2014 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament


The 2014 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament was held from May 21 through 25 at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark in Oklahoma City. The annual tournament determined the conference champion of the Division I Big 12 Conference for college baseball. TCU won the tournament for the first time, earning the league's automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2][3][4]

2014 Big 12 Conference
baseball tournament
Big 12 baseball Championships
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsTCU (1st title)
Winning coachJim Schlossnagle (1st title)
MVPJerrick Suiter (TCU)
TelevisionBracket Play: FCS Central/FSSW+
Championship: FS1
2014 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 10 Oklahoma State ‍‍‍y 18 6   .750 48 18   .727
No. 5 TCU ‍‍y 17 7   .708 48 18   .727
Kansas ‍‍‍y 15 9   .625 35 26   .574
No. 8 Texas Tech ‍‍‍y 14 10   .583 45 21   .682
No. 3 Texas ‍‍‍y 13 11   .542 46 21   .687
West Virginia ‍‍‍ 9 14   .391 28 26   .519
Baylor ‍‍‍ 8 15   .348 26 31   .456
Oklahoma ‍‍‍ 8 16   .333 29 29   .500
Kansas State ‍‍‍ 5 19   .208 25 30   .455
† – 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. 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. West Virginia, a new member of the league in 2013, had also have yet to win the Tournament, as of 2014.

Format and seeding

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The top eight finishers from the regular season were seeded one through eight, and then played a two-bracket double-elimination tournament leading to a winner-take-all championship game.[5][6]

Place Seed Team Conference Overall
W L % GB W L %
1 1 Oklahoma State 18 6 .750 48 18 .727
2 2 TCU 17 7 .708 1 48 18 .727
3 3 Kansas 15 9 .625 3 35 26 .574
4 4 Texas Tech 14 10 .583 4 45 21 .682
5 5 Texas 13 11 .542 5 46 21 .687
6 6 West Virginia 9 14 .391 8.5 28 26 .519
7 7 Baylor 8 15 .348 9.5 26 31 .456
8 8 Oklahoma 8 16 .333 10 29 29 .500
9 Kansas State 5 19 .208 13 25 30 .455

Results

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First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinal
1Oklahoma State13
8Oklahoma4
1Oklahoma State0
5Texas3
4Texas Tech3
5Texas8
5Texas14
1Oklahoma State36
8Oklahoma9
4Texas Tech81Oklahoma State11
8Oklahoma8
1Oklahoma State1
3Kansas9
2TCU7
6West Virginia10
6West Virginia2
2TCU6
2TCU8
7Baylor5
2TCU4
7Baylor1
3Kansas3
7Baylor46West Virginia4
7Baylor9

All-Tournament Team

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The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.

Pos Name School
C Bryan Case Oklahoma State
1B Tanner Krietemeier Oklahoma State
2B Garret Crain TCU
SS Donnie Walton Oklahoma State
3B Sheldon Neuse Oklahoma
OF Craig Aikin Oklahoma
OF Cody Jones TCU
OF Mark Payton Texas
DH Jerrick Suiter TCU
P Tyler Alexander TCU
P Jordan Kipper TCU
P Preston Morrison TCU

Most Outstanding Player

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TCU designated hitter Jerrick Suiter, one of the Horned Frogs' six all-tournament selections, was named Most Outstanding Player.

References

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  1. ^ "2020 Big 12 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–8. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  2. ^ "2014 Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship". big12sports.com. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
  3. ^ "Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship". Travel Oklahoma. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
  4. ^ "Oklahoma City Hosts 2013 Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship". Oklahoma City All Sports Association. Archived from the original on October 7, 2011. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
  5. ^ "2014 Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship Opening Day Matchups Determined". Big 12 Conference. May 17, 2014. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
  6. ^ "2020 Big 12 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 23–27. Retrieved June 10, 2020.