2000 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament


The 2000 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament was held at AT&T Bricktown Ballpark in Oklahoma City, OK from May 17 through 21. Nebraska won their second of three consecutive tournaments and earned the Big 12 Conference's automatic bid to the 2000 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. This was the second year the conference used the format of the College World Series, with two 4-team double-elimination brackets and a final championship game.

2000 Big 12 Conference
baseball tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble elimination
Finals site
ChampionsNebraska (2nd title)
Winning coachDave Van Horn (2nd title)
MVPAdam Shabala (Nebraska)
Attendance126,482
2000 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 18 Baylor  ‍‍‍y 23 7   .767 45 17   .726
No. 11 Nebraska  ‍‍y 21 9   .700 51 17   .750
Oklahoma  ‍‍‍y 20 10   .667 41 23   .641
No. 7 Texas  ‍‍‍y 19 10   .655 46 21   .687
Texas Tech  ‍‍‍y 18 12   .600 36 26   .581
Oklahoma State ‍‍‍ 14 13   .519 36 22   .621
Missouri ‍‍‍ 13 14   .481 33 24   .579
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 11 19   .367 23 35   .397
Kansas  ‍‍‍ 10 20   .333 25 30   .455
Iowa State  ‍‍‍ 7 23   .233 19 37   .339
Kansas State  ‍‍‍ 5 24   .172 19 32   .373
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2000[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Regular Season Standings

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Source:[2]

Place Seed Team Conference Overall
W L % GB W L %
1 1 Baylor 23 7 .767 45 17 .726
2 2 Nebraska 21 9 .700 2 51 17 .750
3 3 Oklahoma 20 10 .667 3 41 23 .641
4 4 Texas 19 10 .655 3.5 46 21 .687
5 5 Texas Tech 18 12 .600 5 36 26 .581
6 6 Oklahoma State 14 13 .519 7.5 36 22 .621
7 7 Missouri 13 14 .481 8.5 33 24 .579
8 8 Texas A&M 11 19 .367 12 23 35 .397
9 Kansas 10 20 .333 13 25 30 .455
10 Iowa State 7 23 .233 16 19 37 .339
11 Kansas State 5 24 .172 17.5 19 32 .373
  • Colorado did not sponsor a baseball team.

Tournament

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First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinals
3Oklahoma9
6Oklahoma State8
3Oklahoma12
7Missouri6
7Missouri12
2Nebraska10
3Oklahoma11
2Nebraska36
6Oklahoma State5
2Nebraska72Nebraska4
7Missouri3
2Nebraska11
4Texas8
1Baylor3
5Texas Tech4
4Texas2
1Baylor3
1Baylor12
8Texas A&M3
1Baylor10-
5Texas Tech1-
5Texas Tech8
8Texas A&M65Texas Tech4
4Texas3

All-Tournament team

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Position Player School
1B Rick Park Oklahoma
2B Zach Lekse Oklahoma
3B Landon Brandes Missouri
SS Jace Brewer Baylor
C Kelly Shoppach Baylor
OF Marco Cunningham Texas Tech
OF Jaime Bubela Baylor
OF Adam Shabala Nebraska
DH Ryan Hubele Texas
P Beau Hale Texas
P Kyle Evans Baylor
P Chad Wiles Nebraska
MOP Adam Shabala Nebraska

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 2013 Big 12 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Big 12 Conference. p. 54. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
  2. ^ "2020 Big 12 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 23–27. Retrieved June 10, 2020.