2021 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament

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2021 Big 12 Conference
baseball tournament
Big 12 Championships logo.svg
Teams9
Formattwo bracket Double-elimination tournament
with championship game
Finals site
Champions TCU  (3rd title)
Winning coach Jim Schlossnagle  (3rd title)
MVP Porter Brown (TCU)
TelevisionBracket Play: ESPN+, ESPNU
Championship: ESPN2
2021 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 3 Texas  y1770 .70850170 .746
No. 8 TCU  y1770 .70841190 .683
No. 9 Texas Tech  y14100 .58339170 .696
No. 23 Oklahoma State  y12120 .50036191 .652
Oklahoma  11130 .45827280 .491
Baylor  11130 .45831200 .608
Kansas State  10140 .41734230 .596
West Virginia  8160 .33325270 .481
Kansas  8160 .33330270 .526
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 26, 2021 [1]
Rankings from D1baseball

The 2021 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament was held from May 25 through 30 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 earned the league's automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. [2]

Contents

Format and seeding

Unlike the preceding and succeeding tournaments, all 9 teams made the 2021 tournament. There was a two-bracket double elimination tournament, leading to a winner-take-all championship game. The 8th and 9th placed teams played in a play-in game to determine who will compete in the bracket.

PlaceSeedTeamConferenceOverall
WL %GBWLT %
11 Texas 177.70840130.755
12 TCU 177.70837160.698
33 Texas Tech 1410.583335130.729
44 Oklahoma State 1212.500532161.663
55 Oklahoma 1113.458627260.509
56 Baylor 1113.458631180.633
77 Kansas State 1014.417731220.585
88 West Virginia 816.333923250.479
89 Kansas 816.333930260.536

Results

Play-in May 25
   
8 West Virginia 8
9 Kansas 7
First round
May 26
Second round
May 27–May 28
Semifinals
May 29
Finals
May 30
             
1 Texas 1
8 West Virginia 5
8 West Virginia 2
4 Oklahoma State 128
4 Oklahoma State 9
5 Oklahoma 5
 4   Oklahoma State  5 -
 1   Texas  4  -
1 Texas 4
5 Oklahoma 1
 1   Texas  3
 8   West Virginia  2
 4   Oklahoma State  7
 2   TCU  10
3 Texas Tech 11
6 Baylor 4
3 Texas Tech 2
2 TCU 7
2 TCU 7
7 Kansas State 6
 2   TCU 2  178
 7   Kansas State 5 7
6 Baylor 4
7 Kansas State 9
 7   Kansas State  7
 3   Texas Tech  2

Conference championship game

Big 12 Championship
(2) TCU Horned Frogsvs.(4) Oklahoma State Cowboys
May 30, 5 p.m. (CDT) at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Team123456789 R H E
Oklahoma State005000110780
TCU02215000X1092
WP: G. Wright (3–1)   LP: C. Bowman (0–1)
Attendance: 7204

All-Tournament team

PositionPlayerSchool
CZach HumphreysTCU
1BZach ZubiaTexas
2BGray RodgersTCU
SS Maui Ahuna Kansas
3BChristian Encarnacion-StrandOklahoma State
OFZach KokoskaKansas State
OFCaeden TrenkleOklahoma State
OFPorter BrownTCU
DHHunter WolfeTCU
SPJustin CampbellOklahoma State
SPJackson WolfWest Virginia
RPEric TorresKansas State
MOPPorter BrownTCU

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References

  1. "2020–21 Baseball Standings". big12sports.com. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  2. "2021 Big 12 Baseball Championship Bracket" (PDF). big12sports.com. Retrieved May 25, 2021.