1997 Big 12 Conference Baseball Tournament

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 15th through May 18th. 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.

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
TeamW 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

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 round Semifinals Third Round Semi-Finals Finals
                                               
  1 Texas Tech 12  
  6 Missouri 2     1 Texas Tech 3  
    4 Oklahoma 5    
      4 Oklahoma 16  
      6 Missouri 7     4 Oklahoma 10  
  6 Missouri 9         2 Oklahoma State 5    
  5 Baylor 8        
  2 Oklahoma State 11         4 Oklahoma 19
  5 Baylor 8           1 Texas Tech 17
      2 Oklahoma State 16        
      3 Texas A&M 10          
  3 Texas A&M 11           2 Oklahoma State 6              
  4 Oklahoma 3         1 Texas Tech 7            
  1 Texas Tech 9    
  3 Texas A&M 6  

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.
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