2024 Big 12 Conference softball tournament

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2024 Big 12 Conference
softball tournament
Teams10
FormatSingle-elimination tournament
Finals site
Champions Oklahoma  (9th title)
Runner-up Texas
Winning coach Patty Gasso  (9th title)
MVP Ella Parker (Oklahoma)
2024 Big 12 Conference softball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 2 Texas  y2340 .85255100 .846
No. 1 Oklahoma  y2250 .8155970 .894
No. 6 Oklahoma State  y2160 .77849120 .803
Baylor  y14130 .51936230 .610
UCF  y12150 .44431250 .554
BYU  11160 .40731230 .574
Kansas  11160 .40728251 .528
Texas Tech  8160 .33329210 .580
Iowa State  6180 .25020310 .392
Houston  4230 .14825300 .455
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 11, 2024 [1]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

The 2024 Big 12 Conference softball tournament was held at Devon Park in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma from May 8 to May 11, 2024. As the tournament winner, Oklahoma earned the Big 12 Conference's automatic bid to the 2024 NCAA Division I softball tournament.

Contents

Format

All ten teams will be seeded based on conference winning percentage. They then will play a single-elimination tournament, with the top six seeds receiving a first-round bye. [2] [3]

Bracket

First Round
May 8
Quarterfinals
May 9
Semifinals
May 10
Finals
May 11
2 Oklahoma 10(5)
7 Kansas 67 Kansas 1
10 Houston 5 2Oklahoma13(5)
6 BYU 2
3 Oklahoma State 2
6 BYU 7
2Oklahoma5
1 Texas 1
1 Texas 13(5)
8 Texas Tech 10(8)8 Texas Tech 4
9 Iowa State 9 1Texas14(5)
4 Baylor 3
4 Baylor 3
5 UCF 2

Schedule

GameTime*Matchup#ScoreTelevision
First Round – Wednesday, May 8
15:00 p.m.No. 7 Kansas vs. No. No. 10 Houston6–5 Big 12 Now
27:30 p.m.No. 8 Texas Tech vs. No. 9 Iowa State10–9 (8)
Quarterfinals – Thursday, May 9
311:00 a.m.No. 3 Oklahoma State vs. No. 6 BYU2–7Big 12 Now
41:30 p.m.No. 2 Oklahoma vs. No. 7 Kansas10–1 (5)
55:00 p.m.No. 1 Texas vs. No. 8 Texas Tech13–4 (5)
67:30 p.m.No. 4 Baylor vs. No. 5 UCF3–2
Semifinals – Friday, May 10
75:00 p.m.No. 6 BYU vs. No. 2 Oklahoma2–13 (5)Big 12 Now
87:30 p.m.No. 1 Texas vs. No. 4 Baylor14–3 (5)
Championship – Saturday, May 11
96:30 p.m.No. 2 Oklahoma vs. No. 1 Texas5–1 ESPN2
*Game times in CST. # – Rankings denote tournament seed. [4]

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the all-tournament team: [5]

PlayerSchool
Aliyah Binford Baylor
Chloe Temples BYU
Alyssa Brito Oklahoma
Kierston Deal
Kinzie Hansen
Kelly Maxwell
Ella Parker (MOP)
Bella Dayton Texas
Joley Mitchell
Katie Stewart
Kennedy Crites Texas Tech

References

  1. "Big 12 Softball Standings". Big12Sports.com. Big 12 Conference. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
  2. "Phillips 66 Big 12 Softball Championship". big12sports.com. Big 12 Conference. May 5, 2024. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
  3. Patterson, Jeff (May 5, 2024). "Big 12 softball tournament: 2024 final standings, bracket, TV schedule". The Oklahoman . Retrieved May 5, 2024.
  4. "2024 Phillips 66 Big 12 Softball Championship Bracket Released". big12sports.com. Big 12 Conference. May 5, 2024. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
  5. "Sooners Defeat Texas to Win Ninth Phillips 66 Big 12 Softball Championship Title". big12sports.com. Big 12 Conference. May 12, 2024. Retrieved May 12, 2024.