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Friday - May 28, 2010

Big 12 Tournament, Day 3

Two games again today...the "other" guys this time.

I had the first game streaming while at work but missed most of it. Kansas played home team to Kansas State. The Jayhawks actually jumped out in front, scoring 2 in the first. But, K-State answered quickly, scoring 3 in the 2nd and 3 more in the 3rd. Ahead 7-2 in the 6th, the Wildcats gave up a 3-spot to make things a bit more interesting. However, K-State scored 3 insurance runs in the top of the 9th and held on to win today's opener 10-5.

Baylor played home to Oklahoma in the nightcap. I did not watch much of the game 'cause Sam LeCure (making his MLB debut) and Drew Stubbs were playing for the Reds against the Astros. LeCure went 6 innings and struck out the side in the sixth to earn his first MLB win...in his MLB debut. Cool.

Anyway...back to the Sooners and the Bears. OU jumped out in front, scoring a run in the 3rd but Baylor struck back in a big way, scoring 5 in the bottom of the 3rd. Made sure I watched the 9th with the Sooners down 3-8...just to see if the Sooners could make 5 in-a-row 9th-inning rally wins. They started off right with a triple. The next batter struck out swinging and the ball got away from the catcher but the batter was called out for runner interference (called for running into the infield area to block the throw from the catcher to 1b)...yikes. Next guy went down swinging. Last guy grounded out to ss. Baylor won the game 8-3 and earned their way into the Championship Game against the Aggies.

So, all four games tomorrow are moot...with respect to the Tournament Championship. How bizarre. It'll actually be kind of interesting to see how the Aggies and Bears approach the games. The Aggies play at 12:30. The Bears play in the final game of the day with a 7:30 scheduled start time. That fact alone might give the Aggies the edge.

Back tomorrow night...

Posted by Joanna at 10:39 PM