Big 12 baseball tournament: Texas Tech, other teams at a glance
Here are thumbnail looks at the eight teams participating in this week's Big 12 baseball 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 runs batted in. 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 earned-run average. 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 ERA.
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 runs batted in. 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 earned-run average. 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 ERA. RHP Roman Phansalkar, 5-2, 2.51 ERA. RHP Kale Davis, 1-1, 3.65 ERA.
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: DH Ivan Melendez, .421 batting average, 28 home runs, 85 runs batted in. 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 ERA. RHP Tristan Stevens, 5-6, 5.04 ERA.
Top relief pitchers: RHP Aaron Nixon, 1-3, 3.56 ERA, 5 saves. RHP Marcus Olivarez, 1-0, 0.46 ERA. LHP Luke Harrison, 0-0, 2.97 ERA, 2 saves. RHP Jared Southard, 2-1, 3.43 ERA.
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 runs batted in. 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 earned-run average. RHP Will Rigney, 2-2, 4.54 ERA. RHP Jake Jackson, 4-4, 8.35 ERA. RHP Blake Helton, 0-1, 2.51 ERA.
Top relief pitchers: RHP Mason Marriott, 2-3, 5.96 ERA, 5 saves. LHP Matt Voelker, 4-7, 5.83 ERA, 3 saves. RHP Hambleton Oliver, 1-1, 6.26 ERA, 1 save. LHP Cam Caley, 4-0, 6.68 ERA.
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 runs batted in. 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 earned-run average. RHP Brandon Birdsell, 8-3, 2.75 ERA. RHP Chase Hampton, 5-3, 4.80 ERA.
Top relief pitchers: RHP Brendan Girton, 3-0, 4.08 ERA. LHP Derek Bridges, 1-0, 3.79 ERA. LHP Mason Molina, 1-5, 4.04 ERA.
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 runs batted in, 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 earned-run average. RHP David Sandlin, 6-3, 5.70 ERA.
Top relief pitchers: RHP Trevin Michael, 4-1, 3.21 ERA, 8 saves. LHP Carter Campbell, 2-0, 4.26 ERA. LHP Chazz Martinez, 3-3, 5.10 ERA, 1 save. RHP Jaret Godman, 1-0, 7.36 ERA, 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 runs batted in, 28 of 34 stolen bases. C McGwire Holbrook, .325-6-42. 3B J.J. Weatherholt, .308-4-36. CF Victor Scott, .286-6-46, 38 of 45 stolen bases. 1B Grant Hussey, .243-10-34. LF Braden Berry, .291-6-25, 16 of 20 stolen bases.
Top starting pitchers: RHP Jacob Watters, 3-6, 5.65 earned-run average. LHP Ben Hampton, 8-4, 4.50 ERA. Aidan Major, 3-0, 3.49 ERA. RHP Zach Bravo, 3-1, 7.71 ERA.
Top relief pitchers: RHP Trey Brathwaite, 3-0, 1.54 ERA, 8 saves. RHP Chris Sleeper, 3-4, 3.61 ERA. RHP Noah Short, 0-1, 3.68 ERA, 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 Domonic Johnson, .346 batting average, 11 home runs, 41 runs batted in. 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 earned-run average. RHP German Fajardo, 4-2, 3.95 ERA, 2 saves. RHP Connor McCullough, 3-3, 5.32. RHP Griffin Hassall, 4-6, 6.31 ERA.
Top relief pitchers: LHP Dylan Phillips, 0-1, 2.93 earned-run average, 6 saves. RHP Blake Corsentino, 4-5, 3.98 ERA, 2 saves. RHP Ty Ruhl, 4-2, 6.33 ERA.
This article originally appeared on Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: 2022 Big 12 baseball tournament: Texas Tech, other teams at a glance
