Contacts: Russell Luna 469.524.1009 | [email protected] Final 2021 BASEBALL CONFERENCE STANDINGS BIG 12 OVERALL vs School W L T Pct. H A N W L T Pct. H A N Streak Top 25 Texas 17 7 0 .708 8-4 9-3 0-0 50 17 0 .746 32-5 13-5 5-7 L1 11-10 TCU 17 7 0 .708 9-3 8-4 0-0 41 19 0 .683 20-9 14-6 7-3 L2 6-6 Texas Tech 14 10 0 .583 7-5 7- 5 0-0 39 17 0 .696 27-7 7-5 5-5 L2 7-9 Oklahoma State 12 12 0 .500 8-5 4-7 0-0 36 19 1 .664 23-8-1 8-7 5-4 L2 4-11 Oklahoma 11 13 0 .458 4-7 7-6 0-0 27 28 0 .491 15-11 8-8 4-9 L2 5-12 Baylor 11 13 0 .458 6-6 5-7 0-0 31 20 0 .608 23-6 7-10 1-4 L4 3-7 Kansas State 10 14 0 .417 8-4 2-10 0-0 34 23 0 .596 24-7 3-12 7-4 L1 6-10 West Virginia 8 16 0 .333 4-8 4-8 0-0 25 27 0 .481 15-12 6-13 4-2 L2 5-11 Kansas 8 16 0 .333 4-8 4-8 0-0 30 27 0 .526 16-11 12-14 2-2 L2 3-9 CONFERENCE NOTES CONFERENCE NOTES The Big 12 won five national championships in 2021 which is tied for TCU won its third Big 12 Championship title and first since 2016 with a 10-7 third-most in league history. National Champions include: Baylor (men’s win over Oklahoma State. The Horned Frogs are just the sixth team and the basketball), Oklahoma (softball) and Texas (rowing, men’s swimming & first since 2011 to win the Big 12 regular-season title and postseason title. diving and women’s tennis). Outfielder Porter Brown was tabbed the Most Outstanding Player (MOP) of the Championship. This is the seventh-consecutive season that at least one Big 12 program has reached the College World Series. Overall, 27 Big 12 teams have punched The Big 12, ranked as the No. 2 conference RPI, was the only league in a ticket to the CWS since 1999. which all of its teams rank within the top-80. 77.8% of Big 12 programs have an RPI of 64 or better, including five within the top 40: No. 4 TCU, No. Texas was a win away from advancing to the College World Series 6 Texas, No. 10 Texas Tech, No. 14 Oklahoma State, No. 43 Baylor, No. 62 championship series for the first time since 2009. Oklahoma, No. 64 Kansas, No. 72 Kansas State and No. 79 West Virginia. Texas and Texas Tech punched tickets to the NCAA Championship Super Every Big 12 squad produced at three top 25 victories this season. Six Regionals with 3-0 performances at their respective regionals. This is the teams (K-State, OU, TCU, UT, TTU and WVU) have collected four or more third-consecutive tournament and fourth out of the last five at least two top 25 wins. Big 12 teams have reached the NCAA Championship Super Regionals. Texas Tech’s Jace Jung was tabbed the Big 12 Player of the Year, joining With UT and TTU’s berths this season, 42 Big 12 squads have reached the his brother Josh who previously won the award in 2019. UT’s Ty Madden Super Regionals. The Big 12 is 63-51 in Super Regionals (.553). earned Pitcher of the Year, while David Pierce was named Coach of the Year. TCU’s Brayden Taylor collected Freshman of the Year recognition, This was the 21st time in 24 NCAA Championship selections that at least while Oklahoma State’s Christian Encarnacion-Strand collected Newcomer four Big 12 squads participated in regionals. of the Year. TCU and Texas led the way with a combined 13 selections. For the full awards list, visit page 7. For the first time in Conference history, three teams were awarded top-eight national seeds: No. 2 Texas, No. 6 TCU and No. 8 Texas Tech. Multiple national honors have been bestowed on Big 12 players including Additionally, Oklahoma State earned a No. 2 seed in the Tucson Regional. Cal Conley as the Brooks Wallace Award winner and Jace Jung as NCBWA The Conference had three teams hosting NCAA Regionals for a second- National Freshman Hitter of the Year. Texas assistant coach Sean Allen consecutive tournament and the seventh time overall. was tabbed the D1Baseball Assistant Coach of the Year. For a full listing of awards, visit page 7. Big 12 SiriusXM Radio IS on Channel 375 A total of 38 Big 12 players were selected in the 2021 MLB Draft. At least 36 or more Big 12 players have been selected in every draft since 1997 with the exception of the shortened draft in 2020. With the recent contraction of 40 rounds to 20, the Big 12 still surpassed the previous record of 35 selections through 20 rounds in 2006 and 2007. Big 12 Champions for Life, an initiative of the Big 12 Conference, is in its sixth year in 2020-21. This year’s campaign will feature student-athletes and K-State’s Jordan Wicks and Texas’ Ty Madden were first round selections, alumni from all 10 Conference institutions and highlight how their athletic marking the fourth consecutive season the Conference had at least one scholarships fueled their stories of personal growth and success. To learn player taken in the first round and the 19th time since 1998. more, visit Big12ChampionsforLife.com and follow the campaign on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook (@Big12CFL). BIG12SPORTS.COM @Big12Conference #Big12 Facebook.com/Big12 YouTube.com/Big12Conference BIG12SPORTS.COM / @BIG12CONFERENCE/ #BIG12BSB BAYLOR KANSAS K-STATE Overall -- 31-20 Overall -- 30-27 Overall -- 34-23 Big 12 -- 11-13 Big 12 -- 8-16 Big 12 -- 10-14 FEBRUARY FEBRUARY FEBRUARY 19 Jacksonville State Canceled 19 1- South Dakota State W, 7-3 19 1- Oregon State [FloBaseball] W, 3-2 20 Jacksonville State Canceled 20 1- South Dakota State L, 5-8 20 1- Gonzaga [FloBaseball] L, 5-17 21 Jacksonville State Canceled 21 1- South Dakota State W, 13-1 21 1- New Mexico [FloBaseball] L, 3-4 21 at UTRGV [WAC Digital] (DH1) W, 12-7 26 at FGCU [YouTube] W, 5-3 22 1- Gonzaga [FloBaseball] W, 6-1 21 at UTRGV [WAC Digital] (DH2) L, 8-9 27 at FGCU [YouTube] L, 5-6 26 Western Michigan W, 9-8 22 at UTRGV [WAC Digital] L, 4-7 28 at FGCU (DH1) [YouTube] L, 0-2 (7) 27 Western Michigan W, 11-3 26 1- Texas A&M (FloBaseball) L, 4-12 28 at FGCU [YouTube] (DH2) L, 2-3 (7) 28 Western Michigan W, 2-1 27 1- Auburn (FloBaseball) W, 12-6 MARCH 28 1- Oklahoma (FloBaseball) L, 3-9 5 at Lipscomb [YouTube] Canceled MARCH 5 at Saint Louis L, 1-8 5 Eastern Illinois W, 6-3 MARCH 6 at Lipscomb [YouTube] Canceled 6 Eastern Illinois L, 5-6 2 Sam Houston W, 4-0 6 at Saint Louis W, 5-1 7 Eastern Illinois L, 7-14 5 Memphis W, 5-4 7 at Lipscomb [YouTube] Canceled 9 South Dakota State W, 15-4 6 Memphis (DH1) W, 9-0 (7) 7 at Saint Louis W, 7-5 (12) 10 South Dakota State W, 10-0 6 Memphis (DH2) W, 20-4 8 at Lipscomb [YouTube] Canceled 12 2- Northern Illinois W, 4-3 7 Memphis W, 8-7 12 at Omaha (DH1) W, 7-3 13 2- Northern Illinois W, 8-3 12 Xavier W, 7-3 12 at Omaha (DH2) L, 7-9 13 at Rice W, 3-1 13 Xavier W, 11-4 13 at Omaha (DH1) W, 9-0 14 at Rice L, 0-1 14 Xavier W, 10-0 13 at Omaha (DH2) W, 10-7 19 New Mexico W, 7-1 16 UTSA W, 10-8 17 at Missouri State Canceled 20 New Mexico L, 4-6 17 Prairie View A&M W, 12-2 (7) 19 Creighton W, 7-6 (14) 21 New Mexico W, 17-8 19 #12 Texas* L, 3-5 20 Creighton (DH1) W, 11-3 23 at Wichita State L, 1-5 20 #12 Texas* L, 3-4 20 Creighton (DH2) W, 11-3 26 at #17 Oklahoma State* L, 5-14 21 #12 Texas* W, 11-2 21 Creighton W, 7-4 27 at #17 Oklahoma State* L, 2-4 23 at UT Arlington [UTMavs.com] L, 3-4 23 at Lafayette W, 20-5 28 at #17 Oklahoma State* L, 2-8 26 at #12 TCU* L, 1-3 24 at Lafayette Canceled 27 at #12 TCU* L, 2-11 26 at West Virginia* L, 0-11 APRIL 28 at #12 TCU* L, 1-10 27 at West Virignia* (DH1) W, 9-2 1 #4 Texas Tech* L, 1-17 30 Texas State W, 4-2 27 at West Virginia* (DH2) L, 2-15 (7) 2 #4 Texas Tech* W, 7-2 30 Missouri W, 10-9 3 #4 Texas Tech* W, 10-4 APRIL APRIL 6 Arkansas - Pine Bluff W, 12-2 (8) 1 North Carolina A&T W, 6-0 1 #8 Texas* L, 2-5 7 Arkansas - Pine Bluff W, 12-0 2 #8 Texas* L, 0-7 2 N.C.