TCU baseball ended up with a longer path to the Big 12 Tournament championship .
The Horned Frogs fell to the No. 7 seed and didn’t receive a bye to the quarterfinals with the top six seeds. Instead, TCU (33-20) will play in the second round at 10 p.m. Wednesday in Surprise, Arizona, against No. 11 Kansas State, a 9-5 winner Tuesday over No. 10 Utah. The game will be streaming on ESPN+ and on the radio on KTCU 88.7 FM.
If the Horned Frogs win, they will face No. 2 seed West Virginia in the quarterfinals at 6:30 p.m. Thursday on ESPNU. TCU lost two of three to the Mountaineers to end the regular season, knocking the Horned Frogs from a tie for fifth place in the Big 12 standings to the No. 7 seed.
TCU is on the bubble for the NCAA Tournament and might need to win multiple games in Surprise to lock up a bid.
Last season, third-seeded TCU reached the Big 12 Tournament final before falling to No. 4 Arizona 2-1 in 10 innings.
Here is the schedule for the Big 12 Tournament, which is played in a single-elimination format.
Big 12 baseball tournament schedule Tuesday, May 19 (first round) Game 1: No. 9 BYU 18, No. 12 Texas Tech 8 (seven innings)
Game 2: No. 11 Kansas State 9, No. 10 Utah 5
Wednesday, May 20 (second round) Game 3: No. 8 Baylor 13, No. 9 BYU 9
Game 4: No. 11 Kansas State 9, No. 7 TCU 4
Thursday, May 21 (quarterfinals) Game 5: No. 5 Oklahoma State 12, No. 4 Central Florida 6
Game 6: No. 1 Kansas 8, No. 8 Baylor 7 (10 innings)
Game 7: No. 2 West Virginia 4, No. 11 Kansas State 2
Game 8: No. 3 Arizona State 10, No. 6 Cincinnati 2
Friday, May 22 (semifinals) Game 9: No. 1 Kansas 9, No. 5 Oklahoma State 2
Game 10: No. 2 West Virginia 7, No. 3 Arizona State 3
Saturday, May 23 (championship game) Game 11: No. 1 Kansas 9, No. 2 West Virginia 0
Final Big 12 baseball standings Kansas 22-8 (39-16 overall)
West Virginia 21-9 (37-13)
Arizona State 19-11 (36-18)
Central Florida 19-11 (31-20)
Oklahoma State 18-12 (36-19)
Cincinnati 17-13 (37-19)
TCU 17-13 (33-20)
Baylor 14-16 (28-26)
BYU 14-16 (27-27)
Utah 12-18 (26-24)
Kansas State 11-19 (28-26)
Texas Tech 10-20 (27-27)
Arizona 9-21 (19-34)
Houston 7-23 (24-31)
Game schedule dates, times, locations NEXT UP: Game dates, times, locations, channel June 29 Rangers 6, Cleveland 3 June 30 Rangers 4, Cleveland 2 July 1 Cleveland 9, Rangers 4 July 2 Rangers 10, Detroit 4 July 4 Detroit 3, Rangers 0 July 5 vs. Detroit, 2:30 p.m., NBCSN, Peacock July 7 vs. L.A. Angels, 7:05 p.m., RSN July 8 vs. L.A. Angels, 7:05 p.m., RSN July 9 vs. L.A. Angels, 7:05 p.m., RSN July 10 vs. Houston, 7:05 p.m., CW July 11 vs. Houston, 6:05 p.m., RSN July 12 vs. Houston, 1:35 p.m., RSN All-Star break June 20 Wings 93, Chicago 92 June 22 Wings 112, Seattle 110 (OT) June 25 Las Vegas 99, Wings 84 June 28 Minnesota 85, Wings 77 July 2 Wings 86, Connecticut 83 July 5 at Toronto, 2 p.m., KFAA July 7 at New York, 7 p.m., ESPN July 10 vs. Toronto (at Montreal), 6:30 p.m., Ion July 12 vs. Chicago (at American Airlines Center), 6 p.m., ESPN, Disney+ July 16 vs. New York, 8 p.m., Amazon Prime Video 2026 season Aug. 29 vs. North Carolina (at Dublin), 11 a.m., ESPN Sept. 12 vs. Grambling State, 7 p.m., ESPN+ Sept. 19 vs. Arkansas State, 7 p.m., ESPNU Sept. 26 at Central Florida, TBA Oct. 3 vs. BYU, TBA Oct. 17 at Baylor, TBA Oct. 24 vs. West Virginia, TBA Oct. 31 vs. Kansas, TBA Nov. 6 at Arizona, 9:15 p.m., ESPN Nov. 14 vs. Kansas State, TBA Nov. 21 vs. Utah, TBA Nov. 26 at Texas Tech, 7 p.m., ESPN Sept. 13 at N.Y. Giants, 7:20 p.m., NBC Sept. 20 vs. Washington, 3:25 p.m., Fox Sept. 27 vs. Baltimore (at Rio de Janeiro), 3:25 p.m., CBS Oct. 4 at Houston, 12 p.m., Fox Oct. 8 vs. Tampa Bay, 7:15 p.m., Amazon Prime Video Oct. 18 at Green Bay, 7:20 p.m., NBC Oct. 26 at Philadelphia, 7:15 p.m., ESPN, ABC Nov. 1 vs. Arizona, 12 p.m., Fox Nov. 8 at Indianapolis, 12 p.m., Fox Nov. 15 vs. San Francisco, 3:25 p.m., Fox Nov. 22 vs. Tennessee, 12 p.m., Fox Nov. 26 vs. Philadelphia, 3:30 p.m., Fox Dec. 7 at Seattle, 7:15 p.m., ESPN, ABC Dec. 20 at L.A. Rams, 3:25 p.m., CBS Dec. 27 vs. Jacksonville, 7:20 p.m., NBC Jan. 3 vs. N.Y. Giants, 12 p.m., Fox Jan. 9 or 10 at Washington, TBA All local matches at AT&T Stadium Group stage June 14 Japan 2, Netherlands 2 (Group F) June 17 England 4, Croatia 2 (Group L) June 22 Argentina 2, Austria 0 (Group J) June 25 Japan 1, Sweden 1 (Group F) June 27 Argentina 3, Jordan 1 (Group J) Knockout round June 30 Norway 2, Ivory Coast 1 (round of 32) July 3 Egypt 1, Australia 1 (Egypt wins 4-2 on PKs) (round of 32) July 6 Round of 16: Spain vs. Portugal, 2 p.m., Fox July 14 Semifinal: Teams TBD, 2 p.m., Fox May 2 FC Dallas 2, NY Red Bulls 0 May 9 FC Dallas 3, Salt Lake 1 May 13 Vancouver 3, FC Dallas 2 May 16 FC Dallas 3, San Jose 2 May 23 FC Dallas 2, Colorado 1 World Cup break July 22 at Portland, 9:30 p.m., Apple TV July 25 at San Diego, 8:30 p.m., FS1, Apple TV July 11 NASCAR Racing Experience July 11 Hearts in High Gear July 25 Drift n Drag Aug. 1 NASCAR Racing Experience Aug. 29 Team Texas: David Starr's Racing School Sept. 5 NASCAR Racing Experience This story was originally published May 18, 2026 at 5:00 AM.
Jim Barnes
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Jim Barnes is the Star-Telegram’s sports editor. A Fort Worth native and graduate of Castleberry High School, he returned to Texas after 13 years at the Las Vegas Review-Journal. He previously was sports editor of the Waco Tribune-Herald and a freelance high school sports reporter for The Dallas Morning News.
