In the Big 12 Conference tournament, anybody can beat anybody no matter what the record or seed.

That’s exactly what happened Thursday as 10th-seeded Baylor ended Iowa State’s season with a 3-0 win at the Don Porter ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City.

The Cyclones, who came in as the No. 7 seed, finished the season at 19-28.

Baylor scored two runs in the first inning. Sarah Caudle hit a fielder’s choice that scored Kelly Levesque from third and Kourtney Westerfeld hit into a sacrifice fly to score Kim Wilmouth. The Bears added another run in the second inning on a base hit.

Iowa State started senior Jen Bice on the mound and she lasted three innings, giving up six hits. Freshman Kristen Karanzias pitched four innings in relief, allowed no hits and struck out one. Bice took the loss and finished the season with a record of 0-6.

Katie Ruby, Kelly Wardein and Cary Akins accounted for the three lone hits for the Cyclones.

“We didn’t show up with our bats until the seventh inning,” head coach Ruth Crowe said in a press release. “That is the difference. They got to us early and we didn’t really do anything at the plate until the seventh inning and you can’t wait until the seventh inning.

“I expected the game to be a battle and it was.”

One of the lone bright spots for the Cyclones was their defense as they committed no errors in the game. Akins said Thursday’s game was a good defensive day for the team.

“We had a good day [on defense]. When we play good defense, it takes a lot of pressure off from our pitchers,” Akins said. “Personally, I felt we did a good job.”

Wilmouth led Baylor as she went 2-for-3 at the plate. Vitek pitched all seven innings. She struck out seven in the win and walked no one. Baylor head coach Glenn Moore was impressed by Vitek’s performance.

“That’s the pitcher we have been looking for all year. She threw well last week against Kansas and we thought she was about to come out of her slump,” Moore in a press release.

Akins said, “It was a up and down year. We did some very positive things and there were negative things that shouldn’t have happened. So overall, there were good points and bad points.”