OKLAHOMA CITY — Only one of the past 13 national champions in Division I baseball won their Power 5 conference tournament title.
That holds promise for a Texas Tech team, which was eliminated from the Big 12 Championship after a 17-4 run-rule loss to Oklahoma Friday afternoon at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark in Oklahoma City.
Two years ago the Red Raiders dropped their first two games of the Big 12 Championship — to Texas and Oklahoma — before their magical run to the College World Series.
Meanwhile, the Sooners had everything to lose entering the elimination match .