2018 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament

2018 Big 12 Conference
baseball tournament
Formattwo bracket Double-elimination tournament
with championship game
Finals site
ChampionsBaylor (1st title)
TelevisionBracket Play: FCS Central
Championship: FSN
2018 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 7 Texas ‍†‍‍y 17 – 7 – 0   .708 42 – 23 – 0   .646
Oklahoma State ‍‍‍y 16 – 8 – 0   .667 31 – 26 – 1   .543
No. 6 Texas Tech ‍‍‍y 15 – 9 – 0   .625 45 – 20 – 0   .692
No. 24 Oklahoma ‍‍‍y 14 – 10 – 0   .583 38 – 25 – 0   .603
Baylor ‍‍‡‍y 13 – 11 – 0   .542 37 – 21 – 0   .638
TCU ‍‍‍ 10 – 13 – 0   .435 33 – 23 – 0   .589
West Virginia ‍‍‍ 9 – 15 – 0   .375 29 – 27 – 0   .518
Kansas ‍‍‍ 8 – 15 – 0   .348 27 – 30 – 0   .474
Kansas State ‍‍‍ 5 – 19 – 0   .208 23 – 31 – 0   .426
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball [1]


The 2018 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament will be held from May 23 through 27 at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The annual tournament determines the conference champion of the Division I Big 12 Conference for college baseball. The winner of the tournament will earn the league's automatic bid to the 2018 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, Baylor and Kansas State have never won the event. 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 will be seeded one through eight, and will then play a two-bracket double-elimination tournament leading to a winner-take-all championship game.[4]

Place Seed Team Conference Overall
W L T % GB W L T %
1 1 Texas 17 7 0 .708 – 42 23 0 .646
2 2 Oklahoma State 16 8 0 .667 1 31 26 1 .543
3 3 Texas Tech 15 9 0 .625 2 45 20 0 .692
4 4 Oklahoma 14 10 0 .583 3 38 25 0 .603
5 5 Baylor 13 11 0 .542 4 37 21 0 .638
6 6 TCU 10 13 0 .435 6.5 33 23 0 .589
7 7 West Virginia 9 15 0 .375 8 29 27 0 .518
8 8 Kansas 8 15 0 .348 8.5 27 30 0 .474
9 – Kansas State 5 19 0 .208 12 23 31 0 .426

Results

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
             
1 Texas 2
8 Kansas 3
8 Kansas 5
5 Baylor 10
4 Oklahoma 0
5 Baylor 4
5 Baylor 10 –
4 Oklahoma 3 –
4 Oklahoma 3
1 Texas 1
8 Kansas 2
4 Oklahoma 4
5 Baylor 6
6 TCU 511
3 Texas Tech 2
6 TCU 127
6 TCU 8
7 West Virginia 1
2 Oklahoma State 5
7 West Virginia 8
6 TCU 7 –
7 West Virginia 3 –
2 Oklahoma State 2
3 Texas Tech 6
7 West Virginia 12
3 Texas Tech 4

All-Tournament Team

Source:[5]

Position Player School
C Shea Langeliers Baylor
1B Cameron Warren Texas Tech
2B Kyle Gray West Virginia
SS Nick Loftin Baylor
3B Davis Wendzel Baylor
OF A.J. Balta TCU
OF Darius Hill West Virginia
OF Johnny Rizer TCU
DH Richard Cunningham Baylor
SP Cody Bradford Baylor
SP Sean Wymer TCU
RP Jake Eissler TCU
MOP Shea Langeliers Baylor

References

  1. ^ "2020 Big 12 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–8. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  2. ^ "20117-18 Big 12 Postseason Championship Schedule". big12sports.com. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
  3. ^ "Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship". Oklahoma City All Sports Association. Archived from the original on October 29, 2016. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
  4. ^ "2020 Big 12 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 23–27. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  5. ^ "2020 Big 12 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 23–27. Retrieved June 10, 2020.