2009 Big 12 Conference Softball Tournament
The 2009 Big 12 Conference Softball tournament was held at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, OK from May 8 through May 10, 2009. Missouri won their second conference tournament and earned the Big 12 Conference's automatic bid to the 2009 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament.[2][3]
| 2009 Big 12 Conference Softball Tournament | |
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| Classification | Division I | 
| Teams | 10 | 
| Site | |
| Champions | Missouri (2nd title) | 
| Winning coach | Ehren Earleywine (1st title) | 
| Runner-up | Oklahoma (4th title game) | 
| MVP | Chelsea Thomas (Missouri) | 
| Attendance | 4,576 | 
| 2009 Big 12 Conference softball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Oklahoma †‡y | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 41 | – | 16 | .719 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Missouri y | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 50 | – | 12 | .806 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Baylor y | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 40 | – | 22 | .645 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas y | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 40 | – | 20 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska y | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 35 | – | 19 | .648 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M y | 8 | – | 9 | .471 | 32 | – | 22 | .593 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State y | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 36 | – | 22 | .621 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State  | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 26 | – | 29 | .473 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas  | 6 | – | 11 | .353 | 21 | – | 31 | .404 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech  | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 15 | – | 42 | .263 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion  ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament Rankings from NFCA [1]  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma, Missouri, Baylor, Texas, Nebraska, Texas A&M and Oklahoma State received bids to the NCAA tournament.[4] Missouri would go on to play in the 2009 Women's College World Series.
Standings
    
Source:[4]
| Place | Seed | Team | Conference | Overall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | % | W | L | % | |||
| 1 | 1 | Oklahoma | 14 | 4 | .778 | 41 | 16 | .719 | 
| 2 | 2 | Missouri | 12 | 6 | .667 | 50 | 12 | .806 | 
| 3 | 3 | Baylor | 11 | 7 | .611 | 40 | 22 | .645 | 
| 3 | 4 | Texas | 11 | 7 | .611 | 40 | 20 | .667 | 
| 5 | 5 | Nebraska | 9 | 9 | .500 | 35 | 19 | .648 | 
| 6 | 6 | Texas A&M | 8 | 9 | .471 | 32 | 22 | .593 | 
| 7 | 7 | Oklahoma State | 8 | 10 | .444 | 36 | 22 | .621 | 
| 8 | 8 | Iowa State | 7 | 11 | .389 | 26 | 29 | .473 | 
| 9 | 9 | Kansas | 6 | 11 | .353 | 21 | 31 | .404 | 
| 10 | 10 | Texas Tech | 3 | 15 | .167 | 15 | 42 | .263 | 
Schedule
    
| Game | Time | Matchup | Location | Attendance | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 – Friday, May 8 | ||||
| 1 | 5:00 p.m. | #7 Oklahoma State 7, #10 Texas Tech 0 | Hall of Fame Stadium | |
| 2 | 5:00 p.m. | #8 Iowa State 2, #9 Kansas 0 | Field 2 | |
| Day 2 – Saturday, May 9 | ||||
| 3 | 11:00 a.m. | #2 Missouri 10, #7 Oklahoma State 0 (5) | Hall of Fame Stadium | 1,568 | 
| 4 | 11:30 a.m. | #3 Baylor 5, #6 Texas A&M 4 | Field 2 | |
| 5 | 1:30 p.m. | #1 Oklahoma 3, #8 Iowa State 0 (9) | Hall of Fame Stadium | |
| 6 | 2:00 p.m. | #4 Texas 10, #5 Nebraska 5 | Field 2 | |
| 7 | 5:00 p.m. | #2 Missouri 1, #3 Baylor 0 | Hall of Fame Stadium | 1,327 | 
| 8 | 7:30 p.m. | #1 Oklahoma 6, #4 Texas 2 (11) | Hall of Fame Stadium | |
| Day 3 – Sunday, May 10 | ||||
| 9 | 11:30 a.m. | #2 Missouri 5, #1 Oklahoma 1 | Hall of Fame Stadium | 995 | 
| Game times in CDT. Rankings denote tournament seed. | ||||
All-Tournament Team
    
Source:[3]
| Position | Player | School | 
|---|---|---|
| MOP | Chelsea Thomas | Missouri | 
| 2B | Andee Allen | Missouri | 
| 2B | Amber Flores | Oklahoma | 
| INF | Alex Colyer | Baylor | 
| INF | Amanda Bradberry | Iowa State | 
| INF | Julie Brechtel | Nebraska | 
| INF | Karolyne Long | Oklahoma | 
| C | Megan Christopher | Missouri | 
| OF | Rhea Taylor | Missouri | 
| P | Chelsea Thomas | Missouri | 
| P | Whitney Canion | Baylor | 
| P | Stacey Delaney | Missouri | 
| P | D.J. Mathis | Oklahoma | 
| P/UTL | Courtney Craig | Texas | 
References
    
- "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 196–197. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
 - "2009 Big 12 Conference Softball Tournament Results" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
 - "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 198–202. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
 - "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 196–197. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
 
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