2000 Big 12 Conference softball tournament

The 2000 Big 12 Conference softball tournament was held at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, OK from May 10 through May 13, 2000. Nebraska won their second conference tournament and earned the Big 12 Conference's automatic bid to the 2000 NCAA Division I softball tournament.[2][3]

2000 Big 12 Conference
softball tournament
Teams10
Finals site
ChampionsNebraska (2nd title)
Runner-upTexas A&M (1st title game)
Winning coachRhonda Revelle (2nd title)
MVPJennifer Lizama (Nebraska)
Attendance4,500
2000 Big 12 Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 1 Oklahoma ‍‍‍y 17 1 0   .944 66 8 0   .892
No. 14 Nebraska ‍‍y 15 2 0   .882 52 21 0   .712
Texas ‍‍‍y 11 5 0   .688 30 27 1   .526
Texas A&M ‍‍‍y 8 10 0   .444 32 23 0   .582
Oklahoma State ‍‍‍ 8 10 0   .444 33 22 0   .600
Texas Tech ‍‍‍ 7 10 0   .412 19 36 0   .345
Baylor ‍‍‍ 7 11 0   .389 27 30 0   .474
Missouri ‍‍‍ 6 12 0   .333 34 27 0   .557
Kansas ‍‍‍ 5 13 0   .278 30 32 0   .484
Iowa State ‍‍‍ 4 14 0   .222 18 29 0   .383
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today[1]

Oklahoma, Nebraska, Texas and Texas A&M received bids to the NCAA tournament.[4] Oklahoma would go on to play in the 2000 Women's College World Series.

Oklahoma went on to win the 2000 National Championship.

Standings

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Source:[4]

Place Seed Team Conference Overall
W L T % W L T %
1 1 Oklahoma 17 1 0 .944 66 8 0 .892
2 2 Nebraska 15 2 0 .882 52 21 0 .712
3 3 Texas 11 5 0 .688 30 27 1 .526
4 4 Texas A&M 8 10 0 .444 32 23 0 .582
4 5 Oklahoma State 8 10 0 .444 33 22 0 .600
6 6 Texas Tech 7 10 0 .412 19 36 0 .345
7 7 Baylor 7 11 0 .389 27 30 0 .474
8 8 Missouri 6 12 0 .333 34 27 0 .557
9 9 Kansas 5 13 0 .278 30 32 0 .484
10 10 Iowa State 4 14 0 .222 18 29 0 .383

Bracket and results

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Source:[3][2]

Bracket

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Opening round

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Team R
9 Kansas 1
8 Missouri 5
Team R
10 Iowa State 6
7 Baylor 3

Double-elimination rounds

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First round Second round Semifinals Finals
             
1 Oklahoma 8
8 Missouri 3
1 Oklahoma 6
4 Texas A&M 9
4 Texas A&M 39
5 Oklahoma State 2
4 Texas A&M 6
8 Missouri 5
8 Missouri 4
5 Oklahoma State 2
3 Texas Tech 0
8 Missouri 1
4 Texas A&M 1
2 Nebraska 2
3 Texas Tech 8
6 Texas 4
3 Texas Tech 1
2 Nebraska 4
2 Nebraska 5
10 Iowa State 1
2 Nebraska 3 3
1 Oklahoma 4 1
6 Texas 4
10 Iowa State 3
1 Oklahoma 115
6 Texas 0

Game results

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Game Time Matchup Location Attendance
Day 1 – Wednesday, May 10
1 5:07 p.m. #8 Missouri 5, #9 Kansas 1 Hall of Fame Stadium 469
2 7:30 p.m. #10 Iowa State 6, #7 Baylor 3 Hall of Fame Stadium
Day 2 – Thursday, May 11
3 10:07 a.m. #1 Oklahoma 8, #8 Missouri 3 Hall of Fame Stadium 750
4 10:07 a.m. #4 Texas A&M 3, #5 Oklahoma State 2 (9) Field 2
5 12:57 p.m. #2 Nebraska 5, #10 Iowa State 1 Hall of Fame Stadium
6 12:55 p.m. #6 Texas Tech 8, #3 Texas 4 Field 2
7 3:55 p.m. #8 Missouri 4, #5 Oklahoma State 2 Hall of Fame Stadium
8 4:05 p.m. #3 Texas 4, #10 Iowa State 3 Field 2
9 6:35 p.m. #4 Texas A&M 9, #1 Oklahoma 6 Hall of Fame Stadium
10 9:10 p.m. #2 Nebraska 4, #6 Texas Tech 1 Hall of Fame Stadium
Day 3 – Friday, May 12
11 10:04 a.m. #1 Oklahoma 11, #3 Texas 0 (5) Hall of Fame Stadium 469
12 12:30 p.m. #8 Missouri 1, #6 Texas Tech 0 Hall of Fame Stadium 369
13 5:37 p.m. #1 Oklahoma 4, #2 Nebraska 3 Hall of Fame Stadium 925
14 8:08 p.m. #4 Texas A&M 6, #8 Missouri 5 Hall of Fame Stadium
Day 4 – Saturday, May 13
15 11:32 a.m. #2 Nebraska 3, #1 Oklahoma 1 Hall of Fame Stadium 1,067
16 3:06 p.m. #2 Nebraska 2, #4 Texas A&M 1 Hall of Fame Stadium
Game times in CDT. Rankings denote tournament seed.

All-Tournament Team

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Position Player School
MOP Jennifer Lizama Nebraska
1B/SS Lisa Carey Oklahoma
2B Dara Throneburg Missouri
2B/SS Lindsay Gardner Texas
3B Mandy Fulton Oklahoma
IF Jennifer Lizama Nebraska
C Selena Collins Texas A&M
OF Stacy Gemeinhardt Missouri
OF Kim Ogee Nebraska
OF/C Andrea Davis Oklahoma
OF Angie Shetler Texas A&M
P/DP Jenny Voss Nebraska
P Lana Moran Oklahoma

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 "2000 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.