2015 Big 12 Conference Baseball Tournament
The 2015 Big 12 Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 20 through May 24 at ONEOK Field in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The annual tournament determines the conference champion of the Division I Big 12 Conference for college baseball. The winner of the tournament will earn the league's automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2][3][4][5]
| Format | two bracket Double-elimination tournament with championship game |
|---|---|
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Texas (5th title) |
| Winning coach | Augie Garrido (5th title) |
| MVP | Zane Gurwitz, Texas |
| Television | Bracket Play: FCS Central Championship: Fox Sports 1 |
| 2015 Big 12 Conference baseball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 TCU †y | 18 | – | 5 | .783 | 51 | – | 15 | .773 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Oklahoma State y | 14 | – | 8 | .636 | 38 | – | 20 | .655 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 13 | – | 11 | .542 | 34 | – | 27 | .557 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | 13 | – | 11 | .542 | 31 | – | 24 | .564 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas ‡y | 11 | – | 13 | .458 | 30 | – | 27 | .526 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 10 | – | 14 | .417 | 27 | – | 30 | .474 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 9 | – | 13 | .409 | 27 | – | 27 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 9 | – | 15 | .375 | 23 | – | 32 | .418 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 8 | – | 15 | .348 | 23 | – | 32 | .418 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The tournament has been held since 1997, the inaugural year of the Big 12 Conference. Among current league members, Texas has won the most championships with five, winning again in 2015. Among original members, Baylor and Kansas State have never won the event. Iowa State discontinued their program after the 2001 season without having won a title. Having joined in 2013, TCU won their first title in 2014 while West Virginia has yet to win the Tournament.
Format and seeding
The top eight finishers from the regular season will be seeded one through eight, and will then play a two-bracket double-elimination tournament leading to a winner-take-all championship game.[6]
| Place | Seed | Team | Conference | Overall | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | % | GB | W | L | % | |||
| 1 | 1 | TCU | 18 | 5 | .783 | – | 51 | 15 | .773 |
| 2 | 2 | Oklahoma State | 14 | 8 | .636 | 3.5 | 38 | 20 | .655 |
| 3 | 3 | Oklahoma | 13 | 11 | .542 | 5.5 | 34 | 27 | .557 |
| 3 | 4 | Texas Tech | 13 | 11 | .542 | 5.5 | 31 | 24 | .564 |
| 5 | 5 | Texas | 11 | 13 | .458 | 7.5 | 30 | 27 | .526 |
| 6 | 6 | Kansas State | 10 | 14 | .417 | 8.5 | 27 | 30 | .474 |
| 7 | 7 | West Virginia | 9 | 13 | .409 | 8.5 | 27 | 27 | .500 |
| 8 | 8 | Baylor | 9 | 15 | .375 | 9.5 | 23 | 32 | .418 |
| 9 | – | Kansas | 8 | 15 | .348 | 10 | 23 | 32 | .418 |
Results
| First round | Second round | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | TCU | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Baylor | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Baylor | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Texas | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Texas Tech | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Texas | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Texas | 4 | – | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Baylor | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | TCU | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Texas Tech | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Texas Tech | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Baylor | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Texas | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Oklahoma State | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Oklahoma | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Kansas State | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Kansas State | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Oklahoma State | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Oklahoma State | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | West Virginia | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Oklahoma State | 5 | – | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Oklahoma | 1 | – | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Oklahoma | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | West Virginia | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Oklahoma | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Kansas State | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
All-Tournament Team
Source:[7]
| Position | Player | School |
|---|---|---|
| C | Tres Barrera | Texas |
| 1B | Dustin Williams | Oklahoma State |
| 2B | Brooks Marlow | Texas |
| SS | Donnie Walton | Oklahoma State |
| 3B | Bret Boswell | Texas |
| OF | Kameron Esthay | Baylor |
| OF | Taylor Alspaugh | Oklahoma |
| OF | Zane Gurwitz | Texas |
| DH | Joe Baker | Texas |
| SP | Michael Freeman | Oklahoma State |
| SP | Parker French | Texas |
| SP | Connor Mayes | Texas |
| RP | Trey Cobb | Oklahoma State |
| MOP | Zane Gurwitz | Texas |
References
- "2020 Big 12 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–8. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- "2015 Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship". big12sports.com. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
- Eric Bailey (September 26, 2013). "Big 12 baseball tournament coming to Tulsa in 2015". Tulsa World. Tulsa, OK. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
- "Tulsa selected as 2015 Big 12 Baseball Championship site". Tulsa Chamber of Commerce. September 26, 2013. Archived from the original on 2014-12-11. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
- Anthony Slater (September 26, 2013). "College baseball: Big 12 Baseball Tournament will move to Tulsa in 2015". The Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, OK. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
- "2020 Big 12 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 23–27. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- "2020 Big 12 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 23–27. Retrieved June 10, 2020.