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College  | Story  | 1/24/2018

Conference Preview: Big 12

Patrick Ebert     
Photo: TCU Athletics




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Predicted Order of Finish

Overall/conference win-loss records from 2017 indicated | * Denotes projected conference automatic bid
No. Team W L W L
1 Texas Christian* 50 18
 16 8
2 Texas Tech 45 17 16 8
3 Oklahoma 35 24 12 11
4 Texas 39 24 11 12
5 West Virginia 36 26 12 12
6 Baylor 34 23 12 12
7 Oklahoma State 30 27 8 14
8 Kansas 30 28 11 13
9 Kansas State 29 26 8 16


Preseason All-Conference Team
Pos. Name Class School Stats/Notes
C Shea Langeliers So. Baylor .313-10-38; FR AA, one of the top prospects for '19 draft
1B Luken Baker Jr. Texas Christian .317-8-41; mammoth power presence, POY fave
2B Kyle Gray Jr. West Virginia .260-3-31; had 18 XBH as SO, steady defensive presence
3B Josh Jung So. Texas Tech .306-6-43; FR AA, among Big 12 leaders in H, R, BB
SS Cameron Thompson So. Kansas State .318-2-33; versatile athlete with speed, contact approach
OF Steele Walker Jr. Oklahoma .333-8-51; LHH, one of the top pure hitters in the nation
OF Darius Hill Jr. West Virginia .307-4-46; had huge FR season, good tools across board
OF Grant Little So. Texas Tech .335-2-34; had 17 doubles as FR, 5th in Big 12 in average
DH Colin Simpson Jr. Oklahoma State .277-11-40; one of top returning power bats in league
UT John McMillon So. Texas Tech .229-8-14, 1.75, 5 SV; big arm on mound, power at plate
SP Steven Gingery Jr. Texas Tech 1.58, 91.1 IP, 107:29; LHP w/ 1st round draft potential
SP Jared Janczak R-Jr. Texas Christian 2.31, 93.1 IP, 102:24; 4-pitch ace dominant in '16 & '17
SP Nolan Kingham Jr. Texas 2.84, 92 IP, 67:24; 10-4 in '17, leads flamethrowing staff
SP Jake Irvin Jr. Oklahoma 3.53, 71.1 IP, 75:29; OU staff ace with big size, stuff
RP Durbin Feltman Jr. Texas Christian 3.64, 29.2, 37:15, 17 SV; 26 saves in 2 years, power arm

Player of the Year: Luken Baker, 1b, Texas Christian
Pitcher of the Year: Steven Gingery, lhp, Texas Tech
Freshman of the Year: Adam Oviedo, ss, Texas Christian


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