2018 Big 12 Conference Softball Tournament

Classification| Division I
Teams| 6
Site|

* ASA Hall of Fame Stadium
* Oklahoma City, OK

Champions| Oklahoma (6th title)
Winning coach| Patty Gasso (6th title)
Runner-up| Baylor (1st title game)
MVP| Nicole Pendley (Oklahoma)
Attendance| 3,075

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2018 Big 12 Conference softball standings

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| Conf |  |  | Overall
Team | W |  | L |  | PCT |  |  | W |  | L |  | PCT
No. 4 Oklahoma ‍†‍‡‍y | 18 | - | 0 |  | 1.000 |  |  | 57 | - | 5 |  | .919
No. 19 Baylor ‍‍‍y | 12 | - | 6 |  | .667 |  |  | 38 | - | 18 |  | .679
Oklahoma State ‍‍‍y | 12 | - | 6 |  | .667 |  |  | 39 | - | 22 |  | .639
No. 25 Texas ‍‍‍y | 10 | - | 8 |  | .556 |  |  | 33 | - | 26 |  | .559
Texas Tech ‍‍‍ | 5 | - | 13 |  | .278 |  |  | 31 | - | 28 |  | .525
Iowa State ‍‍‍ | 4 | - | 14 |  | .222 |  |  | 23 | - | 33 |  | .411
Kansas ‍‍‍ | 2 | - | 16 |  | .111 |  |  | 27 | - | 25 |  | .519
† - Conference champion
‡ - Tournament champion
y - Invited to the NCAA Tournament
Rankings from NFCA [1]

The 2018 Big 12 Conference Softball tournament was held at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, OK from May 11 through May 12, 2018. Oklahoma won their sixth conference tournament and earned the Big 12 Conference's automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament.[2][3]

Oklahoma, Baylor, Oklahoma State and Texas received bids to the NCAA tournament.[4] Oklahoma would go on to play in the 2018 Women's College World Series.

## Contents

* 1 Standings
* 2 Schedule
* 3 All-Tournament Team
* 4 References

## Standings[edit]

Source:[4]

Place  | Seed  | Team  | Conference  | Overall

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W  | L  | %  | W  | L  | %
1  | 1  | Oklahoma | 18  | 0  | 1.000  | 57  | 5  | .919
2  | 3  | Baylor | 12  | 6  | .667  | 38  | 18  | .679
2  | 2  | Oklahoma State | 12  | 6  | .667  | 39  | 22  | .639
4  | 4  | Texas | 10  | 8  | .556  | 33  | 26  | .559
5  | 5  | Texas Tech | 5  | 13  | .278  | 31  | 28  | .525
6  | 6  | Iowa State | 4  | 14  | .222  | 23  | 33  | .411
7  |  | Kansas | 2  | 16  | .111  | 27  | 25  | .519

* Kansas did not participate in the tournament

## Schedule[edit]

Source:[3][2]

Game  | Time  | Matchup  | Location  | Attendance

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Day 1 – Friday, May 11
1  | 11:00 a.m.  | #3 Baylor 7, #2 Oklahoma State 1  | OGE Energy Field  | 2,616
2  | 11:00 a.m.  | #4 Texas 7, #6 Iowa State 0  | USA Softball HOF
3  | 2:00 p.m.  | #1 Oklahoma 10, #4 Texas 1 (6) | OGE Energy Field
4  | 2:00 p.m.  | #3 Baylor 5, #5 Texas Tech 6  | USA Softball HOF
5  | 5:00 p.m.  | #2 Oklahoma State 7, #5 Texas Tech 6 (9) | OGE Energy Field
6  | 7:30 p.m.  | #1 Oklahoma 9, #6 Iowa State 6  | OGE Energy Field
Day 2 – Saturday, May 12
7  | 11:00 a.m.  | #6 Iowa State 1, #2 Oklahoma State 5  | OGE Energy Field  | 3,075
8  | 1:30 p.m.  | #4 Texas 9, #5 Texas Tech 2 (11) | OGE Energy Field
9  | 4:00 p.m.  | #1 Oklahoma 6, #3 Baylor 4  | OGE Energy Field
Game times in CDT. Rankings denote tournament seed.

## All-Tournament Team[edit]

Source:[3]

Position  | Player  | School

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MOP | Nicole Pendley  | Oklahoma
1B  | Shay Knighten | Oklahoma
3B  | Sydney Romero | Oklahoma
3B  | Vanessa Shippy  | Oklahoma State
LF  | Kyla Walker  | Baylor
LF  | Fale Aviu  | Oklahoma
CF  | Nicole Pendley  | Oklahoma
CF  | KiAudra Hayter  | Texas
CF  | Michaela Cochran  | Texas Tech
RF  | Maddison Kettler  | Baylor
DH  | Jocelyn Alo | Oklahoma
P  | Gia Rodoni  | Baylor
P  | Paige Lowary | Oklahoma
P  | Paige Parker | Oklahoma
P  | Brooke Bolinger  | Texas
P  | Erin Edmoundson  | Texas Tech

## References[edit]

1. ^ "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 196–197. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
2. ^ a b "2018 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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