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2008 Big 12 Conference
softball tournament
Teams10
Finals site
ChampionsTexas A&M (1st title)
Runner-upNebraska (4th title game)
Winning coachJo Evans (1st title)
MVPMegan Gibson (Texas A&M)
Attendance3,942
2008 Big 12 Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 2 Texas A&M ‍†‍‍y 17 – 1 – 0   .944 57 – 10 – 0   .851
No. 10 Oklahoma ‍‍‍y 16 – 2 – 0   .889 47 – 14 – 0   .770
No. 19 Missouri ‍‍‡‍y 11 – 6 – 0   .647 47 – 17 – 0   .734
Texas ‍‍‍y 9 – 9 – 0   .500 29 – 23 – 2   .556
Oklahoma State ‍‍‍ 9 – 9 – 0   .500 26 – 25 – 0   .510
Texas Tech ‍‍‍ 8 – 10 – 0   .444 23 – 36 – 0   .390
Kansas ‍‍‍ 7 – 11 – 0   .389 37 – 19 – 0   .661
Baylor ‍‍‍ 4 – 13 – 0   .235 23 – 22 – 0   .511
Iowa State ‍‍‍ 4 – 14 – 0   .222 29 – 29 – 0   .500
Nebraska ‍‍‍ 4 – 14 – 0   .222 25 – 28 – 0   .472
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from NFCA [1]

The 2008 Big 12 Conference softball tournament was held at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, OK from May 9 through May 11, 2008. Texas A&M won their first conference tournament and earned the Big 12 Conference's automatic bid to the 2008 NCAA Division I softball tournament.[2][3]

Texas A&M, Oklahoma, Missouri and Texas received bids to the NCAA tournament.[4] Texas A&M would go on to play in the 2008 Women's College World Series.

Standings

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Source:[4]

Place Seed Team Conference Overall
W L T % W L T %
1 1 Texas A&M 17 1 0 .944 57 10 0 .851
2 2 Oklahoma 16 2 0 .889 47 14 0 .770
3 3 Missouri 11 6 0 .647 47 17 0 .734
4 4 Texas 9 9 0 .500 29 23 2 .556
4 5 Oklahoma State 9 9 0 .500 26 25 0 .510
6 6 Texas Tech 8 10 0 .444 23 36 0 .390
7 7 Kansas 7 11 0 .389 37 19 0 .661
8 8 Baylor 4 13 0 .235 23 22 0 .511
9 9 Iowa State 4 14 0 .222 29 29 0 .500
9 10 Nebraska 4 14 0 .222 25 28 0 .472

Schedule

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Source:[3][2]

Game Time Matchup Location Attendance
Day 1 – Friday, May 9
1 5:00 p.m. #10 Nebraska 4, #7 Kansas 3 Hall of Fame Stadium 709
2 5:00 p.m. #9 Iowa State 6, #8 Baylor 4 (10) Field 4 702
Day 2 – Saturday, May 10
3 11:00 a.m. #10 Nebraska 6, #2 Oklahoma 5 Hall of Fame Stadium 1,638
4 11:30 a.m. #6 Texas Tech 5, #3 Missouri 3 Field 4
5 2:00 p.m. #1 Texas A&M 1, #9 Iowa State 0 (9) Hall of Fame Stadium
6 2:23 p.m. #4 Texas 4, #5 Oklahoma State 3 (9) Field 4
7 4:38 p.m. #10 Nebraska 6, #6 Texas Tech 1 Hall of Fame Stadium 859
8 7:37 p.m. #1 Texas A&M 3, #4 Texas 1 (11) Hall of Fame Stadium
Day 3 – Sunday, May 11
9 12:00 p.m. #1 Texas A&M 5, #10 Nebraska 0 Hall of Fame Stadium 736
Game times in CDT. Rankings denote tournament seed.

All-Tournament Team

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Source:[3]

Position Player School
MOP Megan Gibson Texas A&M
3B Jamie Hinshaw Texas A&M
SS Holly Ridley Texas A&M
IF Brette Reagan Baylor
IF Samantha Ricketts Oklahoma
IF Crystal Carwile Nebraska
IF Haley Long Nebraska
C Erin Glasco Texas A&M
C/IF Jennifer Corkin Texas Tech
OF Meghan Mullin Nebraska
OF Devin Zargoza Texas Tech
P/1B Megan Gibson Texas A&M
P Rachel Zabriskie Iowa State
P Molly Hill Nebraska

References

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  1. ^ "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 196–197. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "2008 Big 12 Conference softball tournament Results" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 198–202. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  4. ^ a b "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 196–197. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
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