2008 Big 12 Conference Tournament

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The 2008 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament was held at AT&T Bricktown Ballpark in Oklahoma City, OK. The tournament was broken into 2 4-team brackets, each playing a round robin schedule. The two bracket winners met in the championship game. #5 University of Texas defeated #7 Kansas State University for the title. 1st Baseman Brandon Belt of Texas was named tournament Most Outstanding Player.

Participating Teams[edit]

Bracket 1[edit]

Seed School Conf. Record Head Coach
1 Texas A&M University 19-8 Rob Childress
4 University of Missouri 16-11 Tim Jamieson
5 University of Texas 15-15 Augie Garrido
8 University of Oklahoma 9-17-1 Sunny Golloway

Bracket 2[edit]

Seed School Conf. Record Head Coach
2 Oklahoma State University 18-9 Frank Anderson
3 University of Nebraska 17-9-1 Mike Anderson
6 Baylor University 11-16 Steve Smith
7 Kansas State University 11-16 Brad Hill


Results[edit]

Game Results[edit]

Game Winner Score Loser Notes
May 21
Game 1 University of Missouri 3-2 (10) University of Texas
Game 2 University of Oklahoma 4-1 Texas A&M University
Game 3 Baylor University 10-4 University of Nebraska
Game 4 Kansas State University 3-2 Oklahoma State University
May 22
Game 5 University of Texas 15-9 Texas A&M University
Game 6 University of Oklahoma 4-3 University of Missouri
May 23
Game 7 University of Nebraska 5-2 Kansas State University
Game 8 Oklahoma State University 14-3 (7) Baylor University
May 24
Game 9 University of Texas 11-10 University of Oklahoma Texas wins bracket with 2-1 record
Game 10 Texas A&M University 6-2 University of Missouri
Game 11 Oklahoma State University 11-5 University of Nebraska
Game 12 Kansas State University 3-2 Baylor University Kansas State wins bracket with 2-1 record
May 25
Game 13 University of Texas 15-7 Kansas State University Texas advances to NCAA tournament

All-Tournament Team[edit]

  • C Luis Flores, Oklahoma State
  • 1B Brandon Belt, Texas
  • 2B Jake Opitz, Nebraska
  • 3B Nate Tenbrink, Kansas State
  • SS Drew Biery, Kansas State
  • OF Jacob Priday, Missouri
  • OF Jordan Danks, Texas
  • OF Russell Moldenhauer, Texas
  • DH Rebel Ridling, Oklahoma State
  • P Daniel Edwards, Kansas State
  • P Andrew Doyle, Oklahoma