Ucf Sees Big 12 Baseball Tourney Run Ends With Semifinal Loss

UCF’s run in the Big 12 baseball tournament ended Friday night as Oklahoma State jumped out early and cruised to a 10-1 win in their semifinal matchup. The Knights (35-19) must now wait until Monday to see if they’ve done enough to earn a spot in the 64-team national tournament field. Meanwhile, OSU (39-17) advances to Saturday’s championship game (7 p.m., ESPNU) and a meeting with rival Oklahoma (37-18). Friday’s game was a sequel, with these two teams meeting for the second consecutive night, but the result was quite different. UCF advances to semifinals of Big 12 baseball tourney Oklahoma State jumped out to an early lead after right fielder Nolan Schubart blasted a 2-1 pitch from UCF starter Wiley Hartley (3-3) just over the right-field wall for a 2-run homer in the bottom of the first inning. The Cowboys added two more runs in the second after second baseman Avery Ortiz hit an RBI double down the left-field line, bringing in Kollin Richie from first base.