2002 Big 12 Conference softball tournament

2002 Big 12 Conference
softball tournament
Teams10
Finals site
ChampionsTexas (2nd title)
Runner-upNebraska (3rd title game)
Winning coachConnie Clark (2nd title)
MVPCat Osterman (Texas)
Attendance5,500
2002 Big 12 Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 16 Texas ‍†‍‡‍y 17 – 1   .944 50 – 13   .794
No. 8 Oklahoma ‍‍‍y 14 – 2   .875 49 – 16   .754
No. 6 Nebraska ‍‍‍y 11 – 5   .688 50 – 14   .781
Baylor ‍‍‍ 10 – 8   .556 46 – 18   .719
No. 21 Texas A&M ‍‍‍y 9 – 9   .500 40 – 18   .690
Oklahoma State ‍‍‍ 8 – 10   .444 29 – 22   .569
Kansas ‍‍‍ 7 – 11   .389 33 – 25   .569
Iowa State ‍‍‍ 6 – 12   .333 19 – 25   .432
Missouri ‍‍‍ 4 – 14   .222 29 – 33   .468
Texas Tech ‍‍‍ 2 – 16   .111 13 – 40   .245
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from NFCA [1]

The 2002 Big 12 Conference softball tournament was held at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, OK from May 2 through May 5, 2002. Texas won their second conference tournament and earned the Big 12 Conference's automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA Division I softball tournament.[2][3]

Texas, Oklahoma, Nebraska and Texas A&M received bids to the NCAA tournament.[4] Oklahoma and Nebraska would go on to play in the 2002 Women's College World Series.

Standings

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Source:[4]

Place Seed Team Conference Overall
W L % W L %
1 1 Texas 17 1 .944 50 13 .794
2 2 Oklahoma 14 2 .875 49 16 .754
3 3 Nebraska 11 5 .688 50 14 .781
4 4 Baylor 10 8 .556 46 18 .719
5 5 Texas A&M 9 9 .500 40 18 .690
6 6 Oklahoma State 8 10 .444 29 22 .569
7 7 Kansas 7 11 .389 33 25 .569
8 8 Iowa State 6 12 .333 19 25 .432
9 9 Missouri 4 14 .222 29 33 .468
10 10 Texas Tech 2 16 .111 13 40 .245

Schedule

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Source:[3][2]

Game Time Matchup Location Attendance
Day 1 – Thursday, May 2
1 5:00 p.m. #8 Iowa State 1, #9 Missouri 0 Hall of Fame Stadium
2 5:00 p.m. #7 Kansas 2, #10 Texas Tech 1 Field 2
3 7:30 p.m. #1 Texas 8, #8 Iowa State 0 (5) Hall of Fame Stadium
4 7:30 p.m. #7 Kansas 3, #2 Oklahoma 1 Field 2
Day 2 – Friday, May 3
5 11:00 a.m. #5 Texas A&M 5, #4 Baylor 1 Hall of Fame Stadium 1,358
6 11:00 a.m. #3 Nebraska 2, #6 Oklahoma State 0 Field 2
7 1:53 a.m. #2 Oklahoma 5, #8 Iowa State 1 Hall of Fame Stadium
8 3:30 p.m. #4 Baylor 4, #6 Oklahoma State 0 Hall of Fame Stadium
9 5:00 p.m. #1 Texas 2, #5 Texas A&M 1 (8) Hall of Fame Stadium
10 8:05 p.m. #3 Nebraska 7, #7 Kansas 5 Hall of Fame Stadium
Day 3 – Saturday, May 4
11 11:00 a.m. #2 Oklahoma 10, #7 Kansas 0 (5) Hall of Fame Stadium 1,477
12 1:27 p.m. #5 Texas A&M 1, #4 Baylor 0 Hall of Fame Stadium
13 5:04 p.m. #3 Nebraska 6, #5 Texas A&M 2 Hall of Fame Stadium
14 7:47 p.m. #2 Oklahoma 4, #1 Texas 0 Hall of Fame Stadium
Day 4 – Sunday, May 5
15 10:00 a.m. #1 Texas 2, #2 Oklahoma 0 Hall of Fame Stadium 969
16 2:36 p.m. #1 Texas 1, #3 Nebraska 0 Hall of Fame Stadium 977
Game times in CDT. Rankings denote tournament seed.

All-Tournament Team

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Source:[3]

Position Player School
MOP Cat Osterman Texas
1B/OF Nicole Trimboli Nebraska
2B Lindsay Gardner Texas
SS Amanda Buchholz Nebraska
IF Kelli Braitsch Oklahoma
C Marlo Hanks Texas
CF Shelly Musser Kansas
OF Sarah Caudle Baylor
OF/P Lisa Wangler Nebraska
OF Cheryl Fowler Texas A&M
P Cat Osterman Texas
P/1B Peaches James Nebraska
P/DP Kami Keiter Oklahoma

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 "2002 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.
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