Big 12 Baseball Championship Primer & Gamethread

The Philips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship gets underway today at the Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark in Oklahoma City.

The tournament runs today through Sunday with the leagues top eight teams facing off in a double-elimination format.

OSU will open the championship against top seeded Texas Tech.

No. 8 Oklahoma State Cowboys (26-25, 8-14 Big 12) vs. No. 1 Texas Tech Red Raiders (42-13, 16-8 Big 12)

Where: Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark, Oklahoma City, OK

When: Wednesday, May 17 @ 12:30 p.m.

Watch: Fox College Sports / Fox Sports SouthWest+ / Fox Sports MidWest+ / Fox Sports Go

Listen: okstate.com

Bracket:

If you plan on heading to any of the games this weekend, we’ve got all you need to know here.

PREVIEW

Texas Tech finished the season with the same conference record as TCU, but earned the top seed in the tournament thanks to a 2-1 series victory over the Horned Frogs last month.

The Red Raiders come in winners of nine of their last 11 games. They’re going to be a regional host site this year and could be as high as the No. 3 seed.

OSU comes into the tournament riding high on a two-game sweep of Oklahoma. Though they lost six straight before hand.

If OSU wants to make an NCAA Regional for the fifth year in a row their going to have to pull a Major League and win the whole damn thing.

The Cowboys stole two games from the Red Raiders earlier this season, so a win today isn’t out of the question.

Before the game starts, make sure and do these three things:

1. Follow CRFF on Twitter. You can find us there @CowboysRFF. We will be tweeting throughout the game providing in-depth analysis and probably some hot takes. Don’t miss it.

2. Save the CRFF voicemail number in your phone. Give us your hottest takes, your drunken ramblings, etc. We’ll air our favorites on the podcast (which we promise is coming back soon). 405-652-9773.

3. You can talk about the game with us in the comments section below!

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