2006 Big 12 Conference softball tournament

2006 Big 12 Conference
softball tournament
Teams10
Finals site
ChampionsKansas (1st title)
Runner-upOklahoma (5th title game)
Winning coachTracy Bunge (1st title)
MVPSerena Settlemier (Kansas)
Attendance5,557
2006 Big 12 Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 5 Texas ‍†‍‍y 15 – 2 – 0   .882 55 – 9 – 0   .859
No. 14 Nebraska ‍‍‍y 13 – 4 – 0   .765 44 – 12 – 0   .786
No. 20 Baylor ‍‍‍y 12 – 6 – 0   .667 38 – 22 – 0   .633
No. 22 Texas A&M ‍‍‍y 11 – 6 – 0   .647 34 – 19 – 0   .642
No. 19 Oklahoma ‍‍‡‍y 8 – 10 – 0   .444 40 – 21 – 1   .653
Kansas ‍‍‍y 8 – 10 – 0   .444 36 – 26 – 0   .581
Missouri ‍‍‍ 7 – 11 – 0   .389 26 – 27 – 0   .491
Oklahoma State ‍‍‍ 5 – 13 – 0   .278 21 – 29 – 0   .420
Iowa State ‍‍‍ 5 – 13 – 0   .278 23 – 28 – 0   .451
Texas Tech ‍‍‍ 4 – 13 – 0   .235 19 – 35 – 0   .352
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from NFCA [1]

The 2006 Big 12 Conference softball tournament was held at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, OK from May 10 through May 13, 2006. Kansas won their first conference tournament and earned the Big 12 Conference's automatic bid to the 2006 NCAA Division I softball tournament.[2][3]

Texas, Nebraska, Baylor, Texas A&M, Oklahoma and Kansas received bids to the NCAA tournament.[4] Texas would go on to play in the 2006 Women's College World Series.

Standings

Source:[4]

Place Seed Team Conference Overall
W L T % W L T %
1 1 Texas 15 2 0 .882 55 9 0 .859
2 2 Nebraska 13 4 0 .765 44 12 0 .786
3 3 Baylor 12 6 0 .667 38 22 0 .633
4 4 Texas A&M 11 6 0 .647 34 19 0 .642
5 5 Oklahoma 8 10 0 .444 40 21 1 .653
5 6 Kansas 8 10 0 .444 36 26 0 .581
7 7 Missouri 7 11 0 .389 26 27 0 .491
8 8 Oklahoma State 5 13 0 .278 21 29 0 .420
8 9 Iowa State 5 13 0 .278 23 28 0 .451
10 10 Texas Tech 4 13 0 .235 19 35 0 .352

Schedule

Source:[3][2]

Game Time Matchup Location Attendance
Day 1 – Wednesday, May 10
1 5:00 p.m. #8 Oklahoma State 2, #9 Iowa State 0 Hall of Fame Stadium 875
2 5:00 p.m. #7 Missouri 6, #10 Texas Tech 3 Field 4
3 7:30 p.m. #8 Oklahoma State 2, #1 Texas 1 Hall of Fame Stadium
4 7:30 p.m. #7 Missouri 3, #2 Nebraska 0 Field 4
Day 2 – Thursday, May 11
5 11:00 a.m. #5 Oklahoma 13, #4 Texas A&M 6 (9) Hall of Fame Stadium 907
6 11:00 a.m. #6 Kansas 5, #3 Baylor 1 Field 4
7 2:00 p.m. #4 Texas A&M 5, #1 Texas 0 Hall of Fame Stadium
8 2:00 p.m. #2 Nebraska 7, #3 Baylor 1 (11) Field 4
9 5:00 p.m. #5 Oklahoma 10, #8 Oklahoma State 2 (5) Hall of Fame Stadium 941
10 7:30 p.m. #6 Kansas 2, #7 Missouri 0 Hall of Fame Stadium
Day 3 – Friday, May 12
11 11:00 a.m. #2 Nebraska 1, #8 Oklahoma State 0 (8) Hall of Fame Stadium 626
12 1:30 p.m. #7 Missouri 5, #4 Texas A&M 3 Hall of Fame Stadium
13 4:30 p.m. #6 Kansas 2, #2 Nebraska 0 Hall of Fame Stadium 1,047
14 7:00 p.m. #5 Oklahoma 4, #7 Missouri 0 Hall of Fame Stadium
Day 4 – Saturday, May 13
15 3:00 p.m. #6 Kansas 4, #5 Oklahoma 2 Hall of Fame Stadium 1,161
Game times in CDT. Rankings denote tournament seed.

All-Tournament Team

Source:[3]

Position Player School
MOP Serena Settlemier Kansas
2B Jessica Moppin Kansas
IF/OF Jami Lobpries Texas A&M
UTL Amber Spaulding Oklahoma
C Samantha Ricketts Oklahoma
OF Kristin Vesely Oklahoma
OF Lacy Darity Oklahoma State
P Serena Settlemier Kansas
P/1B Kassie Humphreys Kansas
P Jen Bruck Missouri
P Ashley DeBuhr Nebraska
P D.J. Mathis Oklahoma
P/1B Megan Gibson Texas A&M

References

  1. ^ "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 196–197. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "2006 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.