2023 Big 12 Conference softball tournament

2023 Big 12 Conference
softball tournament
Teams7
FormatSingle-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsOklahoma (8th title)
Runner-upTexas
Winning coachPatty Gasso (8th title)
MVPHaley Lee (Oklahoma)
2023 Big 12 Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 1 Oklahoma  ‍†‍‡‍y 18 – 0 – 0   1.000 61 – 1 – 0   .984
No. 8 Texas  ‍‍‍y 11 – 7 – 0   .611 45 – 15 – 1   .746
No. 9 Oklahoma State  ‍‍‍y 10 – 8 – 0   .556 47 – 16 – 0   .746
No. 18 Baylor  ‍‍‍y 8 – 10 – 0   .444 40 – 18 – 0   .690
Iowa State  ‍‍‍ 6 – 12 – 0   .333 25 – 30 – 0   .455
Kansas  ‍‍‍ 5 – 13 – 0   .278 25 – 27 – 0   .481
Texas Tech  ‍‍‍ 5 – 13 – 0   .278 31 – 22 – 0   .585
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 8, 2023[1]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

The 2023 Big 12 Conference softball tournament was held at USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma from May 11 to May 13, 2023. As the tournament winner, Oklahoma earned the Big 12 Conference's automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA Division I softball tournament.[2]

Format

All seven teams were seeded based on conference winning percentage. They then played a single-elimination tournament, with the top seed receiving a single bye.

Bracket

First Round
Thursday, May 11 		Semifinals
Friday, May 12 		Championship
Saturday, May 13
         
1 Oklahoma 9(5)
5 Iowa State 0
4 Baylor 1
5 Iowa State 8
1 Oklahoma 6
2 Texas 1
2 Texas 7(8)
7 Texas Tech 6
2 Texas 9
6 Kansas 1
3 Oklahoma State 7
6 Kansas 8

Schedule

Game Time* Matchup# Score Television
First Round – Thursday, May 11
1 10:00 a.m. No. 5 Iowa State vs. No. 4 Baylor 8–1 Big 12 Now
2 12:30 p.m. No. 7 Texas Tech vs. No. 2 Texas 6–7 (8)
3 3:00 p.m. No. 6 Kansas vs. No. 3 Oklahoma State 8–7
Semifinals – Friday, May 12
4 1:00 p.m. No. 5 Iowa State vs. No. 1 Oklahoma 0–9 (5) ESPNU
5 4:00 p.m. No. 6 Kansas vs. No. 2 Texas 1–9 Big 12 Now
Championship – Saturday, May 13
6 12:00 p.m. No. 2 Texas vs. No. 1 Oklahoma 1–6 Big 12 Now
*Game times in CST. No. – Rankings denote tournament seed.[3][4][5]

Championship game

May 13, 2023 – 12:00 p.m. (CDT) at USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Texas 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 1
Oklahoma 0 1 0 3 0 2 x 6 7 0
WP: Nicole May (16–0)   LP: Citlaly Gutierrez (12–5)   Sv: Jordy Bahl (3)
Home runs:
TEX: Viviana Martinez
OKLA: Haley Lee
Attendance: 4,684
Boxscore

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the all-tournament team:[6]

Player School
Angelina Allen Iowa State
Ellie Spelhaug Iowa State
Jordy Bahl Oklahoma
Alyssa Brito Oklahoma
Jayda Coleman Oklahoma
Tiare Jennings Oklahoma
Haley Lee (MOP) Oklahoma
Grace Lyons Oklahoma
Rachel Becker Oklahoma State
Bella Dayton Texas
Peyton Blythe Texas Tech

References

  1. ^ "Big 12 Softball Standings". Big12Sports.com. Big 12 Conference. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
  2. ^ "Phillips 66 Big 12 Softball Championship". big12sports.com. Big 12 Conference. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
  3. ^ "Bracket Revealed for 2023 Phillips 66 Big 12 Softball Championship". Big 12 Conference. May 7, 2023. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  4. ^ "Big 12 Softball Championship First Round Game Times Move Up". Big 12 Conference. May 10, 2023. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
  5. ^ "2023 Phillips 66 Big 12 Softball Championship Final Moved to Noon". big12sports.com. Big 12 Conference. May 12, 2023. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
  6. ^ "Oklahoma Wins Program's Eighth Phillips 66 Big 12 Softball Championship". big12sports.com. Big 12 Conference. May 13, 2023. Retrieved May 13, 2023.