2013 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament


The 2013 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament will be held from May 22 through 26 at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The annual tournament determines the conference champion of the Division I Big 12 Conference for college baseball. The winner of the event earns the league's automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2][3][4]

2013 Big 12 Conference
baseball tournament
Format2 Pool round robin
single championship
Finals site
ChampionsOklahoma (2nd title)
Winning coachSunny Golloway (1st title)
MVPJonathan Gray (Oklahoma)
Attendance56,859
TelevisionBracket Play: FCS Central
Championship: FSN
2013 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 15 Kansas State ‍‍‍y 16 8   .667 45 19   .703
No. 22 Oklahoma State ‍‍‍y 13 10   .565 41 19   .683
West Virginia ‍‍‍ 13 11   .542 33 26   .559
No. 16 Oklahoma ‍‍y 13 11   .542 43 21   .672
Baylor ‍‍‍ 12 11   .522 27 28   .491
Kansas ‍‍‍ 12 12   .500 34 25   .576
TCU ‍‍‍ 12 12   .500 29 28   .509
Texas Tech ‍‍‍ 9 15   .375 26 30   .464
Texas ‍‍‍ 7 17   .292 27 24   .529
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball [1]

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 four. TCU and West Virginia, new members of the league, are eligible for their first tournaments. Only Baylor and Kansas State have never won the event. Iowa State discontinued their program after the 2001 season without having won a title. Last year's champion, Missouri and three time champion Texas A&M departed the conference for the Southeastern Conference after the 2012 season.

Fourth-seeded Oklahoma defeated sixth-seeded Kansas in the championship game to claim their second Big 12 Baseball Conference Tournament title.

Format and seeding

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Due to the 2013 Moore tornado, just outside the Oklahoma City site of the Tournament, the Big 12 announced a delay in the start of the event and a change in format from the planned double-elimination tournament. Instead, the eight teams will be divided into two pools who will play a round-robin format. The winners of each pool will then play a single championship game.[5][6]

Place Seed Team Conference Overall
W L % GB W L %
1 1 Kansas State 16 8 .667 45 19 .703
2 2 Oklahoma State 13 10 .565 2.5 41 19 .683
3 3 West Virginia 13 11 .542 3 33 26 .559
3 4 Oklahoma 13 11 .542 3 43 21 .672
5 5 Baylor 12 11 .522 3.5 27 28 .491
6 6 Kansas 12 12 .500 4 34 25 .576
6 7 TCU 12 12 .500 4 29 28 .509
8 8 Texas Tech 9 15 .375 7 26 30 .464
9 Texas 7 17 .292 9 27 24 .529

Results

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Division A KSU OU BU TTU Overall
1 Kansas State L 6–7 W 13–9 W 4–3 2–1
4 Oklahoma W 7–6 W 2–0 W 8–0 3–0
5 Baylor L 9–13 L 0–2 L 2–8 0–3
8 Texas Tech L 3–4 L 0–8 W 8–2 1–2
Division B OSU WVU KU TCU Overall
2 Oklahoma State L 5–6 L 3–5 L 4–8 0–3
3 West Virginia W 6–5 L 2–7 W 10–3 2–1
6 Kansas W 5–3 W 7–2 W 4–0 3–0
7 TCU W 8–4 L 3–10 L 0–4 1–2
Finals
   
A Oklahoma 7
B Kansas 2

All-Tournament Team

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Position Player School
1B Matt Oberste Oklahoma
2B Hector Lorenzana Oklahoma
3B Garrett Carey Oklahoma
SS Kevin Kuntz Kansas
C Anthony Hermelyn Oklahoma
OF Michael Suiter Kansas
OF Max White Oklahoma
OF Jacob Rice West Virginia
DH Connor McKay Kansas
RP Jordan Piche' Kansas
SP Jon Gray Oklahoma
RP Trevor Seidenberger TCU

Most Outstanding Player

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References

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  1. ^ "2020 Big 12 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–8. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  2. ^ "2012-13 Big 12 Postseason Championships Schedule". big12sports.com. June 1, 2011. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
  3. ^ "Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship". Oklahoma City All Sports Association. Archived from the original on May 13, 2013. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
  4. ^ "2013 Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship". Big 12 Conference. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  5. ^ "Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship Format Changed". Big 12 Conference. May 21, 2013. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
  6. ^ "2020 Big 12 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 23–27. Retrieved June 10, 2020.