2017 Big 12 Conference Softball Tournament

The 2017 Big 12 Conference Softball tournament was held at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, OK from May 12 through May 13, 2017. It was the first Big 12 Softball Tournament since 2010. Oklahoma won their fifth conference tournament and earned the Big 12 Conference's automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament.[2][3]

2017 Big 12 Conference Softball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
Site
ChampionsOklahoma (5th title)
Winning coachPatty Gasso (5th title)
Runner-upOklahoma State (3rd title game)
MVPPaige Parker (Oklahoma)
Attendance3,172
2017 Big 12 Conference softball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 1 Oklahoma y 171 .944  619 .871
No. 7 Baylor y 135 .722  4815 .762
Oklahoma State y 126 .667  3825 .603
Texas y 710 .412  3326 .559
Iowa State  612 .333  2335 .397
Texas Tech  414 .222  1936 .345
Kansas  314 .176  2428 .462
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
Rankings from NFCA [1]

Oklahoma, Baylor, Oklahoma State and Texas received bids to the NCAA tournament.[4] Oklahoma and Baylor would go on to play in the 2017 Women's College World Series.

Oklahoma went on to win the 2017 National Championship.

Standings

Source:[4]

Place Seed Team Conference Overall
W L % W L %
1 1 Oklahoma 17 1 .944 61 9 .871
2 2 Baylor 13 5 .722 48 15 .762
3 3 Oklahoma State 12 6 .667 38 25 .603
4 4 Texas 7 10 .412 33 26 .559
5 5 Iowa State 6 12 .333 23 35 .397
6 6 Texas Tech 4 14 .222 19 36 .345
7 Kansas 3 14 .176 24 28 .462
  • Kansas did not participate in the tournament

Schedule

Source:[3][2]

Game Time Matchup Location Attendance
Day 1 – Friday, May 12
1 11:05 a.m. #3 Oklahoma State 2, #2 Baylor 1 ASA Hall of Fame Stadium 600
2 11:03 a.m. #4 Texas 7, #6 Texas Tech 1 Integris Field
3 2:05 p.m. #1 Oklahoma 3, #4 Texas 0 ASA Hall of Fame Stadium 1,157
4 2:00 p.m. #3 Oklahoma State 10, #5 Iowa State 0 (5) Integris Field
5 5:05 p.m. #2 Baylor 4, #5 Iowa State 0 (9) ASA Hall of Fame Stadium
6 7:30 p.m. #1 Oklahoma 8, #6 Texas Tech 0 ASA Hall of Fame Stadium
Day 2 – Saturday, May 13
7 11:00 a.m. #6 Texas Tech 1, #5 Iowa State 0 Hall of Fame Stadium 1,415
8 1:40 p.m. #2 Baylor 7, #4 Texas 0 (11) ASA Hall of Fame Stadium
9 4:32 p.m. #1 Oklahoma 2, #3 Oklahoma State 0 Hall of Fame Stadium
Game times in CDT. Rankings denote tournament seed.

All-Tournament Team

Source:[3]

Position Player School
MOP Paige Parker Oklahoma
1B Shelby Friudenberg Baylor
2B Caleigh Clifton Oklahoma
3B Sydney Romero Oklahoma
CF Jessie Scroggins Baylor
CF Nicole Pendley Oklahoma
CF Maddi Holcomb Oklahoma State
RF Nicole Mendes Oklahoma
RF Taylor Lynch Oklahoma State
P Kelsee Selman Baylor
P Paige Parker Oklahoma
P Brandi Needham Oklahoma State

References

  1. "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 196–197. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  2. "2017 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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