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Big 12 Baseball Saturday Six-Pack: BYU and Cincinnati Shake Things Up

By Derek Duke

Posted on April 7, 2024

Is there anything better than cold beer and baseball? It’s a combination that is hard to beat during the season. No matter what kind of beer you drink (or how many), let’s take a look at some of the best action on the Big 12 baseball diamond from Saturday with a nice six pack.

Best Game

Kansas State at #25 UCF

After dropping game one on Friday night, Kansas State came out Saturday looking to even things up. The Wildcats got off to a 2-0 start thanks to Raphael Pelletier and Chuck Ingram.

Crushed it 😤#KStateBSB x @RaphPelletier2 pic.twitter.com/cEPKGw8fD8
— K-State Baseball (@KStateBSB) April 6, 2024

UCF tied the game at two in the fourth inning, in large part due to a big RBI double by Jack Zyska.

Seeing double 👀 pic.twitter.com/iVDBkVJVsi
— UCF Baseball (@UCF_Baseball) April 6, 2024

Then, with the bases loaded in the sixth inning, Kansas State got a freebie when Kaelen Culpepper was hit. A Nick English sac fly made it a 4-2 game in favor of Kansas State.

Add TWO ✌️ and take the lead

Hit by pitch and sac fly by @Nenglish2023 brings two runs across the plate! pic.twitter.com/RKZNpXgPN7
— K-State Baseball (@KStateBSB) April 6, 2024

The Knights would make things interesting in the eighth when Jack Zyska hit a solo shot, but that wouldn’t be enough.

Hey Jack, that baseball is never coming back! 😤 pic.twitter.com/LxqJqJGm3q
— UCF Baseball (@UCF_Baseball) April 7, 2024

Kansas State won game two 4-3, and they will play a rubber match on Sunday to determine the series.

CATS WIN‼️ #KStateBSB pic.twitter.com/oYFvtcrEV8
— K-State Baseball (@KStateBSB) April 7, 2024

Best Win

BYU over Texas

It’s time to start talking about the Cougars because they did one heck of a job this weekend down in Austin. After winning game one on Thursday, they fell short on Friday night to make Saturday’s game for the series. BYU jumped out to a 4-0 lead early and never looked back at all, as they won 7-5. The Cougars scored all their runs in the first five innings and Texas never could quite pull off the comeback. While BYU may not be a title contender, this series definitely shook up the standings, to say the least.

Brought our barrels😏 pic.twitter.com/vJfY9Dwri6
— BYU Baseball (@BYUBaseball) April 6, 2024

Worst Loss

TCU

First off, I want to give credit to Cincinnati here. They don’t get talked about enough due to their record, but their series win over TCU was a big one. With that said, what in the world is going on in Fort Worth? I thought the Horned Frogs turned things around last weekend when they swept Houston, and now they follow that up with a series loss to Cincinnati on the road. TCU has dug themselves a deep hole, and I just don’t see them climbing out of it right now. On Sunday, they will try to avoid being swept.

Looks like we're playing for a series sweep tomorrow‼️#Bearcats pic.twitter.com/4psOmZHBFA
— Cincinnati Baseball (@GoBearcatsBASE) April 6, 2024

Saturday MVP

Oklahoma Catcher Scott Mudler

Mudler had a big day for the Sooners, driving in a whopping six runs, including this big three-run blast in the third inning.

Have a day, MUD 🔥

Make it 6️⃣ RBIs for @scott_mudler!

M4 | OU 13, OSU 6 // 📺 ESPN+ pic.twitter.com/R8yJ8Hjtm0
— Oklahoma Baseball (@OU_Baseball) April 6, 2024

Pitcher of the Day

West Virginia LHP Derek Clark

Clark pitched a complete game against Kansas, allowing just three hits while striking out seven batters. That’s pretty impressive against a good Kansas lineup.

🎶CUE COUNTRY ROADS!!

Derek Clark with the complete-game shutout!#HailWV pic.twitter.com/D29i2fcOrT
— WVU Baseball (@WVUBaseball) April 6, 2024

Best Home Run

Texas Tech 2B TJ Pompey

A grand slam? Yes, please.

THAT'S HOW YOU RECORD YOUR FIRST HIT OF THE WEEKEND!

TJ unloads on a baseball and rips one 443' for the first Red Raider grand slam of the season!

Houston: 2
Tech: 7 #WreckEm | @Tpompey_Jr pic.twitter.com/kiBqrN9Luk
— Texas Tech Baseball (@TTU_Baseball) April 6, 2024