1998 Big 12 Conference Baseball Tournament

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1998 Big 12 Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams6
Format Double elimination
Finals site
Champions Texas Tech  (1st title)
Winning coach Larry Hays  (1st title)
MVP Josh Bard (Texas Tech)
Attendance113,108
1998 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 14 Texas A&M  y2190 .70046200 .697
No. 28 Baylor  y18100 .64341201 .669
No. 29 Texas Tech  y18110 .62144200 .688
No. 22 Oklahoma  y17110 .60742200 .677
Missouri  17120 .58636180 .667
Oklahoma State  y15120 .55640210 .656
Nebraska  10130 .43524200 .545
Texas  11180 .37923321 .420
Iowa State  10180 .35720270 .426
Kansas State  9190 .32120320 .385
Kansas  7200 .25922290 .431
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1998 [1] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1998 Big 12 Conference Baseball Tournament was the second played in Big 12 history, and the first to be held at AT&T Bricktown Ballpark in Oklahoma City, OK from May 14 through May 17. Texas Tech won the tournament and earned the Big 12 Conference's automatic bid to the 1998 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
WLT %GBWLT %
11 Texas A&M 2190.70046200.697
22 Baylor 18100.643241201.669
33 Texas Tech 18110.6212.544200.688
44 Oklahoma 17110.607342200.677
55 Missouri 17120.5863.536180.667
66 Oklahoma State 15120.5564.540210.656
7 Nebraska 10130.4357.524200.545
8 Texas 11180.3799.523321.420
9 Iowa State 10180.3571020270.426
10 Kansas State 9190.3211120320.385
11 Kansas 7200.25912.522290.431

Tournament

First roundSecond roundThird roundSemifinalsFinal
1Texas A&M4
4Oklahoma10
1 Texas A&M 44Oklahoma9
6 Oklahoma State 36Oklahoma State44Oklahoma3
6Oklahoma State11
3Texas Tech4
5Missouri8
2 Baylor 7
3Texas Tech14
5 Missouri 3
2Baylor41Texas A&M7
3Texas Tech11
3 Texas Tech 53Texas Tech7
4 Oklahoma 11Texas A&M11
1Texas A&M8
2Baylor5

All-Tournament team

PositionPlayerSchool
1B Charley Carter Baylor
2B Keith Ginter Texas Tech
3B Craig Kuzmic Texas A&M
SS Steve Scarborough Texas A&M
C Josh Bard Texas Tech
OF Jason Landreth Texas Tech
OF Jason Tyner Texas A&M
OF Daylan Holt Texas A&M
DH Brennan Burns Texas Tech
DH Richard Park Oklahoma
P Ryan Rupe Texas A&M
P Chris Scarcella Texas A&M
P Shane Wright Texas Tech
MOP Josh Bard Texas Tech

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