The 2026 Big 12 Baseball Tournament in Surprise, Arizona got underway Tuesday of this week, and as we approach the Championship on Saturday night, it’s been all chalk. Kansas is the top-seeded team in the 12-team field after clinching its first Big 12 regular season title since 1949. And on Thursday night, Kansas won its first game of the Tournament, advancing to the semifinals. Kansas went on to hammer Oklahoma State 9-2 on Friday to advance to the Championship Game, while West Virginia got by Arizona State, to set up a 1 vs. 2 in the Championship Game on Saturday night. The Kansas Jayhawks dominated the game with a 9-0 victory on Saturday night, giving KU its first Big 12 Tournament title since 2006. Below you can find the schedule, bracket and results from the 2026 Big 12 baseball tournament.
West Virginia (21-9) earned the second seed and a double bye as well. The Mountaineers will open on Thursday, May 21 at 4:30 p.m. MST against either No. 7 TCU, No. 10 Utah or No. 11 Kansas State.
Then, it was Arizona State (19-11) securing the No. 3 seed after holding the tiebreaker over UCF due to its 2-1 series win earlier this month. The Sun Devils will play No. 6-seeded Cincinnati (17-13) in Game 8 of the Tournament to begin their postseason. The first pitch is scheduled for 8 p.m. MST on Thursday, May 21.
UCF (19-11) is the No. 4 seed and will open Thursday’s slate of games against No. 5-seed Oklahoma State (18-12) as the last pair of teams to earn the double bye. The two will square off at 9 a.m. MST on Thursday, May 21.
TCU (17-13) is the No. 7 seed and the Horned Frogs will play the winner between No. 10 Utah and No. 11 Kansas State on Wednesday, May 20 at 8 p.m. MST after earning the single bye.
Baylor (14-16) is the No. 8 seed and the final single bye and will play the winner of Game 1 between No. 9 BYU and No. 12 Texas Tech at 4:30 p.m. MST on Wednesday, May 20.
The Tournament will begin Tuesday, May 19 at 4:30 p.m. MST with No. 9-seeded BYU taking on No. 12-seeded Texas Tech, followed by No. 10-seeded Utah squaring off with No. 11-seeded Kansas State at 8 p.m. MST.
The 2026 Tournament will be played at Surprise Stadium in Surprise, Arizona for the first time and will be a single-elimination format.
2026 Big 12 Baseball Tournament Schedule and Results
Tuesday, May 19Game 1 – No. 9 BYU vs. No. 12 Texas Tech: BYU wins 18-8 (Tech eliminated)Game 2 – No. 10 Utah vs. No. 11 Kansas State: K-State wins 9-5 (Utah eliminated)Wednesday, May 20Game 3 – No. 8 Baylor vs. BYU: Baylor wins 13-9 (BYU eliminated)Game 4 – No. 7 TCU vs. K-State: Kansas State wins 9-4 (TCU eliminated)
Thursday, May 21Game 5 – No. 4 UCF vs. No. 5 Oklahoma State: Oklahoma State wins 12-6Game 6 – No. 1 Kansas vs. Baylor: Kansas wins 8-7 (F/10)Game 7 – No. 2 West Virginia vs. Kansas State: West Virginia wins 4-2Game 8 – No. 3 Arizona State vs. No. 6 Cincinnati: Arizona State wins 10-2Friday, May 22Game 9 – No. 5 Oklahoma State vs. No. 1 Kansas: Kansas wins 9-2Game 10 – West Virginia vs. Arizona State: West Virginia wins 7-3
Saturday, May 23Game 11 – Championship Game: Kansas vs. West Virginia: Kansas wins 9-0All times listed in MST.
