2008 Big 12 Conference Baseball Tournament
The 2008 Big 12 Conference Baseball Tournament was held at AT&T Bricktown Ballpark in Oklahoma City, OK from May 21 to May 25, 2008. This was the third year the conference uses the round robin tournament setup. The winners of each group at the end of the round robin face each other in a one-game match for the championship.
| Teams | 8 |
|---|---|
| Format | Two four-team round-robin groups |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Texas (3rd title) |
| Winning coach | Augie Garrido (3rd title) |
| MVP | Brandon Belt, Texas |
| Attendance | 81,331 |
| 2008 Big 12 Conference baseball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Texas A&M †y | 19 | – | 8 | – | 0 | .704 | 46 | – | 19 | – | 0 | .708 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Oklahoma State y | 18 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .667 | 44 | – | 18 | – | 0 | .710 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 22 Nebraska y | 17 | – | 9 | – | 1 | .648 | 41 | – | 16 | – | 1 | .716 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 21 Missouri y | 16 | – | 11 | – | 0 | .593 | 39 | – | 21 | – | 0 | .650 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 25 Texas ‡y | 15 | – | 12 | – | 0 | .556 | 37 | – | 24 | – | 0 | .607 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 11 | – | 16 | – | 0 | .407 | 32 | – | 26 | – | 0 | .552 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 11 | – | 16 | – | 0 | .407 | 29 | – | 29 | – | 0 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma y | 9 | – | 17 | – | 1 | .352 | 36 | – | 26 | – | 1 | .579 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 9 | – | 18 | – | 0 | .333 | 30 | – | 27 | – | 0 | .526 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | 9 | – | 18 | – | 0 | .333 | 25 | – | 30 | – | 0 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 2008[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Regular Season Standings
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| Place | Seed | Team | Conference | Overall | |||||||
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| W | L | T | % | GB | W | L | T | % | |||
| 1 | 1 | Texas A&M | 19 | 8 | 0 | .704 | – | 46 | 19 | 0 | .708 |
| 2 | 2 | Oklahoma State | 18 | 9 | 0 | .667 | 1 | 44 | 18 | 0 | .710 |
| 3 | 3 | Nebraska | 17 | 9 | 1 | .648 | 1.5 | 41 | 16 | 1 | .716 |
| 4 | 4 | Missouri | 16 | 11 | 0 | .593 | 3 | 39 | 21 | 0 | .650 |
| 5 | 5 | Texas | 15 | 12 | 0 | .556 | 4 | 39 | 22 | 0 | .639 |
| 6 | 6 | Baylor | 11 | 16 | 0 | .407 | 8 | 32 | 26 | 0 | .552 |
| 6 | 7 | Kansas State | 11 | 16 | 0 | .407 | 8 | 29 | 29 | 0 | .500 |
| 8 | 8 | Oklahoma | 9 | 17 | 1 | .352 | 9.5 | 36 | 26 | 1 | .579 |
| 9 | – | Kansas | 9 | 18 | 0 | .333 | 10 | 30 | 27 | 0 | .526 |
| 9 | – | Texas Tech | 9 | 18 | 0 | .333 | 10 | 25 | 30 | 0 | .455 |
- Colorado and Iowa State did not sponsor baseball teams.
Tournament
| Division A | A&M | Mizzou | UT | OU | Overall | |
| 1 | Texas A&M | 6-2 | 9-15 | 1-4 | 1-2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Missouri | 2-6 | 3-2* | 3-4 | 1-2 | |
| 5 | Texas | 15-9 | 2-3* | 11-10 | 2-1 | |
| 8 | Oklahoma | 4-1 | 4-3 | 10-11 | 2-1 |
| Division B | OSU | Neb | Bay | KSU | Overall | |
| 2 | Oklahoma State | 11-5 | 14-3 | 2-3 | 2-1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Nebraska | 5-11 | 4-10 | 5-2 | 1-2 | |
| 6 | Baylor | 3-14 | 10-4 | 2-3 | 1-2 | |
| 7 | Kansas State | 3-2 | 2-5 | 3-2 | 2-1 |
| Finals | ||||
| A | Texas | 15 | ||
| B | Kansas State | 7 | ||
- Texas Tech and Kansas did not make the tournament.
- Texas wins tiebreaker over Oklahoma by virtue of their 11-10 head to head win
- * 10 innings
- Kansas State wins tiebreaker over Oklahoma State by virtue of their 3-2 head to head win
All-Tournament Team
| Position | Player | School |
|---|---|---|
| 1B | Brandon Belt | Texas |
| 2B | Jake Opitz | Nebraska |
| 3B | Nate Tenbrink | Kansas State |
| SS | Drew Biery | Kansas State |
| C | Luis Flores | Oklahoma 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 |
| MOP | Brandon Belt | Texas |
See also
References
- "Baseball standings". big12sports.com. Retrieved May 15, 2013.
- "2020 Big 12 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 23–27. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
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