2001 Big 12 Conference softball tournament

The 2001 Big 12 Conference softball tournament was held at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, OK from May 9 through May 12, 2001. Oklahoma won their second conference tournament and earned the Big 12 Conference's automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA Division I softball tournament.[2][3]

2001 Big 12 Conference
softball tournament
Teams10
Finals site
ChampionsOklahoma (2nd title)
Runner-upOklahoma State (2nd title game)
Winning coachPatty Gasso (2nd title)
MVPLisa Carey (Oklahoma)
Attendance5,649
2001 Big 12 Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 14 Nebraska ‍‍‍y 16 2   .889 51 15   .773
No. 5 Oklahoma ‍‍y 14 2   .875 50 9   .847
Texas Tech ‍‍‍y 10 8   .556 37 24   .607
Kansas ‍‍‍ 10 8   .556 32 27   .542
Oklahoma State ‍‍‍ 8 8   .500 28 23   .549
Baylor ‍‍‍ 7 9   .438 38 22   .633
Texas A&M ‍‍‍ 7 11   .389 32 19   .627
Missouri ‍‍‍ 5 11   .313 31 28   .525
Texas ‍‍‍ 5 13   .278 24 29   .453
Iowa State ‍‍‍ 2 12   .143 14 27   .341
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from NFCA [1]

Nebraska, Oklahoma and Texas Tech received bids to the NCAA tournament.[4] Oklahoma would go on to play in the 2001 Women's College World Series.

Standings

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Place Seed Team Conference Overall
W L % W L %
1 1 Nebraska 16 2 .889 51 15 .773
2 2 Oklahoma 14 2 .875 50 9 .847
3 3 Texas Tech 10 8 .556 37 24 .607
3 4 Kansas 10 8 .556 32 27 .542
5 5 Oklahoma State 8 8 .500 28 23 .549
6 6 Baylor 7 9 .438 38 22 .633
7 7 Texas A&M 7 11 .389 32 19 .627
8 8 Missouri 5 11 .313 31 28 .525
9 9 Texas 5 13 .278 24 29 .453
10 10 Iowa State 2 12 .143 14 27 .341

Schedule

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Game Time Matchup Location Attendance
Day 1 – Wednesday, May 9
1 5:00 p.m. #8 Missouri 1, #9 Texas 0 Hall of Fame Stadium 1,115
2 5:00 p.m. #7 Texas A&M 4, #10 Iowa State 0 Field 2
3 7:27 p.m. #1 Nebraska 9, #8 Missouri 1 (6) Hall of Fame Stadium
4 7:27 p.m. #2 Oklahoma 7, #7 Texas A&M 0 Field 2
Day 2 – Thursday, May 10
5 11:30 a.m. #5 Oklahoma State 2, #4 Kansas 1 Hall of Fame Stadium
6 11:30 a.m. #3 Texas Tech 8, #6 Baylor 0 (5) Field 2
7 2:00 p.m. #7 Texas A&M 4, #8 Missouri 0 Hall of Fame Stadium
8 4:00 p.m. #4 Kansas 10, #6 Baylor 4 Field 2
9 5:00 p.m. #5 Oklahoma State 2, #1 Nebraska 0 Hall of Fame Stadium
10 8:00 p.m. #2 Oklahoma 2, #3 Texas Tech 1 Hall of Fame Stadium
Day 3 – Friday, May 11
11 11:00 a.m. #3 Texas Tech 1, #7 Texas A&M 0 Hall of Fame Stadium 874
12 1:30 p.m. #1 Nebraska 3, #4 Kansas 0 Hall of Fame Stadium
13 5:45 p.m. #2 Oklahoma 10, #1 Nebraska 2 (6) Hall of Fame Stadium
14 8:00 p.m. #3 Texas Tech 1, #5 Oklahoma State 0 Hall of Fame Stadium
Day 4 – Saturday, May 12
15 11:30 a.m. #5 Oklahoma State 2, #3 Texas Tech 1 Hall of Fame Stadium 401
16 3:00 p.m. #2 Oklahoma 6, #5 Oklahoma State 0 Hall of Fame Stadium 1,703
Game times in CDT. Rankings denote tournament seed.

All-Tournament Team

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Position Player School
MOP Lisa Carey Oklahoma
1B Lisa Carey Oklahoma
1B Jamie Fuente Nebraska
1B Jennifer Stump Oklahoma
1B Carmen Grindell Texas Tech
2B Leigh Suhr Nebraska
C Amber Burgess Nebraska
C Ashli Barrett Oklahoma
LF Christi Musser Kansas
OF Amanda Hayes Oklahoma State
OF Jade Lindly Oklahoma State
P Jennifer Stewart Oklahoma
P Amanda Renfro Texas Tech

References

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  1. ^ "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 196–197. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "2001 Big 12 Conference softball tournament Results" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 198–202. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  4. ^ a b "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 196–197. Retrieved June 6, 2020.