2022 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament


The 2022 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament will be held from May 25 through 29 at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. 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 2022 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2]

2022 Big 12 Conference
baseball tournament
Formattwo bracket Double-elimination tournament
with championship game
Finals site
ChampionsOklahoma (3rd title)
TelevisionBracket Play: ESPN+, ESPNU
Championship: ESPNU
2022 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 23 TCU ‍‍‍y 16 8   .667 38 22   .633
Oklahoma State ‍‍‍y 15 9   .625 42 22   .656
No. 2 Oklahoma ‍‍y 15 9   .625 45 24   .652
No. 24 Texas Tech ‍‍‍y 15 9   .625 39 22   .639
No. 8 Texas  ‍‍‍y 14 10   .583 47 22   .681
West Virginia  ‍‍‍ 14 10   .583 33 22   .600
Kansas State  ‍‍‍ 8 16   .333 29 29   .500
Baylor  ‍‍‍ 7 17   .292 26 28   .481
Kansas  ‍‍‍ 4 20   .167 20 35   .364
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of November 4, 2024[1]
Rankings from D1baseball

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, Kansas State has never won the event. Oklahoma State won their third championship in 2019. Iowa State discontinued their program after the 2001 season without having won a title. Having joined in 2013, TCU won titles in 2014, 2016, and 2021, while West Virginia has yet to win the Tournament.

Format and seeding

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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. At the beginning of the season, the conference coaches voted to make the higher seeded team the designated home team for all games in the tournament.

Bracket

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First round
May 25
Second round
May 26–May 27
Semifinals
May 28
Finals
May 29
             
1 TCU 4
8 Baylor 2
1 TCU 3
5 Texas 5
4 Oklahoma State 0
5 Texas 4
5 Texas 1 9
4 Oklahoma State 8 2
8 Baylor 1
4 Oklahoma State 117
1 TCU 4
4 Oklahoma State 8
5 Texas 1
3 Oklahoma 8
3 Oklahoma 6
6 West Virginia 4
3 Oklahoma 6
2 Texas Tech 3
2 Texas Tech 5
7 Kansas State 3
3 Oklahoma 4 -
7 Kansas State 3 -
6 West Virginia 5
7 Kansas State 8
2 Texas Tech 5
7 Kansas State 611

Schedule

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Game Time* Matchup# Score Television
Wednesday, May 25
1 9:00am No. 4 Oklahoma State vs No. 5 Texas 0-4 ESPNU
2 12:30pm No. 1 TCU vs No. 8 Baylor 4-2 ESPN+
3 4:00pm No. 2 Texas Tech vs No. 7 Kansas State 5-3 ESPN+
4 7:30pm No. 3 Oklahoma vs No. 6 West Virginia 6-4 ESPN+
Thursday, May 26
5 9:00am No. 4 Oklahoma State vs No. 8 Baylor 11-17 ESPN+
6 12:30pm No. 6 West Virginia vs No. 7 Kansas State 5–8 ESPN+
7 4:00pm No. 1 TCU vs No. 5 Texas 3-5 ESPNU
8 7:30pm No. 2 Texas Tech vs No. 3 Oklahoma 3-6 ESPNU
Friday, May 27
9 3:15pm No. 1 TCU vs No. 4 Oklahoma State 4-8 ESPN+
10 7:00pm No. 2 Texas Tech vs No. 7 Kansas State 5-611 ESPN+
Semifinals – Saturday, May 28
11 9:00am No. 4 Oklahoma State vs No. 5 Texas 8-1 ESPN+
12 12:30pm No. 3 Oklahoma vs No. 7 Kansas State 4-3 ESPN+
13 4:00pm No. 4 Oklahoma State vs No. 5 Texas 2-9 ESPN+
Championship – Sunday, May 29
14 5:00pm No. 3 Oklahoma vs No. 5 Texas 8-1 ESPNU
*Game times in CDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed.

Conference Championship Game

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Big 12 Championship
(5)Texas Longhorns vs. (3)Oklahoma Sooners
May 29, 2022 5 p.m. (CDT) at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Texas 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0
Oklahoma 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 x 8 8 0
WP: C.Horton(3–2)   LP: T.Sthele(3–1)
Home runs:
TEX: I.Melendez
OKLA: J.Crooks

References

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  1. ^ "2022 Baseball Standings". Big 12 Conference. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
  2. ^ "2021-22 Big 12 Postseason Championship Schedule". big12sports.com. Retrieved February 2, 2022.