Big 12 baseball preseason poll: Oklahoma State picked third, OU tied for sixth

OSU picked third, OU tied for sixth in Big 12 baseball poll

Oklahoma State baseball was picked to finish third and OU was selected to finish in a tie for sixth in the Big 12 preseason poll, the conference announced Thursday.

TCU, which advanced to the semifinals of the College World Series last summer, was picked to win the conference for the second straight preseason, receiving 11 of the 12 first-place votes available. Coaches cannot vote for their own team.

Texas was picked to finish second, receiving two first-place votes.

Last season, OSU, Texas and West Virginia ultimately finished in a three-way tie for the conference regular season title.

Rounding out the poll is Texas Tech at fourth, followed by Kansas State, OU and West Virginia tied at sixth, Kansas, Houston, UCF, Baylor and BYU and Cincinnati tied at 12th.

Only 10 teams will advance to the conference tournament at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, on May 21-25.

The Oklahoma bench celebrates a three-point shot late in the second half of the Longhorns’ game against the Oklahoma Sooners at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas, Jan 24, 2024. The Sooners won the game 91-87.

OU women’s basketball upsets No. 10 Texas late

Skylar Vann had 19 points and 12 rebounds, Payton Verhulst scored 18 points and Oklahoma beat No. 10 Texas 91-87 late Wednesday night.

Texas (18-3, 5-3 Big 12), which trailed by as many as 13 in the third quarter, cut the deficit to one on a basket in the lane by Madison Booker with 59 seconds left. But Lexy Keys made a 3-pointer from the left corner 19 seconds later for Oklahoma, assisted by Nevaeh Tot.

Booker then banked in a 3-pointer with 7.2 seconds left, but Tot’s free throw put the game out of reach.

“We’re gonna enjoy this one,” Oklahoma coach Jennie Baranczyk said. “We’ve had some lows in our season (a 79-70 loss to Southern at home)….

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Author : The Oklahoman

Publish date : 2024-01-26 19:59:40

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