2014 Big 12 Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2014 Big 12 Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 21 through May 25 at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark in Oklahoma City. The annual tournament determined the conference champion of the Division I Big 12 Conference for college baseball. TCU won the tournament for the first time, earning the league's automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2][3][4]

2014 Big 12 Conference
Baseball Tournament
Big 12 baseball Championships
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsTCU (1st title)
Winning coachJim Schlossnagle (1st title)
MVPJerrick Suiter, TCU
TelevisionBracket Play: FCS Central/FSSW+
Championship: FS1
2014 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 10 Oklahoma State ‍†‍‍y 18–6 .750  48–18 .727
No. 5 TCU ‍‍‡‍y 17–7 .708  48–18 .727
Kansas ‍‍‍y 15–9 .625  35–26 .574
No. 8 Texas Tech ‍‍‍y 14–10 .583  45–21 .682
No. 3 Texas ‍‍‍y 13–11 .542  46–21 .687
West Virginia ‍‍‍ 9–14 .391  28–26 .519
Baylor ‍‍‍ 8–15 .348  26–31 .456
Oklahoma ‍‍‍ 8–16 .333  29–29 .500
Kansas State ‍‍‍ 5–19 .208  25–30 .455
† – 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 four. 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. West Virginia, a new member of the league in 2013, had also have yet to win the Tournament, as of 2014.

Format and seeding

The top eight finishers from the regular season were seeded one through eight, and then played a two-bracket double-elimination tournament leading to a winner-take-all championship game.[5][6]

Place Seed Team Conference Overall
W L % GB W L %
1 1 Oklahoma State 18 6 .750 – 48 18 .727
2 2 TCU 17 7 .708 1 48 18 .727
3 3 Kansas 15 9 .625 3 35 26 .574
4 4 Texas Tech 14 10 .583 4 45 21 .682
5 5 Texas 13 11 .542 5 46 21 .687
6 6 West Virginia 9 14 .391 8.5 28 26 .519
7 7 Baylor 8 15 .348 9.5 26 31 .456
8 8 Oklahoma 8 16 .333 10 29 29 .500
9 – Kansas State 5 19 .208 13 25 30 .455

Results
  First round Second round Semifinals Finals
                                       
1 Oklahoma State 13  
8 Oklahoma 4  
  1 Oklahoma State 0  
  5 Texas 3  
4 Texas Tech 3
5 Texas 8  
  5 Texas 1 4  
  1 Oklahoma State 3 6  
8 Oklahoma 9  
4 Texas Tech 8  
  1 Oklahoma State 11
  8 Oklahoma 8  
  1 Oklahoma State 1
  2 TCU 7
3 Kansas 9  
6 West Virginia 10  
  6 West Virginia 2
  2 TCU 6  
2 TCU 8
7 Baylor 5  
  2 TCU 4 –
  7 Baylor 1 –  
3 Kansas 3  
7 Baylor 4  
  6 West Virginia 4
  7 Baylor 9  

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.

PosNameSchool
CBryan CaseOklahoma State
1BTanner KrietemeierOklahoma State
2BGarret CrainTCU
SSDonnie WaltonOklahoma State
3BSheldon NeuseOklahoma
OFCraig AikinOklahoma
OFCody JonesTCU
OFMark PaytonTexas
DHJerrick SuiterTCU
PTyler AlexanderTCU
PJordan KipperTCU
PPreston MorrisonTCU

Most Outstanding Player

TCU designated hitter Jerrick Suiter, one of the Horned Frogs' six all-tournament selections, was named Most Outstanding Player.

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References
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  2. "2014 Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship". big12sports.com. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
  3. "Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship". Travel Oklahoma. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
  4. "Oklahoma City Hosts 2013 Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship". Oklahoma City All Sports Association. Archived from the original on 2011-10-07. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
  5. "2014 Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship Opening Day Matchups Determined". Big 12 Conference. May 17, 2014. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
  6. "2020 Big 12 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 23–27. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
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