| Year: | 2021 |
| Conference: | Big 12 Conference |
| Shortconference: | Big 12 |
| Division: | I |
| Teams: | 7 |
| Ballpark: | ASA Hall of Fame Stadium |
| City: | Oklahoma City, OK |
| Champions: | Oklahoma |
| Titlecount: | 7th |
| Coach: | Patty Gasso |
| Coachcount: | 7th |
| Runnerup: | Oklahoma State |
| Mvp: | Kinzie Hansen |
| Mvpteam: | Oklahoma |
| Television: | ESPNU ESPN+ ESPN2 |
The 2021 Big 12 Conference softball tournament was held at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on May 14 and May 15, 2021. As the winner of the tournament, Oklahoma earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA Division I softball tournament. Most of the games of the tournament aired on ESPN+. However, the first game aired on ESPNU and the championship game aired on ESPN2. The Oklahoma Sooners came into the tournament with the best record from conference play at 16–1.[1]
| Place | Seed | Team | Conference | Overall | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | % | W | L | % | ||||
| 1 | 1 | Oklahoma | 16 | 1 | 42 | 2 | |||
| 2 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 40 | 8 | ||||
| 3 | 3 | Texas | 12 | 6 | 38 | 9 | |||
| 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 27 | 18 | ||||
| 5 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 31 | 19 | ||||
| 6 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 19 | 25 | ||||
| 7 | 2 | 16 | 22 | 26 | |||||
The top six teams based on conference winning percentage from the conference's regular season were seeded one through six. Teams were divided into two pools of three teams each. The winners of each pool advanced to the championship game. The second- and third-place teams in each pool played in classification games for third and fifth place, respectively.
Sources:[2]
No. 4 Baylor vs. No. 6 Texas Tech
No. 1 Oklahoma vs. No. 4 Baylor
No. 1 Oklahoma vs. No. 6 Texas Tech
No. 2 Oklahoma State vs. No. 3 Texas
No. 3 Texas vs. No. 5 Iowa State
No. 2 Oklahoma State vs. No. 5 Iowa State
No. 4 Baylor vs. No. 5 Iowa State
No. 6 Texas Tech vs. No. 3 Texas
No. 1 Oklahoma vs. No. 2 Oklahoma State
| Game | Time* | Matchup# | Television | Location | Attendance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Round – Friday, May 10 | |||||||
| 1 | 11:00 a.m. |
| ESPNU | Integris Field | |||
| 2 | 11:00 a.m. |
| ESPN+ | OGE Energy Field | |||
| 3 | 2:00 p.m. |
| ESPN+ | Integris Field | |||
| 4 | 2:00 p.m. |
| ESPN+ | OGE Energy Field | |||
| 5 | 5:00 p.m. |
| ESPN+ | Integris Field | |||
| 6 | 7:30 p.m. |
| ESPN+ | OGE Energy Field | |||
| Championship Day – Saturday, May 11 | |||||||
| 7 | 10:30 a.m. |
| ESPN+ | Integris Field | |||
| 8 | 10:30 a.m. |
| ESPN+ | OGE Energy Field | |||
| 9 | 3:00 p.m. |
| ESPN2 | OGE Energy Field | |||
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The following players were named to the all-tournament team:[3]
| Player | School | |
|---|---|---|
| Kinzie Hansen (MOP) | Oklahoma | |
| Sami Williams | Iowa State | |
| Jocelyn Alo | Oklahoma | |
| Jayda Coleman | Oklahoma | |
| Lynnsie Elam | Oklahoma | |
| Tiare Jennings | Oklahoma | |
| Nicole May | Oklahoma | |
| Shannon Saile | Oklahoma | |
| Hayley Busby | Oklahoma State | |
| Carrie Eberle | Oklahoma State | |
| Alysen Febrey | Oklahoma State | |
| Kiley Naomi | Oklahoma State | |
| Karli Petty | Oklahoma State |