2018 Big 12 Conference softball tournament

The 2018 Big 12 Conference softball tournament was held at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, OK from May 11 through May 12, 2018. Oklahoma won their sixth conference tournament and earned the Big 12 Conference's automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA Division I softball tournament.[2][3]

2018 Big 12 Conference
softball tournament
Teams6
Finals site
ChampionsOklahoma (6th title)
Runner-upBaylor (1st title game)
Winning coachPatty Gasso (6th title)
MVPNicole Pendley (Oklahoma)
Attendance3,075
2018 Big 12 Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Oklahoma ‍y 18 0   1.000 57 5   .919
No. 19 Baylor ‍‍‍y 12 6   .667 38 18   .679
Oklahoma State ‍‍‍y 12 6   .667 39 22   .639
No. 25 Texas ‍‍‍y 10 8   .556 33 26   .559
Texas Tech ‍‍‍ 5 13   .278 31 28   .525
Iowa State ‍‍‍ 4 14   .222 23 33   .411
Kansas ‍‍‍ 2 16   .111 27 25   .519
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from NFCA [1]

Oklahoma, Baylor, Oklahoma State and Texas received bids to the NCAA tournament.[4] Oklahoma would go on to play in the 2018 Women's College World Series.

Standings

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Place Seed Team Conference Overall
W L % W L %
1 1 Oklahoma 18 0 1.000 57 5 .919
2 3 Baylor 12 6 .667 38 18 .679
2 2 Oklahoma State 12 6 .667 39 22 .639
4 4 Texas 10 8 .556 33 26 .559
5 5 Texas Tech 5 13 .278 31 28 .525
6 6 Iowa State 4 14 .222 23 33 .411
7 Kansas 2 16 .111 27 25 .519
  • Kansas did not participate in the tournament

Schedule

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Game Time Matchup Location Attendance
Day 1 – Friday, May 11
1 11:00 a.m. #3 Baylor 7, #2 Oklahoma State 1 OGE Energy Field 2,616
2 11:00 a.m. #4 Texas 7, #6 Iowa State 0 Integris Field
3 2:00 p.m. #1 Oklahoma 10, #4 Texas 1 (6) OGE Energy Field
4 2:00 p.m. #3 Baylor 5, #5 Texas Tech 6 Integris Field
5 5:00 p.m. #2 Oklahoma State 7, #5 Texas Tech 6 (9) OGE Energy Field
6 7:30 p.m. #1 Oklahoma 9, #6 Iowa State 6 OGE Energy Field
Day 2 – Saturday, May 12
7 11:00 a.m. #6 Iowa State 1, #2 Oklahoma State 5 OGE Energy Field 3,075
8 1:30 p.m. #4 Texas 9, #5 Texas Tech 2 (11) OGE Energy Field
9 4:00 p.m. #1 Oklahoma 6, #3 Baylor 4 OGE Energy Field
Game times in CDT. Rankings denote tournament seed.

All-Tournament Team

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Position Player School
MOP Nicole Pendley Oklahoma
1B Shay Knighten Oklahoma
3B Sydney Romero Oklahoma
3B Vanessa Shippy Oklahoma State
LF Kyla Walker Baylor
LF Fale Aviu Oklahoma
CF Nicole Pendley Oklahoma
CF KiAudra Hayter Texas
CF Michaela Cochran Texas Tech
RF Maddison Kettler Baylor
DH Jocelyn Alo Oklahoma
P Gia Rodoni Baylor
P Paige Lowary Oklahoma
P Paige Parker Oklahoma
P Brooke Bolinger Texas
P Erin Edmoundson 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 "2018 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.