Editor’s note: University Daily Kansan baseball writers Matt Wilson and Alissa Bauer will provide updates on the Big 12 Conference baseball season every Wednesday throughout the semester.

Texas

26-5 overall, 4-4 Big 12 (ranked No. 1 Baseball America, No. 4 in the Big 12)

March 29: Won 2-1 against Texas A&M-Corpus; Christi

April 1-3: Went 2-1 in a three-game series against Kansas State (8-0, 5-4, 3-5)

Highlight players:

Senior shortstop Seth Johnston went 3-3 in game two against Kansas State and leads the team with a .388 batting average and 25 RBI.

Sophomore left fielder Carson Kainer snapped a career-high eight-game hitting streak on Sunday. Kainer is hitting .338 with 19 RBI.

Next up:

This weekend the Longhorns travel to Nebraska for a three-game series.

Baylor

19-11 overall, 6-3 Big 12 (ranked No. 15 Baseball America, No. 3 Big 12)

March 29: Won 10-3 against Texas Southern

April 1-3: Won the series against Oklahoma last weekend, two games to one (5-3, 2-5, 6-2).

Highlight players:

Senior infielder Josh Ford has reached base in 25 consecutive games.

Junior infielder Kyle Reynolds went 2-3 with a home run in the last game against Oklahoma State.

Junior right-handed pitcher Ryan LaMotta made his eighth appearance without allowing a run.

Next up:

Baylor will take on Kansas State this weekend in a three-game series at home.

Texas Tech

19-10 overall, 3-5 Big 12 (No. 8 Big 12)

March 29: Won 5-4

April 1-3: Lost the series to Missouri 1-2. The Tigers threw a combined no-hitter against the Red Raiders in a 25-0 loss.

Highlight players:

Junior outfielder Brent Thomas hit the first home run of his career, going 3-4 in the game three victory against Missouri.

Next up:

The Red Raiders will face Angelo State tonight.

Nebraska

25-3 overall, 5-1 Big 12 (ranked No. 20 Baseball America, No. 1 Big 12)

Since their loss to the Jayhawks, the Huskers have gone on a six-game winning streak.

March 29: Win against Creighton

April 1-3: Took all three games from Oklahoma State last weekend.

Highlight players:

Senior outfielder Jesse Boyer drove in four runs in the series finale against Oklahoma State.

Junior left-handed pitchers Brian Duensing and Zach Kroenke threw back-to-back complete games against Oklahoma State.

Next up:

The Huskers take on the Iowa Hawkeyes at home tonight.

Texas A&M;

22-10 overall, 4-5 Big 12 (ranked No. 16 Baseball America, No. 7 Big 12)

March 29: Won against Lamar (7-6)

April 1-3: Went 2-1 against the Jayhawks last weekend.

Highlight players:

Junior first baseman Coby Mavroulis hit his fourth home run of the season and stole home in game two against Kansas.

Junior shortstop Cliff Pennington went 3-4 in game two of the series and knocked in three during the series.

Next up: The Longhorns head to Colombia, Mo., to play the Tigers this weekend.

Missouri

23-5 overall, 5-1 Big 12 (ranked No. 23 Baseball America, tied No. 1 in Big 12)

March 30: Won against St. Louis, 16-8

April 1-3: Went 2-3 against Texas Tech.

Highlight players:

Pitchers Max Scherzer and Michael Cole combined to pitch a no-hitter en route to a 25-0 win against Texas Tech Friday. Scherzer was named Big 12 pitcher of the week.

Next up: Missouri will play Southeast Missouri State today.

Kansas State

15-12 overall, 2-7 Big 12 (ranked No. 10 Big 12)

March 29: Defeated Wichita State, 6-5

April 1-3: Went 1-3 at Texas.

Highlight players:

Junior shortstop Eric Eymann led the Wildcats with a two-hit, four-RBI day on Sunday.

Pitcher Adam Cowart pitched 8 1/3 innings and earned his sixth victory of the season on Sunday.

Next up: The Wildcats will play the Baylor Bears this weekend.

Oklahoma

17-11 overall, 3-3 Big 12 (tied for No. 4 Big 12)

March 29: Defeated Dallas Baptist, 7-5

April 1-3: Went 1-2 against Baylor in Waco, Texas.

Highlight players:

Freshman pitcher Brad Burns threw five no-hit innings before leaving Saturday’s game with a shoulder injury.

Junior shortstop Freddy Rodriguez knocked in two runs in Saturday’s victory.

Next up: The Sooners will take on the Jayhawks this weekend in Norman, Okla.

Oklahoma State

21-11 overall, 4-5 Big 12 (No. 6 in Big 12)

March 29-30: Swept two-game series against Arkansas-Little Rock

April 1-3: Lost three games to Nebraska.

Highlight players:

Freshman outfielder Corey Brown and junior first baseman Adam Carr each hit grand slam home runs in last Wednesday’s 21-5 thrashing of Arkansas-Little Rock.

Next up: The Cowboys will face the Texas Tech Red Raiders in a three-game series this weekend.