2019 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament
| Format | two bracket Double-elimination tournament with championship game |
|---|---|
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Oklahoma State (3rd title) |
| Winning coach | Josh Holliday (2nd title) |
| MVP | Colin Simpson (Oklahoma State) |
| Television | Bracket Play: FCS Central Championship: FSN |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Texas Tech †y | 16 | – | 8 | .667 | 46 | – | 20 | .697 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 23 Baylor y | 14 | – | 8 | .636 | 35 | – | 19 | .648 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Oklahoma State ‡y | 14 | – | 9 | .609 | 40 | – | 21 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 27 West Virginia y | 13 | – | 11 | .542 | 38 | – | 22 | .633 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 12 | – | 12 | .500 | 32 | – | 26 | .552 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU y | 11 | – | 13 | .458 | 34 | – | 28 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 11 | – | 13 | .458 | 33 | – | 23 | .589 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 8 | – | 16 | .333 | 25 | – | 33 | .431 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 7 | – | 16 | .304 | 27 | – | 27 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2019 Big 12 Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 22 through May 26 at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The annual tournament determined the conference champion of the Division I Big 12 Conference for college baseball. The winner of the tournament, Oklahoma State, earned the league's automatic bid to the 2019 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2][3]
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, Kansas State has never won the event. Baylor won their first championship in 2018. 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 were seeded one through eight, and then played 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 | – | 46 | 20 | .697 |
| 2 | 2 | Baylor | 14 | 8 | .636 | 1 | 35 | 19 | .648 |
| 3 | 3 | Oklahoma State | 14 | 9 | .609 | 1.5 | 40 | 21 | .656 |
| 4 | 4 | West Virginia | 13 | 11 | .542 | 3 | 38 | 22 | .633 |
| 5 | 5 | Kansas | 12 | 12 | .500 | 4 | 32 | 26 | .552 |
| 6 | 6 | TCU | 11 | 13 | .458 | 5 | 34 | 28 | .548 |
| 6 | 7 | Oklahoma | 11 | 13 | .458 | 5 | 33 | 23 | .589 |
| 8 | 8 | Kansas State | 8 | 16 | .333 | 8 | 25 | 33 | .431 |
| 9 | – | Texas | 7 | 16 | .304 | 8.5 | 27 | 27 | .500 |
Results
Conference championship
| Big 12 Championship | ||
|---|---|---|
| (4) West Virginia Mountaineers | vs. | (3) Oklahoma State Cowboys |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (4) West Virginia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (3) Oklahoma State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | 5 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Brett Standlee (3–1) LP: Madison Jeffrey (0–1) Sv: Peyton Battenfield (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All-Tournament Team
Source:[5]
| Position | Player | School |
|---|---|---|
| C | Zach Humphreys | TCU |
| 1B | Cameron Warren | Texas Tech |
| 2B | Tyler Doanes | West Virginia |
| SS | Andrew Navigato | Oklahoma State |
| 3B | Skyler Messinger | Kansas |
| OF | Cade Cabbinees | Oklahoma State |
| OF | Josh Watson | TCU |
| OF | Brandon White | West Virginia |
| DH | Colin Simpson | Oklahoma State |
| SP | Ryan Bergert | West Virginia |
| SP | Jensen Elliott | Oklahoma State |
| SP | Alek Manoah | West Virginia |
| RP | Dane Haveman | Texas Tech |
| MOP | Colin Simpson | Oklahoma State |
References
- ^ "2020 Big 12 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–8. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ "2018-19 Big 12 Postseason Championship Schedule". big12sports.com. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
- ^ "Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship". Oklahoma City All Sports Association. Archived from the original on October 29, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
- ^ "2020 Big 12 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 23–27. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ "2020 Big 12 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 23–27. Retrieved June 10, 2020.