1997 Big 12 Conference softball tournament

The 1997 Big 12 Conference softball tournament was held at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, OK from May 2 through May 4, 1997. Missouri won their first conference tournament and earned the Big 12 Conference's automatic bid to the 1997 NCAA Division I softball tournament.^[2][3]

1997 Big 12 Conference
softball tournament

Teams	10
Finals site	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium Oklahoma City, OK
Champions	Missouri (1st title)
Runner-up	Oklahoma State (1st title game)
Winning coach	Jay Miller (1st title)
MVP	Barb Wright (Missouri)
Attendance	4,675
← 1996 Big 12 Softball Tournament 1998 →

1997 Big 12 Conference softball standings

v t e	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
No. 12 Missouri ‍†‍‡‍^y	15	–	3	–	0		.833			47	–	16	–	0		.746
No. 18 Oklahoma ‍‍‍^y	14	–	4	–	0		.778			55	–	19	–	0		.743
No. 17 Kansas ‍‍‍^y	11	–	6	–	0		.647			38	–	23	–	0		.623
No. 25 Nebraska ‍‍‍^y	10	–	6	–	0		.625			28	–	22	–	0		.560
No. 10 Oklahoma State ‍‍‍^y	10	–	7	–	0		.588			40	–	22	–	0		.645
Texas A&M ‍‍‍	7	–	9	–	0		.438			37	–	29	–	0		.561
Texas ‍‍‍	6	–	10	–	0		.375			30	–	24	–	0		.556
Baylor ‍‍‍	4	–	8	–	0		.333			38	–	22	–	0		.633
Texas Tech ‍‍‍	1	–	13	–	0		.071			34	–	29	–	1		.539
Iowa State ‍‍‍	1	–	13	–	0		.071			17	–	24	–	0		.415
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from NFCA/USA Today^[1]

Missouri, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska and Oklahoma State received bids to the NCAA tournament.^[4]

Standings

Source:^[4]

Place	Seed	Team	Conference				Overall
			W	L	T	%	W	L	T	%
1	1	Missouri	15	3	0	.833	47	16	0	.746
2	2	Oklahoma	14	4	0	.778	55	19	0	.743
3	3	Kansas	11	6	0	.647	38	23	0	.623
4	4	Nebraska	10	6	0	.625	28	22	0	.560
5	5	Oklahoma State	10	7	0	.588	40	22	0	.645
6	6	Texas A&M	7	9	0	.438	37	29	0	.561
7	7	Texas	6	10	0	.375	30	24	0	.556
8	8	Baylor	4	8	0	.333	38	22	0	.633
9	9	Texas Tech	1	13	0	.071	34	29	1	.539
9	10	Iowa State	1	13	0	.071	17	24	0	.415

Schedule

Source:^[3][2]

Game	Time	Matchup	Location	Attendance
Day 1 – Friday, May 2
1	10:10 a.m.	#8 Baylor 1, #9 Texas Tech 0	Hall of Fame Stadium	178
2	12:00 a.m.	#7 Texas 1, #10 Iowa State 0
3	12:04 p.m.	#1 Missouri 10, #8 Baylor 2 (5)	Hall of Fame Stadium	197
4	2:19 p.m.	#5 Oklahoma State 11, #4 Nebraska 7 (18)	Hall of Fame Stadium	300
5	12:00 a.m.	#2 Oklahoma 6, #7 Texas 5
6	5:15 p.m.	#3 Kansas 8, #6 Texas A&M 0 (5)	Hall of Fame Stadium	164
9	8:45 p.m.	#1 Missouri 6, #5 Oklahoma State 2	Hall of Fame Stadium	137
Day 2 – Saturday, May 3
7	12:00 a.m.	#4 Nebraska 6, #8 Baylor 2
8	10:08 a.m.	#6 Texas A&M 6, #7 Texas 1	Hall of Fame Stadium	125
10	10:05 a.m.	#3 Kansas 4, #2 Oklahoma 1	Hall of Fame Stadium	278
11	12:30 p.m.	#5 Oklahoma State 4, #6 Texas A&M 2	Hall of Fame Stadium	351
12	12:00 a.m.	#2 Oklahoma 1, #4 Nebraska 0
13	5:05 p.m.	#5 Oklahoma State 3, #3 Kansas 2 (8)	Hall of Fame Stadium	773
14	7:45 p.m.	#2 Oklahoma 2, #1 Missouri 0	Hall of Fame Stadium	2,007
Day 3 – Sunday, May 4
15	9:05 a.m.	#5 Oklahoma State 3, #3 Kansas 1	Hall of Fame Stadium	250
16	12:00 a.m.	#1 Missouri 6, #2 Oklahoma 1
17	2:05 p.m.	#1 Missouri 3, #5 Oklahoma State 1	Hall of Fame Stadium	1,681
Game times in CDT. Rankings denote tournament seed.

All-Tournament Team

Source:^[3]

Position	Player	School
MOP	Barb Wright	Missouri
1B/OF	Jaime Foutch	Oklahoma State
2B	Jennifer Lizama	Nebraska
3B	Sara McCann	Kansas
SS	Mary Babb	Missouri
SS	Julie Soderlund	Oklahoma State
OF	Julie True	Kansas
OF	Stacy Gemeinhardt	Missouri
OF	Nicky Smith	Missouri
OF	Mindy Johnson	Oklahoma
P	Barb Wright	Missouri
P	Sarah Workman	Kansas
P/DH	Trina Solesbee	Texas A&M

References

1. "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 196–197. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
2. "1997 Big 12 Conference softball tournament Results" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
3. "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 198–202. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
4. "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 196–197. Retrieved June 6, 2020.