2001 Big 12 Conference Baseball Tournament

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.

2001 Big 12 Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble elimination
Finals site
  • AT&T Bricktown Ballpark
  • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
ChampionsNebraska (3rd title)
Winning coachDave Van Horn (3rd title)
MVPDan Johnson, Nebraska
Attendance105,053
2001 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
No. 7 Nebraska  ‍†‍‡‍y 20–8–0 .714  50–16–1 .754
No. 21 Texas Tech  ‍‍‍ 19–10–1 .650  42–20–1 .675
No. 28 Texas  ‍‍‍y 19–11–0 .633  36–26–0 .581
No. 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  ‍‍‍ 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

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

Regular Season Standings

Source:[2]

Place Seed Team Conference Overall
W L T % GB W L T %
1 1 Nebraska 20 8 0 .714 – 50 16 0 .758
2 2 Texas Tech 19 10 1 .650 1.5 43 20 1 .680
3 3 Texas 19 11 0 .633 2 36 26 0 .581
4 4 Baylor 17 10 0 .630 2.5 37 24 0 .607
5 5 Oklahoma State 16 14 0 .533 5 42 22 0 .656
6 6 Texas A&M 15 15 0 .500 6 33 27 0 .550
7 7 Oklahoma 13 16 1 .450 7.5 25 33 1 .432
8 8 Iowa State 11 15 0 .423 8 24 29 1 .454
9 – Kansas State 10 17 0 .370 9.5 25 28 0 .472
10 – Missouri 11 19 0 .367 10 31 24 1 .563
11 – Kansas 7 23 0 .233 14 26 30 0 .464
  • Colorado did not sponsor a baseball team.

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.
  2. "2020 Big 12 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 23–27. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
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