1998 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament


The 1998 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament was the second played in Big 12 history, and the first to be held at AT&T Bricktown Ballpark in Oklahoma City, OK from May 14 through 17. Texas Tech won the tournament and earned the Big 12 Conference's automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. The format followed that used by the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship at the time: a six-team, double-elimination tournament.

1998 Big 12 Conference
baseball tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble elimination
Finals site
ChampionsTexas Tech (1st title)
Winning coachLarry Hays (1st title)
MVPJosh Bard (Texas Tech)
Attendance113,108
1998 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 14 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍y 21 9 0   .700 46 20 0   .697
No. 28 Baylor  ‍‍‍y 18 10 0   .643 41 20 1   .669
No. 29 Texas Tech  ‍‍y 18 11 0   .621 44 20 0   .688
No. 22 Oklahoma  ‍‍‍y 17 11 0   .607 42 20 0   .677
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 17 12 0   .586 36 18 0   .667
Oklahoma State  ‍‍‍y 15 12 0   .556 40 21 0   .656
Nebraska  ‍‍‍ 10 13 0   .435 24 20 0   .545
Texas  ‍‍‍ 11 18 0   .379 23 32 1   .420
Iowa State  ‍‍‍ 10 18 0   .357 20 27 0   .426
Kansas State  ‍‍‍ 9 19 0   .321 20 32 0   .385
Kansas  ‍‍‍ 7 20 0   .259 22 29 0   .431
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1998[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Regular season standings

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Source:[2]

Place Seed Team Conference Overall
W L T % GB W L T %
1 1 Texas A&M 21 9 0 .700 46 20 0 .697
2 2 Baylor 18 10 0 .643 2 41 20 1 .669
3 3 Texas Tech 18 11 0 .621 2.5 44 20 0 .688
4 4 Oklahoma 17 11 0 .607 3 42 20 0 .677
5 5 Missouri 17 12 0 .586 3.5 36 18 0 .667
6 6 Oklahoma State 15 12 0 .556 4.5 40 21 0 .656
7 Nebraska 10 13 0 .435 7.5 24 20 0 .545
8 Texas 11 18 0 .379 9.5 23 32 1 .420
9 Iowa State 10 18 0 .357 10 20 27 0 .426
10 Kansas State 9 19 0 .321 11 20 32 0 .385
11 Kansas 7 20 0 .259 12.5 22 29 0 .431
  • Colorado did not sponsor a baseball team.

Tournament

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First roundSecond roundThird roundSemifinalsFinal
1Texas A&M4
4Oklahoma10
1Texas A&M44Oklahoma9
6Oklahoma State36Oklahoma State44Oklahoma3
6Oklahoma State11
3Texas Tech4
5Missouri8
2Baylor7
3Texas Tech14
5Missouri3
2Baylor41Texas A&M7
3Texas Tech11
3Texas Tech53Texas Tech7
4Oklahoma11Texas A&M11
1Texas A&M8
2Baylor5

All-Tournament team

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Position Player School
1B Charley Carter Baylor
2B Keith Ginter Texas Tech
3B Craig Kuzmic Texas A&M
SS Steve Scarborough Texas A&M
C Josh Bard Texas Tech
OF Jason Landreth Texas Tech
OF Jason Tyner Texas A&M
OF Daylan Holt Texas A&M
DH Brennan Burns Texas Tech
DH Richard Park Oklahoma
P Ryan Rupe Texas A&M
P Chris Scarcella Texas A&M
P Shane Wright Texas Tech
MOP Josh Bard Texas Tech

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 2013 Big 12 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Big 12 Conference. p. 54. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
  2. ^ "2020 Big 12 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 23–27. Retrieved June 10, 2020.