By Nathan Keil | Sports Editor
Baylor softball split its pool play Friday at the Phillips 66 Big 12 Tournament in Oklahoma City, Okla.
The Lady Bears opened with a superb performance, avenging their sweep earlier in the season with a 7-1 win over Oklahoma State. Baylor then faltered in its second game of the day, failing to hold on to a late lead in dropping a 6-5 game to Texas Tech.
All three teams on Baylor’s side of the bracket finished pool play 1-1, but the Lady Bears won the tiebreaker as they allowed the fewest runs of the three teams and therefore, advance to their first conference championship game in program history.