Big 12 Conference Baseball Tournament

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Big 12 Conference Baseball Tournament
Conference Baseball Championship
Big 12 Championships logo.svg
Sport Baseball
Conference Big 12 Conference
Number of teams8
Formattwo 4-team double-elimination brackets, winners face off in the championship game
Current stadium Globe Life Field
Current location Arlington, Texas
Played1997–present
Last contest 2021
Current championTCU (3)
Most championships Texas (5)
TV partner(s) Big 12 Now on ESPN+, ESPN U (all games prior to final)
ESPN U (championship game)
Official website Big12Sports.com Baseball
Sponsors
Phillips 66
Host stadiums
Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark (1998–2001, 2003, 2005–2014, 2016–2019, 2021)
ONEOK Field (2015)
Globe Life Park in Arlington (2002, 2004)
All Sports Stadium (1997) Globe Life Field 2022-Present
Host locations
Oklahoma City (1997–2001, 2003, 2005–2014, 2016–2019, 2021)
Tulsa, Oklahoma (2015)
Arlington, Texas (2002, 2004, 2022-Present)

The Big 12 Conference Baseball Tournament (sometimes known simply as the Big 12 Tournament) is the conference championship tournament in baseball for the Big 12 Conference. Going back to the original format abandoned in 2005, the tournament consists of two separate four-team double-elimination tournaments. The winners of each of those tournament face each other in a one-game match for the championship. The winner receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.

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History

The Big 12 Tournament was first played in 1997 at All Sports Stadium in Oklahoma City, before moving to Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark the following year. The tournament has been played in Oklahoma City each year, save for 2002 and 2004, when the event was played in Arlington, Texas at the home park of Major League Baseball's Texas Rangers. Over its 10-plus year history, the tournament has had three distinct formats.

1997–98

In 1997 and 1998, the top six teams were invited to play in a double elimination tournament with no byes for any teams. The format mirrored the regional round of the NCAA tournament at that time.

1999–2005

Beginning in 1999, the tournament expanded to eight teams and followed the format of the College World Series. It consisted of two 4-team double-elimination brackets, with the winners facing off in a final championship game. The format mirrors that of the tournament format used by the Southeastern Conference, which continues to use this bracket.

2006–2010

In 2006 the tournament moved to a round-robin format. In this format, two pools of four teams play each other with the winners of each pool playing a one-game championship match. This format ended in 2010.

2011–Present

Starting with the 2011 Big 12 Conference Baseball Tournament, the tournament went back to the format used from 1999 to 2005.

Champions

YearSchoolSiteMOP
1997 Oklahoma All Sports StadiumOklahoma City, OK Brian Shackelford (Oklahoma)
1998 Texas Tech AT&T Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK Josh Bard (Texas Tech)
1999 Nebraska AT&T Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK Jason Jennings (Baylor)
2000 Nebraska AT&T Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK Adam Shabala (Nebraska)
2001 Nebraska AT&T Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK Dan Johnson (Nebraska)
2002 Texas The Ballpark in ArlingtonArlington, TX Dustin Majewski (Texas)
2003 Texas AT&T Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OKDustin Majewski (Texas)
2004 Oklahoma State Ameriquest Field in Arlington • Arlington, TXCody Ehlers (Missouri)
2005 Nebraska AT&T Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OKCurtis Ledbetter (Nebraska)
2006 Kansas AT&T Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OKMatt Baty (Kansas)
2007 Texas A&M AT&T Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OKCraig Stinson (Texas A&M)
2008 Texas AT&T Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK Brandon Belt (Texas)
2009 Texas AT&T Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OKBrandon Loy (Texas)
2010 Texas A&M AT&T Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OKBrodie Greene (Texas A&M)
2011 Texas A&M RedHawks Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OKAndrew Collazo (Texas A&M)
2012 Missouri Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OKEric Garcia (Missouri)
2013 Oklahoma Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK Jon Gray (Oklahoma)
2014 TCU Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OKJerrick Suiter (TCU)
2015 Texas ONEOK FieldTulsa, OK Zane Gurwitz (Texas)
2016 TCU Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK Luken Baker (TCU)
2017 Oklahoma State Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OKGarrett McCain (Oklahoma State)
2018 Baylor Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK Cody Bradford (Baylor) and Shea Langeliers (Baylor)
2019 Oklahoma State Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OKColin Simpson (Oklahoma State)
2020 Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic
2021 TCU Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OKPorter Brown (TCU)
2022 Globe Life Field • Arlington, TX
2023Globe Life Field • Arlington, TX
2024Globe Life Field • Arlington, TX

By school

SchoolAppearancesW-LPctTourney TitlesTitle Years
Baylor 2132–37.4641 2018
Iowa State 11–2.3330
Kansas 910–17.3701 2006
Kansas State 1014–18.4380
Missouri 1422–11.6671 2012
Nebraska 1028–10.7374 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005
Oklahoma 2136–35.5072 1997, 2013
Oklahoma State 1925–35.4173 2004, 2017, 2019
Texas 1841–29.5865 2002, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2015
Texas A&M 1423–19.5483 2007, 2010, 2011
Texas Tech 1718–34.3461 1998
TCU 512–7.6323 2014, 2016, 2021
West Virginia 58–8.5000

(As of the end of the 2017 tournament)

Records

Team Batting

InningGameTournament
Batting Average.475 (19–40)Texas A&M (vs. Oklahoma)5–22–09.390 (69–177)Texas Tech19975 games
At-Bats15Texas A&M (vs. Oklahoma)
Texas (vs. Kansas State)
Texas (vs. Missouri)
5–19–01
5–23–07
5–24–09
53Oklahoma State (vs. Missouri) 13 inn.5–30–04225Baylor20036 games
Runs11Texas (vs. Missouri)5–24–0921Oklahoma (vs. Oklahoma State)5–27–0653Oklahoma State19974 games
Hits9Oklahoma State (vs. Iowa State)5–18–0123Nebraska (vs. Missouri)5–28–0571Oklahoma
Baylor
1997
2003
5 games
6 games
Doubles7Texas Tech (vs. Oklahoma)
Oklahoma (vs. Missouri)
1997
1997
18Oklahoma19975 games
Triples3Oklahoma (vs. Texas Tech)19974Oklahoma (vs. Texas Tech)19978Oklahoma19975 games
Home Runs3Oklahoma State (vs. Texas A&M)
Texas Tech (vs. Oklahoma)
1997
1997
5Oklahoma State (vs. Texas A&M)
Missouri (vs. Nebraska)
1997
5–17–00
10Texas20026 games
RBI's10Texas (vs. Missouri)5–24–0921Oklahoma (vs. Oklahoma State)5–27–0646Texas20036 games
Stolen Bases3Several teams7Baylor (vs. Texas)
Baylor (vs. Texas Tech)
5–20–99
5–20–00
17Baylor19994 games
Walks4Oklahoma (vs. Baylor)
Texas A&M (vs. Oklahoma)
5–28–04
5–22–09
12Baylor (vs. Oklahoma5–26–0736Nebraska20006 games
Strikeouts16Nebraska (vs. Texas)
Oklahoma (vs. Baylor)
5–26–04
5–26–07
51Baylor20036 games
Hit By Pitch5Oklahoma (vs. Kansas State)5–29–1010Nebraska20056 games

Team Fielding

InningGameTournament
Fielding %1.000Kansas
Missouri
Kansas State
2005
2007
2009
2 games
3 games
3 games
Putouts42Baylor (vs. Nebraska)
Nebraska (vs. Baylor)
5–24–03172Baylor20036 games
Assists21Oklahoma State (vs. Missouri)5–30–0478Texas20036 games
Errors4Baylor (vs. Oklahoma State)5–26–056Texas Tech (vs. Texas A&M)
Texas A&M (vs. Texas)
5–16–98
5–27–04
11Texas Tech19985 games
Double Plays4Several Teams8Oklahoma
Baylor
Missouri
1997
2004
2009
5 games
4 games
4 games
Triple Plays1Kansas (vs. Texas)5–21–09
Games Played6Nebraska
Texas
Baylor
Nebraska
2000
2002
2003
2005

Team Pitching

InningGameTournament
Lowest ERA1.29Baylor19994 games
Highest ERA12.60Missouri19972 games
Saves3Nebraska
Baylor
2006
2007
4 games
4 games
Runs11Missouri (vs. Texas)5–24–0921Oklahoma State (vs. Oklahoma)5–27–0643Oklahoma19975 games
Fewest Runs8Baylor19994 games
Hits9Iowa State (vs. Oklahoma State)5–18–0123Missouri (vs. Nebraska)5–28–0566Oklahoma19975 games
Fewest Hits1Nebraska (vs. Oklahoma State)5–19–9920Oklahoma20103 games
Home Runs3Texas Tech (vs. Oklahoma)
Texas A&M (vs. Oklahoma State)
1997
1997
5Texas A&M (vs. Oklahoma State)
Nebraska (vs. Missouri)
1997
5–17–00
8Texas A&M19973 games
Strikeouts16Texas (vs. Nebraska)
Baylor (vs. Oklahoma)
5–26–04
5–26–07
47Texas20026 games
Walks4Baylor (vs. Oklahoma)200412Oklahoma (vs. Baylor)200726Oklahoma20073 games
Fewest
Walks
3Missouri2006
2008
3 games
Innings14Baylor (vs. Nebraska)
Nebraska (vs. Baylor)
5–24–0357.1Baylor20036 games
Hit Batters5Kansas State (vs. Oklahoma)5–29–1010Texas20036 games
Complete
Games
2Nebraska
Oklahoma State
1999
2004
Shutouts1Several Teams

Individual Batting

GameTournament
Batting Average.750 (6–8)
.750 (9–12)
Jeremy Dodson
Chance Wheeless
Baylor
Texas
1997
2007
At Bats7Several Players29Tim MossTexas20026 games
Runs4Several Players9Several Players
Hits5Curtis Thigpen
Curtis Ledbetter
Texas (vs. Baylor)
Nebraska (vs. Missouri)
5–25–03
5–28–05
14 (27 AB) Dustin MajewskiTexas20026 games
Doubles3J.T. WiseOklahoma (vs. Texas A&M)5–22–095Brandon ToroTexas Tech19975 games
Triples2Several Players2Several Players
Home Runs2Several Players5Dan JohnsonNebraska2001
Grand Slams16 Players
RBI's6Several Players13Dan JohnsonNebraska20014 games
Stolen Bases3Several Players6John ColeNebraska20014 games
Slugging %1.100Barrett Barnes
Danny Black
Texas Tech
Oklahoma
20103 games
Walks3Several Players8Keith GinterTexas Tech19985 games
Strikeouts4Several Players9Aaron Gozart
Kevin Sevigny
Nebraska
Baylor
2000
2003
6 games
Hit By Pitch4Jeff OntiverosTexas20026 games

Individual Fielding

GameTournament
Putouts17Several Players65Jeff OntiverosTexas20026 games
Assists10Shelby FordOklahoma State (vs. Missouri)5–24–0622Keith GinterTexas Tech19985 games
Errors4Paul WittBaylor (vs. Oklahoma State)5–26–058Paul WittBaylor20054 games

Individual Pitching

GameTournament
Wins2Several Players
Losses2Mitch Walter
Chase Bayuk
Kansas State2002
2007
ERA0.00Several Players
Saves3Brett Jensen
Nick Cassavechia
Nebraska
Baylor
2006
2007
Appearances4Several players
Strikeouts13Kendal VolzBaylor (vs. Oklahoma)5–26–0714Jason JenningsBaylor199914.2 innings
Innings10D.J. JonesTexas (vs. Missouri)5–21–9915.2Brian DuensingNebraska20052 games
Hit Batters3Shawn TollesonBaylor (vs. Nebraska)5–21–083Several Players
Complete Games1Several Players

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