Big 12 Conference Tournament Preview: News and Notes Before Games Begin

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Here is a look at the Big 12 Conference Tournament’s important notes and tidbits leading up to the start of the games …

2024 Big 12 Conference Tournament Preview

(Conference Record)(Overall Record)

No. 1 – Oklahoma Sooners – (23-7) (34-18)

Head Coach: Skip Johnson (7th Season) 

National Championship: 1951 & 1994

CWS Appearances: 1951, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1992, 1994, 1995, 2010, & 2022

NCAA Tournament Appearances: 1947, 1951, 1955, 1956, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2022, & 2023

Big Eight Conference Championship: 1977 

Big 12 Conference Championship: 1997, 2013, & 2022

Top 150 Ranked Draft Prospects from MLBpipeline.com: 

• JR. – No. 130 – OF, John Spikerman – .414 AVG, 33 TA, 148 PA, 53 H, 10 2B, 3 3B, 3 HR, 29 RBI, 11 SB, 15 BB, 16 K, 1.079 OPS 

Players To Watch: 

• SO. – C, Easton Carmichael – .363 AVG, 52 TA, 247 PA, 78 H, 17 2B, 4 3B, 6 HR, 59 RBI, 10 SB, 20 BB, 40 K, .976 OPS 
• RSSR. – IF, Michael Snyder – .354 AVG, 52 TA, 243 PA, 60 H, 22 2B, 3 3B, 10 HR, 53 RBI, 13 SB, 31 BB, 35 K, 1.118 OPS 
• JR. – SP, Braden Davis – 8-3, 4.81 ERA, 14 GS, 76.2 IP, 59 H, 41 ER, 8 HR, 38 BB, 98 K, 1.265 WHIP 
• SR. – RP, Carson Atwood – 1-0, 3.48 ERA, 23 TA, 3 GS, 31 IP, 26 H, 12 ER, 5 HR, 13 BB, 24 K, 1.258 WHIP 
• SO. – SWMP, Kyson Witherspoon – 7-3, 4.24 ERA, 15 TA, 9 GS, 1 SV, 70 IP, 66 H, 33 ER, 9 HR, 29 BB, 75 K, 1.357 WHIP 

No. 2 Oklahoma State University Cowboys – (19-9)(36-16)

Head Coach: Josh Holliday (12th Season)

National Championship: 1959

CWS Appearances: 1954, 1955, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1993, 1996, 1999, & 2016

NCAA Tournament Appearances: 1948, 1949, 1954, 1955, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, & 2023

Big Eight Conference Championship: 1978, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, & 1996

Big 12 Conference Championship: 2004, 2017, & 2019

Top 150 Ranked Draft Prospects from MLBpipeline.com: 

• SO. – No. 20 – TWP- HS – OF, Carson Benge – .327 AVG, 52 TA, 260 PA, 68 H, 22 2B, 2 3B, 15 HR, 57 RBI, 9 SB, 45 BB, 42 K, 1.115 OPS 
• PS – RP – 2-1, 2.45 ERA, 16 TA, 2 GS, 3 SV, 25.2 IP, 17 H, 7 ER, 2 HR, 8 BB, 30 K, 0.974 WHIP 

Players To Watch: 

• SO. – OF, Nolan Schubart – .355 AVG, 40 TA, 182 PA, 49 H, 8 2B, 1 3B, 17 HR, 53 RBI, 40 BB, 54 K, 1.303 OPS 
• JR. – RP, Robert Cranz – 2-1, 1.74 ERA, 26 TA, 2 SV, 41.1 IP, 21 H, 8 ER, 4 HR, 10 BB, 52 K, 0.750 WHIP 
• SO. – SP, Brian Holiday – 5-3, 3.32 ERA, 14 GS, 1 CG, 95 IP, 72 H, 35 ER, 12 HR, 18 BB, 111 K, 0.947 WHIP 
• JR. – OF, Zach Ehrhard – .325 AVG, 52 TA, 256 PA, 66 H, 19 2B, 11 HR, 45 RBI, 6 SB, 43 BB, 32 K, 1.028 OPS 
• JR. – 1B, Colin Brueggemann – .277 AVG, 50 TA, 219 PA, 52 H, 10 2B, 1 3B, 14 HR, 46 RBI, 21 BB, 71 K, .934 OPS 

No. 3 – Texas Longhorns – (20-10)(35-20) 

Head Coach: David Pierce (8th Season) 

National Championship: 1949, 1950, 1975, 1983, 2002, & 2005

CWS Appearances: 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1957, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1992, 1993, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2018, 2021, & 2022

NCAA Tournament Appearances: 1947, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022, & 2023

Southwestern Conference Championship: 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, & 1994

Big 12 Conference Championship: 2002, 2003, 2008, 2009, & 2015

Top 150 Ranked Draft Prospects from MLBpipeline.com: 

• SO. – No. 110 – SS, Jalin Flores – .348 AVG, 55 TA, 252 PA, 77 H, 21 2B, 17 HR, 50 RBI, 2 SB, 16 K, 51 K, 1.081 OPS 
• SO. – No. 51 – OF, Jared Thomas – 363 AVG, 55 TA, 266 PA, 82 H, 15 2B, 4 3B, 14 HR, 44 RBI, 16 SB, 29 BB, 55 K, 1.100 OPS 

Players To Watch: 

• RSJ. – RP, Andre Duplantier II – 2-0, 2.78 ERA, 26 TA, 3 SV, 35.2 IP, 24 H, 11 ER, 4 HR, 15 BB, 42 K, 1.093 WHIP 
• RSS. – RP, Gage Boehm – 5-2, 2.91 ERA, 23 TA, 8 SV, 46.1 IP, 33 H, 15 ER, 2 HR, 13 BB, 48 K, 0.993 WHIP 
• SO. – OF, Max Belyeu – .341 AVG, 54 TA, 224 PA, 63 H, 14 2B, 1 3B, 17 HR, 49 RBI, 3 SB, 27 BB, 40 K, 1.147 OPS 
• RSJ. – SP, Lebarron Johnson Jr. – 3-4, 5.62 ERA, 15 TA, 14 GS, 65.2 IP, 75 H, 41 ER, 8 HR, 38 BB, 75 K, 1.721 WHIP 

No. 4 – West Virginia Mountaineers – (19-11)(33-20) 

Head Coach: Randy Mazey (12th Season) 

NCAA Tournament Appearances: 1955, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1967, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1994, 1996, 2017, 2019, & 2023

A-10 Conference Championship: 1982, 1985, 1987, & 1994

Big East Conference Championship: 1996

Top 150 Ranked Draft Prospects from MLBpipeline.com: 

• JR. – No. 8 – IF, JJ Wetherholt – .375 AVG, 29 TA, 132 PA, 36 H, 8 2B, 30 RBI, 5 SB, 28 BB, 13 K, 1.227 OPS 

Players To Watch: 

• SO. – UTP, Sam White – .316 AVG, 53 TA, 228 PA, 60 H, 8 2B, 1 3B, 10 HR, 39 RBI, 5 SB, 27 BB, 48 K, .940 OPS 
• SR. – SP, Derek Clark – 7-2, 3.05 ERA, 11 GS, 3 CG, 1 SO, 79.2 IP, 71 H, 27 ER, 8 HR, 20 BB, 73 K, 1.142 WHIP 
• SO. – RP, Maxx Yehl – 2-0, 3.21 ERA, 22 TA, 2 SV, 28 IP, 22 H, 10 ER, 2 HR, 17 BB, 31 K, 1.393 WHIP 
• GS. – RP, Hambleton Oliver – 2-1, 3.72 ERA, 19 TA, 3 SV, 36.1 IP, 30 H, 15 ER, 3 HR, 20 BB, 36 K, 1.376 WHIP
• SR. – IF, Reed Chumley – .310 AVG, 49 TA, 204 PA, 53 H, 13 2B, 2 3B, 15 HR, 45 RBI, 1 SB, 26 BB, 57 K, 1.075 OPS  

No. 5 – Cincinnati Bearcats – (17-13)(31-23) 

Head Coach: Jordan Bischel (1st Season) 

NCAA Tournament Appearances: 1956, 1958, 1961, 1967, 1971, 1974, & 2019

AAC Championship: 2019 

Players To Watch: 

• SR. – OF, Josh Hegemann – .345 AVG, 49 TA, 213 PA, 58 H, 8 2B, 1 HR, 26 RBI, 15 SB, 34 BB, 28 K, .870 OPS 
• JR. – C/1B, Josh Kross – .321 AVG, 54 TA, 257 PA, 67 H, 13 2B, 19 HR, 65 RBI, 1 SB, 22 BB, 36 K, 1.095 OPS 
• RSJ. – UTP, Kerrington Cross – .325 AVG, 54 TA, 263 PA, 68 H, 10 2B, 2 3B, 10 HR, 50 RBI, 15 SB, 42 BB, 44 K, .988 OPS 
• SO. – RP, Brenden Garula – 2-0, 3.48 ERA, 24 TA, 8 GS, 1 SV, 41.1 IP, 48 H, 16 ER, 4 HR, 20 BB, 43 K, 1.645 WHIP 
• FR. – SP, Nathan Taylor – 8-2, 5.45 ERA, 16 TA, 15 GS, 1 CG, 69.1 IP, 71 H, 42 ER, 8 HR, 32 BB, 68 K, 1.486 WHIP 
• SO. – SP, Tommy Boba – 5-6, 5.48 ERA, 17 TA, 14 GS, 67.1 IP, 63 H, 41 ER, 14 HR, 28 BB, 63 K, 1.351 WHIP 

No. 6 – Kansas State University Wildcats – (15-15)(31-22) 

Head Coach: Pete Hughes (6th Season) 

NCAA Tournament Appearances: 2009, 2010,  2011, & 2013

Top 150 Ranked Draft Prospects from MLBpipeline.com: 

• JR. – No. 74 – RP, Tyson Neighbors – 1-1, 2.97 ERA, 18 TA, 8 SV, 30.1 IP, 19 H, 10 ER, 4 HR, 15 BB, 49 K, 1.121 WHIP 

Players To Watch: 

• RSJ. – UTP, Brady Day – .333 AVG, 53 TA, 249 PA, 68 H, 14 2B, 2 3B, 8 HR, 51 RBI, 13 SB, 41 BB, 32 K, .983 OPS 
• JR. – IF, Kaelen Culpepper – .310 AVG, 53 TA, 254 PA, 66 H, 12 2B, 5 3B, 9 HR, 47 RBI, 15 SB, 31 BB, 36 K, .945 OPS 
• RSS. – RP, Jackson Wentworth – 4-4, 3.69 ERA, 24 TA, 5 GS, 6 SV, 70.2 IP, 52 H, 6 HR, 19 BB, 100 K, 1.005 WHIP 
• JR. – OF, Brendan Jones – .301 AVG, 53 TA, 260 PA, 62 H, 12 2B, 2 3B, 7 HR, 29 RBI, 37 SB, 48 BB, 47 K, .919 OPS 
• FR. – RP, Blake Dean – 4-3, 4.33 ERA, 25 TA, 3 GS, 1 SV, 54 IP, 52 H, 26 ER, 6 HR, 21 BB, 58 K, 1.352 WHIP 

No. 7 – Kansas Jayhawks – (15-15)(29-21) 

Head Coach: Dan Fitzgerald (2nd Season) 

CWS Appearances: 1993 

NCAA Tournament Appearances: 1993, 1994, 2006, 2009, & 2014

Big 12 Conference Championship: 2006 

Players To Watch: 

• SR. – OF, John Nett – .358 AVG, 50 TA, 245 PA, 74 H, 16 2B, 1 3B, 6 HR, 35 RBI, 9 SB, 28 BB, 34 BB, .966 OPS 
• SO. – IF, Kodey Shojinaga – .333 AVG, 50 TA, 245 PA, 72 H, 18 2B, 5 HR, 43 RBI, j23 BB, 20 K, .886 OPS 
• SR. – C, Jake English – .324 AVG, 50 TA, 232 PA, 57 H, 12 2B, 13 HR, 47 RBI, 47 BB, 43 K, 1.079 OPS 
• FR. – SP, Dominic Voegele – 7-2, 3.32 ERA, 14 GS, 76 IP, 65 H, 28 ER, 5 HR, 29 BB, 74 K, 1.237 WHIP 
• SR. – SP, Reese Dutton – 7-4, 3.59 ERA, 14 GS, 80.1 IP, 78 H, 32 ER, 6 HR, 32 BB, 76 K, 1.369 WHIP 
• FR. – RP, Cooper Moore – 1-3, 4.03 ERA, 25 TA, 29 IP, 28 H, 13 ER, 3 HR, 12 BB, 26 K, 1.379 WHIP 

No. 8 – University of Central Florida Knights – (14-15)(33-18) 

Head Coach: Rich Wallace (1st Season)

NCAA Tournament Appearances: 1989, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2011, 2012, & 2017

Atlantic Sun Conference Championship: 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, & 2002

Players To Watch: 

• JR. – OF, Matt Prevesk – .360 AVG, 51 TA, 240 PA, 76 H, 10 2B, 3 3B, 5 HR, 35 RBI, 2 SB, 20 BB, 46 K, .932 OPS 
• RSSR. – OF, Jack Zyska – .305 AVG, 51 TA, 230 PA, 57 H, 11 2B, 10 HR, 43 RBI, 5 SB, 30 BB, 41 K, .933 OPS 
• RSSR. – IF, Andrew Brait – .288 AVG, 50 TA, 228 PA, 51 H, 5 2B, 2 HR, 23 RBI, 8 SB, 31 BB, 34 K, .771 OPS 
• RSS. – RP, Kris Sosnowski – 2.73 ERA, 20 TA, 5 SV, 29.2 IP, 27 H, 9 ER, 6 BB, 32 K, 1.112 WHIP 
• JR. – RP, Dominic Castellano – 5-0, 2.98 ERA, 18 TA, 1 GS, 3 SV, 51.1 IP, 28 H, 17 ER, 5 HR, 21 BB, 58 K, 0.955 WHIP 
• SR. – SP, Ben Vespi – 4-3, 4.11 ERA, 14 GS, 70 IP, 69 H, 32 ER, 6 HR, 23 BB, 66 K, 1.314 WHIP 

No. 9 – TCU Horned Frogs – (14-16)(31-19) 

Head Coach: Kirk Saarloos (3rd Season) 

CWS Appearances: 2010, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, & 2023

NCAA Tournament Appearances: 1956, 1994, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, & 2023

Conference USA Championship: 2004 & 2005

Mountain West Conference Championship: 2006, 2007, 2008, & 2010

Big 12 Conference Championship: 2014, 2016, 2021, & 2023

Top 150 Ranked Draft Prospects from MLBpipeline.com: 

• SO. – No. 119 – SS, Anthony Silva – .261 AVG, 47 TA, 209 PA, 46 H, 10 2B, 4 HR, 33 RBI, 12 SB, 26 BB, 38 K, .750 OPS 

Players To Watch: 

• JR. – OF, Logan Maxwell – .342 AVG, 43 TA, 199 PA, 54 H, 12 2B, 2 3B, 3 HR, 23 RBI, 10 SB, 29 BB, 22 K, .959 OPS 
• FR. – OF, Sam Myers – .340 AVG, 44 TA, 175 PA, 53 H, 9 2B, 3 3B, 2 HR, 21 RBI, 2 SB, 8 BB, 23 K, .866 OPS 
• JR. – TWP- HS – IF, Payton Tolle – .192 AVG, 25 TA, 57 PA, 9 H, 2 2B, 2 HR, 13 RBI, 5 BB, 18 K, .678 OPS 
  • PS – SP – 7-3, 2.96 ERA, 13 GS, 1 CG, 1 SO, 76 IP, 51 H, 25 ER, 4 HR, 34 BB, 116 K, 1.118 WHIP 
• SO. – RP, Ben Abeldt – 2-0, 1.83 ERA, 25 TA, 8 SV, 39.1 IP, 26 H, 8 ER, 1 HR, 16 BB, 45 K, 1.068 WHIP 
• SO. – RP, Louis Rodriguez – 4-3, 4.44 ERA, 18 TA, 8 GS, 1 SV, 48.2 IP, 49 H, 24 ER, 4 HR, 15 BB, 52 K, 1.315 WHIP 

No. 10 – Texas Tech University Red Raiders – (12-17)(31-24) 

Head Coach: Tim Tadlock (12th Season) 

CWS Appearances: 2014, 2016, 2018, & 2019

NCAA Tournament Appearances: 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, & 2023

Southwest Conference Championship: 1995 

Big 12 Conference Championship: 1998 

Top 150 Ranked Draft Prospects from MLBpipeline.com:

•  SO. – No. 48 – C/IF, Kevin Bazzell – .312 AVG, 45 TA, 200 PA, 53 H, 12 2B, 6 HR, 31 RBI, 4 SB, 22 BB, 20 K, .898 OPS 

Players To Watch: 

• SO. – OF, Damian Bravo – .384 AVG, 45 TA, 201 PA, 66 H, 20 2B, 2 3B, 4 HR, 43 RBI, 2 SB, 20 BB, 39 K, 1.041 OPS 
• SR. – OF, Drew Woodcox – .333 AVG, 44 TA, 181 PA, 52 H, 11 2B, 13 HR, 47 RBI, 3 SB, 22 BB, 34 K, 1.068 OPS 
• SR. – RP, Josh Sanders – 4-1, 3.21 ERA, 25 TA, 2 SV, 42 IP, 36 H, 15 ER, 4 HR, 10 BB, 41 K, 1.095 WHIP 
• JR. – SP, Kyle Robinson – 4-7, 4.97 ERA, 14 GS, 70.2 IP, 75 H, 39 ER, 8 HR, 34 BB, 73 K, 1.542 WHIP 
• FR. – SP, Mac Heuer – 4-5, 5.94 ERA, 12 TA, 10 GS, 47 IP, 31 ER, 12 HR, 25 BB, 46 K, 1.532 WHIP

2024 Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship Schedule

All game start times are Eastern Standard Time

(Higher Seed Home) – (Lower Seed Away) 

KU – University of Kansas

UT – Texas

OKSU – Oklahoma State University

TTU – Texas Tech University

UCF – University of Central Florida 

TCU – Texas Christian University 

UC – University of Cincinnati

WVU – West Virginia University

OU – Oklahoma

KSU – Kansas State University 

Tuesday, May 21

(Home)(Away)

• Game 1 – No. 6 KSU vs. No. 7 KU – 10 a.m. EST – Big 12 Now on ESPN+
• Game 2 – No. 4 WVU vs. No. 9 TCU – 1:30 p.m. EST – Big 12 Now on ESPN+
• Game 3 – No. 5 UC vs. No. 8 UCF – 5 p.m. EST – Big 12 Now on ESPN+
• Game 4 – No. 3 UT vs. No. 10 TTU – 8:30 p.m. EST – Big 12 Now on ESPN+

Wednesday, May 22

• Game 5 – Game 1 Loser vs. Game 2 Loser – 10 a.m. EST – ESPNU
• Game 6 – OU vs. Lower-seeded winner of Games 1 or 2 – 1:30 p.m. EST – Big 12 Now on ESPN+
• Game 7 – Game 3 Loser vs. Game 4 Loser – 5 p.m. EST – Big 12 Now on ESPN+
• Game 8 – OKSU vs. Lower-seeded winner of Games 3 or 4 – 8:30 p.m. EST – Big 12 Now on ESPN+

Thursday, May 23

• Game 9 – Game 5 Winner vs. Game 6 Loser – 10 a.m. EST – Big 12 Now on ESPN+
• Game 10 – Game 6 Winner vs. Higher-seeded winner of Games 1 or 2 – 1:30 p.m. EST – Big 12 Now on ESPN+
• Game 11 – Game 7 Winner vs. Game 8 Loser – 5 p.m. EST – ESPNU
• Game 12 – Game 8 Winner vs. Higher-seeded winner of Games 3 or 4 – 8:30 p.m. EST – ESPNU

Friday, May 24

• Game 13 – Game 10 Loser vs. Game 9 Winner – 10 a.m. EST – Big 12 Now on ESPN+
• Game 14 – Game 10 Winner vs. Game 13 Winner (semifinal) – 1:30 p.m. EST– Big 12 Now on ESPN+
• Game 15 – Game 12 Loser vs. Game 11 Winner – 5 p.m. EST – Big 12 Now on ESPN+
• Game 16 – Game 12 Winner vs. Game 15 Winner (semifinal) – 8:30 p.m. EST – Big 12 Now on ESPN+

Saturday, May 25

(Higher Seed – Home) / (Lowest Seed – Away)

• Game 17 – Championship Game – 7 p.m. EST – ESPNU

Phillips 66 Big 12 Conference Tournament Past Champions

(NEB) – University of Nebraska 

(A&M) – Texas A&M University 

(BU) – Baylor University 

(MU) University of Missouri 

Year University           Venue         Location     MOP

1997 OU        All Sports Stadium        Oklahoma City, OK       Brian Shackelford (OU)

1998 TTU AT&T Bricktown Ballpark  Oklahoma City, OK      Josh Bard (TTU)

1999 NEB AT&T Bricktown Ballpark  Oklahoma City, OK    Jason Jennings (BU)

2000 NEB AT&T Bricktown Ballpark   Oklahoma City, OK    Adam Shabala (NEB)

2001 NEB    AT&T Bricktown Ballpark    Oklahoma City, OK Dan Johnson (NEB)

2002 UT The Ballpark in Arlington         Arlington, TX Dustin Majewski (UT)

2003 UT    AT&T Bricktown Ballpark          Oklahoma City, OK Dustin Majewski (UT)

2004 OKSU  Ameriquest Field in Arlington    Arlington, TX Cody Ehlers (MU)

2005  NEB AT&T Bricktown Ballpark    Oklahoma City, OK Curtis Ledbetter (NEB)

2006 KU AT&T Bricktown Ballpark     Oklahoma City, OK Matt Baty (MU)

2007 A&M AT&T Bricktown Ballpark     Oklahoma City, OK Craig Stinson (A&M)

2008 UT AT&T Bricktown Ballpark  Oklahoma City, OK Brandon Belt (UT)

2009 UT AT&T Bricktown Ballpark Oklahoma City, OK Brandon Loy (UT)

2010 A&M AT&T Bricktown Ballpark Oklahoma City, OK  Brodie Greene  (A&M)

2011 A&M RedHawks Ballpark  Oklahoma City, OK   Andrew Collazo (A&M)

2012 MU Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark  Oklahoma City, OK Eric Garcia (MU)

2013 OU Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark  Oklahoma City, OK Jon Gray (OU)

2014 TCU Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark  Oklahoma City, OK Jerrick Suiter (TCU)

2015 UT ONEOK Field  Tulsa, OK Zane Gurwitz (UT)

2016 TCU Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark  Oklahoma City, OK Luken Baker (TCU)

2017 OKSU Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark Oklahoma City, OK Garrett McCain (OKSU)

2018 BU Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark  Oklahoma City, OK Cody Bradford (BU) and Shea Langeliers (BU)

2019 OKSU Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark  Oklahoma City, OK Colin Simpson (OKSU)

2020 Canceled Due To COVID-19 Pandemic 

2021 TCU Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark  Oklahoma City, OK Porter Brown (TCU)

2022 OU Globe Life Field       Arlington, TX Peyton Graham (OU)

2023 TCU Globe Life Field  Arlington, TX Brayden Taylor (TCU)

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