, while Georgia and Mississippi State are locks as hosts. Georgia could potentially play itself into a top-eight seed with a big week in Hoover. You have a collection of teams with 13 wins in Vanderbilt, South Carolina, Florida, LSU, and Alabama. The Crimson Tide have the highest RPI of that group and 12 Quad 1 wins, so they seem like the safest bet to get in the tournament out of this group no matter what happens in Hoover. All of these teams will feel much better if they can get a win on Tuesday. LSU has the lowest RPI of the group, but after their sweep of Ole Miss, they now have a top 30 RPI. It’s unlikely the committee lets all five of those 13-win teams get in as that would be 11 SEC teams. LSU and South Carolina are the two teams who really can’t afford to lose on Tuesday in Hoover. Needless to say, none out of that group would be able to play their way into a hosting spot as they’re all just hoping they don’t get left out at this point. Thanks for stopping by! Follow us on X and on Instagram to keep up with all of our content!

Buckle up folks, there is a lot of content, and things are about to get exciting. Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship The Big 12 Championship gets underway in Arlington, Texas on Tuesday and runs through Saturday. No. 1 Oklahoma and No. 2 Oklahoma State will get a first day bye. No. 3 Texas No. 4 West Virginia No. 5 Cincinnati No. 6 Kansas State No. 7 Kansas No. 8 UCF No. 9 TCU No. 10 Texas Tech Baylor, Houston, and BYU did not make postseason play. Big 12 Baseball Awards This afternoon the Big 12 announced its awards with the regular season having concluded. Player of the Year: Max Belyeu, Texas Pitcher of the Year: Payton Tolle, TCU Freshman of the Year: Dominic Voegele, Kansas Newcomer of the Year: Payton Tolle, TCU Coach of the Year: Skip Johnson, Oklahoma More awards are listed in the bottom portion of this post. A Look Back at Week 10 in Big 12 Baseball No. 14 Oklahoma at Cincinnati Entering the weekend, Oklahoma had already claimed the Big 12 regular season championship and set a program record for conference wins, so the weekend series meant less for the Sooners than for the Bearcats. Oklahoma swept the Thursday doubleheader by scores of 14-6 and 12-8. Easton Carmichael led the Sooners offense in game one going 4-for-5 with three RBI and Michael Snyder was 3-for-4 with two RBI. The Sooners pounded out 16 base hits while the Bearcats collected six hits as a team. In the second game of the day, John Spikerman led Oklahoma with a 4-for-5 performance and two RBI, while Jaxon Willits plated a trio on his home run and Rocco Garza-Gongora went 3-for-3 with two RBI. In Friday's final game of the series, the two teams were tied at six in the bottom of the eighth inning when Josh Hegemann hit an 0-1 pitch over the right field wall for a grand slam to give the Bearcats their first lead of the night, and of the series. The blast was Hegemann's first career home run and helped propel Cincinnati to a 10-6 win to avoid the sweep at home. No. 16 Oklahoma State at Houston The destructive weather in Houston last week altered the schedule and eventually only two of the three scheduled games were played. After Thursday's game was cancelled and moved to Friday as part of a doubleheader, the first game on Friday was rained out. The first game of the series finally got underway on Friday night, but after just three outs were recorded in the top of the first inning, the game was delayed before ultimately being postponed and continued on Saturday as part of a doubleheader. The Cowboys were leading game one 7-2 going to the sixth inning when they put together a 10-run inning on their way to a resounding 20-3 victory. All 10 runs scored with two outs in the inning. Avery Ortiz, Zach Ehrhard, Nolan Schubart, and Tyler Wulfert each drove in three runs for Oklahoma State. Sam Garcia (6-3) earned the win with seven innings pitched and seven strikeouts. Brian Holiday pitched 8 1/3 innings and struck out 14 Houston batters in Saturday's second game, leading the Cowboys to a 9-2 win. Schubart was 3-for-4 with five RBI and a home run while Carson Benge was 2-for-4 with two doubles. Kansas at No. 22 Texas Texas led Kansas 3-2 going to the top of the ninth inning on Thursday night. Ben Hartl smashed a two-run home run to left field and the Jayhawks took a one run lead to the bottom of the ninth inning. Casey Borba started the frame with a pinch-hit solo home run. A free pass put a runner on base for the Longhorns and Jalin Flores doubled home the winning run in walk-off fashion for a 5-4 Texas win. Flores (2-for-4) delivered another walk-off winner on Friday as Texas took the series with a 3-2 win. Starter Charlie Hurley pitched six scoreless innings allowing just four hits. Hurley struck out a career-high nine batters. Jared Thomas was 2-for-3 with two walks, a triple, one RBI, and one run scored. Will Gasparino went 2-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and one run scored. Texas completed the sweep on Sunday with a 9-7 victory. Kimble Schuessler was 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI while Peyton Powell, Max Belyeu, and Casey Borba each drove in two runs. Lebarron Johnson Jr. tossed six one-run innings and allowed just five hits to earn the win. Johnson also struck out seven batters. Gage Boehm pitched the final 2 1/3 innings to earn his eighth save of the season. West Virginia at TCU TCU opened the series at home on Thursday with a 6-3 victory. Payton Tolle (7-3) pitched seven innings, allowing three runs on five hits and striking out 11 to earn the win. TCU shortstop Anthony Silva was 2-for-3 with three RBI in the game. Ben Abeldt took the mound in the eighth with the bases loaded and retired all six batters he faced to record his eighth save of the season. West Virginia bounced back to take the next two games and the series. Left-hander Derek Clark pitched the Mountaineers to a 7-2 win on Friday, while JJ Wetherholt hit two home runs, each was a two-run blast, to lead the offense. It was Wetherholt's first career multi-home run game. Clark threw eight strong innings allowing just two runs and striking out six. Reed Chumley provided most of the offense for the Mountaineers on Saturday, finishing the day with two hits and four RBI, including a three-run home run. Sam White and Grant Hussey also drove in runs for West Virginia. Tyler Switalski threw five scoreless innings with a pair of strikeouts to pick up his fourth win of the year. TCU rallied in the bottom of the ninth but fell a run short as West Virginia won 6-5. UCF at Baylor Ben Vespi tossed six strong innings allowing two runs and Kris Sosnowski recorded the final four outs to earn the save as UCF picked up a 6-4 victory in Friday's first game of a doubleheader. Braden Calise was 2-for-3 and drove in two runs for the Knights. Baylor scored four unearned runs in game two of the doubleheader on their way to a 4-2 win. Ethan Calder pitched a career high seven innings, allowed just two runs, and earned his fifth win of the season as the Bears evened the series. UCF plated six runs in the top of the first inning on their way to a 10-8 series-clinching victory. Mikey Kleksa contributed a three-run double in the inning. Andrew Brait and Lex Boedicker each drove in two runs. Enzo Apodaca drove in three runs for Baylor in the loss. BYU at Kansas State Kansas State opened their home series by walking-off BYU on Thursday 7-6 in 12 innings. BYU tied the game in the top of the ninth inning to eventually send the game to extra innings. Wildcats pitchers Owen Boerema, Blake Dean, Tyson Neighbors, and JJ Slack combined for 21 strikeouts in the game. Kyan Lodice delivered a walk-off single in the 12th inning. Cooper Vest had three hits and drove in four runs for the Cougars. Kansas State claimed the series on Friday edging out BYU 2-1. Jackson Wentworth struck out 11 over eight innings in which he allowed just one run. Tyson Neighbors pitched a perfect ninth inning, striking out two BYU batters. Brady Day and Kaelen Culpepper each drove in a run to account for the Wildcats offense. BYU starter Ben Hansen was great over six innings, allowing just two runs. BYU rallied to take the final game of the weekend 12-8 in 10 innings to close out their season with a road win. Crew McChesney went 4-for-5, but Parker Goff delivered the damaging blow with a grand slam in the top of the 10th inning, part of a five RBI game for Goff. Texas Tech did not play a Big 12 opponent this weekend. Big 12 Baseball Awards, Continued . . . All-Big 12 First Team C: Jake English, Kansas IF: Brady Day, Kansas State IF: Michael Snyder, Oklahoma IF: Jalin Flores, Texas IF: Jared Thomas, Texas IF: JJ Wetherholt, West Virginia OF: Carson Benge, Oklahoma State OF: Zach Ehrhard, Oklahoma State OF: Max Belyeu, Texas DH: Easton Carmichael, Oklahoma UT: Josh Kross, Cincinnati SP: Braden Davis, Oklahoma SP: Brian Holiday, Oklahoma State SP: Payton Tolle, TCU* SP: Derek Clark, West Virginia RP: Ben Abeldt, TCU RP: Gage Boehm, Texas *- unanimous selection All-Big 12 Second Team C: Kevin Bazzell, Texas Tech IF: Kodey Shojinaga, Kansas IF: Kaelen Culpepper, Kansas State IF: Colin Brueggemann, Oklahoma State IF: Peyton Powell, Texas IF: Reed Chumley, West Virginia OF: Cary Arbolida, Houston OF: Bryce Madron, Oklahoma OF: Nolan Schubart, Oklahoma State DH: Wesley Jordan, Baylor UT: Christian Mitchelle, Cincinnati UT: Justin Murray, Houston SP: Dom Stagliano, UCF SP: Reese Dutton, Kansas SP: Dominic Voegele, Kansas SP: Kyson Witherspoon, Oklahoma SP: Sam Garcia, Oklahoma State RP: Tyson Neighbors, Kansas State RP: Robert Cranz, Oklahoma State Ties resulted in five starting pitchers and two utility players on the second team Honorable Mention Baylor: Ethan Calder, Cole Posey BYU: Stone Cushing, Mason Olson, Collin Reuter UCF: Dominic Castellano, Chase Centala, Kyle Kramer, Danny Neri, Matt Prevesk Cincinnati: Lauden Brooks, Kerrington Cross, Josh Hegemann, Tommy O'Connor, Nathan Taylor Houston: Cade Citelli, Harold Coll Kansas: Michael Brooks, Hunter Cranton, Ben Hartl, John Nett Kansas State: Owen Boerema, Nick English, Brendan Jones, Raphael Pelletier, Jackson Wentworth Oklahoma: Cater Campbell, Anthony Mackenzie, Scott Mudler, Jackson Nicklaus, John Spikerman, Jaxon Willits Oklahoma State: Aidan Meola, Tommy Molsky TCU: Kurtis Byrne, Zachary Cawyer, Logan Maxwell, Sam Myers Texas: Rylan Galvan, Will Gasparino, Max Grubbs, Jared Thomas (UT), Ace Whitehead Texas Tech: Damian Bravo, Gavin Kash, Cade McGee, T.J. Pompey, Kyle Robinson, Drew Woodcox West Virginia: Aidan Major, Sam White, Kyle West All-Freshman Team Kuhio Aloy, BYU Nathan Taylor, Cincinnati Ace Reese, Houston Dominic Voegele, Kansas Blake Dean, Kansas State Jaxon Willits, Oklahoma Chase Brunson, TCU Sam Myers, TCU Will Gasparino, Texas Mac Heuer, Texas Tech Parker Hutyra, Texas Tech T.J. Pompey, Texas Tech 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 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!

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!

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!