Tyler Pigg, Associate Director, University of Oklahoma Athletics Communications
NORMAN – The Oklahoma baseball team will be the No. 4 seed in next week’s Big 12 Championship at Oklahoma City’s Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark. The Sooners finished fourth in the league standings with a 14-10 conference record and 34-21 mark overall.
Oklahoma faces No. 5 seed Baylor on Wednesday, May 23 at 9 a.m. CT. The Sooners swept the Bears earlier this in Norman. Baylor finished the regular season at 32-19 overall and 13-11 in the Big 12.
All-time, Oklahoma is 3-3 against Baylor in the Big 12 Championship. The two teams have not taken the field together in the postseason since 2013.
Oklahoma has twice won the Big 12 Championship. The Sooners won the inaugural tournament in 1997 and followed with a title in 2013. Oklahoma is 36-35 in 21 Big 12 Championships and is one of just two teams to qualify for all 22 in the league’s history.
Wednesday, May 23
Session One
Game 1: No. 4 Oklahoma vs. No. 5 Baylor – 9 a.m.
Game 2: No. 1 Texas vs. No. 8 Kansas – 12:30 p.m.
Session Two
Game 3: No. 2 Oklahoma State vs. No. 7 West Virginia – 4 p.m.
Game 4: No. 3 Texas Tech vs. No. 6 TCU – 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, May 24
Session Three
Game 5: Game 1 Loser vs. Game 2 Loser – 9 a.m.
Game 6: Game 3 Loser vs. Game 4 Loser – 12:30 p.m.
Session Four
Game 7: Game 1 Winner vs. Game 2 Winner – 4 p.m.
Game 8: Game 3 Winner vs. Game 4 Winner – 7:30 p.m.
Friday, May 25
Session Five
Game 9: Game 7 Loser vs. Game 5 Winner – 3:15 p.m.
Game 10: Game 8 Loser vs. Game 6 Winner – 7 p.m.
Saturday, May 26
Session Six
Game 11: Game 7 Winner vs. Game 9 Winner – 9 a.m.
Game 12: Game 8 Winner vs. Game 10 Winner – 12:30 p.m.
Session Seven
*Game 13: Winner Game 11 vs. Loser Game 11, If Necessary – 4 p.m.
**Game 14: Winner Game 12 vs. Loser Game 12, If Necessary*** – 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 27
Session Eight
Game 15: Championship Game – 1 p.m.
Times listed in Central.
*Game 13 will be necessary if the winner of Game 9 also wins Game 11.
**Game 14 will be necessary if the winner of Game 10 also wins Game 12.
***If Game 13 is unnecessary, Game 14 will be played at 4:30 p.m. rather than 7:30 p.m.
C: (334) 750-0791
E: tpigg@ou.edu
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