Baylor (9-6)

Up: Senior right-hander Jeff Mandel (1-3) gave Baylor a strong start against Pacific with seven strikeouts in 6.2 innings, but the Baylor offense failed to overcome the mere three runs he allowed.

In the hole: Freshman Dustin Dickerson gave the Bears little offensively from the third spot in the order. As Baylor lost two of three in the Pacific State Bank Tiger Classic, he went 0-for-10 with one RBI and six strikeouts.

On deck: The Bears will play host to the Quala-T Imprints Baylor Classic this weekend and face San Francisco, Mississippi State and Winthrop.

Kansas State (10-2)

Up: Kansas State followed sophomore center fielder Byron Wiley’s lead in the Lamar Classic. He went 7-for-9 with three RBI and four runs in the Wildcats’ two victories and 0-for-4 in their only loss.

In the hole: Not that catchers are meant to anchor an offense, but Kansas State is getting no production out of catchers Rob Vaughn and Daniel Dellasega. The two went a combined 2-for-14 with one RBI.

On deck: This weekend, Kansas State will attempt what Kansas couldn’t do — play host to North Dakota State for a three-game series.

Missouri (9-5)

Up: Sophomore starting pitcher Aaron Crow (2-0) shut out Youngstown State over seven innings while striking out six in game two while senior first baseman John McKee dominated Penguin pitching, going 5-for-10 with a home run (2), eight RBI and four runs in the series sweep.

In the hole: The men’s basketball team had its NCAA tournament hopes dashed with a loss to Texas A&M.

On deck: Missouri travels to Dallas Saturday for a double-header with Texas State and Dallas Baptist.

Nebraska (6-4)

Up: Junior second baseman Jake Opitz was the lone bright spot for the Huskers in the Stetson Invitational. In losses to Iowa and Notre Dame, he hit two home runs (2), driving in seven runs and scoring three.

In the hole: Iowa and Notre Dame hitters butchered the Nebraska pitching staff. The Hawkeyes scored 12 runs on 11 hits and the Fighting Irish run-ruled the Cornhuskers, 16-6.

On deck: Nebraska looks to jump back into the Baseball America Top 25 as it heads to Alabama this weekend to take on the Crimson Tide in a three-game series.

Oklahoma (9-4)

Up: Team leader Aaron Reza helped Oklahoma sweep a ranked UC Riverside club, going 8-for-13 with a home run (1), eight RBI, four runs and four stolen bases.

In the hole: Despite the Sooners’ impressive seven-game winning streak, they were snubbed from the Baseball America Top 25 Poll.

On deck: Oklahoma will head west this weekend for the Aztec Invitational and play San Diego State, No. 22 San Diego and Michigan.

No. 16 Oklahoma State (10-3)

Up: Junior outfielder Corey Brown led the Cowboys on offense, going 5-for-11 with a home run (4), four RBI, six runs and three stolen bases, as Oklahoma State swept Nicholls State.

In the hole: Freshman Andrew Oliver (3-0) was the only Cowboy pitcher to allow multiple runs, giving up four in 4.1 innings on Sunday. Still, he earned the victory.

On deck: Oklahoma State begins a nine-game home stand this weekend with three games against No. 13 Pepperdine.

No. 12 Texas (12-6)

Up: Sophomore third baseman Bradley Suttle led Texas in hits during the weekend as it swept Oral Roberts, going 9-for-13 with a home run (3), four RBI and three runs.

In the hole: Junior right-hander Adrian Alaniz (4-1) struggled in the second game, throwing 82 pitches in just 3.1 innings, earning a no-decision. He struck out five while allowing one earned run on four hits and two walks.

On deck: Texas will play host to Miami, Ohio, this weekend for a three-game set.

No. 18 Texas A&M (15-2)

Up: In Texas A&M’s victory on Sunday, sophomore right-hander Kyle Thebeau (1-0) struck out 10 in eight innings. In the first three games of the Domino’s Pizza Aggie Baseball Classic — all of which were victories for Texas A&M — junior third baseman Blake Stouffer went 6-for-11 with seven RBI and two runs.

In the hole: Sophomore center fielder Kyle Colligan continued to struggle, going 1-for-9 and leaving seven runners on base.

On deck: Texas A&M closes its non-conference schedule this weekend with a three-game series against Florida in College Station.

Texas Tech (12-5)

Up: In Texas Tech’s two victories against Cal State Northridge, starting pitchers AJ Ramos (4-1) and Aaron Odom (3-0) combined for 18 strikeouts in 14 innings while allowing only one run.

In the hole: Senior shortstop Kyle Martin had a rough series, going 1-for-13 with four strikeouts.

On deck: Texas Tech will play Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, No. 8 Rice and TCU in a tournament this weekend in Corpus Christi, Texas.

*Sources: Big12Sports.com & individual school athletics sites.

Kansan sportswriter Shawn Shroyer can be contacted at sshroyer@kansan.com.

— Edited by Sharla Shivers