2012 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament

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2012 Big 12 Conference
baseball tournament
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2012 Big 12 baseball tournament logo
Teams8
FormatTwo four team Double Elimination
Brackets with one game championship
Finals site
Champions Missouri  (1st title)
Winning coach Tim Jamieson  (1st title)
MVP Eric Garcia (Missouri)
2012 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 10 Baylor  y204 .8334917 .742
No. 19 Texas A&M  y168 .6674318 .705
Texas  1410 .5833022 .577
No. 13 Oklahoma  y1310 .5654225 .627
Oklahoma State  1311 .5423225 .561
Missouri  y1014 .4173328 .541
Kansas  716 .3042434 .414
Kansas State  717 .2922731 .466
Texas Tech  717 .2922926 .527
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball [1]

The 2012 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament will be held at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark in Oklahoma City, OK from May 23rd to May 27th, 2012. The tournament will continue the format reinstated with the 2011 tournament, consisting of two separate four-team double-elimination tournaments. The winners of each of those tournaments will face each other in a one-game match for the championship. Missouri defeated Oklahoma in the championship game, 8-7, to earn the Big 12 Conference's automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. [2]

Contents

It was Missouri's first, and only, Big 12 Conference Baseball Tournament title, as they moved to the SEC on July 1, 2012.

Format and seeding

The top eight teams (based on conference results) from the conference earn invites to the tournament. [3]

PlaceSeedTeamConferenceOverall
WL %GBWL %
11 Baylor 204.8334917.742
22 Texas A&M 168.66744318.705
33 Texas 1410.58363022.577
44 Oklahoma 1310.5656.54225.627
55 Oklahoma State 1311.54273225.561
66 Missouri 1014.417103328.541
77 Kansas 716.30412.52434.414
88 Kansas State 717.292132731.466
8 Texas Tech 717.292132926.527

Bracket

First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinal
5 Oklahoma State 0
4 Oklahoma 1
4Oklahoma3
1Baylor2
8 Kansas State 1
1 Baylor 11
4Oklahoma7-
1Baylor2-
5Oklahoma State5
8Kansas State118Kansas State2
1Baylor11
4Oklahoma7
6 Missouri 5
6Missouri8
3 Texas 0
2Texas A&M3
6Missouri5
7 Kansas 4
2 Texas A&M 10
6Missouri12-
7Kansas2-
3Texas2
7Kansas47Kansas5
2Texas A&M3

All-Tournament Team

Source: [4]

PositionPlayerSchool
CJosh LudyBaylor
1BEvan MistichOklahoma
2B Jack Mayfield Oklahoma
SSEric GarciaMissouri
3BMatt JuengelTexas A&M
OFDane OpelMissouri
OFBlake BrownMissouri
OF Tyler Naquin Texas A&M
DHMatt ObersteOklahoma
P Dillon Overton Oklahoma
P Steven Okert Oklahoma
PJeff EmensMissouri
MOPEric GarciaMissouri

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