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]
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| Teams | 6 |
|---|---|
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Oklahoma (6th title) |
| Runner-up | Baylor (1st title game) |
| Winning coach | Patty Gasso (6th title) |
| MVP | Nicole Pendley (Oklahoma) |
| Attendance | 3,075 |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.
Standings
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| Place | Seed | Team | Conference | Overall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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| Game | Time | Matchup | Location | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Integris Field | |
| 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 | Integris Field | |
| 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
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| Position | Player | School |
|---|---|---|
| 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- ^ "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 196–197. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
- ^ a b "2018 Big 12 Conference softball tournament Results" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
- ^ a b c "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 198–202. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
- ^ a b "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 196–197. Retrieved June 6, 2020.