Format | two bracket Double-elimination tournament with championship game |
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Finals site | |
Champions | Baylor |
MVP | () |
Television | Bracket Play: FCS Central Championship: FSN |
2018 Big 12 Conference baseball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 Texas †y | 17 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .708 | 42 | – | 23 | – | 0 | .646 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma State y | 16 | – | 8 | – | 0 | .667 | 31 | – | 26 | – | 1 | .543 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Texas Tech y | 15 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .625 | 45 | – | 20 | – | 0 | .692 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 24 Oklahoma y | 14 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .583 | 38 | – | 25 | – | 0 | .603 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baylor ‡y | 13 | – | 11 | – | 0 | .542 | 37 | – | 21 | – | 0 | .638 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 10 | – | 13 | – | 0 | .435 | 33 | – | 23 | – | 0 | .589 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Virginia | 9 | – | 15 | – | 0 | .375 | 29 | – | 27 | – | 0 | .518 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas | 8 | – | 15 | – | 0 | .348 | 27 | – | 30 | – | 0 | .474 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas State | 5 | – | 19 | – | 0 | .208 | 23 | – | 31 | – | 0 | .426 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball [1] |
The 2018 Big 12 Conference Baseball Tournament will be held from May 23 through May 27 at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The annual tournament determines the conference champion of the Division I Big 12 Conference for college baseball. The winner of the tournament will earn the league's automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. [2] [3]
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 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]
Place | Seed | Team | Conference | Overall | |||||||
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W | L | T | % | GB | W | L | T | % | |||
1 | 1 | Texas | 17 | 7 | 0 | .708 | – | 42 | 23 | 0 | .646 |
2 | 2 | Oklahoma State | 16 | 8 | 0 | .667 | 1 | 31 | 26 | 1 | .543 |
3 | 3 | Texas Tech | 15 | 9 | 0 | .625 | 2 | 45 | 20 | 0 | .692 |
4 | 4 | Oklahoma | 14 | 10 | 0 | .583 | 3 | 38 | 25 | 0 | .603 |
5 | 5 | Baylor | 13 | 11 | 0 | .542 | 4 | 37 | 21 | 0 | .638 |
6 | 6 | TCU | 10 | 13 | 0 | .435 | 6.5 | 33 | 23 | 0 | .589 |
7 | 7 | West Virginia | 9 | 15 | 0 | .375 | 8 | 29 | 27 | 0 | .518 |
8 | 8 | Kansas | 8 | 15 | 0 | .348 | 8.5 | 27 | 30 | 0 | .474 |
9 | – | Kansas State | 5 | 19 | 0 | .208 | 12 | 23 | 31 | 0 | .426 |
First round | Second round | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Texas | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
8 | Kansas | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
8 | Kansas | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
5 | Baylor | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | Oklahoma | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
5 | Baylor | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
5 | Baylor | 10 | – | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Oklahoma | 3 | – | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Oklahoma | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Texas | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
8 | Kansas | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | Oklahoma | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
5 | Baylor | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
6 | TCU | 511 | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | Texas Tech | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
6 | TCU | 127 | ||||||||||||||||||
6 | TCU | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
7 | West Virginia | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | Oklahoma State | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
7 | West Virginia | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
6 | TCU | 7 | – | |||||||||||||||||
7 | West Virginia | 3 | – | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Oklahoma State | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | Texas Tech | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
7 | West Virginia | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | Texas Tech | 4 |
Source: [5]
Position | Player | School |
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C | Shea Langeliers | Baylor |
1B | Cameron Warren | Texas Tech |
2B | Kyle Gray | West Virginia |
SS | Nick Loftin | Baylor |
3B | Davis Wendzel | Baylor |
OF | A.J. Balta | TCU |
OF | Darius Hill | West Virginia |
OF | Johnny Rizer | TCU |
DH | Richard Cunningham | Baylor |
SP | Cody Bradford | Baylor |
SP | Sean Wymer | TCU |
RP | Jake Eissler | TCU |
MOP | Shea Langeliers | Baylor |
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