2017 Big 12 Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2017 Big 12 Conference Baseball Tournament will be held from May 24 through May 28 at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark in Oklahoma City, 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 2017 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[1][2][3]

2017 Big 12 Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams8
FormatTwo bracket Double-elimination tournament
with championship game
Finals site
ChampionsOklahoma State (2nd title)
Winning coachJosh Holliday (1st title)
MVPGarrett McCain, Oklahoma State
TelevisionBracket Play: FCS Central
Championship: FSN
2017 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 19 Texas Tech  ‍†‍‍y 16–8 .667  45–17 .726
No. 4 TCU  ‍‍‍y 16–8 .667  50–18 .735
Oklahoma  ‍‍‍y 12–11 .522  35–24 .593
Baylor  ‍‍‍y 12–12 .500  34–23 .596
West Virginia  ‍‍‍y 12–12 .500  36–26 .581
No. 28 Texas  ‍‍‍y 11–12 .478  39–24 .619
Kansas  ‍‍‍ 11–13 .458  30–28 .517
Oklahoma State  ‍‍‡‍y 8–14 .364  30–27 .526
Kansas State  ‍‍‍ 8–16 .333  29–26 .527
† – Conference champion
‡ – Conference Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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. 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.[4]

Place Seed Team Conference Overall
W L % GB W L %
1 1 Texas Tech 16 8 .667 – 45 17 .726
1 2 TCU 16 8 .667 – 50 18 .735
3 3 Oklahoma 12 11 .522 3.5 35 24 .593
4 4 West Virginia 12 12 .500 4 36 26 .581
4 5 Baylor 12 12 .500 4 34 23 .596
6 6 Texas 11 12 .478 4.5 39 24 .619
7 7 Kansas 11 13 .458 5 30 28 .517
8 8 Oklahoma State 8 14 .364 7 30 27 .526
9 – Kansas State 8 16 .333 8 29 26 .527

Results
  First round Second round Semifinals Finals
                                       
1 Texas Tech 0  
8 Oklahoma State 3  
  8 Oklahoma State 8  
  4 West Virginia 4  
4 West Virginia 118
5 Baylor 1  
  8 Oklahoma State 410 —  
  4 West Virginia 3 —  
1 Texas Tech 4  
5 Baylor 1  
  4 West Virginia 1210
  1 Texas Tech 7  
  8 Oklahoma State 6
  6 Texas 5
3 Oklahoma 4  
6 Texas 8  
  6 Texas 5
  7 Kansas 4  
2 TCU 3
7 Kansas 7  
  6 Texas 2 9
  2 TCU 9 3  
3 Oklahoma 4  
2 TCU 9  
  7 Kansas 0
  2 TCU 6  

All-Tournament Team

Source:[5]

Position Player School
C Colin Simpson Oklahoma State
1B Jackson Cramer West Virginia
1B Kacy Clemens Texas
2B Ryan Cash Oklahoma State
SS David Hamilton Texas
3B Elliott Barzilli TCU
OF Garrett McCain Oklahoma State
OF Darius Hill West Virginia
OF Ryan Sluder Oklahoma State
DH Braden Zarbinsky West Virginia
DH Bryce Fischer Oklahoma State
SP Blake Battenfield Oklahoma State
SP Isaiah Kearns West Virginia
SP Brian Howard TCU
RP Carson Teel Oklahoma State
MOP Garrett McCain Oklahoma State
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References
  1. "2016-17 Big 12 Postseason Championship Schedule". big12sports.com. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
  2. "Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship". Oklahoma City All Sports Association. Archived from the original on October 29, 2016. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
  3. "2017 Division I baseball conference tournaments, automatic qualifiers". NCAA. May 28, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
  4. "2020 Big 12 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 23–27. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  5. "2020 Big 12 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 23–27. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
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