2017 Big 12 Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2017 Big 12 Conference Baseball Tournament will be held from May 24 through May 28 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 2017 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[1][2][3]

2017 Big 12 Conference
Baseball Tournament

Teams	8
Format	Two bracket Double-elimination tournament with championship game
Finals site	Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark Oklahoma City, OK
Champions	Oklahoma State (2nd title)
Winning coach	Josh Holliday (1st title)
MVP	Garrett McCain, Oklahoma State
Television	Bracket Play: FCS Central Championship: FSN

2017 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 19 Texas Tech  ‍†‍‍^y	16	–	8		.667			45	–	17		.726
No. 4 TCU  ‍‍‍^y	16	–	8		.667			50	–	18		.735
Oklahoma  ‍‍‍^y	12	–	11		.522			35	–	24		.593
Baylor  ‍‍‍^y	12	–	12		.500			34	–	23		.596
West Virginia  ‍‍‍^y	12	–	12		.500			36	–	26		.581
No. 28 Texas  ‍‍‍^y	11	–	12		.478			39	–	24		.619
Kansas  ‍‍‍	11	–	13		.458			30	–	28		.517
Oklahoma State  ‍‍‡‍^y	8	–	14		.364			30	–	27		.526
Kansas State  ‍‍‍	8	–	16		.333			29	–	26		.527
† – Conference champion ‡ – Conference Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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	%	GB	W	L	%
1	1	Texas Tech	16	8	.667	–	45	17	.726
1	2	TCU	16	8	.667	–	50	18	.735
3	3	Oklahoma	12	11	.522	3.5	35	24	.593
4	4	West Virginia	12	12	.500	4	36	26	.581
4	5	Baylor	12	12	.500	4	34	23	.596
6	6	Texas	11	12	.478	4.5	39	24	.619
7	7	Kansas	11	13	.458	5	30	28	.517
8	8	Oklahoma State	8	14	.364	7	30	27	.526
9	–	Kansas State	8	16	.333	8	29	26	.527

Results

	First round					Second round					Semifinals						Finals
	1	Texas Tech	0
	8	Oklahoma State	3
						8	Oklahoma State	8
						4	West Virginia	4
	4	West Virginia	11^8
	5	Baylor	1
											8	Oklahoma State	4^10	—
										4	West Virginia	3	—
	1	Texas Tech	4
	5	Baylor	1
						4	West Virginia	12^10
						1	Texas Tech	7
																8	Oklahoma State	6
																6	Texas	5
	3	Oklahoma	4
	6	Texas	8
						6	Texas	5
						7	Kansas	4
	2	TCU	3
	7	Kansas	7
											6	Texas	2	9
										2	TCU	9	3
	3	Oklahoma	4
	2	TCU	9
						7	Kansas	0
						2	TCU	6

All-Tournament Team

Source:[5]

Position	Player	School
C	Colin Simpson	Oklahoma State
1B	Jackson Cramer	West Virginia
1B	Kacy Clemens	Texas
2B	Ryan Cash	Oklahoma State
SS	David Hamilton	Texas
3B	Elliott Barzilli	TCU
OF	Garrett McCain	Oklahoma State
OF	Darius Hill	West Virginia
OF	Ryan Sluder	Oklahoma State
DH	Braden Zarbinsky	West Virginia
DH	Bryce Fischer	Oklahoma State
SP	Blake Battenfield	Oklahoma State
SP	Isaiah Kearns	West Virginia
SP	Brian Howard	TCU
RP	Carson Teel	Oklahoma State
MOP	Garrett McCain	Oklahoma State

References

1. "2016-17 Big 12 Postseason Championship Schedule". big12sports.com. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
2. "Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship". Oklahoma City All Sports Association. Archived from the original on October 29, 2016. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
3. "2017 Division I baseball conference tournaments, automatic qualifiers". NCAA. May 28, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 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.