2004 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament

The 2004 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament was held at Ameriquest Field in Arlington in Arlington, Texas, from May 26 through 30. The Cowboys of Oklahoma State University won their first tournament and earned the Big 12 Conference's automatic bid to the 2004 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.

2004 Big 12 Conference
baseball tournament

Teams	8
Format	Double elimination
Finals site	Ameriquest Field in Arlington Arlington, Texas
Champions	Oklahoma State (1st title)
Winning coach	Frank Anderson (1st title)
MVP	Cody Ehlers (Missouri)
Attendance	125,628
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2004 Big 12 Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf.									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
No. 2 Texas  ‍†‍‍y	19	–	7	–	0		.731			58	–	15	–	0		.795
Oklahoma  ‍‍‍y	19	–	8	–	0		.704			38	–	24	–	0		.613
Texas Tech  ‍‍‍y	17	–	9	–	0		.654			40	–	21	–	0		.656
Oklahoma State  ‍‍‡‍y	15	–	11	–	0		.577			38	–	24	–	0		.613
No. 16 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍y	14	–	12	–	0		.538			42	–	22	–	0		.656
Baylor  ‍‍‍	13	–	12	–	0		.520			29	–	31	–	0		.483
Missouri  ‍‍‍y	12	–	14	–	0		.462			38	–	23	–	1		.621
Nebraska  ‍‍‍	11	–	16	–	0		.407			36	–	23	–	0		.610
Kansas  ‍‍‍	7	–	19	–	0		.269			31	–	31	–	1		.500
Kansas State  ‍‍‍	4	–	23	–	0		.148			26	–	30	–	0		.464
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2004[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Regular Season Standings

Source:^[2]

Place	Seed	Team	Conference					Overall
W	L	T	%	GB	W	L	T	%
1	1	Texas	19	7	0	.731	–	58	15	0	.795
2	2	Oklahoma	19	8	0	.704	0.5	38	24	0	.613
3	3	Texas Tech	17	9	0	.654	2	40	21	0	.656
4	4	Oklahoma State	15	11	0	.577	4	38	24	0	.613
5	5	Texas A&M	14	12	0	.538	5	42	22	0	.656
6	6	Baylor	13	12	0	.520	5.5	29	31	0	.483
7	7	Missouri	12	14	0	.462	7	38	23	1	.621
8	8	Nebraska	11	16	0	.407	8.5	36	23	0	.610
9	–	Kansas	7	19	0	.269	12	31	31	1	.500
10	–	Kansas State	4	23	0	.148	15.5	26	30	0	.464

• Colorado and Iowa State did not sponsor baseball teams.

Tournament

	First round					Second round					Semifinals						Finals
	6	Baylor	8
	3	Texas Tech	3
						6	Baylor	1
						7	Missouri	12
	7	Missouri	9
	2	Oklahoma	5
											7	Missouri	10	-
											6	Baylor	7	-
	3	Texas Tech	1
	2	Oklahoma	3			2	Oklahoma	4
						6	Baylor	14
																	7	Missouri	9
	4	Oklahoma State	6
																	4	Oklahoma State	10*
	5	Texas A&M	5
						4	Oklahoma State	7
						8	Nebraska	1
	8	Nebraska	5
	1	Texas	2
											4	Oklahoma State	8	-
											1	Texas	2	-
	5	Texas A&M	6
	1	Texas	13			1	Texas	6
						8	Nebraska	5

• 13 innings.
• Kansas and Kansas State did not make the tournament.

All-Tournament Team

Position	Player	School
1B	Cody Ehlers	Missouri
2B	Rusty Ryal	Oklahoma State
3B	Josh Fields	Oklahoma State
SS	Chris Gutierrez	Oklahoma State
C	Jason Jaramillo	Oklahoma State
OF	Mike Pankratz	Baylor
OF	James Boone	Missouri
OF	Lee Laskowski	Missouri
DH	Chad Steele	Nebraska
UT	Curtis Thigpen	Texas
P	Spencer Grogan	Oklahoma State
P	Garrett Broshuis	Missouri
P	Mark Alexander	Missouri
MOP	Cody Ehlers	Missouri

See also

• College World Series
• NCAA Division I Baseball Championship
• Big 12 Conference baseball tournament