Win No. 124: Baylor routs Kansas State in Big 12 tournament

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Baylor's Trent Blank pitches against Oklahoma in the first inning of a Big 12 conference tournament baseball game, Thursday, May 24, 2012, in Oklahoma City. Oklahoma won 3-2. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
No. 22 pitcher Trent Blank pitches against Oklahoma in the first inning of a Big 12 conference tournament game on Thursday in Oklahoma City. Oklahoma won 3-2, and needs to win against Baylor either Saturday morning or Saturday afternoon in a forced elimination game.
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By The Associated Press

OKLAHOMA CITY — Baylor routed Kansas State 11-2 in the Big 12 baseball tournament to advance to play Oklahoma and eliminate Kansas State.

With the win, Baylor reached 124-23 in the “big four” sports of football, baseball and men’s and women’s basketball, a combined win record in the NCAA era.

Top-seeded Baylor (44-13) scored twice in both the first and second innings and got strong pitching from starter Tyler Bremer (6-1) who gave up just two runs in eight innings for the win Friday.

K-State starter Robert Youngdahl (2-2) gave up four runs — two earned — in 1 2-3 innings and took the loss.

Big 12 player of the year Josh Ludy hit a two-run homer during a four-run eighth as Baylor broke the game open.

OU beat Baylor 3-2 Thursday and the two teams play again Saturday morning. An OU win eliminates Baylor while a Baylor win would force an elimination game between the two teams Saturday afternoon.

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