May 20, 2007

IRVING, Texas - Sixth-seeded Baylor opens play in the 2007 Big 12 Conference Championship at Bricktown Ballpark in Oklahoma City at 8 p.m. CDT Wednesday, facing third-seeded Oklahoma State. The Bears are in Pool Two along with OSU, second-seeded Missouri and seventh-seeded Oklahoma.

After an off day Thursday, Baylor faces Missouri at 4:30 p.m. Friday and Oklahoma at 8 p.m. Saturday. The teams with the best records in pool play will meet Sunday at 1 p.m. for the Big 12 title and an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

Baylor has qualified for the Big 12 Tournament/Championship every year in the league's 11-year history. Oklahoma and Oklahoma State are the only other programs that can make that claim.

2007 BIG 12 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE

WEDNESDAY, MAY 23
Game 1: No. 4 Nebraska vs. No. 5 Texas A&M, 1:00 p.m.
Game 2: No. 1 Texas vs. No. 8 Kansas State, 10:00 a.m.
Game 3: No. 2 Missouri vs. No. 7 Oklahoma, 5:00 p.m.
Game 4: No. 3 Oklahoma State vs. No. 6 BAYLOR, 8:00 p.m.

THURSDAY, MAY 24
Game 5: No. 1 Texas vs. No. 5 Texas A&M, 4:30 p.m.
Game 6: No. 4 Nebraska vs. No. 8 Kansas State, 7:30 p.m.

FRIDAY, MAY 25
Game 7: No. 2 Missouri vs. No. 6 BAYLOR, 4:30 p.m.
Game 8: No. 3 Oklahoma State vs. No. 7 Oklahoma, 7:30 p.m.

SATURDAY, MAY 26
Game 9: No. 1 Texas vs. No. 4 Nebraska, 10:00 a.m.
Game 10: No. 5 Texas A&M vs. No. 8 Kansas State, 1:00 p.m.
Game 11: No. 2 Missouri vs. No. 3 Oklahoma State, 5:00 p.m.
Game 12: No. 6 BAYLOR vs. No. 7 Oklahoma, 8:00 p.m.

SUNDAY, MAY 27
Championship Game, 1:00 p.m. FSN