2005 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament explained

Year:2005
Conference:Big 12 Conference
Shortconference:Big 12
Division:I
Teams:8
Format:Double elimination
Ballpark:AT&T Bricktown Ballpark
City:Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Champions:Nebraska
Titlecount:4th
Coach:Mike Anderson
Coachcount:1st
Mvp:Curtis Ledbetter
Mvpteam:Nebraska
Attendance:74,439

The 2005 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament was held at AT&T Bricktown Ballpark in Oklahoma City, OK from May 25 through 29. Nebraska won their fourth tournament in seven years and earned the Big 12 Conference's automatic bid to the 2005 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. This was the last year that the tournament mirrored the format of the College World Series, with two 4-team double-elimination brackets and a final championship game.

Regular Season Standings

Source:[1]

PlaceSeedTeamConferenceOverall
WLT%GBWLT%
11Nebraska198057150
12Baylor198046240
33Texas161002.556160
44Missouri16110340230
5514130535260
6612150734250
77111507.536280
889160934250
991801030251
1081901130250

Tournament

All-Tournament team

PositionPlayerSchool
1BCurtis LedbetterNebraska
2BMichael GriffinBaylor
3BAlex GordonNebraska
SSSeth JohnstonTexas
CJacob PridayMissouri
OFNick PeoplesTexas
OFJames BooneMissouri
OFAndy GerchNebraska
DHZane TaylorMissouri
SPRandy BooneTexas
SPBrian DuensingNebraska
RPRyan LaMottaBaylor
UTJoe SimokaitisNebraska
MOPCurtis LedbetterNebraska

See also

References

  1. Web site: 2020 Big 12 Baseball Record Book. 23–27. Big 12 Conference. PDF. June 10, 2020.