2003 Big 12 Conference Softball Tournament

The 2003 Big 12 Conference Softball tournament was held at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, OK from May 1 through May 4, 2003. Texas won their third conference tournament and earned the Big 12 Conference's automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament.[2][3]

2003 Big 12 Conference Softball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams10
Site
ChampionsTexas (3rd title)
Winning coachConnie Clark (3rd title)
Runner-upOklahoma (2nd title game)
MVPCat Osterman (Texas)
Attendance7,580
2003 Big 12 Conference softball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 4 Texas ‍†‍‡‍y 15–2 .882  49–9 .845
No. 14 Oklahoma State ‍‍‍y 13–5 .722  39–15 .722
Missouri ‍‍‍y 12–5 .706  31–20 .608
No. 5 Oklahoma ‍‍‍y 12–6 .667  47–14 .770
No. 16 Texas A&M ‍‍‍y 10–8 .556  38–22 .633
No. 13 Nebraska ‍‍‍y 10–8 .556  39–17 .696
Iowa State ‍‍‍ 6–12 .333  19–28 .404
Texas Tech ‍‍‍ 4–14 .222  22–41 .349
Kansas ‍‍‍ 4–14 .222  26–22 .542
Baylor ‍‍‍ 3–15 .167  31–29 .517
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
Rankings from NFCA [1]

Texas, Oklahoma State, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas A&M and Nebraska received bids to the NCAA tournament.[4] Texas and Oklahoma would go on to play in the 2003 Women's College World Series.

Standings

Source:[4]

Place Seed Team Conference Overall
W L % W L %
1 1 Texas 15 2 .882 49 9 .845
2 2 Oklahoma State 13 5 .722 39 15 .722
3 3 Missouri 12 5 .706 31 20 .608
4 4 Oklahoma 12 6 .667 47 14 .770
5 5 Texas A&M 10 8 .556 38 22 .633
5 6 Nebraska 10 8 .556 39 17 .696
7 7 Iowa State 6 12 .333 19 28 .404
8 8 Texas Tech 4 14 .222 22 41 .349
8 9 Kansas 4 14 .222 26 22 .542
10 10 Baylor 3 15 .167 31 29 .517

Schedule

Source:[3][2]

Game Time Matchup Location Attendance
Day 1 – Thursday, May 1
1 5:00 p.m. #8 Texas Tech 5, #9 Kansas 1 Hall of Fame Stadium 300
2 5:00 p.m. #10 Baylor 3, #7 Iowa State 0 Field 2
3 7:30 p.m. #1 Texas 7, #8 Texas Tech 1 Hall of Fame Stadium 635
4 7:30 p.m. #2 Oklahoma State 8, #10 Baylor 0 (6) Field 2
Day 2 – Friday, May 2
5 11:00 a.m. #4 Oklahoma 4, #5 Texas A&M 0 (9) Hall of Fame Stadium 1,352
6 11:00 a.m. #6 Nebraska 5, #3 Missouri 0 Field 2
7 3:00 p.m. #5 Texas A&M 2, #8 Texas Tech 0 Hall of Fame Stadium
8 3:00 p.m. #10 Baylor 5, #3 Missouri 4 (11) Field 2
9 5:40 p.m. #1 Texas 1, #4 Oklahoma 0 Hall of Fame Stadium
10 8:15 p.m. #2 Oklahoma State 3, #6 Nebraska 2 (9) Hall of Fame Stadium
Day 3 – Saturday, May 3
11 10:00 a.m. #4 Oklahoma 1, #10 Baylor 0 Hall of Fame Stadium 1,423
12 12:30 p.m. #6 Nebraska 6, #5 Texas A&M 4 Hall of Fame Stadium
13 5:07 p.m. #4 Oklahoma 3, #2 Oklahoma State 2 Hall of Fame Stadium
14 7:46 p.m. #1 Texas 2, #6 Nebraska 0 Hall of Fame Stadium
Day 4 – Sunday, May 4
15 10:00 a.m. #4 Oklahoma 11, #2 Oklahoma State 2 (5) Hall of Fame Stadium 946
16 2:37 p.m. #1 Texas 1, #4 Oklahoma 0 Hall of Fame Stadium 1,128
Game times in CDT. Rankings denote tournament seed.

All-Tournament Team

Source:[3]

Position Player School
MOP Cat Osterman Texas
1B Sheena Lawrick Nebraska
2B/OF Lindsay Gardner Texas
SS Stephanie Nicholson Oklahoma State
IF Kelli Braitsch Oklahoma
C Ryan Realmuto Oklahoma State
OF Kristin Vesely Oklahoma
OF Megan Carey Oklahoma State
OF Tina Boutelle Texas
OF Sarah Wieszczak Texas
P Cat Osterman Texas
P Peaches James Nebraska
P/1B Kami Keiter Oklahoma

References
  1. "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 196–197. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  2. "2003 Big 12 Conference Softball Tournament Results" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  3. "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 198–202. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  4. "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 196–197. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
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