2021 Big 12 Conference Baseball Tournament Schedule, Preview
With the regular season in college baseball in the rear view, the Big 12 Conference baseball tournament is set to start on Tuesday at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark in Oklahoma City. Kansas and West Virginia will kick off the tournament as they will be the lone game. First pitch is set at 6 p.m. and the winner will face Texas while the loser will be sent home packing.
Texas and TCU shared the Big 12 regular season title but due to the Longhorns winning the head-to-head series over the Horned Frogs, Texas will be the number one overall seed.
The tournament will wrap up on Sunday as the conference tournament champion will be crowned. Here is the full slate for the Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship.
Tuesday, May 25
Session One
Game 1: No. 9 Kansas vs. No. 8 West Virginia – 6:00 p.m. [Big 12 Now on ESPN+]
Wednesday, May 26
Session Two
Game 2: No. 6 Baylor vs. No. 3 Texas Tech – 9:00 a.m. [ESPNU]
Game 3: No. 7 Kansas State vs. No. 2 TCU – 12:30 p.m. [Big 12 Now on ESPN+]
Session Three
Game 4: Game 1 Winner vs. No. 1 Texas – 4:00 p.m. [Big 12 Now on ESPN+]
Game 5: No. 5 Oklahoma vs. No. 4 Oklahoma State – 7:30 p.m. [Big 12 Now on ESPN+]
Thursday, May 27
Session Four
Game 6: Game 2 Loser vs. Game 3 Loser – 9:00 a.m. [ESPNU]
Game 7: Game 4 Loser vs. Game 5 Loser – 12:30 p.m. [ESPNU]
Session Five
Game 8: Game 2 Winner vs. Game 3 Winner – 4:00 p.m. [Big 12 Now on ESPN+]
Game 9: Game 4 Winner vs. Game 5 Winner – 7:30 p.m. [Big 12 Now on ESPN+]
Friday, May 28
Session Six
Game 10: Game 8 Loser vs. Game 6 Winner – 3:15 p.m. [Big 12 Now on ESPN+]
Game 11: Game 9 Loser vs. Game 7 Winner – 7:00 p.m. [Big 12 Now on ESPN+]
Saturday, May 29
Session Seven
Game 12: Game 8 Winner vs. Game 10 Winner – 9:00 a.m. [Big12 Now on ESPN+]
Game 13: Game 9 Winner vs. Game 11 Winner – 12:30 p.m. [Big 12 Now on ESPN+]
Session Eight
*Game 14: Winner Game 12 vs. Loser Game 12, If Necessary – 4:00 p.m. [Big12 Now on ESPN+]
**Game 15: Winner Game 13 vs. Loser Game 13, If Necessary*** – 7:30 p.m. [Big12 Now on ESPN+]
Sunday, May 30
Session Nine
Game 16: Championship Game – 5:00 p.m. [ESPN2]
Times listed in Central.
*Game 14 will be necessary if the winner of Game 10 also wins Game 12.
**Game 15 will be necessary if the winner of Game 11 also wins Game 13.
***If Game 14 is unnecessary, Game 15 will be played at 4:00 p.m. rather than 7:30 p.m.
As of now, D1 Baseball and Baseball America have five Big 12 teams in their playoff projections as both sites have Texas, TCU, Texas Tech, Oklahoma State and Baylor in their field of 64. Each site has Texas, TCU, and Texas Tech hosting regionals while Baylor and Oklahoma State will have to travel. So, for teams like Kansas, West Virginia, Kansas State and Oklahoma, they will have their work cut out for them if they want to get to a regional.
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