2008 Big 12 Conference Softball Tournament
The 2008 Big 12 Conference Softball tournament was held at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, OK from May 9 through May 11, 2008. Texas A&M won their first conference tournament and earned the Big 12 Conference's automatic bid to the 2008 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament.[2][3]
| 2008 Big 12 Conference Softball Tournament | |
|---|---|
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| Classification | Division I |
| Teams | 10 |
| Site | |
| Champions | Texas A&M (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Jo Evans (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Nebraska (4th title game) |
| MVP | Megan Gibson (Texas A&M) |
| Attendance | 3,942 |
| 2008 Big 12 Conference softball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Texas A&M †y | 17 | – | 1 | – | 0 | .944 | 57 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .851 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Oklahoma y | 16 | – | 2 | – | 0 | .889 | 47 | – | 14 | – | 0 | .770 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Missouri ‡y | 11 | – | 6 | – | 0 | .647 | 47 | – | 17 | – | 0 | .734 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas y | 9 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .500 | 29 | – | 23 | – | 2 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 9 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .500 | 26 | – | 25 | – | 0 | .510 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | 8 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .444 | 23 | – | 36 | – | 0 | .390 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 7 | – | 11 | – | 0 | .389 | 37 | – | 19 | – | 0 | .661 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 4 | – | 13 | – | 0 | .235 | 23 | – | 22 | – | 0 | .511 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 4 | – | 14 | – | 0 | .222 | 29 | – | 29 | – | 0 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 4 | – | 14 | – | 0 | .222 | 25 | – | 28 | – | 0 | .472 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament Rankings from NFCA [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M, Oklahoma, Missouri and Texas received bids to the NCAA tournament.[4] Texas A&M would go on to play in the 2008 Women's College World Series.
Standings
Source:[4]
| Place | Seed | Team | Conference | Overall | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | % | W | L | T | % | |||
| 1 | 1 | Texas A&M | 17 | 1 | 0 | .944 | 57 | 10 | 0 | .851 |
| 2 | 2 | Oklahoma | 16 | 2 | 0 | .889 | 47 | 14 | 0 | .770 |
| 3 | 3 | Missouri | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 | 47 | 17 | 0 | .734 |
| 4 | 4 | Texas | 9 | 9 | 0 | .500 | 29 | 23 | 2 | .556 |
| 4 | 5 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 9 | 0 | .500 | 26 | 25 | 0 | .510 |
| 6 | 6 | Texas Tech | 8 | 10 | 0 | .444 | 23 | 36 | 0 | .390 |
| 7 | 7 | Kansas | 7 | 11 | 0 | .389 | 37 | 19 | 0 | .661 |
| 8 | 8 | Baylor | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 | 23 | 22 | 0 | .511 |
| 9 | 9 | Iowa State | 4 | 14 | 0 | .222 | 29 | 29 | 0 | .500 |
| 9 | 10 | Nebraska | 4 | 14 | 0 | .222 | 25 | 28 | 0 | .472 |
Schedule
| Game | Time | Matchup | Location | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 – Friday, May 9 | ||||
| 1 | 5:00 p.m. | #10 Nebraska 4, #7 Kansas 3 | Hall of Fame Stadium | 709 |
| 2 | 5:00 p.m. | #9 Iowa State 6, #8 Baylor 4 (10) | Field 4 | 702 |
| Day 2 – Saturday, May 10 | ||||
| 3 | 11:00 a.m. | #10 Nebraska 6, #2 Oklahoma 5 | Hall of Fame Stadium | 1,638 |
| 4 | 11:30 a.m. | #6 Texas Tech 5, #3 Missouri 3 | Field 4 | |
| 5 | 2:00 p.m. | #1 Texas A&M 1, #9 Iowa State 0 (9) | Hall of Fame Stadium | |
| 6 | 2:23 p.m. | #4 Texas 4, #5 Oklahoma State 3 (9) | Field 4 | |
| 7 | 4:38 p.m. | #10 Nebraska 6, #6 Texas Tech 1 | Hall of Fame Stadium | 859 |
| 8 | 7:37 p.m. | #1 Texas A&M 3, #4 Texas 1 (11) | Hall of Fame Stadium | |
| Day 3 – Sunday, May 11 | ||||
| 9 | 12:00 p.m. | #1 Texas A&M 5, #10 Nebraska 0 | Hall of Fame Stadium | 736 |
| Game times in CDT. Rankings denote tournament seed. | ||||
All-Tournament Team
Source:[3]
| Position | Player | School |
|---|---|---|
| MOP | Megan Gibson | Texas A&M |
| 3B | Jamie Hinshaw | Texas A&M |
| SS | Holly Ridley | Texas A&M |
| IF | Brette Reagan | Baylor |
| IF | Samantha Ricketts | Oklahoma |
| IF | Crystal Carwile | Nebraska |
| IF | Haley Long | Nebraska |
| C | Erin Glasco | Texas A&M |
| C/IF | Jennifer Corkin | Texas Tech |
| OF | Meghan Mullin | Nebraska |
| OF | Devin Zargoza | Texas Tech |
| P/1B | Megan Gibson | Texas A&M |
| P | Rachel Zabriskie | Iowa State |
| P | Molly Hill | Nebraska |
References
- "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 196–197. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
- "2008 Big 12 Conference Softball Tournament Results" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
- "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 198–202. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
- "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 196–197. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
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