2002 Big 12 Conference Softball Tournament

The 2002 Big 12 Conference Softball tournament was held at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, OK from May 2 through May 5, 2002. Texas won their second conference tournament and earned the Big 12 Conference's automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament.[2][3]

2002 Big 12 Conference Softball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams10
Site
ChampionsTexas (2nd title)
Winning coachConnie Clark (2nd title)
Runner-upNebraska (3rd title game)
MVPCat Osterman (Texas)
Attendance5,500
2002 Big 12 Conference softball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 16 Texas ‍†‍‡‍y 17–1 .944  50–13 .794
No. 8 Oklahoma ‍‍‍y 14–2 .875  49–16 .754
No. 6 Nebraska ‍‍‍y 11–5 .688  50–14 .781
Baylor ‍‍‍ 10–8 .556  46–18 .719
No. 21 Texas A&M ‍‍‍y 9–9 .500  40–18 .690
Oklahoma State ‍‍‍ 8–10 .444  29–22 .569
Kansas ‍‍‍ 7–11 .389  33–25 .569
Iowa State ‍‍‍ 6–12 .333  19–25 .432
Missouri ‍‍‍ 4–14 .222  29–33 .468
Texas Tech ‍‍‍ 2–16 .111  13–40 .245
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
Rankings from NFCA [1]

Texas, Oklahoma, Nebraska and Texas A&M received bids to the NCAA tournament.[4] Oklahoma and Nebraska would go on to play in the 2002 Women's College World Series.

Standings

Source:[4]

Place Seed Team Conference Overall
W L % W L %
1 1 Texas 17 1 .944 50 13 .794
2 2 Oklahoma 14 2 .875 49 16 .754
3 3 Nebraska 11 5 .688 50 14 .781
4 4 Baylor 10 8 .556 46 18 .719
5 5 Texas A&M 9 9 .500 40 18 .690
6 6 Oklahoma State 8 10 .444 29 22 .569
7 7 Kansas 7 11 .389 33 25 .569
8 8 Iowa State 6 12 .333 19 25 .432
9 9 Missouri 4 14 .222 29 33 .468
10 10 Texas Tech 2 16 .111 13 40 .245

Schedule

Source:[3][2]

Game Time Matchup Location Attendance
Day 1 – Thursday, May 2
1 5:00 p.m. #8 Iowa State 1, #9 Missouri 0 Hall of Fame Stadium
2 5:00 p.m. #7 Kansas 2, #10 Texas Tech 1 Field 2
3 7:30 p.m. #1 Texas 8, #8 Iowa State 0 (5) Hall of Fame Stadium
4 7:30 p.m. #7 Kansas 3, #2 Oklahoma 1 Field 2
Day 2 – Friday, May 3
5 11:00 a.m. #5 Texas A&M 5, #4 Baylor 1 Hall of Fame Stadium 1,358
6 11:00 a.m. #3 Nebraska 2, #6 Oklahoma State 0 Field 2
7 1:53 a.m. #2 Oklahoma 5, #8 Iowa State 1 Hall of Fame Stadium
8 3:30 p.m. #4 Baylor 4, #6 Oklahoma State 0 Hall of Fame Stadium
9 5:00 p.m. #1 Texas 2, #5 Texas A&M 1 (8) Hall of Fame Stadium
10 8:05 p.m. #3 Nebraska 7, #7 Kansas 5 Hall of Fame Stadium
Day 3 – Saturday, May 4
11 11:00 a.m. #2 Oklahoma 10, #7 Kansas 0 (5) Hall of Fame Stadium 1,477
12 1:27 p.m. #5 Texas A&M 1, #4 Baylor 0 Hall of Fame Stadium
13 5:04 p.m. #3 Nebraska 6, #5 Texas A&M 2 Hall of Fame Stadium
14 7:47 p.m. #2 Oklahoma 4, #1 Texas 0 Hall of Fame Stadium
Day 4 – Sunday, May 5
15 10:00 a.m. #1 Texas 2, #2 Oklahoma 0 Hall of Fame Stadium 969
16 2:36 p.m. #1 Texas 1, #3 Nebraska 0 Hall of Fame Stadium 977
Game times in CDT. Rankings denote tournament seed.

All-Tournament Team

Source:[3]

Position Player School
MOP Cat Osterman Texas
1B/OF Nicole Trimboli Nebraska
2B Lindsay Gardner Texas
SS Amanda Buchholz Nebraska
IF Kelli Braitsch Oklahoma
C Marlo Hanks Texas
CF Shelly Musser Kansas
OF Sarah Caudle Baylor
OF/P Lisa Wangler Nebraska
OF Cheryl Fowler Texas A&M
P Cat Osterman Texas
P/1B Peaches James Nebraska
P/DP Kami Keiter Oklahoma

References
  1. "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 196–197. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  2. "2002 Big 12 Conference Softball Tournament Results" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  3. "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 198–202. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  4. "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 196–197. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
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