1997 Big 12 Conference Softball Tournament
The 1997 Big 12 Conference Softball tournament was held at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, OK from May 2 through May 4, 1997. Missouri won their first conference tournament and earned the Big 12 Conference's automatic bid to the 1997 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament [2][3].
1997 Big 12 Conference Softball Tournament | |
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Classification | Division I |
Teams | 10 |
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Champions | Missouri (1st title) |
Winning coach | Jay Miller (1st title) |
Runner-up | Oklahoma State (1st title game) |
MVP | Barb Wright (Missouri) |
Attendance | 4,675 |
1997 Big 12 Conference softball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 Missouri †‡y | 15 | – | 3 | – | 0 | .833 | 47 | – | 16 | – | 0 | .746 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 Oklahoma y | 14 | – | 4 | – | 0 | .778 | 55 | – | 19 | – | 0 | .743 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 Kansas y | 11 | – | 6 | – | 0 | .647 | 38 | – | 23 | – | 0 | .623 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 25 Nebraska y | 10 | – | 6 | – | 0 | .625 | 28 | – | 22 | – | 0 | .560 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Oklahoma State y | 10 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .588 | 40 | – | 22 | – | 0 | .645 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M | 7 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .438 | 37 | – | 29 | – | 0 | .561 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas | 6 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .375 | 30 | – | 24 | – | 0 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baylor | 4 | – | 8 | – | 0 | .333 | 38 | – | 22 | – | 0 | .633 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech | 1 | – | 13 | – | 0 | .071 | 34 | – | 29 | – | 1 | .539 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa State | 1 | – | 13 | – | 0 | .071 | 17 | – | 24 | – | 0 | .415 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament Rankings from NFCA [1] |
Missouri, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska and Oklahoma State received bids to the NCAA tournament.[4]
Standings
Source:[4]
Place | Seed | Team | Conference | Overall | ||||||
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W | L | T | % | W | L | T | % | |||
1 | 1 | Missouri | 15 | 3 | 0 | .833 | 47 | 16 | 0 | .746 |
2 | 2 | Oklahoma | 14 | 4 | 0 | .778 | 55 | 19 | 0 | .743 |
3 | 3 | Kansas | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 | 38 | 23 | 0 | .623 |
4 | 4 | Nebraska | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 28 | 22 | 0 | .560 |
5 | 5 | Oklahoma State | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 | 40 | 22 | 0 | .645 |
6 | 6 | Texas A&M | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 37 | 29 | 0 | .561 |
7 | 7 | Texas | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 30 | 24 | 0 | .556 |
8 | 8 | Baylor | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 38 | 22 | 0 | .633 |
9 | 9 | Texas Tech | 1 | 13 | 0 | .071 | 34 | 29 | 1 | .539 |
9 | 10 | Iowa State | 1 | 13 | 0 | .071 | 17 | 24 | 0 | .415 |
Schedule
Game | Time | Matchup | Location | Attendance |
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Day 1 – Friday, May 2 | ||||
1 | 10:10 a.m. | #8 Baylor 1, #9 Texas Tech 0 | Hall of Fame Stadium | 178 |
2 | 12:00 a.m. | #7 Texas 1, #10 Iowa State 0 | ||
3 | 12:04 p.m. | #1 Missouri 10, #8 Baylor 2 (5) | Hall of Fame Stadium | 197 |
4 | 2:19 p.m. | #5 Oklahoma State 11, #4 Nebraska 7 (18) | Hall of Fame Stadium | 300 |
5 | 12:00 a.m. | #2 Oklahoma 6, #7 Texas 5 | ||
6 | 5:15 p.m. | #3 Kansas 8, #6 Texas A&M 0 (5) | Hall of Fame Stadium | 164 |
9 | 8:45 p.m. | #1 Missouri 6, #5 Oklahoma State 2 | Hall of Fame Stadium | 137 |
Day 2 – Saturday, May 3 | ||||
7 | 12:00 a.m. | #4 Nebraska 6, #8 Baylor 2 | ||
8 | 10:08 a.m. | #6 Texas A&M 6, #7 Texas 1 | Hall of Fame Stadium | 125 |
10 | 10:05 a.m. | #3 Kansas 4, #2 Oklahoma 1 | Hall of Fame Stadium | 278 |
11 | 12:30 p.m. | #5 Oklahoma State 4, #6 Texas A&M 2 | Hall of Fame Stadium | 351 |
12 | 12:00 a.m. | #2 Oklahoma 1, #4 Nebraska 0 | ||
13 | 5:05 p.m. | #5 Oklahoma State 3, #3 Kansas 2 (8) | Hall of Fame Stadium | 773 |
14 | 7:45 p.m. | #2 Oklahoma 2, #1 Missouri 0 | Hall of Fame Stadium | 2,007 |
Day 3 – Sunday, May 4 | ||||
15 | 9:05 a.m. | #5 Oklahoma State 3, #3 Kansas 1 | Hall of Fame Stadium | 250 |
16 | 12:00 a.m. | #1 Missouri 6, #2 Oklahoma 1 | ||
17 | 2:05 p.m. | #1 Missouri 3, #5 Oklahoma State 1 | Hall of Fame Stadium | 1,681 |
Game times in CDT. Rankings denote tournament seed. |
All-Tournament Team
Source:[3]
Position | Player | School |
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MOP | Barb Wright | Missouri |
1B/OF | Jaime Foutch | Oklahoma State |
2B | Jennifer Lizama | Nebraska |
3B | Sara McCann | Kansas |
SS | Mary Babb | Missouri |
SS | Julie Soderlund | Oklahoma State |
OF | Julie True | Kansas |
OF | Stacy Gemeinhardt | Missouri |
OF | Nicky Smith | Missouri |
OF | Mindy Johnson | Oklahoma |
P | Barb Wright | Missouri |
P | Sarah Workman | Kansas |
P/DH | Trina Solesbee | Texas A&M |
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References
- "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 196–197. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
- "1997 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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