Another year of "Predicting the Big 12 Season" is here! SicEm365 Co-Editor Grayson Grundhoefer predicts each game in the Big 12 season week by week in this yearly feature.
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.