2021 Big 12 Conference softball tournament

2021 Big 12 Conference
softball tournament
Teams7
Finals site
ChampionsOklahoma (7th title)
Runner-upOklahoma State
Winning coachPatty Gasso (7th title)
MVPKinzie Hansen (Oklahoma)
TelevisionESPNU
ESPN+
ESPN2
2021 Big 12 Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Oklahoma  ‍†‍‡‍y 16 – 1   .941 56 – 4   .933
No. 7 Oklahoma State  ‍‍‍y 15 – 3   .833 48 – 12   .800
No. 11 Texas  ‍‍‍y 12 – 6   .667 43 – 14   .754
Baylor  ‍‍‍y 8 – 9   .471 27 – 23   .540
Iowa State  ‍‍‍y 6 – 12   .333 34 – 23   .596
Texas Tech  ‍‍‍ 3 – 15   .167 21 – 26   .447
Kansas  ‍‍‍ 2 – 16   .111 22 – 26   .458
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 10, 2021[1]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

The 2021 Big 12 Conference softball tournament was held at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on May 14 and May 15, 2021. As the winner of the tournament, Oklahoma earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA Division I softball tournament. Most of the games of the tournament aired on ESPN+. However, the first game aired on ESPNU and the championship game aired on ESPN2. The Oklahoma Sooners came into the tournament with the best record from conference play at 16–1.[2]

Standings[edit]

Place Seed Team Conference Overall
W L % W L %
1 1 Oklahoma 16 1 .941 42 2 .955
2 2 Oklahoma State 15 3 .833 40 8 .833
3 3 Texas 12 6 .667 38 9 .809
4 4 Baylor 8 9 .471 27 18 .600
5 5 Iowa State 6 12 .333 31 19 .620
6 6 Texas Tech 3 15 .167 19 25 .432
7 Kansas 2 16 .111 22 26 .458
  • Kansas did not participate in the tournament

Format and seeding[edit]

The top six teams based on conference winning percentage from the conference's regular season were seeded one through six. Teams were divided into two pools of three teams each. The winners of each pool advanced to the championship game. The second- and third-place teams in each pool played in classification games for third and fifth place, respectively.

Tournament[edit]

Sources:[3]

Pool A[edit]

No. 4 Baylor vs. No. 6 Texas Tech

  • No. 6 Texas Tech wins 8–6

No. 1 Oklahoma vs. No. 4 Baylor

  • No. 1 Oklahoma wins 10–2

No. 1 Oklahoma vs. No. 6 Texas Tech

  • No. 1 Oklahoma wins 8–2

Pool B[edit]

No. 2 Oklahoma State vs. No. 3 Texas

  • No. 2 Oklahoma State wins 3–2

No. 3 Texas vs. No. 5 Iowa State

  • No. 3 Texas wins 7–4

No. 2 Oklahoma State vs. No. 5 Iowa State

  • No. 2 Oklahoma State wins 6–5

Championship Day[edit]

No. 4 Baylor vs. No. 5 Iowa State

  • Iowa State wins 3–1

No. 6 Texas Tech vs. No. 3 Texas

  • Texas Tech wins 5–1

No. 1 Oklahoma vs. No. 2 Oklahoma State

  • No. 1 Oklahoma wins 10–2 (6)

Schedule[edit]

Game Time* Matchup# Television Location Attendance
First Round – Friday, May 10
1 11:00 a.m. #2 Oklahoma State 3, #3 Texas 2 ESPNU Integris Field
2 11:00 a.m. #6 Texas Tech 8, #4 Baylor 6 ESPN+ OGE Energy Field
3 2:00 p.m. #3 Texas 7, #5 Iowa State 4 ESPN+ Integris Field
4 2:00 p.m. #1 Oklahoma 10, #4 Baylor 2 ESPN+ OGE Energy Field
5 5:00 p.m. #2 Oklahoma State 6, #5 Iowa State 5 ESPN+ Integris Field
6 7:30 p.m. #1 Oklahoma 8, #6 Texas Tech 2 ESPN+ OGE Energy Field
Championship Day – Saturday, May 11
7 10:30 a.m. #5 Iowa State 3, #4 Baylor 1 ESPN+ Integris Field
8 10:30 a.m. #6 Texas Tech 5, #3 Texas 1 ESPN+ OGE Energy Field
9 3:00 p.m. #1 Oklahoma 8, #2 Oklahoma State 2 ESPN2 OGE Energy Field
*Game times in CDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed.

All-Tournament Team[edit]

The following players were named to the all-tournament team:[4]

Player School
Kinzie Hansen (MOP) Oklahoma
Sami Williams Iowa State
Jocelyn Alo Oklahoma
Jayda Coleman Oklahoma
Lynnsie Elam Oklahoma
Tiare Jennings Oklahoma
Nicole May Oklahoma
Shannon Saile Oklahoma
Hayley Busby Oklahoma State
Carrie Eberle Oklahoma State
Alysen Febrey Oklahoma State
Kiley Naomi Oklahoma State
Karli Petty Oklahoma State

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Big 12 Softball Standings". Big12Sports.com. Big 12 Conference. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
  2. ^ "Weekly-Release 2021-Week 14.indd" (PDF). Big 12 Sports. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 15, 2021. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
  3. ^ "SB_Bracket_Final.pdf" (PDF). Big 12 Sports. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 20, 2021. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
  4. ^ "Oklahoma Wins Fourth Consecutive Phillips 66 Big 12 Softball Championship". Big 12 Sports. May 15, 2021. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
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