2017 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament

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The 2017 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament was held from May 24 through 28 at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The annual tournament determines the conference champion of the Division I Big 12 Conference for college baseball. The winner of the tournament earned the league's automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[1][2][3]

Teams8
Finals site
ChampionsOklahoma State (2nd title)
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2017 Big 12 Conference
baseball tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsOklahoma State (2nd title)
Winning coachJosh Holliday (1st title)
MVPGarrett McCain (Oklahoma State)
TelevisionBracket Play: FCS Central
Championship: FSN
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2017 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 19 Texas Tech  y 168 .6674517 .726
No. 4 TCU  y 168 .6675018 .735
Oklahoma  y 1211 .5223524 .593
Baylor  y 1212 .5003423 .596
West Virginia  y 1212 .5003626 .581
No. 28 Texas  y 1112 .4783924 .619
Kansas   1113 .4583028 .517
Oklahoma State  y 814 .3643027 .526
Kansas State   816 .3332926 .527
Conference champion
Conference Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
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The tournament has been held since 1997, the inaugural year of the Big 12 Conference. Among current league members, Texas has won the most championships with five. Among original members, Baylor and Kansas State have never won the event. Iowa State discontinued its program after the 2001 season without having won a title. Having joined in 2013, TCU won their first title in 2014 while West Virginia has yet to win the Tournament.

Format and seeding

The top eight finishers from the regular season will be seeded one through eight, and will then play a two-bracket double-elimination tournament leading to a winner-take-all championship game.[4]

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Place Seed Team Conference Overall
W L % GB W L %
1 1 Texas Tech 16 8 .667 45 17 .726
1 2 TCU 16 8 .667 50 18 .735
3 3 Oklahoma 12 11 .522 3.5 35 24 .593
4 4 West Virginia 12 12 .500 4 36 26 .581
4 5 Baylor 12 12 .500 4 34 23 .596
6 6 Texas 11 12 .478 4.5 39 24 .619
7 7 Kansas 11 13 .458 5 30 28 .517
8 8 Oklahoma State 8 14 .364 7 30 27 .526
9 Kansas State 8 16 .333 8 29 26 .527
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Results

First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinal
1Texas Tech0
8Oklahoma State3
8Oklahoma State8
4West Virginia4
4West Virginia118
5Baylor1
8Oklahoma State410
4West Virginia3
1Texas Tech4
5Baylor14West Virginia1210
1Texas Tech7
8Oklahoma State6
3Oklahoma4
6Texas5
6Texas8
6Texas5
7Kansas4
2TCU3
7Kansas7
6Texas29
2TCU93
3Oklahoma4
2TCU97Kansas0
2TCU6

All-Tournament Team

Source:[5]

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Position Player School
C Colin Simpson Oklahoma State
1B Jackson Cramer West Virginia
1B Kacy Clemens Texas
2B Ryan Cash Oklahoma State
SS David Hamilton Texas
3B Elliott Barzilli TCU
OF Garrett McCain Oklahoma State
OF Darius Hill West Virginia
OF Ryan Sluder Oklahoma State
DH Braden Zarbinsky West Virginia
DH Bryce Fischer Oklahoma State
SP Blake Battenfield Oklahoma State
SP Isaiah Kearns West Virginia
SP Brian Howard TCU
RP Carson Teel Oklahoma State
MOP Garrett McCain Oklahoma State
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