2001 Big 12 Conference Baseball Tournament

2001 Big 12 Conference
Baseball Tournament
Classification Division I
Season 2001
Teams 8
Format Double elimination
Site AT&T Bricktown Ballpark
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Champions Nebraska (3rd title)
Winning coach Dave Van Horn (3rd title)
MVP Dan Johnson (Nebraska)
Attendance 105,053
Big 12 Conference
Baseball Tournament
«2000  2002»
2001 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT     W   L   T   PCT
#7 Nebraska y 20 8 0   .714     50 16 1   .754
#21 Texas Tech 19 10 1   .650     42 20 1   .675
#28 Texas y 19 11 0   .633     36 26 0   .581
#22 Baylor y 17 10 0   .630     37 24 0   .607
Oklahoma State y 16 14 0   .533     42 22 0   .656
Texas A&M 15 15 0   .500     33 27 0   .550
Oklahoma y 13 16 1   .450     25 33 1   .432
Iowa State 11 15 0   .423     24 29 1   .454
Kansas State 10 17 0   .370     25 28 0   .472
Missouri 11 19 0   .367     31 24 1   .563
Kansas 7 23 0   .233     26 30 0   .464
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2001[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2001 Big 12 Conference Baseball Tournament was held at AT&T Bricktown Ballpark in Oklahoma City, OK from May 17 through May 21. Nebraska won their third tournament in a row and earned the Big 12 Conference's automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. The tournament mirrored the format of the College World Series, with two 4-team double-elimination brackets and a final championship game.

It was also the final appearance for Iowa State in the tournament, as they discontinued their baseball program following the season.

Regular season results

Team W L Pct GB Seed
Nebraska 20 8 .714 -- 1
Texas Tech 19 10 .655 1.5 2
Texas 19 11 .633 2 3
Baylor 17 10 .630 2.5 4
Oklahoma State 16 14 .533 5 5
Texas A&M 15 15 .500 6 6
Oklahoma 13 16 .448 7.5 7
Iowa State 11 15 .423 8 8
Kansas State 10 17 .370 9.5 --
Missouri 11 19 .367 10 --
Kansas 7 23 .233 14 --

Tournament

  First round Second round Semifinals Finals
                                       
6  Texas A&M 9  
3  Texas 8  
  6  Texas A&M 8  
  2  Texas Tech 6  
2  Texas Tech 17
7  Oklahoma 5  
  6  Texas A&M 10 -  
  7  Oklahoma 1 -  
3  Texas 7  
7  Oklahoma 9  
  7  Oklahoma 4
  2  Texas Tech 3  
  6  Texas A&M 4
  1  Nebraska 7
5  Oklahoma State 18  
4  Baylor 4  
  5  Oklahoma State 1
  1  Nebraska 8  
1  Nebraska 5
8  Iowa State 2  
  1  Nebraska 10 -
  5  Oklahoma State 5 -  
4  Baylor 5  
8  Iowa State 6  
  8  Iowa State 4
  5  Oklahoma State 17  

All-Tournament team

Position Player School
1B Dan Johnson Nebraska
2B Nebassett Brown Oklahoma State
3B Jason Bartlett Oklahoma
SS Jake Brown Iowa State
C Kelly Shoppach Baylor
OF Jimbo McAuliff Oklahoma State
OF Jake Bollig Oklahoma State
OF John Cole Nebraska
DH Ben Himes Texas A&M
DH Matt Hopper Nebraska
UT Greg Dobbs Oklahoma
P Shane Komine Nebraska
P Chris French Texas A&M
P Chris Russ Texas A&M
MOP Dan Johnson Nebraska

See also

References

  1. 2013 Big 12 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Big 12 Conference. p. 53. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
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