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1997 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Year | 1997 |
| Conference | Big 12 Conference |
| ShortConference | Big 12 |
| Division | I |
| Teams | 6 |
| Format | Double elimination |
| Ballpark | All Sports Stadium |
| City | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| Champions | Oklahoma |
| TitleCount | 1st |
| Coach | Larry Cochell |
| CoachCount | 1st |
| MVP | Brian Shackelford |
| MVPTeam | Oklahoma |
| Attendance | 56,742 |
| FirstTournamentEver | Yes |
The 1997 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament was the first in Big 12 history, and the only one to be held at All Sports Stadium in Oklahoma City, OK from May 15 through 18. Oklahoma won the inaugural tournament and earned the Big 12 Conference's automatic bid to the 1997 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. The format followed that used by the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship at the time: a six-team, double-elimination tournament.
Regular Season Standings
Source:
| Place | Seed | Team | Conference | Overall | W | L | % | GB | W | L | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 23 | 7 | – | 46 | 14 | |||||
| 2 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 46 | 19 | |||||
| 3 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 39 | 22 | |||||
| 4 | 4 | 18 | 11 | 4.5 | 39 | 20 | |||||
| 5 | 5 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 32 | 23 | |||||
| 6 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 8.5 | 31 | 27 | |||||
| 7 | – | 12 | 15 | 9.5 | 29 | 22 | |||||
| 8 | – | 12 | 18 | 11 | 31 | 25 | |||||
| 9 | – | 10 | 20 | 13 | 32 | 24 | |||||
| 10 | – | 7 | 23 | 16 | 27 | 35 | |||||
| 11 | – | 6 | 21 | 15.5 | 21 | 31 |
- Colorado did not sponsor a baseball team.
Tournament
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| RD1-seed3=2 | RD1-team3=**** | RD1-score3=11 | RD1-seed4=5 | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4=8
| RD1-seed5=3 | RD1-team5=**** | RD1-score5=11 | RD1-seed6=4 | RD1-team6= | RD1-score6=3
| RD2-seed1=1 | RD2-team1=Texas Tech | RD2-score1=3 | RD2-seed2=4 | RD2-team2=Oklahoma | RD2-score2=5
| RD2-seed3=6 | RD2-team3=Missouri | RD2-score3=9 | RD2-seed4=5 | RD2-team4=Baylor | RD2-score4=8
| RD2-seed5=2 | RD2-team5=Oklahoma State | RD2-score5=16 | RD2-seed6=3 | RD2-team6=Texas A&M | RD2-score6=10
| RD2-seed7=1 | RD2-team7=Texas Tech | RD2-score7=9 | RD2-seed8=3 | RD2-team8=Texas A&M | RD2-score8=6
| RD3-seed1=4 | RD3-team1=Oklahoma | RD3-score1=16 | RD3-seed2=6 | RD3-team2=Missouri | RD3-score2=7
| RD3-seed3=2 | RD3-team3=Oklahoma State | RD3-score3=6 | RD3-seed4=1 | RD3-team4=Texas Tech | RD3-score4=7
| RD4-seed1=4 | RD4-team1=Oklahoma | RD4-score1=10 | RD4-seed2=2 | RD4-team2=Oklahoma State | RD4-score2=5
| RD5-seed1=4 | RD5-team1=Oklahoma | RD5-score1=19 | RD5-seed2=1 | RD5-team2=Texas Tech | RD5-score2=17
- Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Nebraska, and Texas did not make the tournament.
All-Tournament Team
| Position | Player | School |
|---|---|---|
| 1B | Joe Dillon | Texas Tech |
| 2B | Corey Hart | Oklahoma |
| 3B | Sean Heaney | Texas A&M |
| SS | Derek Wathan | Oklahoma |
| C | Javier Flores | Oklahoma |
| OF | Rusty McNamara | Oklahoma State |
| OF | Brian Shackelford | Oklahoma |
| OF | Brandon Toro | Texas Tech |
| DH | Jason Landreth | Texas Tech |
| P | Matt Blank | Texas A&M |
| P | Jason Gooding | Texas Tech |
| P | Jeff Andra | Oklahoma |
| MOP | Brian Shackelford | Oklahoma |
References
References
- "2020 Big 12 Baseball Record Book". Big 12 Conference.
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