Big12 Baseball Tournament: Who Will Win?
Contents
- Big12 Baseball Tournament Who Will Win?
- The teams competing in the Big12 Baseball Tournament
- The history of the Big12 Baseball Tournament
- The format of the Big12 Baseball Tournament
- How the teams qualified for the Big12 Baseball Tournament
- The seeding of the teams in the Big12 Baseball Tournament
- A preview of the first round of the Big12 Baseball Tournament
- A preview of the second round of the Big12 Baseball Tournament
- A preview of the semifinals of the Big12 Baseball Tournament
- A preview of the Championship game of the Big12 Baseball Tournament
The Big12 Baseball Tournament is underway and we take a look at who the favorites are to win the conference title
Big12 Baseball Tournament Who Will Win?
The Big12 Baseball Tournament will be held from May 23-27 in Oklahoma City Oklahoma. The top eight teams in the conference will compete in a double-elimination tournament. The winner of the tournament will receive the conference’s automatic bid to the Caa Baseball tournament
The top four seeds in the tournament are Oklahoma, Texas Tech TCU, and Baylor. Oklahoma is the defending Big12 champion and has won four straight conference titles. Texas Tech is the highest ranked team in the conference, coming in at No. 6 in the latest baseball America poll. TCU is coming off a strong finish to the regular season winning 14 of their last 18 games. Baylor round out the top four seeds, but they have struggled down the stretch, losing eight of their last 12 games.
The bottom four seeds in the tournament are Kansas State West Virginia Oklahoma State and Texas. Kansas State is led by preseason All-American pitcher Levi MaVorhis and could be a tough out in the tournament. West Virginia has been one of the biggest surprise teams in college baseball this season and they come into the tournament red-hot, winning nine of their last 10 games. Oklahoma State has struggled all season and likely doesn’t have enough firepower to make a run in the tournament. Texas is arguably one of the most disappointing teams in college baseball this season and they come into the tournament having lost 11 of their last 15 games.
So who will win the Big12 baseball tournament? It’s anyone’s guess, but it should be a Great Event nonetheless.
The teams competing in the Big12 Baseball Tournament
The Big12 Baseball Tournament is an annual event that takes place at the end of the regular season The tournament is a double-elimination event, and the winner receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Baseball Tournament. This year, the tournament will be held from May 23-28 at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois.
The following teams will be competing in the Big12 Baseball Tournament
-Texas
-Baylor
-West Virginia
-Oklahoma State
-Kansas State
– TCU
The history of the Big12 Baseball Tournament
The Big12 Baseball Tournament is an annual event that takes place at the end of the college baseball Regular Season The tournament is a double-elimination event, meaning that teams must lose two games in order to be eliminated from the tournament. The tournament began in 1997, and it has been held every year since then. The event is usually held in early May, and it typically lasts for four days.
The tournament determines the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship In the past, the Big12 has been represented in the College World Series by teams such as Texas, Oklahoma State and Baylor. The TCU Horned Frogs are the most recent team to win the Big12 Baseball Tournament doing so in 2016.
The Big12 Baseball Tournament has been dominated by Texas and Oklahoma State in recent years In fact, those two teams have won a combined nine of the last ten tournaments. However, with both teams currently sitting near the bottom of the Conference Standings it is entirely possible that another team could emerge victorious this year.
The format of the Big12 Baseball Tournament
The Big12 baseball tournament will be played May 23-27 at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark in Oklahoma City Oklahoma. The format is a double-elimination tournament with the top two seeds receiving a first-round bye.
The winners of the first round games will play each other in the second round, and the winners of those games will play each other in the third round. The losers of the first round games will play each other in the loser’s bracket, and the losers of the second round games will play each other in the loser’s bracket.
The tournament will continue until one team remains undefeated and one team has only one loss. The team with one loss will have to beat the undefeated team twice in order to win the tournament.
The winner of the Big12 Baseball Tournament will receive an automatic bid to the NCAA Baseball Tournament
How the teams qualified for the Big12 Baseball Tournament
The Big 12 Baseball Tournament begins on May 23, and will be held at Bart Kaufman Field in Bloomington, Indiana. The event will showcase the top eight teams in the conference, who will be playing for a chance to win the conference title and an automatic berth to the NCAA Baseball Tournament
In order to qualify for the tournament, a team must first finish in the top eight of the regular season standings. The Regular Season is a 56-game marathon that starts in early February and runs through mid-May. At the end of the regular season the conference standings are used to seed the teams in the tournament.
The top four seeds will earn a first-round bye and will automatically advance to the quarterfinal round. The remaining four seeds will play each other in a best-of-three series, with the winners advancing to face the top four seeds. From there, it is a single elimination tournament until a winner is crowned.
The following is a look at how each team qualified for this year’s tournament:
The seeding of the teams in the Big12 Baseball Tournament
The seeding of the teams in the Big12 Baseball Tournament will be announced later today. The tournament will be held in Oklahoma City next week. The top four seeds will get a first-round bye and will play each other in the second round.
A preview of the first round of the Big12 Baseball Tournament
The Big12 Baseball Tournament starts on Wednesday, May 23 and will run through Sunday, May 27. The top four seeds receive a first-round bye and will play on Thursday. The first round matchups are as follows:
(5) TCU vs. (12) Texas Tech
(6) Oklahoma vs. (11) Baylor
(7) Kansas vs. (10) West Virginia
(8) Texas vs. (9) Iowa State
Predictions:
TCU will beat Texas Tech in the first round of the tournament. TCU has a strong pitching staff and should be able to contain the Texas Tech offense. Oklahoma will beat Baylor in the second game of the day. Oklahoma has been hot as of late, winning eight of their last ten games. Kansas will beat West Virginia in the third game of the day. Kansas has a strong lineup and should be able to score some runs against West Virginia pitching. Lastly, Texas will beat Iowa State in the fourth and final game of the day. Texas has struggled as of late, but they have a strong pitching staff that should be able to lead them to victory.
A preview of the second round of the Big12 Baseball Tournament
In the second round of the Big12 Baseball Tournament the top-seeded Texas Longhorns will take on the TCU Horned Frogs The Longhorns are coming off a regular season in which they went 20-5 in conference play and 32-9 overall. The Horned Frogs went 15-10 in conference play and 27-12 overall. The game will be played Friday, May 25 at 11 AM CT at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas.
The Longhorns are one of the hottest teams in baseball entering the tournament, having won 10 of their last 12 games. Their offense is led by utility player Masen Hibbeler, who is hitting .404 with 36 RBIs on the season. Their pitching staff is anchored by ace Cy Sneed, who has a 6-1 record with a 2.91 ERA.
The Horned Frogs have struggled down the stretch, losing 7 of their last 10 games. They will need to rely on their top two hitters in the lineup, Jake Guenther and Trey Morris, to provide some firepower against the Longhorns pitching staff. On the mound, they will look to freshman right-hander Sean Mooney to keep them in the game against Texas.
It should be a good matchup between two evenly matched teams, but ultimately I think Texas has too much firepower on offense and too much experience on pitching staff for TCU to handle. I’m predicting a 5-2 victory for the Longhorns.
A preview of the semifinals of the Big12 Baseball Tournament
This year’s Big12 baseball tournament will feature some of the best teams in the conference. In the semifinals, we will see the top seeded team, Oklahoma State take on the 4th seeded team, Baylor. The other semifinal match up will feature the 2nd seeded team, Texas Tech squaring off against the 3rd seeded team, TCU.
Both of these match ups should be great games, but who will come out on top?
Let’s take a look at each team.
Oklahoma State is the clear favorite to win the tournament. They finished the Regular season with a record of 41-15, and their offense is one of the best in the conference. They are led by junior outfielder Corey Hassel, who is hitting .338 with 11 home runs and 35 RBIs. They also have senior first baseman Craig McConaughy, who is hitting .333 with 10 home runs and 37 RBIs. Oklahoma State’s pitching has been solid all year as well, with a team ERA of 3.14. Overall, they are a very tough team to beat.
Baylor is no slouch either though. They finished the regular season with a record of 37-19 and their offense is very good as well. Their leading hitter is senior outfielder Josh Bissonette, who is hitting .356 with 12 home runs and 42 RBIs. Baylor also has junior infielder Grayson Porter hitting .350 with 7 Home Runs and 33 RBIs. Their pitching staff has been good all year as well, with a team ERA of 3.29. Baylor will be a tough out for Oklahoma State in the semifinals.
Texas Tech also has a very good team this year. They finished the regular season 42-14 and their offense is one of the best in the conference as well. They are led by senior third baseman Josh Jung, who is hitting .392 with 8 home runs and 45 RBIs. They also have senior first baseman GrantLittle hitting .377 with 7 home runs and 31 RBIs/.382/.511/.893 overall line for his collegiate career). Their pitching staff has been great all year too, posting a team ERA of 2..96 – second only to TCU in conference play (2..64). TCU will have their hands full when they take on Texas Tech in the semifinals..
A preview of the Championship game of the Big12 Baseball Tournament
The Big12 Baseball Tournament will come to a close this weekend, with the Championship game being played on Sunday. The top two seeds in the tournament, Texas and Oklahoma State will face off for the title.
Texas is the defending champion of the tournament, and they are looking to repeat as champions. They finished the regular season with a record of 40-14, and they are the top seed in the tournament. They have been one of the best teams in the country all season long and they are looking to finish the season on a high note.
Oklahoma State is the second seed in the tournament, and they finished the regular season with a record of 37-17. They have been one of the most consistent teams in the conference all season long, and they will be looking to make a run at the title.
Both teams are very talented, and it should be a great game It is hard to predict who will win, but Texas is favored to win.