2014 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament

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2014 Big 12 Conference
baseball tournament
Big 12 Baseball tournament logo.png
Big 12 baseball Championships
Teams8
Format Double-elimination tournament
Finals site
Champions TCU  (1st title)
Winning coach Jim Schlossnagle  (1st title)
MVP Jerrick Suiter (TCU)
TelevisionBracket Play: FCS Central/FSSW+
Championship: FS1
2014 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 10 Oklahoma State  y186 .7504818 .727
No. 5 TCU  y177 .7084818 .727
Kansas  y159 .6253526 .574
No. 8 Texas Tech  y1410 .5834521 .682
No. 3 Texas  y1311 .5424621 .687
West Virginia  914 .3912826 .519
Baylor  815 .3482631 .456
Oklahoma  816 .3332929 .500
Kansas State  519 .2082530 .455
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball [1]

The 2014 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament was held from May 21 through 25 at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark in Oklahoma City. The annual tournament determined the conference champion of the Division I Big 12 Conference for college baseball. TCU won the tournament for the first time, earning the league's automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. [2] [3] [4]

Contents

The tournament has been held since 1997, the inaugural year of the Big 12 Conference. Among current league members, Texas has won the most championships with four. Among original members, Baylor and Kansas State have never won the event. Iowa State discontinued their program after the 2001 season without having won a title. West Virginia, a new member of the league in 2013, had also have yet to win the Tournament, as of 2014.

Format and seeding

The top eight finishers from the regular season were seeded one through eight, and then played a two-bracket double-elimination tournament leading to a winner-take-all championship game. [5] [6]

PlaceSeedTeamConferenceOverall
WL %GBWL %
11 Oklahoma State 186.7504818.727
22 TCU 177.70814818.727
33 Kansas 159.62533526.574
44 Texas Tech 1410.58344521.682
55 Texas 1311.54254621.687
66 West Virginia 914.3918.52826.519
77 Baylor 815.3489.52631.456
88 Oklahoma 816.333102929.500
9 Kansas State 519.208132530.455

Results

First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinal
1 Oklahoma State 13
8 Oklahoma 4
1Oklahoma State0
5Texas3
4 Texas Tech 3
5 Texas 8
5Texas14
1Oklahoma State36
8Oklahoma9
4Texas Tech81Oklahoma State11
8Oklahoma8
1Oklahoma State1
3 Kansas 9
2TCU7
6 West Virginia 10
6West Virginia2
2TCU6
2 TCU 8
7 Baylor 5
2TCU4
7Baylor1
3Kansas3
7Baylor46West Virginia4
7Baylor9

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.

PosNameSchool
CBryan CaseOklahoma State
1BTanner KrietemeierOklahoma State
2BGarret CrainTCU
SS Donnie Walton Oklahoma State
3B Sheldon Neuse Oklahoma
OFCraig AikinOklahoma
OFCody JonesTCU
OF Mark Payton Texas
DHJerrick SuiterTCU
PTyler AlexanderTCU
PJordan KipperTCU
PPreston MorrisonTCU

Most Outstanding Player

TCU designated hitter Jerrick Suiter, one of the Horned Frogs' six all-tournament selections, was named Most Outstanding Player.

References

  1. "2020 Big 12 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–8. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  2. "2014 Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship". big12sports.com. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
  3. "Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship". Travel Oklahoma. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
  4. "Oklahoma City Hosts 2013 Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship". Oklahoma City All Sports Association. Archived from the original on October 7, 2011. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
  5. "2014 Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship Opening Day Matchups Determined". Big 12 Conference. May 17, 2014. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
  6. "2020 Big 12 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 23–27. Retrieved June 10, 2020.