ARLINGTON, Texas – Eighth-seeded Kansas (25-30) took down top-seeded Texas (38-19) 6-3 in game two of the 2023 Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship at Globe Life Field. It was KU’s first Big 12 Baseball Championship win since 2019, highlighted by Janson Reeder’s full count, two out grand slam in the seventh inning.
 
After two scoreless innings, Kansas claimed the first run of the game in the third inning off a sacrifice fly by Chase Jans. Kodey Shojinaga followed with an RBI double.
 
Texas responded in the next half inning with a solo shot to right field by Jack O’Dowd, on the 15th pitch of his at-bat.
 
Both teams were then held scoreless until the sixth inning when Texas tallied an RBI single by Porter Brown to tie the game.
 
Kansas took back the lead in the bottom of the seventh with Reeder’s 414-foot grand slam. It was his first grand slam of the season and his 12^th home run of the year.
 
Texas added a run in the ninth with O’Dowd’s second homer of the day, a solo shot to center.
 
Collin Baumgartner (W, 6-1) gave the Jayhawks six innings of work on the mound. The senior gave up six hits, one walk and two runs (one earned) with five strikeouts before he was relieved by Thaniel Trumper. Trumper got his second save of the season, pitching three innings, striking out four and giving up one run on three hits.
 
Big 12 Pitcher of the Year Lucas Gordon pitched five innings giving up two runs on seven hits with five strikeouts for the Longhorns. He was relieved by Travis Sthele (L, 3-5) who pitched four innings giving up four runs and three hits with three strikeouts.
 
Kansas will face fourth-seeded TCU on Thursday, May 25 at 4 p.m. CT on ESPNU while Texas will face fifth-seeded Kansas State on Thursday, May 25 at 9 a.m. CT on Big 12 Now on ESPN+. 
 
2023 Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship Schedule
Wednesday, May 24
Game 1 – No. 4 TCU 16, No. 5 Kansas State 3, (7 inn.) – 9 a.m. – ESPNU
Game 2 – No. 8 Kansas 6, No. 1 Texas  3– 12:30 p.m. – Big 12 Now on ESPN+
Game 3 – No. 2 Oklahoma State vs. No. 7 Oklahoma – 4 p.m. – Big 12 Now on ESPN+
Game 4 – No. 3 West Virginia vs. No. 6 Texas Tech – 7:30 p.m. – Big 12 Now on ESPN+

Thursday, May 25
Game 5 –  No. 1 Texas vs. No. 5 Kansas State – 9 a.m. – Big 12 Now on ESPN+
Game 6 – Game 3 Loser vs. Game 4 Loser – 12:30 p.m. – Big 12 Now on ESPN+
Game 7 – No. 4 TCU vs. No. 8 Kansas – 4 p.m. – ESPNU
Game 8 – Game 3 Winner vs. Game 4 Winner – 7:30 p.m. – ESPNU

Friday, May 26
Game 9 – Game 7 Loser vs. Game 5 Winner – 3 p.m. – Big 12 Now on ESPN+
Game 10 – Game 8 Loser vs. Game 6 Winner – 6:30 p.m. – Big 12 Now on ESPN+

Saturday, May 27
Game 11 – Game 9 Winner vs. Game 7 Winner – 9 a.m. – Big 12 Now on ESPN+
Game 12 – Game 8 Winner vs. Game 10 Winner – 12:30 p.m. – Big 12 Now on ESPN+
Game 13 – Game 11 Loser vs. Game 11 Winner (if necessary) – 4 p.m. – Big 12 Now on ESPN+
Game 14 – Game 12 Loser vs. Game 12 Winner (if necessary) – 4 p.m. or 7:30 p.m. – Big 12 Now on ESPN+

Sunday, May 28
Game 15 – Championship Game – 5 p.m. – ESPNU