2023 Big 12 Conference softball tournament

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2023 Big 12 Conference
softball tournament
Teams7
FormatSingle-elimination tournament
Finals site
Champions Oklahoma  (8th title)
Runner-up Texas
Winning coach Patty Gasso  (8th title)
MVP Haley Lee (Oklahoma)
2023 Big 12 Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 1 Oklahoma  y1800 1.0006110 .984
No. 8 Texas  y1170 .61145151 .746
No. 9 Oklahoma State  y1080 .55647160 .746
No. 18 Baylor  y8100 .44440180 .690
Iowa State  6120 .33325300 .455
Kansas  5130 .27825270 .481
Texas Tech  5130 .27831220 .585
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 8, 2023 [1]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

The 2023 Big 12 Conference softball tournament was held at USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma from May 11 to May 13, 2023. As the tournament winner, Oklahoma earned the Big 12 Conference's automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA Division I softball tournament. [2]

Contents

Format

All seven teams were seeded based on conference winning percentage. They then played a single-elimination tournament, with the top seed receiving a single bye.

Bracket

First Round
Thursday, May 11
Semifinals
Friday, May 12
Championship
Saturday, May 13
         
1 Oklahoma 9(5)
5 Iowa State 0
4 Baylor 1
5 Iowa State 8
1 Oklahoma6
2 Texas 1
2 Texas 7(8)
7 Texas Tech 6
2 Texas9
6 Kansas 1
3 Oklahoma State 7
6 Kansas 8

Schedule

GameTime*MatchupNo.ScoreTelevision
First Round – Thursday, May 11
110:00 a.m.No. 5 Iowa State vs. No. 4 Baylor8–1 Big 12 Now
212:30 p.m.No. 7 Texas Tech vs. No. 2 Texas6–7 (8)
33:00 p.m.No. 6 Kansas vs. No. 3 Oklahoma State8–7
Semifinals – Friday, May 12
41:00 p.m.No. 5 Iowa State vs. No. 1 Oklahoma0–9 (5) ESPNU
54:00 p.m.No. 6 Kansas vs. No. 2 Texas1–9Big 12 Now
Championship – Saturday, May 13
612:00 p.m.No. 2 Texas vs. No. 1 Oklahoma1–6Big 12 Now
*Game times in CST. No. – Rankings denote tournament seed. [3] [4] [5]

Championship game

2023 Big 12 tournament championship
Texas1–6Oklahoma
May 13, 2023 – 12:00 p.m. (CDT) at USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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Oklahoma010302x670
WP: Nicole May (16–0)   LP: Citlaly Gutierrez (12–5)   Sv: Jordy Bahl (3)
Home runs:
TEX: Viviana Martinez
OKLA: Haley Lee
Attendance: 4,684
Boxscore

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the all-tournament team: [6]

PlayerSchool
Angelina Allen Iowa State
Ellie SpelhaugIowa State
Jordy Bahl Oklahoma
Alyssa BritoOklahoma
Jayda Coleman Oklahoma
Tiare Jennings Oklahoma
Haley Lee (MOP)Oklahoma
Grace Turk Oklahoma
Rachel Becker Oklahoma State
Bella Dayton Texas
Peyton Blythe Texas Tech

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