1998 Big 12 Conference Baseball Tournament

The 1998 Big 12 Conference Baseball Tournament was the second played in Big 12 history, and the first to be held at AT&T Bricktown Ballpark in Oklahoma City, OK from May 14 through May 17. Texas Tech won the tournament and earned the Big 12 Conference's automatic bid to the 1998 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.

1998 Big 12 Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble elimination
Finals site
ChampionsTexas Tech (1st title)
Winning coachLarry Hays (1st title)
MVPJosh Bard, Texas Tech
Attendance113,108
1998 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
No. 14 Texas A&M  ‍†‍‍y 21–9–0 .700  46–20–0 .697
No. 28 Baylor  ‍‍‍y 18–10–0 .643  41–20–1 .669
No. 29 Texas Tech  ‍‍‡‍y 18–11–0 .621  44–20–0 .688
No. 22 Oklahoma  ‍‍‍y 17–11–0 .607  42–20–0 .677
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 17–12–0 .586  36–18–0 .667
Oklahoma State  ‍‍‍y 15–12–0 .556  40–21–0 .656
Nebraska  ‍‍‍ 10–13–0 .435  24–20–0 .545
Texas  ‍‍‍ 11–18–0 .379  23–32–1 .420
Iowa State  ‍‍‍ 10–18–0 .357  20–27–0 .426
Kansas State  ‍‍‍ 9–19–0 .321  20–32–0 .385
Kansas  ‍‍‍ 7–20–0 .259  22–29–0 .431
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1998[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Regular Season Standings

Source:[2]

Place Seed Team Conference Overall
W L T % GB W L T %
1 1 Texas A&M 21 9 0 .700 – 46 20 0 .697
2 2 Baylor 18 10 0 .643 2 41 20 1 .669
3 3 Texas Tech 18 11 0 .621 2.5 44 20 0 .688
4 4 Oklahoma 17 11 0 .607 3 42 20 0 .677
5 5 Missouri 17 12 0 .586 3.5 36 18 0 .667
6 6 Oklahoma State 15 12 0 .556 4.5 40 21 0 .656
7 – Nebraska 10 13 0 .435 7.5 24 20 0 .545
8 – Texas 11 18 0 .379 9.5 23 32 1 .420
9 – Iowa State 10 18 0 .357 10 20 27 0 .426
10 – Kansas State 9 19 0 .321 11 20 32 0 .385
11 – Kansas 7 20 0 .259 12.5 22 29 0 .431
  • Colorado did not sponsor a baseball team.

Tournament
  First round Semifinals Third Round Semi-Finals Finals
                                               
  1 Texas A&M 4  
  6 Oklahoma State 3     1 Texas A&M 4  
    4 Oklahoma 10    
      4 Oklahoma 9  
      6 Oklahoma State 4     4 Oklahoma 3  
  6 Oklahoma State 11         3 Texas Tech 4    
  5 Missouri 8        
  2 Baylor 7         3 Texas Tech 14
  5 Missouri 3           1 Texas A&M 7
      2 Baylor 4        
      3 Texas Tech 11          
  3 Texas Tech 5           3 Texas Tech 7              
  4 Oklahoma 1         1 Texas A&M 11            
  1 Texas A&M 8    
  2 Baylor 5  

All-Tournament team
Position Player School
1B Charley Carter Baylor
2B Keith Ginter Texas Tech
3B Craig Kuzmic Texas A&M
SS Steve Scarborough Texas A&M
C Josh Bard Texas Tech
OF Jason Landreth Texas Tech
OF Jason Tyner Texas A&M
OF Daylan Holt Texas A&M
DH Brennan Burns Texas Tech
DH Richard Park Oklahoma
P Ryan Rupe Texas A&M
P Chris Scarcella Texas A&M
P Shane Wright Texas Tech
MOP Josh Bard Texas Tech

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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