2015 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament explained

Year:2015
Conference:Big 12 Conference
Format:two bracket Double-elimination tournament
with championship game
Ballpark:ONEOK Field
City:Tulsa, OK
Champions:Texas
Titlecount:5th
Coach:Augie Garrido
Coachcount:5th
Mvp:Zane Gurwitz
Mvpteam:Texas
Television:Bracket Play: FCS Central
Championship: Fox Sports 1

The 2015 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament was held from May 20 through 24 at ONEOK Field in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The annual tournament determines the conference champion of the Division I Big 12 Conference for college baseball. The winner of the tournament will earn the league's automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[1] [2] [3] [4]

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 five, winning again in 2015. Among original members, Baylor and Kansas State have never won the event. Iowa State discontinued their program after the 2001 season without having won a title. Having joined in 2013, TCU won their first title in 2014 while West Virginia has yet to win the Tournament.

Format and seeding

The top eight finishers from the regular season will be seeded one through eight, and will then play a two-bracket double-elimination tournament leading to a winner-take-all championship game.[5]

PlaceSeedTeamConferenceOverall
WL%GBWL%
11TCU1855115
22Oklahoma State1483.53820
33Oklahoma13115.53427
34Texas Tech13115.53124
55Texas11137.53027
66Kansas State10148.52730
77West Virginia9138.52727
88Baylor9159.52332
9Kansas815102332

All-Tournament Team

Source:[6]

PositionPlayerSchool
CTres BarreraTexas
1BDustin WilliamsOklahoma State
2BBrooks MarlowTexas
SSDonnie WaltonOklahoma State
3BBret BoswellTexas
OFKameron EsthayBaylor
OFTaylor AlspaughOklahoma
OFZane GurwitzTexas
DHJoe BakerTexas
SPMichael FreemanOklahoma State
SPParker FrenchTexas
SPConnor MayesTexas
RPTrey CobbOklahoma State
MOPZane GurwitzTexas

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2015 Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship. big12sports.com. December 8, 2014.
  2. News: Big 12 baseball tournament coming to Tulsa in 2015. Tulsa World. Tulsa, OK. September 26, 2013. December 8, 2014. Eric Bailey.
  3. Web site: Tulsa selected as 2015 Big 12 Baseball Championship site. Tulsa Chamber of Commerce. September 26, 2013. December 8, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141211005110/https://www.tulsachamber.com/news/tulsa-selected-as-2015-big-12-baseball-championship-site/. 2014-12-11. dead.
  4. News: College baseball: Big 12 Baseball Tournament will move to Tulsa in 2015. The Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, OK. Anthony Slater. September 26, 2013. December 8, 2014.
  5. Web site: 2020 Big 12 Baseball Record Book. 23–27. Big 12 Conference. PDF. June 10, 2020.
  6. Web site: 2020 Big 12 Baseball Record Book. 23–27. Big 12 Conference. PDF. June 10, 2020.