1996 Big 12 Conference Softball Tournament
The 1996 Big 12 Conference Softball tournament was held at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, OK from May 10 through May 11, 1996. Oklahoma won their first conference tournament and earned the Big 12 Conference's automatic bid to the 1996 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament.[2][3]
| 1996 Big 12 Conference Softball Tournament | |
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| Classification | Division I |
| Teams | 8 |
| Site | |
| Champions | Oklahoma (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Patty Gasso (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Nebraska (1st title game) |
| MVP | Jill Most (Oklahoma) |
| 1996 Big 12 Conference softball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Oklahoma †‡y | 17 | – | 5 | .773 | 50 | – | 20 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Oklahoma State †y | 17 | – | 5 | .773 | 37 | – | 20 | .649 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 31 | – | 22 | .585 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Nebraska y | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 42 | – | 23 | .646 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 21 Texas A&M y | 11 | – | 11 | .500 | 39 | – | 21 | .650 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 10 | – | 12 | .455 | 31 | – | 26 | .544 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 6 | – | 13 | .316 | 17 | – | 28 | .378 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | 1 | – | 20 | .048 | 4 | – | 44 | .083 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament Rankings from NFCA [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Nebraska and Texas A&M received bids to the NCAA tournament.[4]
Schedule
| Game | Time | Matchup | Location | Attendance |
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| First Round – Friday, May 10 | ||||
| 1 | 10:00 a.m. | #7 Iowa State 4, #8 Texas Tech 3 | ||
| 2 | 12:10 p.m. | #1 Oklahoma 5, #4 Nebraska 4 | ||
| 3 | 5:20 p.m. | #2 Oklahoma State 11, #3 Missouri 4 | ||
| 4 | 3:15 p.m. | #5 Texas A&M 3, #6 Kansas 1 | ||
| 5 | 7:45 p.m. | #4 Nebraska 2, #7 Iowa State 1 | 1,134 | |
| 6 | 10:10 p.m. | #3 Missouri 5, #5 Texas A&M 1 | 1,134 | |
| Championship Round – Saturday, May 11 | ||||
| 7 | 10:10 a.m. | #1 Oklahoma 5, #2 Oklahoma State 0 | ||
| 8 | 12:30 p.m. | #4 Nebraska 7, #3 Missouri 0 | ||
| 9 | 2:35 p.m. | #4 Nebraska 1, #2 Oklahoma State 0 | 1,187 | |
| 10 | 4:45 p.m. | #1 Oklahoma 1, #4 Nebraska 0 | 1,237 | |
| Game times in CDT. Rankings denote tournament seed. | ||||
All-Tournament Team
Source:[3]
| Position | Player | School |
|---|---|---|
| MOP | Jill Most | Oklahoma |
| 1B | Casey Dickson | Oklahoma |
| 2B/OF | Cindy Smith | Oklahoma State |
| 3B | Nicole Myers | Oklahoma |
| SS | Ali Viola | Nebraska |
| IF | Raven Coberg | Iowa State |
| UTL | Michele Ryan | Oklahoma State |
| C | Missy Panzer | Oklahoma |
| OF | Stacy Bailey | Missouri |
| OF | Karla Knicely | Nebraska |
| OF | Angela Howell | Oklahoma |
| P | Jill Most | Oklahoma |
| P/DP | Angela Blackwood | Nebraska |
| P | Stacie Stafford | Nebraska |
References
- "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 196–197. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
- "1996 Big 12 Conference Softball Tournament Results" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
- "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 198–202. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
- "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 196–197. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
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