2024 Big 12 Conference softball tournament explained

Year:2024
Conference:Big 12 Conference
Shortconference:Big 12
Division:I
Gender:Women's
Teams:10
Format:Single-elimination tournament
Ballpark:Devon Park
City:Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Champions:Oklahoma
Titlecount:9th
Coach:Patty Gasso
Coachcount:9th
Runnerup:Texas
Mvp:Ella Parker
Mvpteam:Oklahoma

The 2024 Big 12 Conference softball tournament was held at Devon Park in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma from May 8 to May 11, 2024. As the tournament winner, Oklahoma earned the Big 12 Conference's automatic bid to the 2024 NCAA Division I softball tournament.

Format

All ten teams will be seeded based on conference winning percentage. They then will play a single-elimination tournament, with the top six seeds receiving a first-round bye.[1] [2]

Schedule

GameTime*Matchup#ScoreTelevision
First Round – Wednesday, May 8
15:00 p.m.No. 7 Kansas vs. No. No. 10 Houston6–5Big 12 Now
27:30 p.m.No. 8 Texas Tech vs. No. 9 Iowa State10–9 (8)
Quarterfinals – Thursday, May 9
311:00 a.m.No. 3 Oklahoma State vs. No. 6 BYU2–7Big 12 Now
41:30 p.m.No. 2 Oklahoma vs. No. 7 Kansas10–1 (5)
55:00 p.m.No. 1 Texas vs. No. 8 Texas Tech13–4 (5)
67:30 p.m.No. 4 Baylor vs. No. 5 UCF3–2
Semifinals – Friday, May 10
75:00 p.m.No. 6 BYU vs. No. 2 Oklahoma2–13 (5)Big 12 Now
87:30 p.m.No. 1 Texas vs. No. 4 Baylor14–3 (5)
Championship – Saturday, May 11
96:30 p.m.No. 2 Oklahoma vs. No. 1 Texas5–1ESPN2
  • Game times in CST. # – Rankings denote tournament seed.[3]

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the all-tournament team:[4]

PlayerSchool
Aliyah BinfordBaylor
Chloe TemplesBYU
Alyssa BritoOklahoma
Kierston DealOklahoma
Kinzie HansenOklahoma
Kelly MaxwellOklahoma
Ella Parker (MOP)Oklahoma
Bella DaytonTexas
Joley MitchellTexas
Katie StewartTexas
Kennedy CritesTexas Tech

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Phillips 66 Big 12 Softball Championship . Big 12 Conference . big12sports.com . May 5, 2024 . May 5, 2024.
  2. Web site: Big 12 softball tournament: 2024 final standings, bracket, TV schedule . . Jeff . Patterson . May 5, 2024 . May 5, 2024.
  3. Web site: 2024 Phillips 66 Big 12 Softball Championship Bracket Released . Big 12 Conference . big12sports.com . May 5, 2024 . May 5, 2024.
  4. Web site: Sooners Defeat Texas to Win Ninth Phillips 66 Big 12 Softball Championship Title . big12sports.com . Big 12 Conference . May 12, 2024 . May 12, 2024.