1999 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament


The 1999 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament was held at AT&T Bricktown Ballpark in Oklahoma City, OK from May 23 through 27. Nebraska won their first of three consecutive tournaments and earned the Big 12 Conference's automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. This was the first year the conference switched to format used by the College World Series with two 4-team double-elimination brackets and a final championship game.

1999 Big 12 Conference
baseball tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble elimination
Finals site
ChampionsNebraska (1st title)
Winning coachDave Van Horn (1st title)
MVPJason Jennings (Baylor)
Attendance129,334
1999 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍y 23 6   .793 53 17   .757
No. 9 Baylor  ‍‍‍y 20 7   .741 50 15   .769
No. 22 Texas Tech  ‍‍‍y 18 8   .692 42 17   .712
No. 8 Oklahoma State  ‍‍‍y 18 9   .667 46 21   .687
Nebraska  ‍‍y 16 9   .640 42 18   .700
Texas  ‍‍‍y 17 13   .567 36 26   .581
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 14 13   .519 37 19   .661
Oklahoma  ‍‍‍ 12 18   .400 30 29   .508
Kansas State  ‍‍‍ 11 18   .379 26 29   .473
Kansas  ‍‍‍ 4 26   .133 14 40   .259
Iowa State  ‍‍‍ 2 28   .067 17 36   .321
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1999[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Regular Season Standings

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Source:[2]

Place Seed Team Conference Overall
W L % GB W L %
1 1 Texas A&M 23 6 .793 52 18 .743
2 2 Baylor 20 7 .741 2 50 15 .769
3 3 Texas Tech 18 8 .692 3.5 42 17 .712
4 4 Oklahoma State 18 9 .667 4 46 21 .687
5 5 Nebraska 16 9 .640 5 42 18 .700
6 6 Texas 17 13 .567 6.5 36 26 .581
7 7 Missouri 14 13 .519 8 37 19 .661
8 8 Oklahoma 12 18 .400 11.5 30 29 .508
9 Kansas State 11 18 .379 12 26 29 .473
10 Kansas 4 26 .133 19.5 14 40 .259
11 Iowa State 2 28 .067 21.5 17 36 .321
  • Colorado did not sponsor a baseball team.

Tournament

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First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinals
8Oklahoma10
1Texas A&M5
8Oklahoma7
5Nebraska14
5Nebraska5
4Oklahoma State0
5Nebraska8-
1Texas A&M7-
1Texas A&M4
4Oklahoma State21Texas A&M10
8Oklahoma3
5Nebraska4
2Baylor2
2Baylor3
7Missouri0
2Baylor8
6Texas2
6Texas7
3Texas Tech3
2Baylor9-
7Missouri2-
7Missouri8*
3Texas Tech7*7Missouri5*
6Texas4*

All-Tournament Team

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Position Player School
1B Ken Harvey Nebraska
2B Dustin Barnes Missouri
3B Aaron Wilson Missouri
SS Steve Scarborough Texas A&M
C Josh Bard Texas Tech
OF John Cole Nebraska
OF Anthony Hensley Baylor
OF Bobby Walters Oklahoma
DH Richard Park Oklahoma
P Chad Wiles Nebraska
P Chad Hawkins Baylor
P Jason Jennings Baylor
MOP Jason Jennings Baylor

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.