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.
Teams | 10 |
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Format | Single-elimination tournament |
Finals site | |
Champions | Oklahoma (9th title) |
Runner-up | Texas |
Winning coach | Patty Gasso (9th title) |
MVP | Ella Parker (Oklahoma) |
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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 |
Format
editAll 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
editFirst 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
editGame | Time* | Matchup# | Score | Television | ||
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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
editThe following players were named to the all-tournament team:[5]
Player | School |
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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
edit- ^ "Big 12 Softball Standings". Big12Sports.com. Big 12 Conference. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
- ^ "Phillips 66 Big 12 Softball Championship". big12sports.com. Big 12 Conference. May 5, 2024. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
- ^ Patterson, Jeff (May 5, 2024). "Big 12 softball tournament: 2024 final standings, bracket, TV schedule". The Oklahoman. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
- ^ "2024 Phillips 66 Big 12 Softball Championship Bracket Released". big12sports.com. Big 12 Conference. May 5, 2024. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
- ^ "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.