2001 Big 12 Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2001 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 third tournament in a row and earned the Big 12 Conference's automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. The tournament mirrored the format of the College World Series, with two 4-team double-elimination brackets and a final championship game.

2001 Big 12 Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble elimination
Finals site
ChampionsNebraska (3rd title)
Winning coachDave Van Horn (3rd title)
MVPDan Johnson, Nebraska
Attendance105,053
2001 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
No. 7 Nebraska  y 2080 .714  50161 .754
No. 21 Texas Tech   19101 .650  42201 .675
No. 28 Texas  y 19110 .633  36260 .581
No. 22 Baylor  y 17100 .630  37240 .607
Oklahoma State y  16140 .533  42220 .656
Texas A&M   15150 .500  33270 .550
Oklahoma   13161 .450  25331 .432
Iowa State   11150 .423  24291 .454
Kansas State   10170 .370  25280 .472
Missouri   11190 .367  31241 .563
Kansas   7230 .233  26300 .464
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2001[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

It was also the final appearance for Iowa State in the tournament, as they discontinued their baseball program following the season.

Regular Season Standings

Source:[2]

Place Seed Team Conference Overall
W L T % GB W L T %
1 1 Nebraska 20 8 0 .714 50 16 0 .758
2 2 Texas Tech 19 10 1 .650 1.5 43 20 1 .680
3 3 Texas 19 11 0 .633 2 36 26 0 .581
4 4 Baylor 17 10 0 .630 2.5 37 24 0 .607
5 5 Oklahoma State 16 14 0 .533 5 42 22 0 .656
6 6 Texas A&M 15 15 0 .500 6 33 27 0 .550
7 7 Oklahoma 13 16 1 .450 7.5 25 33 1 .432
8 8 Iowa State 11 15 0 .423 8 24 29 1 .454
9 Kansas State 10 17 0 .370 9.5 25 28 0 .472
10 Missouri 11 19 0 .367 10 31 24 1 .563
11 Kansas 7 23 0 .233 14 26 30 0 .464
  • Colorado did not sponsor a baseball team.

Tournament

  First round Second round Semifinals Finals
                                       
6 Texas A&M 9  
3 Texas 8  
  6 Texas A&M 8  
  2 Texas Tech 6  
2 Texas Tech 17
7 Oklahoma 5  
  6 Texas A&M 10 -  
  7 Oklahoma 1 -  
3 Texas 7  
7 Oklahoma 9  
  7 Oklahoma 4
  2 Texas Tech 3  
  6 Texas A&M 4
  1 Nebraska 7
5 Oklahoma State 18  
4 Baylor 4  
  5 Oklahoma State 1
  1 Nebraska 8  
1 Nebraska 5
8 Iowa State 2  
  1 Nebraska 10 -
  5 Oklahoma State 5 -  
4 Baylor 5  
8 Iowa State 6  
  8 Iowa State 4
  5 Oklahoma State 17  

All-Tournament team

Position Player School
1B Dan Johnson Nebraska
2B Nebassett Brown Oklahoma State
3B Jason Bartlett Oklahoma
SS Jake Brown Iowa State
C Kelly Shoppach Baylor
OF Jimbo McAuliff Oklahoma State
OF Jake Bollig Oklahoma State
OF John Cole Nebraska
DH Ben Himes Texas A&M
DH Matt Hopper Nebraska
UT Greg Dobbs Oklahoma
P Shane Komine Nebraska
P Chris French Texas A&M
P Chris Russ Texas A&M
MOP Dan Johnson Nebraska

See also

References

  1. 2013 Big 12 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Big 12 Conference. p. 53. 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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