2022 Big 12 Conference softball tournament
College softball tournament
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The 2022 Big 12 Conference softball tournament was held at USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma from May 12 through May 14, 2022.[2] As the tournament winner, Oklahoma State earned the Big 12 Conference's automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA Division I softball tournament.
| Teams | 7 |
|---|---|
| Format | Single-elimination tournament |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Oklahoma State (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Oklahoma (12th title game) |
| Winning coach | Kenny Gajewski (1st title) |
| MVP | Morgan Day (Oklahoma State) |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Oklahoma †y | 17 | – | 1 | – | 0 | .944 | 59 | – | 3 | – | 0 | .952 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Oklahoma State ‡y | 14 | – | 4 | – | 0 | .778 | 48 | – | 14 | – | 0 | .774 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Texas y | 12 | – | 6 | – | 0 | .667 | 47 | – | 22 | – | 1 | .679 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 6 | – | 12 | – | 0 | .333 | 28 | – | 27 | – | 0 | .509 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 6 | – | 12 | – | 0 | .333 | 32 | – | 24 | – | 0 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | 5 | – | 13 | – | 0 | .278 | 22 | – | 27 | – | 0 | .449 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 3 | – | 15 | – | 0 | .167 | 20 | – | 36 | – | 0 | .357 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 9, 2022[1] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Format
All seven teams will be seeded based on conference winning percentage. They then will play a single-elimination tournament, with the top seed receiving a bye.
Bracket
| First Round Thursday, May 12 | Semi-finals Friday, May 13 | Championship Saturday, May 14 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Oklahoma | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Iowa State | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Iowa State | 2(8) | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Baylor | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Oklahoma | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Oklahoma State | 4(8) | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Oklahoma State | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Kansas | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Oklahoma State | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Texas | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Texas | 9 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Texas Tech | 1 | ||||||||||||
Schedule
| Game | Time* | MatchupNo. | Score | Television | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Round – Thursday, May 12 | ||||||
| 1 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 4 Iowa State vs. No. 5 Baylor | 2–1(8) | ESPNU | ||
| 2 | 3:00 p.m. | No. 2 Oklahoma State vs. No. 7 Kansas | 2–0 | Big 12 Now | ||
| 3 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 3 Texas vs. No. 6 Texas Tech | 9–1 | |||
| Semifinals – Friday, May 13 | ||||||
| 4 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 1 Oklahoma vs. No. 5 Iowa State | 5–0 | ESPNU | ||
| 5 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 2 Oklahoma State vs. No. 3 Texas | 6–1 | Big 12 Now | ||
| Championship – Saturday, May 14 | ||||||
| 6 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 2 Oklahoma State vs. No. 1 Oklahoma | 4–3(8) | ESPN2 | ||
| *Game times in CST. No. – Rankings denote tournament seed.[3] | ||||||
All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the all-tournament team:[4]
| Player | School |
|---|---|
| Jocelyn Alo | Oklahoma |
| Rylie Boone | |
| Lynnsie Elam | |
| Grace Lyons | |
| Hope Trautwein | |
| Chelsea Alexander | Oklahoma State |
| Morgan Day (MOP) | |
| Chyenne Factor | |
| Kelly Maxwell | |
| Janae Jefferson | Texas |
| Mia Scott |