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2016 Big 12 Conference
baseball tournament
Teams8
FormatTwo bracket, double-elimination tournament
with single championship game
Finals site
Champions TCU (2nd title)
Winning coach Jim Schlossnagle (2nd title)
MVP Luken Baker ( TCU)
TelevisionBracket Play: FCS Central
Championship: FSN
2016 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 5 Texas Tech ‍†‍‍y 19 – 5 – 0   .792 47 – 20 – 0   .701
No. 4 Oklahoma State ‍‍‍y 16 – 8 – 0   .667 43 – 22 – 0   .662
No. 3 TCU ‍‍‡‍y 15 – 9 – 0   .625 49 – 18 – 0   .731
West Virginia ‍‍‍ 12 – 11 – 0   .522 36 – 22 – 0   .621
Oklahoma ‍‍‍ 11 – 13 – 0   .458 30 – 27 – 1   .526
Baylor ‍‍‍ 10 – 14 – 0   .417 24 – 29 – 0   .453
Texas ‍‍‍ 10 – 14 – 0   .417 25 – 32 – 0   .439
Kansas State ‍‍‍ 8 – 16 – 0   .333 26 – 31 – 0   .456
Kansas ‍‍‍ 6 – 17 – 0   .261 20 – 35 – 1   .366
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball [1]


The 2016 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament was held from May 25 through 29 at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The annual tournament determined the conference champion of the Division I Big 12 Conference for college baseball. The TCU Horned Frogs won the Tournament Championship, and as the winner of the tournament, TCU earned the league's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. [2] [3]

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 their 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.

The newest conference members, TCU and West Virginia, faced each other in the Championship game. Earlier in the season, TCU swept the regular season series over West Virginia. The Frogs won the 2014 Big 12 Tournament championship, and the Mountaineers' appearance in the tournament finale marked the first time since 1996 that WVU had played for a conference tournament championship. TCU won the championship game 11–10 in 10 innings.

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]

Place Seed Team Conference Overall
W L T % GB W L T %
1 1 Texas Tech 19 5 0 .792 – 47 20 0 .701
2 2 Oklahoma State 16 8 0 .667 3 43 22 0 .662
3 3 TCU 15 9 0 .625 4 49 18 0 .731
4 4 West Virginia 12 11 0 .522 6.5 36 22 0 .621
5 5 Oklahoma 11 13 0 .458 8 30 27 1 .526
6 6 Baylor 10 14 0 .417 9 24 29 0 .453
6 7 Texas 10 14 0 .417 9 25 32 0 .439
8 8 Kansas State 8 16 0 .333 11 26 31 0 .456
9 – Kansas 6 17 0 .261 12.5 20 35 1 .366

Results

First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinal
1 Texas Tech8
8 Kansas State5
1Texas Tech4
4West Virginia9
4 West Virginia6
5 Oklahoma0
4West Virginia11
5Oklahoma1
8Kansas State7
5Oklahoma135Oklahoma17
1Texas Tech4
4West Virginia10
3 TCU12
3TCU11
6 Baylor5
3TCU13
2Oklahoma State5
2 Oklahoma State10
7 Texas4
3TCU18
7Texas22
6Baylor3
7Texas157Texas12
2Oklahoma State8

All-Tournament Team

Source: [5]

Position Player School
C Evan Skoug TCU
1B Kacy Clemens Texas
2B Cam Warner TCU
SS Bret Boswell Texas
3B Elliott Barzilli TCU
OF Tyler Neslony Texas Tech
OF Josh Watson TCU
OF KC Huth West Virginia
DH Luken Baker TCU
DH Kyle Davis West Virginia
SP Conner Dotson West Virginia
SP Brian Howard TCU
RP Ross Vance West Virginia
CO-MOP Luken Baker TCU
CO-MOP KC Huth West Virginia

References

  1. ^ "2020 Big 12 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–8. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  2. ^ "2015 Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship". big12sports.com. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  3. ^ Tim Griffin (May 21, 2015). "City won't bid for Big 12 baseball tournament at the Alamodome". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  4. ^ "2020 Big 12 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 23–27. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  5. ^ "2020 Big 12 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 23–27. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
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