1997 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament

1997 Big 12 Conference
baseball tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble elimination
Finals site
ChampionsOklahoma (1st title)
Winning coachLarry Cochell (1st title)
MVPBrian Shackelford (Oklahoma)
Attendance56,742
1997 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Texas Tech  ‍†‍‍y 23 – 7   .767 46 – 14   .767
No. 12 Oklahoma State  ‍‍‍y 21 – 9   .700 46 – 19   .708
No. 26 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍y 19 – 11   .633 39 – 22   .639
No. 17 Oklahoma  ‍‍‡‍y 18 – 11   .621 39 – 20   .661
Baylor  ‍‍‍ 18 – 12   .600 32 – 23   .582
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 15 – 16   .484 31 – 27   .534
Texas  ‍‍‍ 12 – 15   .444 29 – 22   .569
Kansas  ‍‍‍ 12 – 18   .400 31 – 25   .554
Kansas State  ‍‍‍ 10 – 20   .333 32 – 24   .571
Nebraska  ‍‍‍ 7 – 23   .233 27 – 35   .435
Iowa State  ‍‍‍ 6 – 21   .222 12 – 31   .279
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1997[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball


The 1997 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament was the first in Big 12 history, and the only one to be held at All Sports Stadium in Oklahoma City, OK from May 15 through 18. Oklahoma won the inaugural tournament and earned the Big 12 Conference's automatic bid to the 1997 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. The format followed that used by the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship at the time: a six-team, double-elimination tournament.

Regular Season Standings

Source:[2]

Place Seed Team Conference Overall
W L % GB W L %
1 1 Texas Tech 23 7 .767 – 46 14 .767
2 2 Oklahoma State 21 9 .700 2 46 19 .708
3 3 Texas A&M 19 11 .633 4 39 22 .639
4 4 Oklahoma 18 11 .621 4.5 39 20 .661
5 5 Baylor 18 12 .600 5 32 23 .582
6 6 Missouri 15 16 .484 8.5 31 27 .534
7 – Texas 12 15 .444 9.5 29 22 .569
8 – Kansas 12 18 .400 11 31 25 .554
9 – Kansas State 10 20 .333 13 32 24 .571
10 – Nebraska 7 23 .233 16 27 35 .435
11 – Iowa State 6 21 .222 15.5 21 31 .404
  • Colorado did not sponsor a baseball team.

Tournament

First roundSecond roundThird roundSemifinalsFinal
1Texas Tech3
4Oklahoma5
1Texas Tech124Oklahoma16
6Missouri26Missouri74Oklahoma10
6Missouri9
2Oklahoma State5
5Baylor8
2Oklahoma State11
4Oklahoma19
5Baylor8
2Oklahoma State161Texas Tech17
3Texas A&M10
3Texas A&M112Oklahoma State6
4Oklahoma31Texas Tech7
1Texas Tech9
3Texas A&M6

All-Tournament Team

Position Player School
1B Joe Dillon Texas Tech
2B Corey Hart Oklahoma
3B Sean Heaney Texas A&M
SS Derek Wathan Oklahoma
C Javier Flores Oklahoma
OF Rusty McNamara Oklahoma State
OF Brian Shackelford Oklahoma
OF Brandon Toro Texas Tech
DH Jason Landreth Texas Tech
P Matt Blank Texas A&M
P Jason Gooding Texas Tech
P Jeff Andra Oklahoma
MOP Brian Shackelford Oklahoma

See also

References

  1. ^ 2013 Big 12 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Big 12 Conference. p. 54. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
  2. ^ "2020 Big 12 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 23–27. Retrieved June 10, 2020.