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2015 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament

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2015 Big 12 Conference
baseball tournament
Formattwo bracket Double-elimination tournament
with championship game
Finals site
ChampionsTexas (5th title)
Winning coachAugie Garrido (5th title)
MVPZane Gurwitz (Texas)
TelevisionBracket Play: FCS Central
Championship: Fox Sports 1
2015 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 TCU ‍‍‍y 18 5   .783 51 15   .773
No. 19 Oklahoma State ‍‍‍y 14 8   .636 38 20   .655
Oklahoma ‍‍‍ 13 11   .542 34 27   .557
Texas Tech ‍‍‍ 13 11   .542 31 24   .564
Texas ‍‍y 11 13   .458 30 27   .526
Kansas State ‍‍‍ 10 14   .417 27 30   .474
West Virginia ‍‍‍ 9 13   .409 27 27   .500
Baylor ‍‍‍ 9 15   .375 23 32   .418
Kansas ‍‍‍ 8 15   .348 23 32   .418
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball [1]


The 2015 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament was held from May 20 through 24 at ONEOK Field in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The annual tournament determines the conference champion of the Division I Big 12 Conference for college baseball. The winner of the tournament will earn the league's automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2][3][4][5]

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, winning again in 2015. 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.

Format and seeding

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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.[6]

Place Seed Team Conference Overall
W L % GB W L %
1 1 TCU 18 5 .783 51 15 .773
2 2 Oklahoma State 14 8 .636 3.5 38 20 .655
3 3 Oklahoma 13 11 .542 5.5 34 27 .557
3 4 Texas Tech 13 11 .542 5.5 31 24 .564
5 5 Texas 11 13 .458 7.5 30 27 .526
6 6 Kansas State 10 14 .417 8.5 27 30 .474
7 7 West Virginia 9 13 .409 8.5 27 27 .500
8 8 Baylor 9 15 .375 9.5 23 32 .418
9 Kansas 8 15 .348 10 23 32 .418

Results

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First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinal
1TCU5
8Baylor6
8Baylor3
5Texas4
4Texas Tech1
5Texas2
5Texas4
8Baylor0
1TCU1
4Texas Tech84Texas Tech4
8Baylor5
5Texas6
3Oklahoma3
2Oklahoma State3
6Kansas State7
6Kansas State1
2Oklahoma State10
2Oklahoma State3
7West Virginia0
2Oklahoma State5
3Oklahoma1
3Oklahoma6
7West Virginia13Oklahoma3
6Kansas State1

All-Tournament Team

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Source:[7]

Position Player School
C Tres Barrera Texas
1B Dustin Williams Oklahoma State
2B Brooks Marlow Texas
SS Donnie Walton Oklahoma State
3B Bret Boswell Texas
OF Kameron Esthay Baylor
OF Taylor Alspaugh Oklahoma
OF Zane Gurwitz Texas
DH Joe Baker Texas
SP Michael Freeman Oklahoma State
SP Parker French Texas
SP Connor Mayes Texas
RP Trey Cobb Oklahoma State
MOP Zane Gurwitz Texas

References

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  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 8, 2014.
  3. ^ Eric Bailey (September 26, 2013). "Big 12 baseball tournament coming to Tulsa in 2015". Tulsa World. Tulsa, OK. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
  4. ^ "Tulsa selected as 2015 Big 12 Baseball Championship site". Tulsa Chamber of Commerce. September 26, 2013. Archived from the original on December 11, 2014. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
  5. ^ Anthony Slater (September 26, 2013). "College baseball: Big 12 Baseball Tournament will move to Tulsa in 2015". The Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, OK. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
  6. ^ "2020 Big 12 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 23–27. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  7. ^ "2020 Big 12 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 23–27. Retrieved June 10, 2020.