May 17, 2009
OKLAHOMA CITY - Texas A&M will be the No. 6 seed for this week's upcoming Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship at AT&T Bricktown Ballpark, the league office announced late Sunday.
The Aggies will open play on Wednesday at 4 p.m. against No. 3-seed Missouri. A&M will have a day off Thursday before returning to action Friday night at 7:30 p.m. against No. 2-seed Oklahoma, and will conclude pool play Saturday night at 7:30 p.m. against No. 7-seed Texas Tech.
Should the Aggies win their pool, they would play in the championship game on Sunday at 1 p.m.
The other four teams competing in the tournament are Texas (No. 1 seed), Kansas State (No. 4), Kansas (No. 5) and Baylor (No. 8).
The eight-team championship will be in a two-division, pool play format for the fourth straight season in 2009. The winner of each bracket will meet in the championship game, with the victor earning the league's automatic bid into the NCAA Championship. Texas is the defending champion.
For ticket information, contact the Oklahoma Redhawks at (405) 218-1000.
PHILLIPS 66 BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE
Wednesday, May 20 (all times Central)
9 a.m. - No. 4 Kansas State vs No. 5 Kansas
12:30 p.m. - No. 1 Texas vs No. 8 Baylor
4 p.m. - No. 3 Missouri vs No. 6 Texas A&M
7:30 p.m. - No. 2 Oklahoma vs No. 7 Texas Tech
Thursday, May 21
3 p.m. - No. 1 Texas vs No. 5 Kansas
7:30 p.m. - No. 4 Kansas State vs No. 8 Baylor
Friday, May 22
3 p.m. - No. 3 Missouri vs No. 7 Texas Tech
7:30 p.m. - No. 2 Oklahoma vs No. 6 Texas A&M
Saturday, May 23
9 a.m. - No. 5 Kansas vs No. 8 Baylor
12:30 p.m. - No. 1 Texas vs No. 4 Kansas State
4 p.m. - No. 2 Oklahoma vs No. 3 Missouri
7:30 p.m. - No. 6 Texas A&M vs No. 7 Texas Tech
Sunday, May 24
1 p.m. - Championship Game (FSN)