Texas to open Big XII Tournament Wednesday

AUSTIN, Texas --  The No. 5 Texas Longhorns open the 2011 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship at RedHawks Field in Oklahoma City on Wednesday, May 25 with a 12:30 p.m. game against the Missouri Tigers.

The Longhorns, the regular-season co-champion, will be the top seed. After playing No. 8-seed Missouri, the Longhorns will play either No. 4-seed Oklahoma State or No. 5-seed Baylor on Thursday, May 26 in an elimination game at 9 a.m. or a winners' bracket game at 4 p.m.

The Championship will be played under a two-division, double-elimination format. The eight teams with the best league records (based on winning percentage) in regular season competition qualify for the event and are divided into two divisions with seeds 1, 4, 5 and 8 in division one and seeds 2, 3, 6 and 7 in division two. There will be no cross-divison play until two teams reach the Championship game.

The Longhorns will be looking for their fifth tournament title. Past postseason championship winners include Kansas (2006), Nebraska (1999-2001, '05), Oklahoma (1997), Oklahoma State (2004), Texas (2002, '03, '08-'09), Texas A&M (2007, '10) and Texas Tech (1998).

Live action from the Championship will be video streamed free on the Big 12 Conference's official website, Big12Sports.com, for the fifth year in a row. Audio from the webcast will also be broadcast on Sirius XM Radio, a Big 12 corporate partner.

Single-session tickets for the Championship go on sale Monday, May 23 at 9 a.m. Single-session ticket prices range from: $37 for club-level, $22 for field box, $17 for terrace reserved, $16 for field bleacher and $13 for general admission. All-session tickets are still available from: $202 for club-level, $117 for field box and $87 for terrace reserved.

The winner of the Big 12 Baseball Championship will earn the league's automatic bid to the 2011 NCAA Tournament. The NCAA Baseball Tournament Selection Show will be shown live on ESPN, Monday, May 30 at 11:30 a.m CT.

2011 Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship Schedule
Wednesday, May 25
Game 1    No. 4 Oklahoma State vs. No. 5 Baylor [Big12Sports.com]        9:00 a.m.
Game 2    No. 1 Texas vs. No. 8 Missouri [Big12Sports.com]               12:30 p.m.
Game 3    No. 2 Texas A&M vs. No. 7 Texas Tech [Big12Sports.com]              4:00 p.m.
Game 4    No. 3 Oklahoma vs. No. 6 Kansas State [Big12Sports.com]        7:30 p.m.

Thursday, May 26
Game 5    Game 1 Loser vs. Game 2 Loser [Big12Sports.com]                9:00 a.m.
Game 6    Game 3 Loser vs. Game 4 Loser [Big12Sports.com]                    12:30 p.m.
Game 7    Game 1 Winner vs. Game 2 Winner [Big12Sports.com]                   4:00 p.m.
Game 8    Game 3 Winner vs. Game 4 Winner [Big12Sports.com]              7:30 p.m.

Friday, May 27
Game 9    Game 7 Loser vs. Game 5 Winner [Big12Sports.com]                    3:15 p.m.
Game 10   Game 8 Loser vs. Game 6 Winner [Big12Sports.com]                7:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 28
Game 11    Game 7 Winner vs. Game 9 Winner [Big12Sports.com]                  9:00 a.m.
Game 12    Game 8 Winner vs. Game 10 Winner [Big12Sports.com]   12:30 p.m.
Game 13*   If necessary Game 7 Winner vs. Game 11 Winner [Big12Sports.com]    4:00 p.m.
Game 14**  If necessary Game 8 Winner vs. Game 12 Winner [Big12Sports.com]    7:30 p.m.***

Sunday, May 29
Game 15    Championship Game [FSN]   1:00 p.m.

*Game 13 will be necessary if the winner of Game 9 also wins Game 11
**Game 14 will be necessary if the winner of Game 10 also wins Game 12
***If Game 13 is unnecessary, Game 14 will be played at 4 p.m. rather than at 7:30 p.m.