Big 12 baseball tournament: A breakdown of each team vying for conference crown
Here are thumbnail looks at the eight teams participating in this week's Big 12 Tournament at Globe Life Field in Arlington. The tournament is split into two, four-team brackets with teams seeded 1, 4, 5 and 8 in the top bracket and teams seeded 2, 3, 6 and 7 in the bottom bracket.
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Top bracket
TCU
Seed: 1
Record: 35-18, 16-8 in Big 12
Ranking by National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association: 18
First-round game: 12:30 p.m. Wednesday vs. Baylor
Big 12 Tournament titles (3): 2014, 2016, 2021
Top hitters: SS Tommy Sacco, .359 batting average, 12 home runs, 51 RBIs. 3B Brayden Taylor, .308-10-43. CF Elijah Nunez, .296-1-27, 29 of 30 stolen bases. C Kurtis Byrne, .288-4-38. 1B David Bishop, .275-6-45.
Top starting pitchers: RHP Riley Cornelio, 4-4, 4.03 ERA. RHP Brett Walker, 5-2, 4.87. RHP Marcelo Perez, 6-2, 3.26.
Top relief pitchers: LHP River Ridings, 2-2, 6.20 ERA, 10 saves. RHP Luke Savage, 1-1, 1.82.
Oklahoma State
Seed: 4
Record: 36-18, 15-9 in Big 12
Ranking by National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association: 8
First-round game: 9 a.m. Wednesday vs. Texas
Big 12 Tournament titles (3): 2004, 2017, 2019
Top hitters: LF Jake Thompson, .359 batting average, 13 home runs, 54 RBIs. 3B Nolan McLean, .285-13-38. DH Griffin Doersching, .295-11-43. 1B David Mendham, .285-9-40. CF Caeden Trenkle, .270-6-34. 2B Roc Riggio, .247-6-28.
Top starting pitchers: RHP Justin Campbell, 8-2, 3.71 ERA. RHP Bryce Osmond, 4-2, 4.75 ERA. RHP Victor Mederos, 3-3, 6.18 ERA.
Top relief pitchers: RHP Trevor Martin, 3-3, 4.85 ERA, 9 saves. RHP Nolan McLean, 1-1, 4.09, 5 saves. RHP Ryan Bogusz, 2-0, 1.88. RHP Roman Phansalkar, 5-2, 2.51. RHP Kale Davis, 1-1, 3.65.
Texas
Seed: 5
Record: 39-17, 14-10 in Big 12
Ranking by National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association: 16
First-round game: 9 a.m. Wednesday vs. Oklahoma State
Big 12 Tournament titles (5): 2002, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2015
Top hitters: 1B Ivan Melendez, .421 batting average, 28 home runs, 85 RBIs. RF Murphy Stehly, .383-16-51. 3B Skyler Messinger, .364-10-49. C Silas Ardoin, .287-10-45. SS Trey Faltine, .269-14-46.
Top starting pitchers: LHP Lucas Gordon, 6-1, 2.55 ERA. LHP Pete Hansen, 9-1, 3.28. RHP Tristan Stevens, 5-6, 5.04.
Top relief pitchers: RHP Aaron Nixon, 1-3, 3.56, 5 saves. RHP Marcus Olivarez, 1-0, 0.46. LHP Luke Harrison, 0-0, 2.97, 2 saves. RHP Jared Southard, 2-1, 3.43.
Baylor
Seed: 8
Record: 26-26, 7-17 in Big 12
Ranking by National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association: unranked
First-round game: 12:30 p.m. Wednesday vs. TCU
Big 12 Tournament titles (1): 2018
Top hitters: SS Jack Pineda, .309 batting average, 7 home runs, 35 RBIs. 1B Kyle Nevin, .306-8-48. CF Jared McKenzie, .298-11-42. 2B Tre Richardson, .296-4-35.
Top starting pitchers: LHP Kobe Andrade, 3-3, 5.88 ERA. RHP Will Rigney, 2-2, 4.54. RHP Jake Jackson, 4-4, 8.35. RHP Blake Helton, 0-1, 2.51.
Top relief pitchers: RHP Mason Marriott, 2-3, 5.96, 5 saves. LHP Matt Voelker, 4-7, 5.83, 3 saves. RHP Hambleton Oliver, 1-1, 6.26, 1 save. LHP Cam Caley, 4-0, 6.68.
Bottom bracket
Texas Tech
Seed: 2
Record: 36-18, 15-9 in Big 12
Ranking by National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association: No. 9
First-round game: 4 p.m. Wednesday vs. Kansas State
Big 12 Tournament titles (1): 1998
Top hitters: 2B Jace Jung, .350 batting average, 14 home runs, 56 RBIs. SS Kurt Wilson, .329-13-61. 1B Cole Stilwell, .323-9-49. DH Ty Coleman, .323-8-56. RF Owen Washburn, .307-7-47. 3B Parker Kelly, .291-10-47.
Top starting pitchers: RHP Andrew Morris, 7-1, 4.54 ERA. RHP Brandon Birdsell, 8-3, 2.75. RHP Chase Hampton, 5-3, 4.80.
Top relief pitchers: RHP Brendan Girton, 3-0, 4.08. LHP Derek Bridges, 1-0, 3.79. LHP Mason Molina, 1-5, 4.04.
Oklahoma
Seed: 3
Record: 33-20, 15-9 in Big 12
Ranking by National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association: 26
First-round game: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday vs. West Virginia
Big 12 Tournament titles (2): 1997, 2013
Top hitters: CF Tanner Tredaway, .346 batting average, 6 home runs, 51 RBIs, 22 of 26 stolen bases. 1B Blake Robertson, .338-4-43, 61 walks. SS Peyton Graham, .336-14-53. C Jimmy Crooks, .299-4-31. 2B Jackson Nicklaus, .288-8-23. DH Brett Squires, .344-6-29.
Top starting pitchers: LHP Jake Bennett, 6-3, 3.83 ERA. RHP David Sandlin, 6-3, 5.70.
Top relief pitchers: RHP Trevin Michael, 4-1, 3.21, 8 saves. LHP Carter Campbell, 2-0, 4.26. LHP Chazz Martinez, 3-3, 5.10, 1 save. RHP Jaret Godman, 1-0, 7.36, 3 saves.
West Virginia
Seed: 6
Record: 33-20, 14-10 in Big 12
Ranking by National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association: receiving votes
First-round game: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday vs. Oklahoma
Big 12 Tournament titles: 0
Top hitters: RF Austin Davis, .336 batting average, 4 home runs, 26 RBIs, 28 of 34 stolen bases. C McGwire Holbrook, .325-6-42. 3B J.J. Wetherholt, .308-4-36. CF Victor Scott, .286-6-46, 38 of 45 stolen bases. 1B Grant Hussey, .243-10-34. LF Braden Barry, .291-6-25, 16 of 20 stolen bases.
Top starting pitchers: RHP Jacob Watters, 3-6, 5.65 ERA. LHP Ben Hampton, 8-4, 4.50. Aidan Major, 3-0, 3.49. RHP Zach Bravo, 3-1, 7.71.
Top relief pitchers: RHP Trey Braithwaite, 3-0, 1.54, 8 saves. RHP Chris Sleeper, 3-4, 3.61. RHP Noah Short, 0-1, 3.68, 2 saves. RHP Chase Smith, 1-1, 3.86, 1 save.
Kansas State
Seed: 7
Record: 27-27, 8-16 in Big 12
Ranking by National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association: unranked
First-round game: 4 p.m. Wednesday vs. Texas Tech
Big 12 Tournament titles: 0
Top hitters: LF Dominic Johnson, .346 batting average, 11 home runs, 41 RBIs. CF Cole Johnson, .297-7-30. 1B Dylan Phillips, .287-13-42. SS Nick Goodwin, .257-10-46. RF Jeff Heinrich, .333-10-23.
Top starting pitchers: RHP Blake Adams, 5-6, 5.04 ERA. RHP German Fajardo, 4-2, 3.95, 2 saves. RHP Connor McCullough, 3-3, 5.32. RHP Griffin Hassall, 4-6, 6.31.
Top relief pitchers: LHP Dylan Phillips, 0-1, 2.93, 6 saves. RHP Blake Corsentino, 4-5, 3.98, 2 saves. RHP Ty Ruhl, 4-2, 6.33.
Don Williams, Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
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