1997 Big 12 Conference softball tournament

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1997 Big 12 Conference
softball tournament
Teams10
Finals site
ChampionsMissouri (1st title)
Runner-upOklahoma State (1st title game)
Winning coachJay Miller (1st title)
MVPBarb Wright (Missouri)
Attendance4,675
1997 Big 12 Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
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/USA Today[1]

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]

Missouri, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska and Oklahoma State received bids to the NCAA tournament.[4]

Standings

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Source:[4]

Place Seed Team Conference Overall
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

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Source:[3][2]

Game Time Matchup Location Attendance
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

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Source:[3]

Position Player School
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

References

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  1. ^ "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 196–197. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "1997 Big 12 Conference softball tournament Results" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 198–202. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  4. ^ a b "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 196–197. Retrieved June 6, 2020.

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