==Champions==
==Champions==
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| [[1997 Big 12 Conference Baseball Tournament|1997]]
| [[1997 Big 12 Conference Baseball Tournament|1997]]
American college baseball tournament
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| Sport | Baseball |
| Conference | Big 12 Conference |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Format | single elimination |
| Current stadium | Surprise Stadium |
| Current location | Surprise, AZ |
| Played | 1997–present |
| Last contest | 2025 |
| Current champion | Arizona (1) |
| Most championships | Texas (5) |
| TV partner(s) | ESPN+, ESPNU |
| Official website | Big12Sports.com – Baseball |
| Phillips 66 | |
| All Sports Stadium (1997) Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark (1998–2001, 2003, 2005–2014, 2016–2019, 2021) The Ballpark in Arlington (2002, 2004) ONEOK Field (2015) Globe Life Field (2022–2025) Surprise Stadium (2026–present) |
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| Oklahoma City (1997–2001, 2003, 2005–2014, 2016–2019, 2021) Tulsa, Oklahoma (2015) Arlington, Texas (2002, 2004, 2022–present) |
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The Big 12 Conference baseball tournament (sometimes known simply as the Big 12 tournament) is the conference championship tournament in baseball for the Big 12 Conference. The winner receives the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA Division I baseball tournament. The format has changed multiple times since the inaugural tournament was held in 1997. Conference realignment saw the Big 12 expand to 14 teams for 2025, The 2025 tournament will be a Single-elimination tournament with the top 12 teams in the final regular season standings qualifying for tournament. The top four teams in final regular season standings will receive byes into the second round.[1]
The Big 12 tournament was first played in 1997 at All Sports Stadium in Oklahoma City, before moving to Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark the following year. The tournament has been played in Oklahoma City each year, save for 2002 and 2004, when the event was played in Arlington, Texas, at the home park of Major League Baseball‘s Texas Rangers. Over its 10-plus year history, the tournament has had three distinct formats. beginning with the 2022 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament, the tournament moved to Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas[2]
In 1997 and 1998, the top six teams were invited to play in a double elimination tournament with no byes for any teams. The format mirrored the regional round of the NCAA tournament at that time.
Beginning in 1999, the tournament expanded to eight teams and followed the format of the College World Series. It consisted of two 4-team double-elimination brackets, with the winners facing off in a final championship game. The format mirrors that of the tournament format used by the Southeastern Conference, which continues to use this bracket.
In 2006 the tournament moved to a round-robin format. In this format, two pools of four teams play each other with the winners of each pool playing a one-game championship match. This format ended in 2010.
Starting with the 2011 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament, the tournament went back to the format used from 1999 to 2005. In 2021, the format changed for only that season to include a single-elimination play-in game with the 8th and 9th place teams before reverting back to the 8-team format for the following two years.
Conference realignment saw the Big 12 expand to 13 teams for 2024, the tournament expanded to a 10-team modified double-elimination format, with the first and second place teams receiving a first round bye.
Conference realignment saw the Big 12 expand to 14 teams for 2025, the tournament expanded to a 12-team single-elimination format, with the top four place teams receiving a first round bye.
| Year | Champion | Site | Most Outstanding Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Oklahoma | All Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK | Brian Shackelford (Oklahoma) |
| 1998 | Texas Tech | AT&T Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK | Josh Bard (Texas Tech) |
| 1999 | Nebraska | Jason Jennings (Baylor) | |
| 2000 | Nebraska | Adam Shabala (Nebraska) | |
| 2001 | Nebraska | Dan Johnson (Nebraska) | |
| 2002 | Texas | The Ballpark in Arlington • Arlington, TX | Dustin Majewski (Texas) |
| 2003 | Texas | AT&T Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK | Dustin Majewski (Texas) |
| 2004 | Oklahoma State | Ameriquest Field in Arlington • Arlington, TX | Cody Ehlers (Missouri) |
| 2005 | Nebraska | AT&T Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK | Curtis Ledbetter (Nebraska) |
| 2006 | Kansas | Matt Baty (Kansas) | |
| 2007 | Texas A&M | Craig Stinson (Texas A&M) | |
| 2008 | Texas | Brandon Belt (Texas) | |
| 2009 | Texas | Brandon Loy (Texas) | |
| 2010 | Texas A&M | Brodie Greene (Texas A&M) | |
| 2011 | Texas A&M | RedHawks Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK | Andrew Collazo (Texas A&M) |
| 2012 | Missouri | Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK | Eric Garcia (Missouri) |
| 2013 | Oklahoma | Jon Gray (Oklahoma) | |
| 2014 | TCU | Jerrick Suiter (TCU) | |
| 2015 | Texas | ONEOK Field • Tulsa, OK | Zane Gurwitz (Texas) |
| 2016 | TCU | Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK | Luken Baker (TCU) |
| 2017 | Oklahoma State | Garrett McCain (Oklahoma State) | |
| 2018 | Baylor | Cody Bradford (Baylor) and Shea Langeliers (Baylor) | |
| 2019 | Oklahoma State | Colin Simpson (Oklahoma State) | |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic | ||
| 2021 | TCU | Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK | Porter Brown (TCU) |
| 2022 | Oklahoma | Globe Life Field • Arlington, TX | Peyton Graham (Oklahoma) |
| 2023 | TCU | Brayden Taylor (TCU) | |
| 2024 | Oklahoma State | Carson Benge (Oklahoma State) | |
| 2025 | Arizona | Mason White, (Arizona) | |
| 2026 | Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ | ||
(As of the start of the 2025 tournament)
- Italics indicate that the program no longer sponsors baseball in the Big 12.
- Big 12 member Colorado does not sponsor baseball after 1980
Former Big 12 school
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| School | Appearances | W-L | Pct | Tourney Titles | Title Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 14 | 22–11 | .667 | 1 | 2012 |
| Nebraska | 10 | 28–10 | .737 | 4 | 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005 |
| Oklahoma | 28 | 39–36 | .520 | 3 | 1997, 2013, 2022 |
| Texas | 23 | 41–31 | .569 | 5 | 2002, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2015 |
| Texas A&M | 14 | 23–19 | .548 | 3 | 2007, 2010, 2011 |
- Italics indicate that the program no longer sponsors baseball in the Big 12.
Team batting
| Inning | Game | Tournament | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting average | .475 (19–40) | Texas A&M (vs. Oklahoma) | 5–22–09 | .390 (69–177) | Texas Tech | 1997 | 5 games | |||
| At-bats | 15 | Texas A&M (vs. Oklahoma) Texas (vs. Kansas State) Texas (vs. Missouri) | 5–19–015–23–075–24–09 | 53 | Oklahoma State (vs. Missouri) 13 inn. | 5–30–04 | 225 | Baylor | 2003 | 6 games |
| Runs | 11 | Texas (vs. Missouri) | 5–24–09 | 21 | Oklahoma (vs. Oklahoma State) | 5–27–06 | 53 | Oklahoma State | 1997 | 4 games |
| Hits | 9 | Oklahoma State (vs. Iowa State) | 5–18–01 | 23 | Nebraska (vs. Missouri) | 5–28–05 | 71 | OklahomaBaylor | 19972003 | 5 games6 games |
| Doubles | 7 | Texas Tech (vs. Oklahoma)Oklahoma (vs. Missouri) | 1997 1997 | 18 | Oklahoma | 1997 | 5 games | |||
| Triples | 3 | Oklahoma (vs. Texas Tech) | 1997 | 4 | Oklahoma (vs. Texas Tech) | 1997 | 8 | Oklahoma | 1997 | 5 games |
| Home runs | 3 | Oklahoma State (vs. Texas A&M)Texas Tech (vs. Oklahoma) | 19971997 | 5 | Oklahoma State (vs. Texas A&M) Missouri (vs. Nebraska) | 1997 5–17–00 | 10 | Texas | 2002 | 6 games |
| RBI’s | 10 | Texas (vs. Missouri) | 5–24–09 | 21 | Oklahoma (vs. Oklahoma State) | 5–27–06 | 46 | Texas | 2003 | 6 games |
| Stolen bases | 3 | Several teams | 7 | Baylor (vs. Texas)Baylor (vs. Texas Tech) | 5–20–99 5–20–00 | 17 | Baylor | 1999 | 4 games | |
| Walks | 4 | Oklahoma (vs. Baylor)Texas A&M (vs. Oklahoma) | 5–28–04 5–22–09 | 12 | Baylor (vs. Oklahoma | 5–26–07 | 36 | Nebraska | 2000 | 6 games |
| Strikeouts | 16 | Nebraska (vs. Texas)Oklahoma (vs. Baylor) | 5–26–04 5–26–07 | 51 | Baylor | 2003 | 6 games | |||
| Hit by pitch | 5 | Oklahoma (vs. Kansas State) | 5–29–10 | 10 | Nebraska | 2005 | 6 games | |||
Team fielding
| Inning | Game | Tournament | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fielding % | 1.000 | KansasMissouriKansas State | 200520072009 | 2 games3 games3 games | ||||||
| Putouts | 42 | Baylor (vs. Nebraska)Nebraska (vs. Baylor) | 5–24–03 | 172 | Baylor | 2003 | 6 games | |||
| Assists | 21 | Oklahoma State (vs. Missouri) | 5–30–04 | 78 | Texas | 2003 | 6 games | |||
| Errors | 4 | Baylor (vs. Oklahoma State) | 5–26–05 | 6 | Texas Tech (vs. Texas A&M)Texas A&M (vs. Texas) | 5–16–985–27–04 | 11 | Texas Tech | 1998 | 5 games |
| Double plays | 4 | Several teams | 8 | OklahomaBaylorMissouri | 199720042009 | 5 games4 games 4 games | ||||
| Triple plays | 1 | Kansas (vs. Texas) | 5–21–09 | |||||||
| Games played | 6 | NebraskaTexasBaylorNebraska | 2000200220032005 | |||||||
Team pitching
| Inning | Game | Tournament | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowest ERA | 1.29 | Baylor | 1999 | 4 games | ||||||
| Highest ERA | 12.60 | Missouri | 1997 | 2 games | ||||||
| Saves | 3 | NebraskaBaylor | 20062007 | 4 games4 games | ||||||
| Runs | 11 | Missouri (vs. Texas) | 5–24–09 | 21 | Oklahoma State (vs. Oklahoma) | 5–27–06 | 43 | Oklahoma | 1997 | 5 games |
| Fewest runs | 8 | Baylor | 1999 | 4 games | ||||||
| Hits | 9 | Iowa State (vs. Oklahoma State) | 5–18–01 | 23 | Missouri (vs. Nebraska) | 5–28–05 | 66 | Oklahoma | 1997 | 5 games |
| Fewest hits | 1 | Nebraska (vs. Oklahoma State) | 5–19–99 | 20 | Oklahoma | 2010 | 3 games | |||
| Home runs | 3 | Texas Tech (vs. Oklahoma)Texas A&M (vs. Oklahoma State) | 19971997 | 5 | Texas A&M (vs. Oklahoma State) Nebraska (vs. Missouri) | 1997 5–17–00 | 8 | Texas A&M | 1997 | 3 games |
| Strikeouts | 16 | Texas (vs. Nebraska)Baylor (vs. Oklahoma) | 5–26–045–26–07 | 47 | Texas | 2002 | 6 games | |||
| Walks | 4 | Baylor (vs. Oklahoma) | 2004 | 12 | Oklahoma (vs. Baylor) | 2007 | 26 | Oklahoma | 2007 | 3 games |
| Fewest walks | 3 | Missouri | 20062008 | 3 games | ||||||
| Innings | 14 | Baylor (vs. Nebraska)Nebraska (vs. Baylor) | 5–24–03 | 57.1 | Baylor | 2003 | 6 games | |||
| Hit batters | 5 | Kansas State (vs. Oklahoma) | 5–29–10 | 10 | Texas | 2003 | 6 games | |||
| Complete games | 2 | NebraskaOklahoma State | 19992004 | |||||||
| Shutouts | 1 | Several teams | ||||||||
Individual batting
| Game | Tournament | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting average | .750 (6–8).750 (9–12) | Jeremy DodsonChance Wheeless | BaylorTexas | 19972007 | |||||
| At bats | 7 | Several players | 29 | Tim Moss | Texas | 2002 | 6 games | ||
| Runs | 4 | Several players | 9 | Several players | |||||
| Hits | 5 | Curtis ThigpenCurtis Ledbetter | Texas (vs. Baylor)Nebraska (vs. Missouri) | 5–25–035–28–05 | 14 (27 AB) | Dustin Majewski | Texas | 2002 | 6 games |
| Doubles | 3 | J.T. Wise | Oklahoma (vs. Texas A&M) | 5–22–09 | 5 | Brandon Toro | Texas Tech | 1997 | 5 games |
| Triples | 2 | Several players | 2 | Several players | |||||
| Home runs | 2 | Several players | 5 | Dan Johnson | Nebraska | 2001 | |||
| Grand slams | 1 | 6 Players | |||||||
| RBI’s | 6 | Several players | 13 | Dan Johnson | Nebraska | 2001 | 4 games | ||
| Stolen bases | 3 | Several players | 6 | John Cole | Nebraska | 2001 | 4 games | ||
| Slugging % | 1.100 | Barrett Barnes Danny Black | Texas TechOklahoma | 2010 | 3 games | ||||
| Walks | 3 | Several players | 8 | Keith Ginter | Texas Tech | 1998 | 5 games | ||
| Strikeouts | 4 | Several players | 9 | Aaron GozartKevin Sevigny | NebraskaBaylor | 20002003 | 6 games | ||
| Hit by pitch | 4 | Jeff Ontiveros | Texas | 2002 | 6 games | ||||
Individual fielding
| Game | Tournament | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Putouts | 17 | Several players | 65 | Jeff Ontiveros | Texas | 2002 | 6 games | ||
| Assists | 10 | Shelby Ford | Oklahoma State (vs. Missouri) | 5–24–06 | 22 | Keith Ginter | Texas Tech | 1998 | 5 games |
| Errors | 4 | Paul Witt | Baylor (vs. Oklahoma State) | 5–26–05 | 8 | Paul Witt | Baylor | 2005 | 4 games |
Individual pitching
| Game | Tournament | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins | 2 | Several players | |||||||
| Losses | 2 | Mitch WalterChase Bayuk | Kansas State | 20022007 | |||||
| ERA | 0.00 | Several players | |||||||
| Saves | 3 | Brett JensenNick Cassavechia | NebraskaBaylor | 20062007 | |||||
| Appearances | 4 | Several players | |||||||
| Strikeouts | 13 | Kendal Volz | Baylor (vs. Oklahoma) | 5–26–07 | 14 | Jason Jennings | Baylor | 1999 | 14.2 innings |
| Innings | 10 | D.J. Jones | Texas (vs. Missouri) | 5–21–99 | 15.2 | Brian Duensing | Nebraska | 2005 | 2 games |
| Hit batters | 3 | Shawn Tolleson | Baylor (vs. Nebraska) | 5–21–08 | 3 | Several players | |||
| Complete games | 1 | Several players | |||||||
