1998 Big 12 Conference softball tournament

The 1998 Big 12 Conference softball tournament was held at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, OK from April 30 through May 3, 1998. Nebraska won their first conference tournament and earned the Big 12 Conference's automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA Division I softball tournament.[2][3]

1998 Big 12 Conference
softball tournament
Teams10
Finals site
ChampionsNebraska (1st title)
Runner-upOklahoma (2nd title game)
Winning coachRhonda Revelle (1st title)
MVPJenny Voss (Nebraska)
Attendance4,675
1998 Big 12 Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 5 Nebraska ‍y 16 0 0   1.000 48 12 0   .800
No. 11 Oklahoma ‍‍‍y 12 5 0   .706 49 15 0   .766
No. 7 Texas ‍‍‍y 11 5 0   .688 49 16 0   .754
No. 24 Texas Tech ‍‍‍ 10 7 0   .588 45 19 0   .703
No. 4 Oklahoma State ‍‍‍y 9 7 0   .563 42 19 0   .689
Kansas ‍‍‍ 7 11 0   .389 28 34 0   .452
Texas A&M ‍‍‍ 6 10 1   .382 32 25 2   .559
Iowa State ‍‍‍ 5 11 0   .313 16 27 0   .372
Missouri ‍‍‍ 5 13 0   .278 36 20 0   .643
Baylor ‍‍‍ 2 14 1   .147 20 36 1   .360
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today[1]

Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas and Oklahoma State received bids to the NCAA tournament.[4] Nebraska, Texas and Oklahoma State would go on to play in the 1998 Women's College World Series.

Standings

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Place Seed Team Conference Overall
W L T % W L T %
1 1 Nebraska 16 0 0 1.000 48 12 0 .800
2 2 Oklahoma 12 5 0 .706 49 15 0 .766
3 3 Texas 11 5 0 .688 49 16 0 .754
4 4 Texas Tech 10 7 0 .588 45 19 0 .703
5 5 Oklahoma State 9 7 0 .563 42 19 0 .689
6 6 Kansas 7 11 0 .389 28 34 0 .452
7 7 Texas A&M 6 10 1 .382 32 25 2 .559
8 8 Iowa State 5 11 0 .313 16 27 0 .372
9 9 Missouri 5 13 0 .278 36 20 0 .643
10 10 Baylor 2 14 1 .147 20 36 1 .360

Schedule

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Game Time Matchup Location Attendance
Day 1 – Thursday, April 30
1 5:00 p.m. #8 Iowa State 2, #9 Missouri 0 ASA Stadium 343
2 7:30 p.m. #10 Baylor 6, #7 Texas A&M 2 ASA Stadium 476
Day 2 – Friday, May 1
3 10:00 a.m. #1 Nebraska 1, #8 Iowa State 0 ASA Stadium 678
4 10:00 a.m. #5 Oklahoma State 1, #4 Texas Tech 0 Field 2 518
5 12:30 p.m. #2 Oklahoma 3, #10 Baylor 2 ASA Stadium 515
6 12:30 p.m. #3 Texas 1, #6 Kansas 0 Field 2 519
7 3:00 p.m. #4 Texas Tech 3, #8 Iowa State 1 ASA Stadium 425
8 3:00 p.m. #6 Kansas 3, #10 Baylor 1 Field 2 315
9 5:30 p.m. #1 Nebraska 1, #5 Oklahoma State 0 ASA Stadium 967
10 8:00 p.m. #2 Oklahoma 1, #3 Texas 0 ASA Stadium 1,544
Day 3 – Saturday, May 2
11 10:00 a.m. #5 Oklahoma State 1, #6 Kansas 0 ASA Stadium 528
12 12:30 p.m. #3 Texas 3, #4 Texas Tech 0 ASA Stadium 469
13 5:30 p.m. #2 Oklahoma 3, #5 Oklahoma State 2 ASA Stadium 2,000
14 8:00 p.m. #1 Nebraska 1, #3 Texas 0 (10) ASA Stadium 2,167
Day 4 – Sunday, May 3
15 2:00 p.m. #1 Nebraska 3, #2 Oklahoma 0 ASA Stadium 949
Game times in CDT. Rankings denote tournament seed.

All-Tournament Team

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Position Player School
MOP Jenny Voss Nebraska
2B/SS Jodi Reeves Texas
SS Michelle Hubler Kansas
SS Ali Viola Nebraska
SS Lisa Carey Oklahoma
C Jenny Smith Nebraska
OF/IF Naomi Fitzgerald Baylor
OF Sara Holland Kansas
OF Deborah Hargrave Oklahoma
OF/SS Casey Acree Oklahoma State
P Jenny Voss Nebraska
P/DP Christie McCoy Nebraska
P/UTL Christa Williams Texas

References

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  1. ^ "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 196–197. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "1998 Big 12 Conference softball tournament Results" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 198–202. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  4. ^ a b "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 196–197. Retrieved June 6, 2020.