1997 Big 12 Conference softball tournament

College softball tournament

Collegiate softball tournament

1997 Big 12 Conference
softball tournamentTeams| 10

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Finals site|

* ASA Hall of Fame Stadium
* Oklahoma City, OK

Champions| Missouri (1st title)
Runner-up| Oklahoma State (1st title game)
Winning coach| Jay Miller (1st title)
MVP| Barb Wright (Missouri)
Attendance| 4,675

* ← 1996
* Big 12 Softball Tournament
* 1998 →

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/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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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

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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

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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

## References

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1. ^ "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 196–197. Retrieved June 6, 2020.196-197&rft.pub=Big+12+Conference&rft_id=https://s3.amazonaws.com/big12sports.com/documents/2019/9/4/2019_20RecordBook.pdf&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:1997+Big+12+Conference+softball+tournament" class="Z3988">
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, 2020.198-202&rft.pub=Big+12+Conference&rft_id=https://s3.amazonaws.com/big12sports.com/documents/2019/9/4/2019_20RecordBook.pdf&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:1997+Big+12+Conference+softball+tournament" class="Z3988">
4. ^ a b "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 196–197. Retrieved June 6, 2020.196-197&rft.pub=Big+12+Conference&rft_id=https://s3.amazonaws.com/big12sports.com/documents/2019/9/4/2019_20RecordBook.pdf&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:1997+Big+12+Conference+softball+tournament" class="Z3988">

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