Big 12 softball tournament | |
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Conference softball championship | |
Sport | Softball |
Conference | Big 12 Conference |
Current stadium | ASA Hall of Fame Stadium |
Current location | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Played | 1996–2010 2017–present |
Last contest | 2023 |
Current champion | Oklahoma Sooners |
Most championships | Oklahoma Sooners (8) |
Official website | Big12Sports.com Softball |
The Big 12 softball tournament (sometimes known simply as the Big 12 championship) is the conference championship tournament in college softball for the Big 12 Conference (Big 12). Since its inception in 1996, the tournament has been played at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The winner receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I softball tournament. The Big 12 stopped holding a postseason conference tournament after the 2010 competition. In 2017, the Big 12 Conference revised the tournament, which is still hosted at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City.
Year | School | MOP |
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1996 | Oklahoma | Jill Most (Oklahoma) |
1997 | Missouri | Barb Wright (Missouri) |
1998 | Nebraska | Jenny Voss (Nebraska) |
1999 | Texas | Jennifer Lizama (Nebraska) |
2000 | Nebraska | Jennifer Lizama (Nebraska) |
2001 | Oklahoma | Lisa Carey (Oklahoma) |
2002 | Texas | Cat Osterman (Texas) |
2003 | Texas | Cat Osterman (Texas) |
2004 | Nebraska | Peaches James (Nebraska) |
2005 | Texas | Cat Osterman (Texas) |
2006 | Kansas | Serena Settlemier (Kansas) |
2007 | Oklahoma | Lauren Eckermann (Oklahoma) |
2008 | Texas A&M | Megan Gibson (Texas A&M) |
2009 | Missouri | Chelsea Thomas (Missouri) |
2010 | Oklahoma | Keilani Ricketts (Oklahoma) |
2011-2016 Tournament not held | ||
2017 | Oklahoma | Paige Parker (Oklahoma) |
2018 | Oklahoma | Nicole Pendley (Oklahoma) |
2019 | Cancelled due to rain | |
2020 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |
2021 | Oklahoma | Kinzie Hansen (Oklahoma) |
2022 | Oklahoma State | Morgan Day (Oklahoma State) |
2023 | Oklahoma | Hayley Lee (Oklahoma) |
School | Appearances | W | L | Pct | Titles | Title Years |
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Baylor | 19 | 17 | 27 | .386 | 0 | |
Iowa State | 21 | 10 | 28 | .263 | 0 | |
Kansas | 18 | 16 | 24 | .400 | 1 | 2006 |
Oklahoma | 21 | 52 | 19 | .732 | 8 | 1996, 2001, 2007, 2010, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2023 |
Oklahoma State | 21 | 27 | 31 | .466 | 1 | 2022 |
Texas | 20 | 31 | 25 | .554 | 4 | 1999, 2002, 2003, 2005 |
Texas Tech | 21 | 15 | 30 | .333 | 0 |
School | Appearances | W | L | Pct | Titles | Title Years |
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Missouri | 18 | 26 | 21 | .553 | 2 | 1997, 2009 |
Nebraska | 18 | 33 | 19 | .635 | 3 | 1998, 2000, 2004 |
Texas A&M | 18 | 19 | 22 | .463 | 1 | 2008 |
OGE Energy Field at the USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium is a softball-specific ballpark located inside the USA Softball Hall of Fame Complex in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States. It seats 13,000 and is the site of the annual Women's College World Series. In 2023, Hall of Fame stadium also became home of the Oklahoma City Spark, the city's new professional softball team.
The 2019 NCAA Division I softball tournament was held from May 31 to June 4, 2019, as the final part of the 2019 NCAA Division I softball season. Thirty-two teams were awarded automatic bids as champions of their conferences, and the remaining 32 were selected at-large by the NCAA Division I softball selection committee. The 64-team, double-elimination tournament concluded with the 2019 Women's College World Series at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City. The UCLA Bruins won their 13th championship, defeating the Oklahoma Sooners in two games.
The 2019 Big 12 Conference softball tournament was held in ASA Hall of Fame Stadium located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma from May 10 through May 11, 2019. All games of the tournament were aired on Fox College Sports, and the championship game was aired on FS2. Due to Weather conditions, the last 4 games of the Big 12 Tournament were canceled. Therefore the Automatic bid was given to the regular season champion which would be Oklahoma.
The 1996 Big 12 Conference softball tournament was held at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma from May 10 to May 11, 1996. As the tournament winner, Oklahoma earned the Big 12 Conference's automatic bid to the 1996 NCAA Division I softball tournament.
The 1997 Big 12 Conference softball tournament was held at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, OK from May 2 through May 4, 1997. Missouri won their first conference tournament and earned the Big 12 Conference's automatic bid to the 1997 NCAA Division I softball tournament.
The 1998 Big 12 Conference softball tournament was held at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, OK from April 30 through May 3, 1998. Nebraska won their first conference tournament and earned the Big 12 Conference's automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA Division I softball tournament.
The 2000 Big 12 Conference softball tournament was held at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, OK from May 10 through May 13, 2000. Nebraska won their second conference tournament and earned the Big 12 Conference's automatic bid to the 2000 NCAA Division I softball tournament.
The 2001 Big 12 Conference softball tournament was held at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, OK from May 9 through May 12, 2001. Oklahoma won their second conference tournament and earned the Big 12 Conference's automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA Division I softball tournament.
The 2003 Big 12 Conference softball tournament was held at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, OK from May 1 through May 4, 2003. Texas won their third conference tournament and earned the Big 12 Conference's automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA Division I softball tournament.
The 2004 Big 12 Conference softball tournament was held at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, OK from May 12 through May 15, 2004. Nebraska won their third conference tournament and earned the Big 12 Conference's automatic bid to the 2004 NCAA Division I softball tournament.
The 2005 Big 12 Conference softball tournament was held at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, OK from May 11 through May 14, 2005. Texas won their fourth conference tournament and earned the Big 12 Conference's automatic bid to the 2005 NCAA Division I softball tournament.
The 2007 Big 12 Conference softball tournament was held at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, OK from May 11 through May 12, 2007. Oklahoma won their third conference tournament and earned the Big 12 Conference's automatic bid to the 2007 NCAA Division I softball tournament.
The 2009 Big 12 Conference softball tournament was held at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, OK from May 8 through May 10, 2009. Missouri won their second conference tournament and earned the Big 12 Conference's automatic bid to the 2009 NCAA Division I softball tournament.
The 2010 Big 12 Conference softball tournament was held at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, OK from May 15 through May 16, 2010. Oklahoma won their fourth conference tournament and earned the Big 12 Conference's automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I softball tournament.
The 2017 Big 12 Conference softball tournament was held at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, OK from May 12 through May 13, 2017. It was the first Big 12 softball tournament since 2010. Oklahoma won their fifth conference tournament and earned the Big 12 Conference's automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA Division I softball tournament.
The 2018 Big 12 Conference softball tournament was held at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, OK from May 11 through May 12, 2018. Oklahoma won their sixth conference tournament and earned the Big 12 Conference's automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA Division I softball tournament.
The 2020 Big 12 Conference softball tournament was scheduled to be held May 8 through May 9, 2020 at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The tournament winner would have earned the Big 12 Conference's automatic bid to the 2020 NCAA Division I softball tournament.
The 2012 NCAA Division I softball season, play of college softball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level, began in February 2012. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 2012 NCAA Division I softball tournament and 2012 Women's College World Series. The Women's College World Series, consisting of the eight remaining teams in the NCAA Tournament and held in Oklahoma City at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium, ended on June 6, 2012.
The 2013 NCAA Division I softball season, play of college softball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level, began in February 2013. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 2013 NCAA Division I softball tournament and 2013 Women's College World Series. The Women's College World Series, consisting of the eight remaining teams in the NCAA Tournament and held in Oklahoma City at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium, ended on June 6, 2013.
The 2021 Big 12 Conference softball tournament was held at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on May 14 and May 15, 2021. As the winner of the tournament, Oklahoma earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA Division I softball tournament. Most of the games of the tournament aired on ESPN+. However, the first game aired on ESPNU and the championship game aired on ESPN2. The Oklahoma Sooners came into the tournament with the best record from conference play at 16–1.