How To Watch BYU Baseball During Big 12 Tournament
May 20, 2025, 5:21 PM | Updated: May 21, 2025, 9:44 am
BYU baseball is competing in the 2025 Big 12 Tournament in Arlington, Texas. (Courtesy of Matthew Norton/BYU Photo)
(Courtesy of Matthew Norton/BYU Photo)
For the first time in program history, BYU Baseball is competing in the Big 12 Tournament.
Big 12 baseball has 14 programs, but only 12 teams make the postseason tournament, which is located at Globe Life Field, home of Major League Baseball’s Texas Rangers in Arlington, Texas.
The field is set… now time for some postseason baseball in Arlington, TX.
Take a first look at the 2025 Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship Bracket 🏆 pic.twitter.com/2lNie5H9aC
— Big 12 Conference (@Big12Conference) May 18, 2025
BYU secured the final spot in the 12-team tournament, earning the 12-seed by closing the regular season strong with a series win over Texas Tech. The Cougars finished the regular season with a 10-20 record in Big 12 play.
BYU enters the Big 12 Tournament with a 27-26 overall record, its first winning regular season record since 2022.
The Cougars will open the Big 12 Tournament against No. 5 seed Arizona State on Wednesday, May 21, at 8 a.m. (MDT)
Hello Globe Life Field 👋 pic.twitter.com/IiqWHpPIqq
— BYU Baseball (@BYUBaseball) May 20, 2025
BYU skipper Trent Pratt played two of his four college baseball seasons with the Sun Devils (1999-2000).
Big 12 Tournament First Round: BYU vs. Arizona State on ESPN+
- Date: Wednesday, May 21, 2025
- First Pitch: 8 a.m. (MDT)/9 a.m. (CDT)
- Location: Arlington, Texas
- Venue: Globe Life Field
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Former MLB standouts Keith Moreland and Greg Swindell will be on the call from Globe Life Field for BYU vs. Arizona State.
The BYU/Arizona State winner will face No. 4 seed Arizona on Thursday in the Quarterfinals.
Big 12 Baseball Tournament Seeding
- West Virginia (Regular Season Champion)
- Kansas
- TCU
- Arizona
- Arizona State
- Kansas State
- Oklahoma State
- Cincinnati
- Texas Tech
- Baylor
- Houston
- BYU
BYU/Arizona State: Series History
Arizona State swept BYU in a three-game series in late April in Tempe (8-3, 12-4, 16-6).
Wednesday morning will mark the 63rd meeting between BYU and Arizona State. The Sun Devils lead the series 49-13.
2025 Big 12 Tournament Schedule
All times in Mountain Daylight Time
First Round
Wednesday, May 21
Game 1: No. 5 Arizona State vs. No. 12 BYU | 8 a.m. | ESPN+
Game 2: No. 8 Cincinnati vs. No. 9 Texas Tech | 11:30 a.m. | ESPNU
Game 3: No. 7 Oklahoma State vs. No. 10 Baylor | 3 p.m. | ESPNU
Game 4: No. 6 Kansas State vs. No. 11 Houston | 7 p.m. | ESPN2
Quarterfinals
Thursday, May 22
Game 5: No. 4 Arizona vs. Game 1 Winner | 8 a.m. | ESPN+
Game 6: No. 1 West Virginia vs. Game 2 Winner | 11:30 a.m. | ESPN+
Game 7: No. 2 Kansas vs. Game 3 Winner | 3 p.m. | ESPNU
Game 8: No. 3 TCU vs. Game 4 Winner | 6:30 p.m. | ESPNU
Semifinals
Friday, May 23
Game 9: Game 5 Winner vs. Game 6 Winner | 3 p.m. | ESPN+
Game 10: Game 7 Winner vs. Game 8 Winner | 6:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Championship
Saturday, May 24
Game 11: Game 9 Winner vs. Game 10 Winner | 5 p.m. | ESPNU
Mitch Harper is a BYU Insider for sports.ksl.com and hosts the Cougar Tracks Podcast (SUBSCRIBE) and Cougar Sports Saturday (12–3 p.m.) on KSL Newsradio. Follow Mitch’s coverage of BYU in the Big 12 Conference on X: @Mitch_Harper.
