The diamond sports in the Big 12 are hitting their absolute peak as May postseason madness takes over. From historic crowns to critical regional surges, the conference is proving its elite depth across both baseball and softball.
Baseball: History in Lawrence, Tourney in Surprise
The regular season belonged to the Kansas Jayhawks. For the first time in program history, Kansas captured the Big 12 baseball regular-season title, finishing with a 22-8 conference record. The Jayhawks claim the top seed and a double-bye in the 12-team tournament field, alongside No. 2 seed West Virginia, No. 3 Arizona State, and No. 4 UCF.
The battleground now shifts to Surprise, Arizona, for the Big 12 Tournament. Action kicks off on Tuesday, May 19, with single-elimination opening-round matchups featuring a desperate No. 12 Texas Tech taking on No. 9 BYU, followed by No. 10 Utah facing No. 11 Kansas State.
Softball: Four Teams Punch Super Regional Tickets
On the softball side, the Big 12 absolute crushed regional weekend. After Arizona State pulled off a stunning run to capture its first-ever Big 12 Tournament championship, the conference landed seven bids in the NCAA Tournament field.
Following a chaotic regional round, four Big 12 programs have punched their tickets to the Super Regionals. Highlighting the slate, regular-season champion and No. 11 national seed Texas Tech is moving on to face Florida. Meanwhile, Arizona State advances to face top-seeded Texas, Oklahoma State hits the road to battle Nebraska, and a highly competitive tournament run continues to showcase the league's sheer dominance on the national stage.
Official 2026 Big 12 Baseball Tournament Bracket
This link provides the complete schedule, game times, and broadcast windows for the upcoming championship tournament at Surprise Stadium.
Everydayer Club
If you never miss an episode, it’s time to make it official. Join the Locked On Everydayer Club and get ad-free audio, access to our members-only Discord, and more — all built for our most loyal fans. Click here to learn more and join your team’s community: https://lockedonpodcasts.com/everydayerclub
Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!
Indeed
Listeners of this show get a $75 Sponsored Job Credit to help give your job the premium placement it deserves at http://Indeed.com/podcast
FanDuel
Today's episode is brought to you by FanDuel. Right now new customers can bet just five dollars and get one-hundred and fifty dollars in bonus bets if your first bet wins. Visit https://FANDUEL.COM to get started — Play Your Game.
FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN)
Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
