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Oklahoma State, TCU, Texas and Texas Tech all remain ranked heading into the fifth week of the season. TCU sits atop the Collegiate Baseball poll and second on three other lists. The four teams have been ranked all season while the Frogs have been ranked in the top 10 on all four lists throughout the year.
Conference play begins this weekend with a pair of series as Baylor travels to TCU and Texas hosts West Virginia. The Frogs enter the 2015 conference season having won six straight series against league opponents and are coming off a week in which they went 3-1 against four ranked teams.
K-State, Oklahoma and West Virginia all set season-highs in runs scored over the past weekend. All three teams batted over .300 last week and combined to score 115 runs. Through 18 games, the Sooners lead the league in five offensive statistical categories, including runs, hits and RBI. The Sooner pitching staff also leads the league in strikeouts.
Oklahoma’s Sheldon Neuse was named the Big 12 Player of the Week after leading the league in home runs, RBI, total bases and slugging percentage last week. The sophomore totaled three home runs and 10 RBI. Big 12 Pitcher of the Week honors went to TCU’s Alex Young who picked up two wins over ranked opponents on the week, while K-State’s Tyler Moore was named the Newcomer of the Week.
TCU’s Riley Ferrell recorded three saves last week and now has 23 in his career. With four more, he enters the Big 12’s top 10 career list where two closers hold down the No. 9 spot with 27 saves.
Oklahoma State is just 17 wins shy of becoming only the 15th program in Division I history to reach 2,500 victories while head coach Josh Holliday needs just three more wins to reach 100 victories as OSU’s head coach (third season).
K-State opened its 2015 home slate with a sweep of Santa Clara. The Wildcats have won 23 of their last 24 home contests against nonconference opponents, a stretch that dates back to March 20, 2013.
The Big 12 has claimed four national player of the week awards this season.
Big 12 teams are a combined 76-56 in non-conference action.