#5 Baylor opens Big 12 Tournament play vs. #4 OU
OKLAHOMA CITY – Baylor baseball begins the 2018 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship as the No. 5 seed facing No. 4 Oklahoma on Wednesday at 9 a.m. at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark on FOX College Sports. The winner/loser will face the winner/loser of the No. 1 Texas vs. No. 8 Kansas game.
BAYLOR BEARS
2018 Record: 32-19
2018 Big 12 Record: 13-11
Head Coach: Steve Rodriguez
Career: 376-369 (15th season)
BU: 91-71 (3rd season)
2018 STAT LEADERS
AVG: Andy Thomas (.347)
2B: Davis Wendzel (21)
HR: Cunningham, Langeliers (9)
RBI: Davis Wendzel (42)
SB: Nick Loftin (5)
OKLAHOMA SOONERS
BA NR USA RV NCBWA NR | D1 NR RPI 39
2018 Record: 34-21
2018 Big 12 Record: 14-10
Head Coach: Skip Johnaon
Career: 34-21 (1st season)
OU: 34-21 (1st season)
C: So. Shea Langeliers (.235, 44 R, 45 H, 16 2B, 2 3B, 9 HR, 37 RBI, 32 BB, 4 SB) Has 19 R, 14 RBI, 10 XBH in last 16 games
1B: So. Andy Thomas (.347, 32 R, 66 H, 10 2B, 1 HR, 31 RBI, 35 BB, 3 SB) 20-for-52 (.385) 13 R, 14 RBI, 3 2B in last 12 games
2B: Jr. Josh Bissonette (.272, 29 R, 46 H, 9 2B, 1 3B, 6 HR, 34 RBI, 24 BB, 2 SB) Has 11 RBI and 3 XBH in last 9 games
3B: So. Davis Wendzel (.328, 36 R, 62 H, 21 2B, 1 3B, 7 HR, 42 RBI, 36 BB, 4 SB) 32-for-79 (.405) 16 R, 29 RBI, 12 2B, 4 HR in last 20 games
SS: Fr. Nick Loftin (.311, 43 R, 59 H, 8 2B, 5 HR, 30 RBI, 18 BB, 5 SB) 48-for-148 (.324) 36 R, 8 2B, 5 HR, 26 RBI in last 34 games
LF: Jr. T.J. Raguse (.372, 18 R, 32 H, 4 2B, 1 HR, 17 RBI, 9 BB) 28-for-64 (.438) 16 R, 12 RBI, 4 2B, 1 HR in last 22 games
CF: Jr. Cole Haring (.260, 35 R, 50 H, 13 2B, 2 3B, 6 HR, 30 RBI, 15 BB, 4 SB) 36-for-120 (.300) 26 R, 26 RBI, 7 2B, 5 HR in last 32 games
RF: Fr. Davion Downey (.276, 24 R, 43 H, 10 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 29 RBI, 25 BB, 1 SB) 39-for-132 (.295) 24 R, 12 XBH, 29 RBI in last 41 games
DH: Jr. Richard Cunningham (.330, 39 R, 64 H, 11 2B, 2 3B, 9 HR, 36 RBI, 8 BB, 4 SB) 35-for-88 (.398) 25 R, 6 HR, 22 RBI in last 20 games
Pitching Matchup
BU SP1: LHP Cody Bradford (6-5, 2.60 ERA)
OU SP1: RHP Jake Irvin (6-1, 3.01 ERA)