2008 Big 12 Conference Tournament
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
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