2024 Big 12 Conference softball tournament

2024 Big 12 Conference
softball tournament
Teams10
FormatSingle-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsOklahoma (9th title)
Runner-upTexas
Winning coachPatty Gasso (9th title)
MVPElla Parker (Oklahoma)
2024 Big 12 Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 2 Texas  ‍†‍‍y 23 – 4 – 0   .852 55 – 10 – 0   .846
No. 1 Oklahoma  ‍‍‡‍y 22 – 5 – 0   .815 59 – 7 – 0   .894
No. 6 Oklahoma State  ‍‍‍y 21 – 6 – 0   .778 49 – 12 – 0   .803
Baylor  ‍‍‍y 14 – 13 – 0   .519 36 – 23 – 0   .610
UCF  ‍‍‍y 12 – 15 – 0   .444 31 – 25 – 0   .554
BYU  ‍‍‍ 11 – 16 – 0   .407 31 – 23 – 0   .574
Kansas  ‍‍‍ 11 – 16 – 0   .407 28 – 25 – 1   .528
Texas Tech  ‍‍‍ 8 – 16 – 0   .333 29 – 21 – 0   .580
Iowa State  ‍‍‍ 6 – 18 – 0   .250 20 – 31 – 0   .392
Houston  ‍‍‍ 4 – 23 – 0   .148 25 – 30 – 0   .455
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 11, 2024[1]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

The 2024 Big 12 Conference softball tournament was held at Devon Park in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma from May 8 to May 11, 2024. As the tournament winner, Oklahoma earned the Big 12 Conference's automatic bid to the 2024 NCAA Division I softball tournament.

Format

All ten teams will be seeded based on conference winning percentage. They then will play a single-elimination tournament, with the top six seeds receiving a first-round bye.[2][3]

Bracket

First Round
May 8 		Quarterfinals
May 9 		Semifinals
May 10 		Finals
May 11
2 Oklahoma 10(5)
7 Kansas 6 7 Kansas 1
10 Houston 5 2 Oklahoma 13(5)
6 BYU 2
3 Oklahoma State 2
6 BYU 7
2 Oklahoma 5
1 Texas 1
1 Texas 13(5)
8 Texas Tech 10(8) 8 Texas Tech 4
9 Iowa State 9 1 Texas 14(5)
4 Baylor 3
4 Baylor 3
5 UCF 2


Schedule

Game Time* Matchup# Score Television
First Round – Wednesday, May 8
1 5:00 p.m. No. 7 Kansas vs. No. No. 10 Houston 6–5 Big 12 Now
2 7:30 p.m. No. 8 Texas Tech vs. No. 9 Iowa State 10–9 (8)
Quarterfinals – Thursday, May 9
3 11:00 a.m. No. 3 Oklahoma State vs. No. 6 BYU 2–7 Big 12 Now
4 1:30 p.m. No. 2 Oklahoma vs. No. 7 Kansas 10–1 (5)
5 5:00 p.m. No. 1 Texas vs. No. 8 Texas Tech 13–4 (5)
6 7:30 p.m. No. 4 Baylor vs. No. 5 UCF 3–2
Semifinals – Friday, May 10
7 5:00 p.m. No. 6 BYU vs. No. 2 Oklahoma 2–13 (5) Big 12 Now
8 7:30 p.m. No. 1 Texas vs. No. 4 Baylor 14–3 (5)
Championship – Saturday, May 11
9 6:30 p.m. No. 2 Oklahoma vs. No. 1 Texas 5–1 ESPN2
*Game times in CST. # – Rankings denote tournament seed.[4]

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the all-tournament team:[5]

Player School
Aliyah Binford Baylor
Chloe Temples BYU
Alyssa Brito Oklahoma
Kierston Deal Oklahoma
Kinzie Hansen Oklahoma
Kelly Maxwell Oklahoma
Ella Parker (MOP) Oklahoma
Bella Dayton Texas
Joley Mitchell Texas
Katie Stewart Texas
Kennedy Crites Texas Tech

References

  1. ^ "Big 12 Softball Standings". Big12Sports.com. Big 12 Conference. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
  2. ^ "Phillips 66 Big 12 Softball Championship". big12sports.com. Big 12 Conference. May 5, 2024. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
  3. ^ Patterson, Jeff (May 5, 2024). "Big 12 softball tournament: 2024 final standings, bracket, TV schedule". The Oklahoman. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
  4. ^ "2024 Phillips 66 Big 12 Softball Championship Bracket Released". big12sports.com. Big 12 Conference. May 5, 2024. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
  5. ^ "Sooners Defeat Texas to Win Ninth Phillips 66 Big 12 Softball Championship Title". big12sports.com. Big 12 Conference. May 12, 2024. Retrieved May 12, 2024.