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Big 12 Baseball Tournament kicks off on Wednesday, as both OU and Oklahoma State have large stakes in the event.

The Bedlam rivals will play each other for the fifth time this season on Tuesday afternoon at 4:00 in the first round. It will be the third game of the day in the tournament.

Cowboys are the No. 2 seed after tying for the Big 12 regular season title with Texas and West Virginia. Sooners are the 7-seed.

Oklahoma likely needs a couple wins to feel good about getting an at-large berth into the NCAA Tournament. Oklahoma State will need a strong finish to host a Regional in Stillwater.

Pokes have taken three of the first four games against Oklahoma earlier this year, including two of three in the conference series this past weekend in Norman.