Ballinger Named to Big 12 Championship All-Tournament Team

ARLINGTON, Texas – Kansas first baseman Brady Ballinger was selected to the Big 12 Championship All-Tournament Team, the conference announced following the conclusion of the tournament.

Ballinger was a key part of the Jayhawks advancing to the Big 12 Championship semifinals for a second consecutive year, with a 2-for-4 performance that included a double, game-tying three-run homer, four RBIs, one walk and one run scored. He finished the tournament with a 1.301 OPS.

In the first inning of Thursday's game, Ballinger hit an RBI double to give Kansas an early 1-0 lead. Trailing 6-3 in the seventh, Ballinger stepped up to the plate with two outs and two runners on. He took a 1-0 pitch out to the seats in right field to knot up the game at 6-6 and give the Jayhawks new life. Ballinger was also intentionally walked to load the bases in the ninth right before Mike Koszewski's walk-off RBI single.

Ballinger is the 11th Jayhawk in program history to be named to the Big 12 Championship All-Tournament Team, and the first since Maui Ahuna in 2021.

On May 20, Ballinger was named to the All-Big 12 First Team. The Las Vegas, Nevada, native is in his first season as a Jayhawk and leads the team in batting average (.363), walks (56) slugging percentage (.693), on-base percentage (.507), runs scored (70), hits (78), doubles (21), total bases (149) and multi-hit games (24).

A semifinalist for the Dick Howser Trophy, Ballinger leads the Big 12 with 56 walks (tied for ninth nationally), 70 runs scored (tied for 26th nationally) and 21 doubles. He has also posted a .507 on-base percentage which ranks 23rd in the country. Ballinger's 16 home runs are tied for the fourth most in program history and his 56 walks are tied for second most in school history.

Kansas (43-15) awaits its fate to see where it's headed for an NCAA Regional. The selection show is set for Monday, May 26, at 11 a.m. CT and will be broadcast on ESPN2.

2025 Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship All-Tournament Team
C: Jack Natili, Cincinnati
1B: Brady Ballinger, Kansas
2B: Cole Cramer, TCU
3B: Maddox Mihalakis, Arizona
3B: Jack Bell, TCU
SS: Mason White, Arizona
OF: Brendan Summerhill, Arizona
OF: Noah Franco, TCU
OF: Kyle West, West Virginia
DH: Sawyer Strosnider, TCU
SP: Tommy LaPour, TCU
SP: Griffin Kim, West Virginia
RP: Tony Pluta, Arizona

A tie resulted in an extra third baseman on the team.

Most Outstanding Player: Mason White, Arizona

That's our first baseman ??@ballingerbrady7 earned a spot on the Big 12 Championship All-Tournament Team!#RockChalk pic.twitter.com/QVVyzdwHeX
— Kansas Baseball (@KUBaseball) May 25, 2025

University of Kansas Athletics

Ballinger Named to Big 12 Championship All-Tournament Team

Players Mentioned

Brady Ballinger

Mike Koszewski

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