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2001 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament

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The 2001 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament was held at AT&T Bricktown Ballpark in Oklahoma City, OK from May 17 through 21. Nebraska won their third tournament in a row and earned the Big 12 Conference's automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. The tournament mirrored the format of the College World Series, with two 4-team double-elimination brackets and a final championship game.

2001 Big 12 Conference
baseball tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble elimination
Finals site
ChampionsNebraska (3rd title)
Winning coachDave Van Horn (3rd title)
MVPDan Johnson (Nebraska)
Attendance105,053
2001 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 7 Nebraska  ‍†‍‡‍y 20 – 8 – 0   .714 50 – 16 – 1   .754
No. 21 Texas Tech  ‍‍‍ 19 – 10 – 1   .650 42 – 20 – 1   .675
No. 28 Texas  ‍‍‍y 19 – 11 – 0   .633 36 – 26 – 0   .581
No. 22 Baylor  ‍‍‍y 17 – 10 – 0   .630 37 – 24 – 0   .607
Oklahoma State y ‍‍‍ 16 – 14 – 0   .533 42 – 22 – 0   .656
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 15 – 15 – 0   .500 33 – 27 – 0   .550
Oklahoma  ‍‍‍ 13 – 16 – 1   .450 25 – 33 – 1   .432
Iowa State  ‍‍‍ 11 – 15 – 0   .423 24 – 29 – 1   .454
Kansas State  ‍‍‍ 10 – 17 – 0   .370 25 – 28 – 0   .472
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 11 – 19 – 0   .367 31 – 24 – 1   .563
Kansas  ‍‍‍ 7 – 23 – 0   .233 26 – 30 – 0   .464
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2001[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

It was also the final appearance for Iowa State in the tournament, as they discontinued their baseball program following the season.

Regular Season Standings edit

Source:[2]

Place Seed Team Conference Overall
W L T % GB W L T %
1 1 Nebraska 20 8 0 .714 – 50 16 0 .758
2 2 Texas Tech 19 10 1 .650 1.5 43 20 1 .680
3 3 Texas 19 11 0 .633 2 36 26 0 .581
4 4 Baylor 17 10 0 .630 2.5 37 24 0 .607
5 5 Oklahoma State 16 14 0 .533 5 42 22 0 .656
6 6 Texas A&M 15 15 0 .500 6 33 27 0 .550
7 7 Oklahoma 13 16 1 .450 7.5 25 33 1 .432
8 8 Iowa State 11 15 0 .423 8 24 29 1 .454
9 – Kansas State 10 17 0 .370 9.5 25 28 0 .472
10 – Missouri 11 19 0 .367 10 31 24 1 .563
11 – Kansas 7 23 0 .233 14 26 30 0 .464
  • Colorado did not sponsor a baseball team.

Tournament edit

First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinals
6Texas A&M9
3Texas8
6Texas A&M8
2Texas Tech6
2Texas Tech17
7Oklahoma5
6Texas A&M10-
7Oklahoma1-
3Texas7
7Oklahoma97Oklahoma4
2Texas Tech3
6Texas A&M4
5Oklahoma State18
1Nebraska7
4Baylor4
5Oklahoma State1
1Nebraska8
1Nebraska5
8Iowa State2
1Nebraska10-
5Oklahoma State5-
4Baylor5
8Iowa State68Iowa State4
5Oklahoma State17

All-Tournament team edit

Position Player School
1B Dan Johnson Nebraska
2B Nebassett Brown Oklahoma State
3B Jason Bartlett Oklahoma
SS Jake Brown Iowa State
C Kelly Shoppach Baylor
OF Jimbo McAuliff Oklahoma State
OF Jake Bollig Oklahoma State
OF John Cole Nebraska
DH Ben Himes Texas A&M
DH Matt Hopper Nebraska
UT Greg Dobbs Oklahoma
P Shane Komine Nebraska
P Chris French Texas A&M
P Chris Russ Texas A&M
MOP Dan Johnson Nebraska

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ 2013 Big 12 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Big 12 Conference. p. 53. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
  2. ^ "2020 Big 12 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 23–27. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
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