Arizona’s Brendan Summerhill and Arizona State’s Ben Jacobs were named Big 12 Player and Pitcher of the Year, while TCU’s Sawyer Strosnider earned Freshman of the Year honors. Arizona’s Tony Pluta was named Scholar-Athlete of the Year, and Kansas head coach Dan Fitzgerald was recognized as Coach of the Year after guiding the Jayhawks to a 42–14 regular season. This marks the fourth straight year the tournament has been held at Globe Life Field. MLB Pipeline has five Big 12 players ranked among its Top 150 2025 Draft prospects. The 2025 Big 12 Conference Championship gets underway Wednesday, May 21, and runs through May 24 at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, home of Major League Baseball’s Texas Rangers.
2025 #Big12BSB Player of the Year ⭐️
Kerrington Cross | @GoBearcatsBASE pic.twitter.com/VSmobeaOSj
— Big 12 Conference (@Big12Conference) May 20, 2025
2025 #Big12BSB Pitcher of the Year ⭐️
Antoine Jean | @UHCougarBB pic.twitter.com/eOGzwu0oGQ
— Big 12 Conference (@Big12Conference) May 20, 2025
2025 #Big12BSB Co-Newcomer of the Year ⭐️
Matt King | @ASU_Baseball pic.twitter.com/9z89Hhrabt
— Big 12 Conference (@Big12Conference) May 20, 2025
2025 #Big12BSB Co-Newcomer of the Year ⭐️
Harris Bodendorf | @OSUBaseball pic.twitter.com/I8Ug3qcS0I
— Big 12 Conference (@Big12Conference) May 20, 2025
2025 #Big12BSB Scholar-Athlete of the Year ⭐️
Tony Pluta | @ArizonaBaseball pic.twitter.com/o1cz8bNUgX
— Big 12 Conference (@Big12Conference) May 20, 2025
2025 #Big12BSB Coach of the Year ⭐️
Dan Fitzgerald | @KUBaseball pic.twitter.com/FerpdM4Tds
— Big 12 Conference (@Big12Conference) May 20, 2025
All games will air on ESPN platforms, including ESPN+, ESPN2, and ESPNU. The championship game will be broadcast Saturday, May 24, at 7 p.m. EDT on ESPNU.
This is the first Big 12 postseason appearance for Arizona and Arizona State. UCF and Utah did not qualify. The tournament will transition to Surprise Stadium in Surprise, Ariz., beginning in 2026.
The NCAA Tournament Selection Show airs Monday, May 26, at 12 p.m. EDT on ESPNU.
TCU and Oklahoma State have each won four Big 12 Tournament championships, the most in league history. Baylor, Kansas, and Texas Tech have each won once.
The D1Baseball.com Top 25 Rankings, published May 19, have No. 25 Kansas as the lone Big 12 representative.
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— D1Baseball (@d1baseball) May 19, 2025
2025 Big 12 Regular Season Standings
West Virginia (40–13, 19–9 Big 12)
Kansas (42–14, 20–10 Big 12)
TCU (37–17, 19–11 Big 12)
Arizona (35–21, 18–12 Big 12)
Arizona State (35–21, 18–12 Big 12)
Kansas State (31–23, 17–13 Big 12)
Oklahoma State (27–22, 15–12 Big 12)
Cincinnati (31–23, 16–14 Big 12)
Texas Tech (20–32, 13–17 Big 12)
Baylor (33–21, 13–17 Big 12)
Houston (29–24, 12–17 Big 12)
BYU (27–26, 10–20 Big 12)
*UCF (29–26, 9–21 Big 12) – Did not qualify
*Utah (21–29, 8–22 Big 12) – Did not qualify
2025 Big 12 Conference Championship Schedule
All Game Start Times Are Eastern Daylight Time
All Games Will Air on ESPN+, ESPNU, or ESPN2
Wednesday, May 21 – First Round
Game 1 – No. 12 BYU vs. No. 5 Arizona State – 10 a.m. – ESPN+
Game 2 – No. 9 Texas Tech vs. No. 8 Cincinnati – 1:30 p.m. – ESPNU & ESPN+
Game 3 – No. 10 Baylor vs. No. 7 Oklahoma State – 5 p.m. – ESPNU & ESPN+
Game 4 – No. 11 Houston vs. No. 6 Kansas State – 9 p.m. – ESPN2 & ESPN+
Thursday, May 22 – Quarterfinals
Game 5 – No. 4 Arizona vs. Game 1 Winner – 10 a.m. – ESPN+
Game 6 – No. 1 West Virginia vs. Game 2 Winner – 1:30 p.m. – ESPN+
Game 7 – No. 2 Kansas vs. Game 3 Winner – 5 p.m. – ESPNU & ESPN+
Game 8 – No. 3 TCU vs. Game 4 Winner – 8:30 p.m. – ESPNU & ESPN+
Friday, May 23 – Semifinals
Game 9 – Game 5 Winner vs. Game 6 Winner – 5 p.m. – ESPN+
Game 10 – Game 7 Winner vs. Game 8 Winner – 8:30 p.m. – ESPN+
Saturday, May 24 – Championship Game
Game 11 – Game 9 Winner vs. Game 10 Winner – 7 p.m. – ESPNU & ESPN+
Big 12 Conference MLBPipeline.com Top 150 Draft Prospects
No. 22 – OF – Brendan Summerhill – Arizona
No. 39 – OF – Brandon Compton – Arizona State
No. 87 – LHP – Ben Jacobs – Arizona State
No. 98 – OF – Nolan Schubart – Oklahoma State
No. 112 – RHP – Gabe Davis – Oklahoma State
No. 134 – SS – Mason White – Arizona
Arizona’s Brendan Summerhill (4) celebrates his go-ahead one-run RBI single next to Texas A&M first baseman Blake Binderup (46) during an NCAA baseball game on Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke).
