1997 Big 12 Conference Baseball Tournament

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1997 Big 12 Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams6
Format Double elimination
Finals site
Champions Oklahoma  (1st title)
Winning coach Larry Cochell  (1st title)
MVP Brian Shackelford (Oklahoma)
Attendance56,742
1997 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Texas Tech  y237 .7674614 .767
No. 12 Oklahoma State  y219 .7004619 .708
No. 26 Texas A&M  y1911 .6333922 .639
No. 17 Oklahoma  y1811 .6213920 .661
Baylor  1812 .6003223 .582
Missouri  1516 .4843127 .534
Texas  1215 .4442922 .569
Kansas  1218 .4003125 .554
Kansas State  1020 .3333224 .571
Nebraska  723 .2332735 .435
Iowa State  621 .2221231 .279
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1997 [1] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1997 Big 12 Conference Baseball Tournament was the first in Big 12 history, and the only one to be held at All Sports Stadium in Oklahoma City, OK from May 15th through May 18th. Oklahoma won the inaugural tournament and earned the Big 12 Conference's automatic bid to the 1997 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. The format followed that used by the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship at the time: a six-team, double-elimination tournament.

Contents

Regular Season Standings

Source: [2]

PlaceSeedTeamConferenceOverall
WL %GBWL %
11 Texas Tech 237.7674614.767
22 Oklahoma State 219.70024619.708
33 Texas A&M 1911.63343922.639
44 Oklahoma 1811.6214.53920.661
55 Baylor 1812.60053223.582
66 Missouri 1516.4848.53127.534
7 Texas 1215.4449.52922.569
8 Kansas 1218.400113125.554
9 Kansas State 1020.333133224.571
10 Nebraska 723.233162735.435
11 Iowa State 621.22215.52131.404

Tournament

First roundSecond roundThird roundSemifinalsFinal
1Texas Tech3
4Oklahoma5
1 Texas Tech 124Oklahoma16
6 Missouri 26Missouri74Oklahoma10
6Missouri9
2Oklahoma State5
5Baylor8
2 Oklahoma State 11
4Oklahoma19
5 Baylor 8
2Oklahoma State161Texas Tech17
3Texas A&M10
3 Texas A&M 112Oklahoma State6
4 Oklahoma 31Texas Tech7
1Texas Tech9
3Texas A&M6

All-Tournament Team

PositionPlayerSchool
1B Joe Dillon Texas Tech
2B Corey Hart Oklahoma
3B Sean Heaney Texas A&M
SS Derek Wathan Oklahoma
C Javier Flores Oklahoma
OF Rusty McNamara Oklahoma State
OF Brian Shackelford Oklahoma
OF Brandon Toro Texas Tech
DH Jason Landreth Texas Tech
P Matt Blank Texas A&M
P Jason Gooding Texas Tech
P Jeff Andra Oklahoma
MOP Brian Shackelford Oklahoma

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References

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