For the first time in the Mitch Thompson Era, Baylor won a series against a ranked opponent. Last weekend, the Bears took two of three from the No. 24 Red Raiders and held the high-powered TTU offense to just five total runs in three games.
Baylor baseball (7-12, 2-4) picked up its first conference series win of the season with two victories over No. 24 Texas Tech (14-6, 2-4) Sunday afternoon at Baylor Ballpark.
#11 Baylor (22-9; 11-7) drops their final regular season game to Texas Tech (22-9; 11-7). The Bears wiill be the 3 seed in the Big12 tourney in KC with their first game Thursday night.
The Bears had locked up the number three seed in the Big 12 tournament before tip-off thanks to a loss by Kansas at Houston. However, the loss was a disappointing way to head into the postseason.
The No. 5 Bears will face No. 12 Texas Tech on Friday at 11:00 a.m. after the Lady Raiders defeated No. 13 Houston 74-60 in the first round of the Phillips 66 Big 12 Tournament.
Scott Drew, RayJ Dennis and Yves Missi met with the media after the Bears' win over the Red Raiders. Grant McCasland and one of his player also took questions.