2023 Big 12 Conference softball tournament

The 2023 Big 12 Conference softball tournament was held at USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma from May 11 to May 13, 2023. As the tournament winner, Oklahoma earned the Big 12 Conference's automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA Division I softball tournament.^[2]

2023 Big 12 Conference
softball tournament

Teams	7
Format	Single-elimination tournament
Finals site	USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Champions	Oklahoma (8th title)
Runner-up	Texas
Winning coach	Patty Gasso (8th title)
MVP	Haley Lee (Oklahoma)
← 2022 Big 12 Softball Tournament 2024 →

2023 Big 12 Conference softball standings

v t e	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
No. 1 Oklahoma  ‍†‍‡‍y	18	–	0	–	0		1.000			61	–	1	–	0		.984
No. 8 Texas  ‍‍‍y	11	–	7	–	0		.611			45	–	15	–	1		.746
No. 9 Oklahoma State  ‍‍‍y	10	–	8	–	0		.556			47	–	16	–	0		.746
No. 18 Baylor  ‍‍‍y	8	–	10	–	0		.444			40	–	18	–	0		.690
Iowa State  ‍‍‍	6	–	12	–	0		.333			25	–	30	–	0		.455
Kansas  ‍‍‍	5	–	13	–	0		.278			25	–	27	–	0		.481
Texas Tech  ‍‍‍	5	–	13	–	0		.278			31	–	22	–	0		.585
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 8, 2023[1] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

Format

All seven teams were seeded based on conference winning percentage. They then played a single-elimination tournament, with the top seed receiving a single bye.

Bracket

	First Round Thursday, May 11					Semifinals Friday, May 12					Championship Saturday, May 13
						1	Oklahoma	9(5)
						5	Iowa State	0
	4	Baylor	1
	5	Iowa State	8
											1	Oklahoma	6
											2	Texas	1
	2	Texas	7(8)
	7	Texas Tech	6
						2	Texas	9
						6	Kansas	1
	3	Oklahoma State	7
	6	Kansas	8

Schedule

Game	Time*	Matchup#	Score	Television
First Round – Thursday, May 11
1	10:00 a.m.	No. 5 Iowa State vs. No. 4 Baylor	8–1	Big 12 Now
2	12:30 p.m.	No. 7 Texas Tech vs. No. 2 Texas	6–7 (8)
3	3:00 p.m.	No. 6 Kansas vs. No. 3 Oklahoma State	8–7
Semifinals – Friday, May 12
4	1:00 p.m.	No. 5 Iowa State vs. No. 1 Oklahoma	0–9 (5)	ESPNU
5	4:00 p.m.	No. 6 Kansas vs. No. 2 Texas	1–9	Big 12 Now
Championship – Saturday, May 13
6	12:00 p.m.	No. 2 Texas vs. No. 1 Oklahoma	1–6	Big 12 Now
*Game times in CST. No. – Rankings denote tournament seed.[3][4][5]

Championship game

May 13, 2023 – 12:00 p.m. (CDT) at USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Texas	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	5	1
Oklahoma	0	1	0	3	0	2	x	6	7	0
WP: Nicole May (16–0)   LP: Citlaly Gutierrez (12–5)   Sv: Jordy Bahl (3) Home runs: TEX: Viviana Martinez OKLA: Haley Lee Attendance: 4,684 Boxscore

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the all-tournament team:^[6]

Player	School
Angelina Allen	Iowa State
Ellie Spelhaug	Iowa State
Jordy Bahl	Oklahoma
Alyssa Brito	Oklahoma
Jayda Coleman	Oklahoma
Tiare Jennings	Oklahoma
Haley Lee (MOP)	Oklahoma
Grace Lyons	Oklahoma
Rachel Becker	Oklahoma State
Bella Dayton	Texas
Peyton Blythe	Texas Tech

References

1. "Big 12 Softball Standings". Big12Sports.com. Big 12 Conference. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
2. "Phillips 66 Big 12 Softball Championship". big12sports.com. Big 12 Conference. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
3. "Bracket Revealed for 2023 Phillips 66 Big 12 Softball Championship". Big 12 Conference. May 7, 2023. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
4. "Big 12 Softball Championship First Round Game Times Move Up". Big 12 Conference. May 10, 2023. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
5. "2023 Phillips 66 Big 12 Softball Championship Final Moved to Noon". big12sports.com. Big 12 Conference. May 12, 2023. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
6. "Oklahoma Wins Program's Eighth Phillips 66 Big 12 Softball Championship". big12sports.com. Big 12 Conference. May 13, 2023. Retrieved May 13, 2023.