2016 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament

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2016 Big 12 Conference
baseball tournament
Teams8
FormatTwo bracket, double-elimination tournament
with single championship game
Finals site
Champions TCU  (2nd title)
Winning coach Jim Schlossnagle  (2nd title)
MVP Luken Baker (TCU)
TelevisionBracket Play: FCS Central
Championship: FSN
2016 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 5 Texas Tech  y1950 .79247200 .701
No. 4 Oklahoma State  y1680 .66743220 .662
No. 3 TCU  y1590 .62549180 .731
West Virginia  12110 .52236220 .621
Oklahoma  11130 .45830271 .526
Baylor  10140 .41724290 .453
Texas  10140 .41725320 .439
Kansas State  8160 .33326310 .456
Kansas  6170 .26120351 .366
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball [1]

The 2016 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament was held from May 25 through 29 at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The annual tournament determined the conference champion of the Division I Big 12 Conference for college baseball. The TCU Horned Frogs won the Tournament Championship, and as the winner of the tournament, TCU earned the league's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. [2] [3]

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 five. 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. Having joined in 2013, TCU won their first title in 2014 while West Virginia has yet to win the Tournament.

The newest conference members, TCU and West Virginia, faced each other in the Championship game. Earlier in the season, TCU swept the regular season series over West Virginia. The Frogs won the 2014 Big 12 Tournament championship, and the Mountaineers' appearance in the tournament finale marked the first time since 1996 that WVU had played for a conference tournament championship. TCU won the championship game 11–10 in 10 innings.

Format and seeding

The top eight finishers from the regular season will be seeded one through eight, and will then play a two-bracket double-elimination tournament leading to a winner-take-all championship game. [4]

PlaceSeedTeamConferenceOverall
WLT %GBWLT %
11 Texas Tech 1950.79247200.701
22 Oklahoma State 1680.667343220.662
33 TCU 1590.625449180.731
44 West Virginia 12110.5226.536220.621
55 Oklahoma 11130.458830271.526
66 Baylor 10140.417924290.453
67 Texas 10140.417925320.439
88 Kansas State 8160.3331126310.456
9 Kansas 6170.26112.520351.366

Results

First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinal
1 Texas Tech 8
8 Kansas State 5
1Texas Tech4
4West Virginia9
4 West Virginia 6
5 Oklahoma 0
4West Virginia11
5Oklahoma1
8Kansas State7
5Oklahoma135Oklahoma17
1Texas Tech4
4West Virginia10
3 TCU 12
3TCU11
6 Baylor 5
3TCU13
2Oklahoma State5
2 Oklahoma State 10
7 Texas 4
3TCU18
7Texas22
6Baylor3
7Texas157Texas12
2Oklahoma State8

All-Tournament Team

Source: [5]

PositionPlayerSchool
C Evan Skoug TCU
1B Kacy Clemens Texas
2BCam WarnerTCU
SSBret BoswellTexas
3BElliott BarzilliTCU
OFTyler NeslonyTexas Tech
OFJosh WatsonTCU
OFKC HuthWest Virginia
DH Luken Baker TCU
DHKyle DavisWest Virginia
SPConner DotsonWest Virginia
SPBrian HowardTCU
RPRoss VanceWest Virginia
CO-MOP Luken Baker TCU
CO-MOPKC HuthWest Virginia

References

  1. "2020 Big 12 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–8. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  2. "2015 Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship". big12sports.com. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  3. Tim Griffin (May 21, 2015). "City won't bid for Big 12 baseball tournament at the Alamodome". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  4. "2020 Big 12 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 23–27. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  5. "2020 Big 12 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 23–27. Retrieved June 10, 2020.