2000 Big 12 Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2000 Big 12 Conference Baseball Tournament was held at AT&T Bricktown Ballpark in Oklahoma City, OK from May 17 through May 21. Nebraska won their second of three consecutive tournaments and earned the Big 12 Conference's automatic bid to the 2000 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. This was the second year the conference used the format of the College World Series, with two 4-team double-elimination brackets and a final championship game.

2000 Big 12 Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble elimination
Finals site
ChampionsNebraska (2nd title)
Winning coachDave Van Horn (2nd title)
MVPAdam Shabala, Nebraska
Attendance126,482
2000 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 18 Baylor  ‍†‍‍y 23–7 .767  45–17 .726
No. 11 Nebraska  ‍‍‡‍y 21–9 .700  51–17 .750
Oklahoma  ‍‍‍y 20–10 .667  41–23 .641
No. 7 Texas  ‍‍‍y 19–10 .655  46–21 .687
Texas Tech  ‍‍‍y 18–12 .600  36–26 .581
Oklahoma State ‍‍‍ 14–13 .519  36–22 .621
Missouri ‍‍‍ 13–14 .481  33–24 .579
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 11–19 .367  23–35 .397
Kansas  ‍‍‍ 10–20 .333  25–30 .455
Iowa State  ‍‍‍ 7–23 .233  19–37 .339
Kansas State  ‍‍‍ 5–24 .172  19–32 .373
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2000[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Regular Season Standings

Source:[2]

Place Seed Team Conference Overall
W L % GB W L %
1 1 Baylor 23 7 .767 – 45 17 .726
2 2 Nebraska 21 9 .700 2 51 17 .750
3 3 Oklahoma 20 10 .667 3 41 23 .641
4 4 Texas 19 10 .655 3.5 46 21 .687
5 5 Texas Tech 18 12 .600 5 36 26 .581
6 6 Oklahoma State 14 13 .519 7.5 36 22 .621
7 7 Missouri 13 14 .481 8.5 33 24 .579
8 8 Texas A&M 11 19 .367 12 23 35 .397
9 – Kansas 10 20 .333 13 25 30 .455
10 – Iowa State 7 23 .233 16 19 37 .339
11 – Kansas State 5 24 .172 17.5 19 32 .373
  • Colorado did not sponsor a baseball team.

Tournament
  First round Second round Semifinals Finals
                                       
3 Oklahoma 9  
6 Oklahoma State 8  
  3 Oklahoma 12  
  7 Missouri 6  
7 Missouri 12
2 Nebraska 10  
  3 Oklahoma 1 1  
  2 Nebraska 3 6  
6 Oklahoma State 5  
2 Nebraska 7  
  2 Nebraska 4
  7 Missouri 3  
  2 Nebraska 11
  1 Baylor 3
4 Texas 8  
5 Texas Tech 4  
  4 Texas 2
  1 Baylor 3  
1 Baylor 12
8 Texas A&M 3  
  1 Baylor 10 -
  5 Texas Tech 1 -  
5 Texas Tech 8  
8 Texas A&M 6  
  5 Texas Tech 4
  4 Texas 3  

All-Tournament team
Position Player School
1B Rick Park Oklahoma
2B Zach Lekse Oklahoma
3B Landon Brandes Missouri
SS Jace Brewer Baylor
C Kelly Shoppach Baylor
OF Marco Cunningham Texas Tech
OF Jaime Bubela Baylor
OF Adam Shabala Nebraska
DH Ryan Hubele Texas
P Beau Hale Texas
P Kyle Evans Baylor
P Chad Wiles Nebraska
MOP Adam Shabala Nebraska

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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