2001 Big 12 Conference Softball Tournament

The 2001 Big 12 Conference Softball tournament was held at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, OK from May 9 through May 12, 2001. Oklahoma won their second conference tournament and earned the Big 12 Conference's automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament.[2][3]

2001 Big 12 Conference Softball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams10
Site
ChampionsOklahoma (2nd title)
Winning coachPatty Gasso (2nd title)
Runner-upOklahoma State (2nd title game)
MVPLisa Carey (Oklahoma)
Attendance5,649
2001 Big 12 Conference softball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 14 Nebraska ‍†‍‍y 16–2 .889  51–15 .773
No. 5 Oklahoma ‍‍‡‍y 14–2 .875  50–9 .847
Texas Tech ‍‍‍y 10–8 .556  37–24 .607
Kansas ‍‍‍ 10–8 .556  32–27 .542
Oklahoma State ‍‍‍ 8–8 .500  28–23 .549
Baylor ‍‍‍ 7–9 .438  38–22 .633
Texas A&M ‍‍‍ 7–11 .389  32–19 .627
Missouri ‍‍‍ 5–11 .313  31–28 .525
Texas ‍‍‍ 5–13 .278  24–29 .453
Iowa State ‍‍‍ 2–12 .143  14–27 .341
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
Rankings from NFCA [1]

Nebraska, Oklahoma and Texas Tech received bids to the NCAA tournament.[4] Oklahoma would go on to play in the 2001 Women's College World Series.

Standings

Source:[4]

Place Seed Team Conference Overall
W L % W L %
1 1 Nebraska 16 2 .889 51 15 .773
2 2 Oklahoma 14 2 .875 50 9 .847
3 3 Texas Tech 10 8 .556 37 24 .607
3 4 Kansas 10 8 .556 32 27 .542
5 5 Oklahoma State 8 8 .500 28 23 .549
6 6 Baylor 7 9 .438 38 22 .633
7 7 Texas A&M 7 11 .389 32 19 .627
8 8 Missouri 5 11 .313 31 28 .525
9 9 Texas 5 13 .278 24 29 .453
10 10 Iowa State 2 12 .143 14 27 .341

Schedule

Source:[3][2]

Game Time Matchup Location Attendance
Day 1 – Wednesday, May 9
1 5:00 p.m. #8 Missouri 1, #9 Texas 0 Hall of Fame Stadium 1,115
2 5:00 p.m. #7 Texas A&M 4, #10 Iowa State 0 Field 2
3 7:27 p.m. #1 Nebraska 9, #8 Missouri 1 (6) Hall of Fame Stadium
4 7:27 p.m. #2 Oklahoma 7, #7 Texas A&M 0 Field 2
Day 2 – Thursday, May 10
5 11:30 a.m. #5 Oklahoma State 2, #4 Kansas 1 Hall of Fame Stadium
6 11:30 a.m. #3 Texas Tech 8, #6 Baylor 0 (5) Field 2
7 2:00 p.m. #7 Texas A&M 4, #8 Missouri 0 Hall of Fame Stadium
8 4:00 p.m. #4 Kansas 10, #6 Baylor 4 Field 2
9 5:00 p.m. #5 Oklahoma State 2, #1 Nebraska 0 Hall of Fame Stadium
10 8:00 p.m. #2 Oklahoma 2, #3 Texas Tech 1 Hall of Fame Stadium
Day 3 – Friday, May 11
11 11:00 a.m. #3 Texas Tech 1, #7 Texas A&M 0 Hall of Fame Stadium 874
12 1:30 p.m. #1 Nebraska 3, #4 Kansas 0 Hall of Fame Stadium
13 5:45 p.m. #2 Oklahoma 10, #1 Nebraska 2 (6) Hall of Fame Stadium
14 8:00 p.m. #3 Texas Tech 1, #5 Oklahoma State 0 Hall of Fame Stadium
Day 4 – Saturday, May 12
15 11:30 a.m. #5 Oklahoma State 2, #3 Texas Tech 1 Hall of Fame Stadium 401
16 3:00 p.m. #2 Oklahoma 6, #5 Oklahoma State 0 Hall of Fame Stadium 1,703
Game times in CDT. Rankings denote tournament seed.

All-Tournament Team

Source:[3]

Position Player School
MOP Lisa Carey Oklahoma
1B Lisa Carey Oklahoma
1B Jamie Fuente Nebraska
1B Jennifer Stump Oklahoma
1B Carmen Grindell Texas Tech
2B Leigh Suhr Nebraska
C Amber Burgess Nebraska
C Ashli Barrett Oklahoma
LF Christi Musser Kansas
OF Amanda Hayes Oklahoma State
OF Jade Lindly Oklahoma State
P Jennifer Stewart Oklahoma
P Amanda Renfro Texas Tech

References
  1. "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 196–197. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  2. "2001 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.
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